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dc.contributor.authorHughes, Roger
dc.contributor.editorBarry Margetts, Dr. Marilyn Tseng
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:29:36Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:29:36Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.modified2008-03-14T06:04:59Z
dc.identifier.issn13689800
dc.identifier.doi10.1079/PHN2003494
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/6155
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To assess factors affecting competency development of the Australian public health nutrition workforce and investigate competency development intentions, barriers and self-reported training needs. Design: Cross-sectional study using self-administered mail- or email-delivered questionnaire. Setting and subjects: Two hundred and forty practitioners working in designated community and public health nutrition positions in the Australian health system. Results: An 87% questionnaire response rate was achieved. The profile of the sample included female practitioners (95%) within the age range of 26-45 years (67%), from dietetic backgrounds (75%) and employed in state health departments as community dietitians/nutritionists (52%) or public health nutritionists (32%). Only 14% had completed higher degree qualifications but most (80%) reported an intention to do so in the future. Entry-level dietetic education was considered by most respondents (57%) to be inadequate preparation for public health nutrition practice but considered it had utility as a precursor for public health nutrition competency development because of its strong grounding in nutrition knowledge, basic research skills and problem-solving. On-the-job learning was the most prominent competency development influence reported by this workforce. Flexibility in teaching and learning approaches is needed to facilitate workforce participation in further competency development. The main competency development needs focused on analytical and policy process competencies; however, there was a general need expressed for competency development across many competency areas. Conclusions: These data provide intelligence to inform public health nutrition workforce development, particularly that relating to continued professional development amongst the existing workforce.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.publisher.urihttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PHN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom839
dc.relation.ispartofpageto847
dc.relation.ispartofissue8
dc.relation.ispartofjournalPublic Health Nutrition
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMedical and Health Sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode11
dc.titleCompetency development needs of the Australian public health nutrition workforce
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2003 Cambridge University Press. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2003
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gro.griffith.authorHughes, Roger M.


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