Table 2 Summary Characteristics of Articles (n = 13) on Public Health Competency Statement and Framework Development

Document Type

Journal Article ^{23–25, 27, 29–35}

10

77

Grey Literature ^{26, 30}

2

15

Conference Report ²⁸

1

8

Study Design

Qualitative ^{23, 26–28,31, 35}

6

46

Mixed Methods ^{24–25, 29, 33–34}

5

38

Quantitative ³²

1

8

 N/A (Grey Literature) ^{26, 30}

2

15

Region or Country of Origin

U.S.A ^{23–25, 27, 30, 32}

6

46

Canada ^{34, 26}

2

15

United Kingdom ^{31, 35}

2

15

China ³³

1

8

Ireland ²⁸

1

8

India ²⁹

1

8

Target Population for Competency Framework*

General Practitioner ^{23–24, 26, 30–31, 35}

6

46

MPH Students ^{25, 29}

2

15

Epidemiologists ³⁴

1

8

Public Health Physicians ³³

1

8

Graduate Students ³²

1

8

Health Promoters ²⁸

1

8

Public Health Leaders ²⁹

1

8

Theories and Frameworks*

Benner Model of Expert Practice ²⁷

1

8

Dreyfus Model ²⁷

1

8

Estimate-Talk-Feedback-Estimate ²⁹

1

8

Blooms Taxonomy of Educational Objectives ²⁴

1

8

Knowledge Skills Abilities Model ³²

1

8

Institutions Involved in Competency Development*

Academia ^{23–25, 27–34}

11

85

Government ^28–29

3

23

Public Health ^{29, 35}

2

15

Professional Association/Organization ^{26, 28}

2

15

Existing Competency Frameworks Used*

UK Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework ^{29, 31, 33, 25}

4

31

Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals ^{25, 29, 33}

3

23

Core Competencies for Public Health in Canada ^{26, 29, 33}

3

23

CDC Bioterrorism and Emergency Readiness ²⁷

1

8

Public Health Association of Australia ³³

1

8

Emergency Preparedness Core Competencies for Public Health Workers ²³

1

8

Informatics Competencies for Public Health Professionals ²³

1

8

Core Competencies for Public Health: A Regional Framework for the Americas ²⁹

1

8

Public Health Association of New Zealand ²⁹

1

8

Focus of Competency Framework

General ^{25, 29–31, 33, 35}

6

46

Epidemiology ^{23, 34}

2

15

Emergency Preparedness ²⁷

1

8

Health Literacy ²⁴

1

8

Health Communication ³²

1

8

Health Promotion ²⁸

1

8

Indigenous Public Health ²⁶

1

8

Methods Used to Develop Competency Framework*

Survey ^{23, 25, 27, 32–34}

6

46

Literature Review ^{24–25, 27, 29, 32}

5

28

Expert Consultation ^{25–26, 33, 35}

4

31

Interviews ^{29, 31, 33–34}

4

31

Modified Delphi ^{24, 27, 29, 34}

4

31

Conference ²⁸

1

8

Focus Groups ²⁷

1

8

Environmental Scan ²⁵

1

8

Level of Competency Framework Focus

Country ^{23–24, 26, 29–35}

10

77

Organizational ²⁷

2

15

International ^{25, 28}

2

15