Public Health Job Opportunities in India

Public health (PH) as a discipline comprises professionals from multidisciplinary backgrounds. Apart from the traditional approach of PH, which limited its scope to medical graduates, today professionals from non-medical field readily accept PH as a career. PH aspirants look for skills upgradation through masters and postgraduate degree/diploma programmes in PH. With the changing trends in PH aspirants, the employers’ focus has shifted from quantity to quality-based resources with requisite competencies and skill sets. This study was conducted by the placement cell of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), which contacted the employers, who have been recruiting PH graduates for various positions in their organizations. The study focuses on the various job opportunities for PH postgraduates in India. It also analyzes the changing trends in recruitment of various PH profiles and desired competencies employers look for in the applicants. Some major findings of the study were that there is a high demand for competent PH workforce. Data management, statistical analysis, project planning were found to be essential skills in a PH profile. The shift in employment pattern also establishes the need for a competency- and technology-driven curriculum focusing on practice-based knowledge

Curso de Saúde Pública em um semestre: algumas considerações A one semester course in Public Health: commentaries

São discutidos problemas quanto à formação de sanitaristas pela Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo e apresentado um programa que permite que esta formação seja abreviada para um semestre.<br>Problems refering to the School curriculum of graduates in Public Health are discussed, and a programme for a one semester course is presented, in order to shorten this preparation

Recursos humanos em Saúde Pública Human resources in Public Health

O autor tece considerações sobre a formação de pessoal para a área de saúde, chamando a atenção para a possibilidade de criação de currículos mais curtos, mais voltados para as necessidades das populações. É sugerido o aproveitamento de pessoas informalmente já ligadas ao setor saúde, embora necessitando treinamento e supervisão, tais como "curiosas" e práticos de farmácia. É também proposto o preparo de pessoal de nível médio, um "técnico de saúde", com atuação semelhante ao do "feldsher". No nível universitário, o autor advoga a formação de um profissional específico de saúde pública, independentemente de diploma précio de dentista, médico, enfermeiro ou outro.<br>The necessity of shorter curricula for preparing human resources for the health sector, better directed towards the true necessities of the population, was pointed out. Low level education personnel should be trained and maintained under supervision; also health "technicians" alike the "feldshers" should be prepared, at senior high school level (undergraduate studies) . The directed formation of a public health professional, without the necessity of a prior degree in dentistry, medicine, nursing or other fields is proposed at the university level