Job category | Mean | SD | Essential public health function |
---|---|---|---|
WIC/Nutritionist (N = 104) | 3.06 | 1.14 | Inform, educate and empower people about health issues |
Nurses (N = 271) | 3.05 | 1.22 | Monitor health status to identify community health problems |
3.15 | 1.20 | Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety | |
3.13 | 1.21 | Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems | |
3.10 | 1.23 | Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts | |
Sanitarians (N = 256) | 3.53 | 1.15 | Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety |
3.05 | 1.21 | Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues | |
Animal and Vector Control (N = 59) | 3.23 | 1.37 | Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety |
3.08 | 1.35 | Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues | |
Health Educators (N = 34) | 3.05 | 1.47 | Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based services |
3.03 | 1.09 | Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues | |
3.01 | 1.18 | Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts | |
3.01 | 1.27 | Mobilize community partnerships to identify and solve health problems | |
Biostatisticians and Epidemiologists (N = 57) | 3.07 | 1.10 | Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues |
Administrators at TDSHS (N = 91) | 3.08 | 1.20 | Ensure a competent workforce |
Administrators at local health departments (N = 49) | 3.14 | 1.22 | Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts |
3.13 | 1.19 | Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues | |
3.05 | 1.20 | Ensure a competent workforce |