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Continuing education needs assessment: a brief report

B J Lefkarites1, M E McGann, K K Yeager

  • 1Graduate School of Public Health, Institute for Public Health, San Diego State University, CA, USA.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|May 1, 1995
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A needs assessment revealed a high demand for public health continuing education among San Diego County practitioners. However, San Diego State University

Area of Science:

  • Public Health Education
  • Needs Assessment
  • Continuing Professional Development

Background:

  • Continuing education is crucial for public health practitioners to stay current with evolving demands.
  • San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health (SDSU-GSPH) aims to provide relevant continuing education.
  • A gap exists between the educational needs of local practitioners and the current capacity of SDSU-GSPH.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantify the need for public health continuing education in San Diego County.
  • To assess the capacity of SDSU-GSPH faculty to deliver such education.
  • To identify specific course topics of interest to local public health practitioners.

Main Methods:

  • A needs assessment was conducted using survey instruments.

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  • Surveys assessed continuing education needs of practitioners and faculty capacity at SDSU-GSPH.
  • Data collected from 190 practitioners and 31 faculty members (response rates 40% and 71%, respectively).

    • Main Results:

    • Practitioners expressed strong interest in numerous specific public health continuing education topics.
    • SDSU-GSPH faculty reported limited interest and capacity to teach continuing education courses.
    • A significant unmet demand for public health continuing education was identified in San Diego County.

    Conclusions:

    • There is a clear need to enhance and expand SDSU-GSPH's public health continuing education offerings.
    • External instructional resources will likely be required to meet the identified educational demand.
    • The findings support the development of new courses tailored to practitioner needs.