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Table 2 Completion rates (number in the sample/percent of sample responding) by public health worker category and health department type

From: Considerations for increasing the competences and capacities of the public health workforce: assessing the training needs of public health workers in Texas

Public health worker category

Participating

Non-participating

TDSHS regions

TDSHS central office

Overall completion rate

Nutritionists/WIC

276/.34

0/0

26/.69

17/.29

319/.37

Nurses

570/.30

7/.71

197/.51

138/.18

911/.33

Sanitarians

285/.28

112/.34

355/.35

142/.29

895/.32

Dental Workers

56/.32

7/0

31/.29

5/.40

95/.31

Social/Case Worker

358/.27

7/.43

249/.43

19/.21

633/.33

Lab

100/.35

0/0

0/0

237/.26

337/.29

Licensed Health Care Professionals

84/.19

5/.20

13/.46

59/.22

161/.22

Animal/Vector Control

260/.23

53/.09

7/.71

0/0

320/.22

HIV/STD

75/.40

0/0

3/0

0/0

78/.38

Health Educators

92/.36

2/.50

4/.40

0/0

99/.36

Biostatisticians Epidemiologists

37/.62

0/0

10/.70

46/.65

93/.65

Public Health Tech/Other

257/.14

0/0

496/.39

649/.24

1420/.28

Manager or Administrator at TDSHS

0/0

0/0

63/.41

344/.22

406/.25

Manager or Administrator at LHD

105/.50

6/.83

0/0

0/0

111/.51

Total

2555/.29

200/.29

4455/.41

1656/.25

5860/.31