Table 3

Example of an essential public health service domain for the Public Health Workforce Questionnaire

Do you need training?
not necessary – critically necessary

Use epidemiology to monitor health status, identify community and public health problems.
1
2
3
4
5
Use epidemiology to identify community health problems through surveillance strategies.
1
2
3
4
5
Oversee a community assessment process to identify community health problems
1
2
3
4
5
Apply risk assessment techniques to identify community health problems
1
2
3
4
5
Assessment of health service systems in order to identify community health problems
1
2
3
4
5

Borders et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:18   doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-18

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