Enablers

• Targeted professional education curriculums should include:
  • A collaborative learning model,
  • Intersectoral learning opportunities,
  • Team dynamics,
  • Integrated healthcare approaches,
  • Both public health and primary care practica,
  • Evidence-informed practices,
  • Technological advances for improved teaching practices.
•  Curricula  should meet Accreditation of Interprofessional Health Education (AIPHE) Accreditation Standards regarding collaboration;
• There should be financial support for collaborative education from various sources: These may include governmental agencies, universities, and/or organizations;
• Education should provide experience of interprofessional educational practicums;
• There should be continuous intersectoral  professional opportunities;
• Professional development [post graduation] should be continuous and benefit from positive influences within the organization [organizational culture];
• Students need to understand the value and skill of relationship building;
• Professional education should provide opportunities to build capacity for and sustain public health-primary care collaborations.