212809 2009 APHA professional development needs assessment survey

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 1:20 PM

John Neuberger, DrPH, MPH, MBA , Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Kim Tran, BS , Department of Health Science, Towson University, Towson, MD
Henry Montes, MPH , JHM Consultation, Potomac, MD
Lynn D. Woodhouse, M Ed, EdD, MPH , Associate Dean and Professor of Community Health, Jiann- Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
Annette Ferebee, MPH , Continuing Education, APHA, Washington, DC
  
The APHA Education Board is concerned in part with maintaining and enhancing the professional knowledge of APHA members. In order to learn more about the membership's educational preferences, a stratified random sample of six out of 25 APHA sections was selected. The six sections were PHN, CHPPD, HIV/AIDS, ICEHS, Disability and Social Work. Emails were sent by APHA to the membership in these sections in the spring of 2009. Responses to the survey were made using Zoomerang. Questions included information on age, gender, race, workplace setting, degree status, educational preference and mode of delivery. This presentation will discuss the survey methodology, describe the content areas categories used, and discuss the data collected. Survey weaknesses and recommendations for future research will also be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
Describe the survey methodology Identify the content area categories that were selected for further learning. Discuss survey weaknesses and recommendations for future research.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am on APHA's Education Board subcommittee that designed and implemented this survey.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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