Shaping and authorising a public health profession

Authors

  • Katarzyna Czabanowska Department of International Health, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
  • Ulrich Laaser Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bielefeld, Germany; Centre School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
  • Louise Stjernberg Department of Health, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4119/seejph-1792

Keywords:

profession, professionalization, public health, recognition of professional qualifications

Abstract

The aim of this short report is to stimulate a discussion on the state of a public health
profession in Europe and actions which need to be taken to authorise public health
professionals based on their competencies. While regulated professions such as medical
doctors, nurses, lawyers, and architects can enjoy the benefits of the 2005/36/EC Directive amended by 2013/55/EU Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications, public health professionals are left out from these influential (elite) professions. Firstly, we use the profession traits theory as a framework in arguing whether public health can be a legitimate profession in itself; secondly, we explain who public health professionals are and what usually is required for shaping the public health profession; and thirdly, we attempt to sketch the road to the authorisation or licensing of public health professionals. Finally, we propose some recommendations.

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Published

2015-12-03

How to Cite

Czabanowska, K., Laaser, U. and Stjernberg, L. (2015) “Shaping and authorising a public health profession”, South Eastern European Journal of Public Health (SEEJPH), 2(1). doi: 10.4119/seejph-1792.

Issue

Volume II, 2014

Section

Short Reports

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Copyright (c) 2015 Katarzyna Czabanowska, Ulrich Laaser, Louise Stjernberg

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