TY - JOUR
T1 - Training the Next Generation of Local Public Health Leaders
T2 - A Case Study of Community Health Organizers in Pennsylvania
AU - Lentes, Julie C.
AU - Taylor Gehman, Amanda J.
AU - Lengerich, Eugene J.
AU - Osetek, Jennifer
AU - Veldheer, Susan
AU - Gumby, Angela
AU - Luquis, Raffy R.
AU - Beiler, Jessica
AU - Kraschnewski, Jennifer L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/11/1
Y1 - 2024/11/1
N2 - Few short-term training programs exist for persons with limited experience or training in public health to support public health initiatives. We describe a public health training designed by the Pennsylvania (PA) Training Center for Health Equity for the PA Community Health Organizer (CHO) program. The CHO program was created to address the immediate needs of underserved communities and promote lasting health equity during the pandemic. CHOs are professionals who promote community action and align efforts with local organizations to build sustainable public health infrastructure and apply evidence-based practices to program policy, planning, and development. The training content, delivered by Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) in 12 monthly sessions, focused upon foundational public health concepts in a novel community case study approach. The ECHO All Teach, All Learn training model was successful in providing relevant public health information to this new workforce, and the pre-/post-training evaluation demonstrated a positive increase in knowledge across all domains.
AB - Few short-term training programs exist for persons with limited experience or training in public health to support public health initiatives. We describe a public health training designed by the Pennsylvania (PA) Training Center for Health Equity for the PA Community Health Organizer (CHO) program. The CHO program was created to address the immediate needs of underserved communities and promote lasting health equity during the pandemic. CHOs are professionals who promote community action and align efforts with local organizations to build sustainable public health infrastructure and apply evidence-based practices to program policy, planning, and development. The training content, delivered by Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) in 12 monthly sessions, focused upon foundational public health concepts in a novel community case study approach. The ECHO All Teach, All Learn training model was successful in providing relevant public health information to this new workforce, and the pre-/post-training evaluation demonstrated a positive increase in knowledge across all domains.
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U2 - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001954
DO - 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001954
M3 - Article
C2 - 38743250
AN - SCOPUS:85204819696
SN - 1078-4659
VL - 30
SP - 853
EP - 856
JO - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
JF - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
IS - 6
ER -