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Investigating Informatics Activity, Control, and Training Needs in Large, Medium, and Small Health Departments
A recent National Association of City & County Health Officials survey shed light on informatics workforce development needs. Local health departments (LHDs) of various jurisdictional sizes and control over informatics may differ on training needs and activity. Understanding the precise nature o...
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Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5049951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27684621 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000462 |
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author | Bakota, Eric Arnold, Ryan Yang, Biru |
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description | A recent National Association of City & County Health Officials survey shed light on informatics workforce development needs. Local health departments (LHDs) of various jurisdictional sizes and control over informatics may differ on training needs and activity. Understanding the precise nature of this variation will allow stakeholders to appropriately develop workforce development tools to advance the field. OBJECTIVE: To understand the informatics training needs for LHDs of different jurisdictional sizes. METHODS: Survey responses were analyzed by comparing training needs and LHD population size. RESULTS: Larger health departments consistently reported having greater informatics-related capacity and informatics-related training needs. Quantitative data analysis was identified as a primary need for large LHDs. In addition, LHDs that report higher control of informatics/information technology were able to engage in more informatics activities. CONCLUSION: Smaller LHDs need additional resources to improve informatics-related capacity and engagement with the field. |
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spelling | pubmed-50499512016-11-01 Investigating Informatics Activity, Control, and Training Needs in Large, Medium, and Small Health Departments Bakota, Eric Arnold, Ryan Yang, Biru J Public Health Manag Pract Original Articles A recent National Association of City & County Health Officials survey shed light on informatics workforce development needs. Local health departments (LHDs) of various jurisdictional sizes and control over informatics may differ on training needs and activity. Understanding the precise nature of this variation will allow stakeholders to appropriately develop workforce development tools to advance the field. OBJECTIVE: To understand the informatics training needs for LHDs of different jurisdictional sizes. METHODS: Survey responses were analyzed by comparing training needs and LHD population size. RESULTS: Larger health departments consistently reported having greater informatics-related capacity and informatics-related training needs. Quantitative data analysis was identified as a primary need for large LHDs. In addition, LHDs that report higher control of informatics/information technology were able to engage in more informatics activities. CONCLUSION: Smaller LHDs need additional resources to improve informatics-related capacity and engagement with the field. Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2016-11 2016-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5049951/ /pubmed/27684621 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000462 Text en © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) (CCBY-NC-ND), where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially. |
spellingShingle | Original Articles Bakota, Eric Arnold, Ryan Yang, Biru Investigating Informatics Activity, Control, and Training Needs in Large, Medium, and Small Health Departments |
title | Investigating Informatics Activity, Control, and Training Needs in Large, Medium, and Small Health Departments |
title_full | Investigating Informatics Activity, Control, and Training Needs in Large, Medium, and Small Health Departments |
title_fullStr | Investigating Informatics Activity, Control, and Training Needs in Large, Medium, and Small Health Departments |
title_full_unstemmed | Investigating Informatics Activity, Control, and Training Needs in Large, Medium, and Small Health Departments |
title_short | Investigating Informatics Activity, Control, and Training Needs in Large, Medium, and Small Health Departments |
title_sort | investigating informatics activity, control, and training needs in large, medium, and small health departments |
topic | Original Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5049951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27684621 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000462 |
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