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Towards the Development of Health Promotion
Competencies
Laying the Foundation for Discipline-Specific Competency Development
Marco Ghassemi, MSc
Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention DivisionRegion of Peel, Public Health Department
Canadian Public Health Association 2008 Annual Conference
Halifax, Nova Scotia June 1-4, 2008
supported by:
www.hpoph.org
Session Goals1. To understand Health Promotion Ontario’s
competency development experience:
Research Definition Why competencies Consultation process
2. To describe the “Discussion Draft” Competencies for Health Promoters
3. Key Learnings and Next Steps
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20032003 20052005 20062006
Environmental Scan – health
promoters in Canada: Roles,
networks
Environmental Scan – health
promoters in Canada: Roles,
networks
Health Promotion Ontario’s Strategic
Plan
Health Promotion Ontario’s Strategic
Plan
20062006 20072007
“Discussion Draft”
Competencies
“Discussion Draft”
Competencies
Literature Review –
International health
promotion competency
Sets
Literature Review –
International health
promotion competency
Sets
Discussion Paper - health
promotion and
professional skills
Discussion Paper - health
promotion and
professional skills
Steps in Development of Discipline-Steps in Development of Discipline-Specific Specific Competencies for Health PromotersCompetencies for Health Promoters
All of the above documents can be found at:
www.hpoph.org
Health Promoter
Competencies
Health Promoter
Competencies
To inform curriculum development of continuing
education for health promoters
To inform curriculum development of continuing
education for health promoters
To increase understanding of the range of knowledge and
skills required by health promoters to effectively plan,deliver and evaluate health
promotion initiatives
To increase understanding of the range of knowledge and
skills required by health promoters to effectively plan,deliver and evaluate health
promotion initiatives
To inform and structure the content of health
promotion training programs
To inform and structure the content of health
promotion training programs
To assist in the development of competency-based job
descriptions for HP
To assist in the development of competency-based job
descriptions for HP
To inform the development of health promotion training needs and assessment tools
To inform the development of health promotion training needs and assessment tools
Potential Uses of Health Promotion Competencies
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Competency ConsultationCompetency Consultation March/07 National
Teleconference
May 11/07 Health Promotion Ontario Conference
June 11-15/07, 19th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education
Ongoing meetings, survey, web
input, etc.
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2. Conduct a community needs/situational assessment for a specific issue that includes:i. Identifying behavioural, social, environmental and
organizational factors that promote or compromise health
ii. Identifying relevant and appropriate data and information sources
iii. Identifying community assets and resourcesiv. Partner with communities to validate collected
quantitative and qualitative datav. Integrating information from available sources to
identify priorities for action
“Discussion Draft” Health Promotion
Competencies
www.hpoph.org
6. Engage in partnership and collaboration that includes:
i. Establishing and maintaining linkages with community leaders and other key health promotion stakeholders (e.g., schools, businesses, churches, community associations, labour unions, etc.)
ii. Utilizing leadership, team building, negotiation and conflict resolution skills to build community partnerships
iii. Building coalitions and stimulating intersectoral collaboration on health issues
“Discussion Draft” Health Promotion
Competencies
www.hpoph.org
On-Line Questionnaire Launched at HPO conference – initial response
period from May 11-May 31, 2007
Open to all health promotion practitioners in Canada
96 questions
Response Rate, N = 91
Some useful data, further analysis is required
May be refined and re-opened for future consultations
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Results: Demographics – job title
15.5% 14.1%
40.8%
1.4% 1.4%7.0%
1.4%
18.3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Pe
rce
nta
ge
%
N = 91
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Results: Demographics – place of employment
81.7%
0.0% 1.4%7.0% 9.9%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Pe
rce
nta
ge
%
N = 91
Note: 22 participants identified Ontario as province of employment (n = 22)
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Results (1 - 4): Role Reflection & Compliance
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Pe
rce
nta
ge
%
Yes
No
HPC 1 HPC 2 HPC 4 HPC 3
N = 91
Note: HPC, health promoter competencies
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Results (5 – 8): Role Reflection & Compliance
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Pe
rce
nta
ge
%
Yes
No
HPC 5 HPC 6 HPC 7 HPC 8
Note: HPC, health promoter competencies
N = 91
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Key LearningsKey Learnings
Competencies are advisory & voluntary Competencies reflect the range of health
promotion practice Health promotion is process-oriented.
Competencies help to clarify the role and strengthen the practice & programming
Generalizable to reflect HP
Practice in Canada
Descriptive enough for
strengthening and guiding
practice
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Questions for Discussion
1. Do the proposed competencies reflect your experience with health promotion practice and your day-to-day role as health promoters?
2. What, if anything, is missing from the competencies?
3. Do you have any suggestions for revising the competencies?
4. How do you see yourself using the health promotion competencies?
Visit the HPO Website at:
www.hpoph.org
Ongoing
Fall 2008
2008Ongoing
Collate and analyze feedback results
Explore feasibility of a national public health
promotion working group
Validate the draft from
a Pan-Canadian Perspective
Next Steps …