Sustained Support - Inservice Education for Public Health Staff
8.3.11 Sustained Support - Inservice Education for Public Health Staff
Health ministries and public health units were asked if they supported inservice for public health personnel to prevent HIV/AIDS, STD and to promote sexual health. About one-third of health ministries said that they did so regularly. Almost two-thirds of public health units said that they provided support for inservice of public health nurses regularly. They reported as follows:
Figure 185
| Organized/Funded Inservice for PH Personnel | Planned in next 2 yrs |
Regularly |
Once in last 3 yrs |
Once in last 4-10 yrs |
Never |
Not role |
Don’t Know |
No Response |
| MOH - 15e | 0.0 |
33.3 |
50.0 |
8.3 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| PHU - 11d | 4.6 |
60.8 |
22.1 |
6.5 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.2 |
Public health nurses reported on the inservice that they have received on issues related to HIV/sexuality. About one-half of nurses reported that they have had at least three inservice workshops on each of the topics of youth health promotion, sexuality and HIV/AIDS and STD.
Figure 186
| Inservice Training Received (PHN-8) | Internal exchange with colleagues |
At least one workshop |
At least 3 workshops |
A course (credit or non-credit) |
Other |
| Youth Health Promotion | 59.3 |
22.5 |
48.9 |
7.0 |
5.3 |
| Sexuality | 57.3 |
22.6 |
53.5 |
14.9 |
7.9 |
| HIV/AIDS/STD | 54.0 |
26.2 |
53.5 |
7.2 |
7.4 |