Adapting during the Ever-Changing Pandemic Environment: A One-Year Examination of How Health Education Specialists Remain Adaptable

Autor/inn/en	Yazel, Lisa; Bishop, Charity; Britt, Hannah
Titel	Adapting during the Ever-Changing Pandemic Environment: A One-Year Examination of How Health Education Specialists Remain Adaptable
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 53 (2022) 3, S.142-148 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yazel, Lisa) ORCID (Bishop, Charity)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2022.2048746
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Health Education; Specialists; Attitudes; Role; Adjustment (to Environment); Allied Health Personnel; Public Health; Productivity; Disease Control; Job Security + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Rollen; Gesundheitswesen; Produktivität; Arbeitsplatzsicherheit
Abstract	Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the public health profession as a whole, but there is little evidence of the effects on the health education specialist (HES) field. Early publications show that HES shifted and adapted to COVID-19 priorities, but there is no data to track this over time. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine HES' perspectives of their roles and responsibilities at one year post the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A convenience sample of 15 HES took part in brief qualitative interviews during March 2021, one year post the pandemic start in the U.S. Results: Study results show that HES are adaptable to the changing needs of their roles and responsibilities, with four factors contributing to adaptability, namely shift in priority, productivity/work-life balance, importance of public health, and job security. Discussion: While respondents reported adaptability at one year, there is little evidence to explain this phenomenon, lending to further exploration of how HES work under a code of ethics, their willingness to work outside of their current work roles, and vocational theory. Translation to Health Education Practice: Many factors that will determine HES' adaptability, therefore, practitioners should be monitored and assessed over time. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/4/11