Abstract:
Objective To find out the current situation and problems associated with human resources of occupational health service(OHS)in institutions for diseases control and prevention in Shandong province, and to set scientific foundations to strengthen the talented person team construction of OHS.
Methods Data which collected by questionnaire survey method were analyzed by descriptive statistical method in this study.
Results Among the OHS personnel, 62.0% of hygienic assessment physicians and 69.7% of health examination physicians were males, 62.5% analyst personnel in laboratory were females. 30-and 40-age brackets accounted for 64.2% of the three kinds of personnel. Of OHS personnel, 80.1% had junior college or undergraduate diploma, and 75.6% of them had primary and intermediate professional title. The proportion of OHS personnel who had no personal qualification certificate was 46%. The proportion of personnel transferred from other professional fields was 63.5%. Between the three kinds of personnel, there were significant difference on the aspects of sex composition and working years on OHS.
Conclusion The overall quality of human resources of occupational health service institutions in Shandong Province is rather low at present time. It shows as follows:the relatively low level of educational history and academic title, age fault phenomenon among talented persons, high work transformation rate, and less staff having qualification certificate on OHS. In order to improve the service ability of human resources of OHS, it is essential for the service institutions to strengthen talented person production and cultivation.