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  • Public Health
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Workforce Development

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  • The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act mandates competency-based training for public health practitioners.
  • Existing training lacked a standardized, observable skill set for all-hazards preparedness and response.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a national standard competency model for the public health workforce.
  • To define behaviorally based, observable skills for preventing, responding to, and recovering from public health emergencies.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted a systematic review of existing competency models.
  • Engaged national stakeholders through a three-stage Delphi-like process to achieve consensus.
  • Developed a model with proposed domains and competencies based on expert input.

Main Results:

  • The Delphi-like process involved 366 unique individuals across three rounds, with high response rates (79-84%).
  • A competency model was established, comprising 18 competencies within four core learning domains.
  • The model is specifically targeted at midlevel public health workers.

Conclusions:

  • The Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model has been adopted by practitioners and academics.
  • Workgroups are developing curricula based on the model.
  • Further development of evaluation materials is needed for training programs and future initiatives.