Self-assessment is considered to be a major component of learning in public health.1 It provides an opportunity for health professionals to reflect on competency-based strengths and weaknesses in order to identify learning needs and reinforce new skills or behaviors in order to improve performance. The MCH Navigator has been collecting data from our online Self-Assessment for over a decade and during that time have identified a number of data trends.
With over 12,000 completed assessments in the database, learners have consistently reported high levels of knowledge but low levels of skills across a number of competencies. This translates into MCH professionals having high levels of understanding of a competency but not as much self-efficacy in translating this knowledge into practice. In response to this need, the MCH Navigator has developed a series of implementation briefs that provide specific learning opportunities that focus on how to implement and execute skills associated with the MCH Leadership Competencies. This implementation brief is focused on Competency 7.
Trainings from the MCH Navigator
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services has developed and maintained a high-performing workforce dedicated to the delivery of responsive and effeictive services. The model is comprised of sixareas of action that, while originally being developed narrowly to focus on responsiveness, can serve as a framework for your MCH State Action Plan.2
View each of the sixareas of action below and corresponding learning opportunities for: 1) Foster parterships, 2) Build community partnerships, 3) Collect relevant data, 4) Reflect and respect others, 5) Ensure effective communication and language access, and 6) Measure performance and evaluate results.
Advancing Health Equity: Insights from PH WINS.Year Developed: 2024. Source: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice. Presenter(s): Paula Kett, PhD, MPH, RN, and Dany Zemmel, MPH. Type: Webinar. Level: Intermediate. Length: 60 minutes. Slides
Diversity and Health Equity Training Brief.Year Developed: 2018. Source: MCH Navigator. Presenter(s): n.a.. Type: Interactive Learning Tool. Level: Introductory Intermediate Advanced. Length: Self-paced.
Health Equity Guide Webinar Series.Year Developed: 2017-2018. Source: Human Impact Partners. Presenter(s): Linda Rae Murray, Rebekah Gowler, Deborah Garneau, Shawna Davie, Matias Valenzuela, Jordan Bingham, Evonda Smith, Sandi Galvez, Rex Archer, Lili Farhang, Andy Wessel, Jeanne Ayers. Type: Webinar. Level: Advanced. Length: 255 minutes.
Improving Health Equity With Data.Year Developed: 2022. Source: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Presenter(s): Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD; Harry Chen, MD; Anna Bradley, MS, CHES. Type: Podcast. Level: Introductory. Length: 28 minutes.
CLAS Standards in Practice – Building Community Partnerships.Date Developed: September 16, 2016 . Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Presenter(s): Rachele Espiritu, PhD and Lacy Kendrick Burk, MS, MBA. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: 40 minutes.
Community Engagement and Cultural Competency. Date Developed: Unknown. Source: Association of Science-Technology Centers. Presenter(s): Chip Lindsey, Azuka MuMin, Frieda Smith, Marilee Jennings, Suzanne LeBlanc. Type: Video-Round Table Discussions. Level: Introductory. Length: 19 minutes.
Collecting the Data: First Steps in Achieving Health Equity. Year Developed: 2013. Source: School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York. Presenter(s): Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH; Marcia J. Wilson, PhD, MBA; David Zingmond, MD, PhD; Steven M. Safyer, MD; Dennis Whalen. Type: Video. Level: Advanced. Length: 90 minutes.
Recruiting for Diversity. Date Developed: Unknown. Source: University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management. Presenter(s): Amy Falink. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: 6 minutes.
Communication, Collaboration and Cultural Competency. Date Developed: Unknown. Source: American Theological Library Association. Presenter(s): Nicole A. Cooke. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: 44 minutes.
Exploring Cross Cultural Communication. Year Developed: 2004. Source: New York City, Long Island, Lower Tri-County Public Health Training Center. Presenter(s): n.a. Type: Online Course. Level: Introductory. Length: 150 minutes.
Cultural Competency: Training and Program Evaluation. Date Developed: May 18, 2016. Source: Case Western Reserve University. Presenter(s): Vivian Jackson and Toby Martin. Type: Video Lecture. Level: Introductory. Length: 110 minutes.
Assessing Cultural Competence in Evaluation. Date Developed: April 11, 2014. Source: The Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University. Presenter(s): Jody Brylinsky, PhD, MS. Type: Webinar. Level: Introductory. Length: 43 minutes.
Sujata, B., Oliveras, E., and Edson, W.N. (2001). How Can Self-Assessment Improve the Quality of Healthcare? Operations Research Issue Paper 2(4). Published for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Quality Assurance (QA) Project.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA): Implementation Brief Authors: Keisha Watson, Ph.D., MCH Navigator Reviewers: Faculty and staff of the National Center for Cultural Competence
This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE8MC25742; MCH Navigator for $225,000/year. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.