TY - JOUR
T1 - Employment outcomes and job satisfaction of international public health professionals
T2 - What lessons for public health and COVID-19 pandemic preparedness? Employment outcomes of public health graduates
AU - Trevino-Reyna, Goel
AU - Czabanowska, Katarzyna
AU - Haque, Sharmi
AU - Plepys, Christine M.
AU - Magana, Laura
AU - Middleton, John
N1 - Funding Information:
The European Union Erasmus Mundus European Public Health master's (Europubhealth) programme, a recipient of annual funding from the European Commission is a part of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Diploma Master exemplifies the advocacy of both excellence and scholarship widening access to public health. The Europubhealth offers a double master's in public health degree which diversifies specialisation options from the classic public health pathways such as epidemiology to novel ones such as leadership and governance, delivered by European universities. 12,13 14
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2021/5
Y1 - 2021/5
N2 - The profile of public health professionals (PHPs) and COVID-19 preparedness is assessed against the employment outcomes (EO), precarious employment (PE), and job satisfaction (JS) of the European Public Health Master programme alumni. The study is descriptive, cross-sectional, conducted from May-October 2020. A survey was developed to assess the EO, PE and JS. Participants were recruited by email. SPSS statistics 26 version was used to perform descriptive analysis. A total of 189 PHPs participated (65% response) with majority women (66%), the mean age was 36 years. Participants were employed (80%), in non-governmental organisations (20%), and academia (19%). Common employment positions were managerial (37%) and consultancy (18%). Majority of PHPs were exposed to PE (81%), the most frequent elements were 'temporary employment' (54%), and 'the lack of labour union' (53%). The JS of PHPs was 'satisfied'. A blend of scientific public health knowledge and interpersonal competencies, reforms in current employment conditions, development of professional entities to safeguard PHPs' rights, and continuous investment in public health is necessary for PHPs to strengthen COVID-19 pandemic preparedness. Furthermore, monitoring and evaluation of EO and JS are crucial to prepare PHPs according to the needs of the employment market and to be aware of PHPs' needs.
AB - The profile of public health professionals (PHPs) and COVID-19 preparedness is assessed against the employment outcomes (EO), precarious employment (PE), and job satisfaction (JS) of the European Public Health Master programme alumni. The study is descriptive, cross-sectional, conducted from May-October 2020. A survey was developed to assess the EO, PE and JS. Participants were recruited by email. SPSS statistics 26 version was used to perform descriptive analysis. A total of 189 PHPs participated (65% response) with majority women (66%), the mean age was 36 years. Participants were employed (80%), in non-governmental organisations (20%), and academia (19%). Common employment positions were managerial (37%) and consultancy (18%). Majority of PHPs were exposed to PE (81%), the most frequent elements were 'temporary employment' (54%), and 'the lack of labour union' (53%). The JS of PHPs was 'satisfied'. A blend of scientific public health knowledge and interpersonal competencies, reforms in current employment conditions, development of professional entities to safeguard PHPs' rights, and continuous investment in public health is necessary for PHPs to strengthen COVID-19 pandemic preparedness. Furthermore, monitoring and evaluation of EO and JS are crucial to prepare PHPs according to the needs of the employment market and to be aware of PHPs' needs.
KW - COVID-19 pandemic preparedness
KW - employment outcomes
KW - job satisfaction
KW - public health graduates
KW - public health workforce
KW - PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT
KW - WORKING-CONDITIONS
KW - WORKFORCE
U2 - 10.1002/hpm.3140
DO - 10.1002/hpm.3140
M3 - Article
C2 - 33817807
SN - 0749-6753
VL - 36
SP - 124
EP - 150
JO - International Journal of Health Planning and Management
JF - International Journal of Health Planning and Management
ER -