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Using data from Georgia public health workers, the study conducts a competency-based needs assessment to determine which bioterrorism and emergency competencies are rated “important” or “very important,” and compares these to workers’ self-reported current abilities. 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Miner  \nABSTRACT  \nIn order to maintain a strong front against both terrorist and natural threats, it is incumbent upon the public health system to employ workers who possess the skills and knowledge required to protect the health of the nation. The aim of this study is to contribute to an understanding of the learning needs of the public health workforce as the needs relate to bioterrorism and emerging health threats. The findings of a competency-based needs assessment conducted for public health workers in the state of Georgia will be presented. Specifically, this study uses data collected from Georgia public health workers to: 1) identify the bioterrorism and emerging health threat competencies that are regarded as “important” and “very important” to job responsibilities; and 2) the corresponding self-reported current levels of ability for those competencies. The findings show a gap between the job responsibilities and the related abilities of Georgia’s public health workforce. Although there is significant variability in the extent of these differences, it is apparent that the gap persists across all competencies.  \nThe unprecedented events of recent years, including the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, anthrax being sent through the postal system, and the SARS outbreak, have brought heightened attention and a sense of urgency to the topic of public health preparedness. In order to maintain a strong front against both terrorist and natural threats, it is incumbent upon the public health system to employ workers who possess the skills and knowledge required to protect the health of the nation. In 1988, the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health reported the need for extensive capacity-building within public health through training and education.1 This landmark report served as a catalyst for widespread dialogue, planning, and activities geared toward the development of  \nthe public health workforce.2 In 2002, the Committee on Assuring the Health of the Public in the 21st Century released a followup to the IOM’s 1988 report, again stressing the need for a strong governmental public health infrastructure. According to the 2002 report, major challenges within the public health system included: a lack of training and reinforcements within the workforce, and incomplete domestic preparedness and emergency response capabilities.3 Healthy People 2010 echoes these priorities by stating “there is an ongoing need to train and educate people who are currently employed in public health as new areas, problems, threats, and potential disasters emerge.”4 Finally, The Public Health Workforce: An Agenda for the 21st Century and Strategic Plan for Public Health Workforce Development voices the need for training the  \ncurrent public health workforce, charging local health agencies with the responsibility for fostering individual and organizational training and education.5,6  \nWendy Childers, MPH, MA, CHES, is an instructional designer at Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1525 Clifton Road, NE, Office 107, Atlanta, GA 30322; E-mail: [wchilde@sph.emory.edu. Melissa Alperin](wchilde@sph.emory.edu. Melissa Alperin), MPH, CHES, is with the Office of Applied Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1525 Clifton Road, NE, Office 104, Atlanta, GA 30322. Kathleen R. Miner, PhD, MPH, CHES, is with the Office of Applied Public Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.  \nWendy Childers, Melissa Alperin, and Kathleen R. Miner  \nCompetency-based practice in public health workforce development was first addressed in the 1988 IOM report, and since that time the recognition that competencies need to be tied to public health practice has become widespread.7–9 Generally speaking, ","cbCaibql0FYeXOy6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibql0FYeXOy6","pdf",187072,"English","# Abstract\n## Study Aim and Method\n## Findings and Competency Gap\n## Background and Rationale","[{\"question\":\"What is the main aim of the study?\",\"answer\":\"The study aims to understand learning needs of the public health workforce as they relate to bioterrorism and emerging health threats.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the study assess competency needs?\",\"answer\":\"It presents findings from a competency-based needs assessment using data collected from public health workers in Georgia, identifying important competencies and comparing them with self-reported current abilities.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the findings show about Georgia’s public health workforce?\",\"answer\":\"The findings show a gap between job responsibilities and related abilities, and this gap persists across all competencies studied.\"}]","Emergency Preparedness in Georgia - An Assessment of Public Health Training Needs | PDF",1792074009]