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Noncommunicable Disease Field Management Training Program: its progress and outcomes over the past 12 years
- Date2018-03-30 08:56
- Update2018-03-30 08:56
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Noncommunicable Disease Field Management Training Program: its progress and outcomes over the past 12 years
Song MinKyoung, Kwon Yunhyung, Kim Young Taek
Division of Chronic Disease Control, Center for Disease Prevention, Republic of Korea
The noncommunicable disease field management training program (NCD FMTP) is a project operated by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) since 2006, in cooperation with 13 universities nationwide. The project’s goal is to increase the capacity of the human resources in “Si‧Do” and “‘Si‧Gun‧Gu” public health centers, to allow for better detection of community health problems and their possible solutions. The NCD FMTP consists of central policy education, regional field education, and overall evaluation conference. Among these, community field education consists of 6 levels, and has a total duration of 220 hours. To ensure the teaching capacity and quality of the training program, the teacher training, and overseas-training programs have been implemented, and formal discussions with the involved lecturers are held 3 times a year. Every year, at least one employee from each public health center applies for the training, and 90% of applicants successfully complete the program. The last 12 years of the NCD FMTP produced 3,681 qualified community health professionals. Ministerial citations (for 53 people) and awards by the director of Korean CDC (for 531 people) have been rewarded to those with high achievements. Follow-up evaluations were conducted at 6 and 18 months after the training, to assess knowledge, attitude, and ability to make practical applications. The evaluation demonstrated that the number of low achievers halved after education, and that the effect of the training lasted for more than a year, proving the excellence of the NCD FMTP project. Collective outcomes of active participation by regional health centers, outstanding leadership of the 13 participating universities, and the Korean CDC’s firm philosophy on education and consistent implementation of policies contribute to these accomplishments.
The Korean CDC anticipates that the NCD FMTP project will continuously foster the development of qualified regional health care workers.
Keywords: Noncommunicable disease, Community health, Training program, Public health center
Song MinKyoung, Kwon Yunhyung, Kim Young Taek
Division of Chronic Disease Control, Center for Disease Prevention, Republic of Korea
The noncommunicable disease field management training program (NCD FMTP) is a project operated by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) since 2006, in cooperation with 13 universities nationwide. The project’s goal is to increase the capacity of the human resources in “Si‧Do” and “‘Si‧Gun‧Gu” public health centers, to allow for better detection of community health problems and their possible solutions. The NCD FMTP consists of central policy education, regional field education, and overall evaluation conference. Among these, community field education consists of 6 levels, and has a total duration of 220 hours. To ensure the teaching capacity and quality of the training program, the teacher training, and overseas-training programs have been implemented, and formal discussions with the involved lecturers are held 3 times a year. Every year, at least one employee from each public health center applies for the training, and 90% of applicants successfully complete the program. The last 12 years of the NCD FMTP produced 3,681 qualified community health professionals. Ministerial citations (for 53 people) and awards by the director of Korean CDC (for 531 people) have been rewarded to those with high achievements. Follow-up evaluations were conducted at 6 and 18 months after the training, to assess knowledge, attitude, and ability to make practical applications. The evaluation demonstrated that the number of low achievers halved after education, and that the effect of the training lasted for more than a year, proving the excellence of the NCD FMTP project. Collective outcomes of active participation by regional health centers, outstanding leadership of the 13 participating universities, and the Korean CDC’s firm philosophy on education and consistent implementation of policies contribute to these accomplishments.
The Korean CDC anticipates that the NCD FMTP project will continuously foster the development of qualified regional health care workers.
Keywords: Noncommunicable disease, Community health, Training program, Public health center
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