TABLE 2.

Competency Domains and Items Captured From Abstraction of National Member Organization Training Needs Assessments (N = 10)^a

Domain or Item	Sum of Item Count
Analytical or assessment skills	129
Evaluation	42
Research design	18
Data analysis	17
Data management	15
Surveillance	12
Advanced quantitative methods	8
Translation and dissemination	8
Needs assessments	8
All other	1
Communication skills	82
Communicating accessibly	17
Communicating persuasively	16
Specialized injury	13
All other	11
Marketing and media relations	9
Conflict management and negotiation	6
Risk communication	5
Active listening	5
Community dimensions of practice skills	44
Develop and maintain partnerships	23
Facilitation	9
All other	7
Planning	5
Cultural competency	12
General cultural competency	11
All other	1
Financial planning and management skills	27
Financial management	17
All other	10
Leadership and systems thinking skills	102
Business skills	13
Ethics	13
Leadership style	12
Professional development	9
Epidemiology	8
All other	7
HR management	7
Training assessment	6
Team management	6
Performance evaluation and improvement	6
Change management	5
Critical thinking	5
Introspection	5
Policy development or program planning skills	70
Program development and management	23
All other	17
Systems thinking	16
Policy development	14
Public health sciences skills	26
Social determinants of health	7
Public health knowledge	7
All other	6
Evidence-based practice identification	6
Specialized	79
Specialized laboratory	27
Certification, safety, and compliance	25
Specialized nursing	9
Emergency preparedness	7
All other	6
Specialized maternal and child health	5
Grand total	571

Abbreviation: HR, human resources.

^aItems with fewer than 5 counts are aggregated into “All other.”