Tennessee LIFEPATH

 Rob Pack, Ph.D., MPH Associate Dean, COPH and LIFEPATH PI  Paula Masters, MPH LIFEPATH Program Director  Brian C. Martin, Ph.D., MBA Associate Professor, COPH and LIFEPATH Co-I  Billy Brooks, MPH DrPH Student and LIFEPATH Research Assistant Tennessee LIFEPATH

 Survey development  Competencies  Operational design  Job classifications  Implementation  Results Tennessee LIFEPATH

 Survey development  Competencies  Operational design  Job classifications  Implementation  Results  Developed by The North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness The North Carolina Institute for Public Health The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill  Based on the Council on Linkages Core Public Health Competencies (adopted in May 2010) A consensus set of skills identified by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) as being desirable for the delivery of the Essential Public Health ServicesCouncil on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health PracticeEssential Public Health Services Tennessee LIFEPATH

Tennessee LIFEPATH  Survey development  Competencies  Operational design  Job classifications  Implementation  Results  8 Core Public Health Competencies 1.Analytical/Assessment 2.Policy Development/Program Planning 3.Communication 4.Cultural Competency 5.Community Dimensions of Practice 6.Public Health Science 7.Financial Planning and Management 8.Leadership and Systems Thinking  USDHHS included the use of these competencies in their Healthy People 2020 objectives  3 levels of competencies: 1.Entry Level (Tier 1) 2.Management (Tier 2) 3.Leadership (Tier 3)  Questions within Core Competencies specific to Tier

 Survey development  Competencies  Operational design  Job classifications  Implementation  Results  Anonymous survey to all TDH employees (Rural, Metro, and Central Office)   Data maintained by ETSU LIFEPATH  Cleaned (de-identifiable) data file to TDH Tennessee LIFEPATH

 Survey development  Competencies  Operational design  Job classifications  Implementation  Results  Job classifications provided by TDH  Problems and solutions Job classification list limited to Administration Comparable job classifications issued Tennessee LIFEPATH

 Survey development  Competencies  Operational design  Job classifications  Implementation  Results  Survey live June 1, 2012 – June 29, 2012  3 reminder s (1 per week)  Issues Job classifications Firewalls Tennessee LIFEPATH

 Survey development  Competencies  Operational design  Job classifications  Implementation  Results  Preliminary reports June 12 th, 21 st, 29 th, and July 30 th  Presentation at August strategic session  Final report by September 28 th Responses summarized by: ▫State ▫Rural ▫Metro ▫Profession (statewide) Suggested training objectives Potential configurations for educational offerings Tennessee LIFEPATH

 Response rate = number of respondents who selected a job classification and answered at least 50% of the competency- based questions … 65.75% Tennessee LIFEPATH

State-wide Demographics Tennessee LIFEPATH

Formal Public Health training?  “Known” Public Health training – 97 (3.84%) o MPH (88) o MSEH (5) o DrPH (4)  “May Include” Public Health training – 224 (8.86%) o MSN (106) o MD/DDS/Other clinical doctoral degree (86) o Ph.D. (32)  “Unknown” Public Health training – 826 BS/BA (32.67%) “Known” + “May Include” = 321 (12.70%)

Demographics by Region Tennessee LIFEPATH

State-wide Findings By Tier Tennessee LIFEPATH

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Tier

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Competency Tier 1

Dichotomous Distribution of Response Frequencies by Tier

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Competency

Dichotomous Distribution of Response Frequencies by Tier

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Competency

Dichotomous Distribution of Response Frequencies by Tier

Overall Mean Response Rates by Region

Questions Tennessee LIFEPATH Thank You!

Statewide Findings By Competency Tennessee LIFEPATH

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Competency

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Tier

Central Office Findings By Competency Tennessee LIFEPATH

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Competency

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Tier

Metro Findings By Competency Tennessee LIFEPATH

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Competency

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Tier

Rural Findings By Competency Tennessee LIFEPATH

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Competency

Distribution of Response Frequencies by Tier

Overall Mean Response Rates