Prevalence study on public health human resources in suburb of Beijing

ObjectiveTo understand the current condition of suburb public health human resources in Beijing,in order to provide a practical,theoretical foundation for capacity-building among Beijing's grass-root slevel public health professionals.Methods4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)and 20 community health centers in suburb(County)in Beijing were chosen randamly for the study.Their leaders were interviewed respectively.Questionnaires of public health knowledge were employed among the public health nr ofessionals.ResultsThe skill-level of public health pro fessionals was inadequate in the suburbs of Beijing,where educational levels were low.The structure of the technical posts was unbalanced.The majority were non-professionals.The professional knowledge level was low.ConclusionThere is an urgent need to address the demands on public health professionals of suburb health branch in order to advance the overall development of health care in Beijing.