Table 4.
Specification of percentage FTE-, time of physicians and nurses and, hours per week per essential environmental public health operation
| % Total FTE | Average hrs/week (SD) | % Time physician | % Time nurse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surveillances, evaluation, and analysis of (the determinants of) environmental health and wellbeing | 15 | 4.4 (5.1) | 8.8 | 22 |
| 2 | Monitoring and response to environmental health hazards and emergencies | 7 | 1.9 (2,7) | 8.4 | 3.3 |
| 3 | Health protection, enforce laws and regulations that protect environmental health and ensure safety | 4 | 1.9 (2.5) | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| 4 | Health promotion, including action to address social determinants, health inequity and health literacy | 6 | 1.8 (1.9) | 4.8 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Disease prevention, diagnosis and investigation of environmental health problems and health hazards | 14 | 4.6 (5.7) | 8.9 | 34.3 |
| 6 | Assuring governance for health, support environmental health public policy | 27 | 8.4 (4.5) | 26.2 | 9,6 |
| 7 | Assuring a sufficient and competent environmental public health workforce | 6 | 1.8 (1.9) | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| 8 | Assuring sustainable organisational structures, enforcement of the quality of health services | 4 | 1.3 (1.3) | 2.8 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Advancing research and development on environmental public health | 9 | 3.5 (5.3) | 11.4 | 2.4 |
| 10 | Regional consultation and support | 9 | 3.9 (5.0) | 13.5 | 1.8 |