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Council on Linkages Update - September 2015

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Topic: Council on Linkages, Workforce Development

Author: Kathleen Amos

Date: 9/30/2015

Council on Linkages Update

September 2015

Below is the Council on Linkages Update for September 2015. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications.

APHA Annual Meeting Sessions to Feature the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

Join the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting this fall in Chicago for two sessions highlighting the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). On Monday, November 2nd from 8:30-10:00am in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room W175a, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) is hosting Navigating the Seas of Public Health Workforce Development: What Every Practitioner and Academic Needs to Know (Session 3011.0), featuring a panel of experts discussing national workforce development efforts guiding the future of public health. Moderated by Council on Linkages Chair C. William Keck, MD, MPH, this session will explore new initiatives within public health workforce development and their connections to the Core Competencies. For more specifics on recent work to develop Core Competencies resources and tools, plan to attend New Tools for Using the 2014 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in the McCormick Place Convention Center, Room W179b, on Wednesday, November 4th from 1:10-1:30pm (Session 5157.0). Copies of the Core Competencies and information about the Council on Linkages and its initiatives will also be available throughout the annual meeting at PHF's exhibit booth, #820, in the APHA Public Health Expo. Questions about Council on Linkages participation in the APHA Annual Meeting or the Core Competencies may be sent to Janelle Nichols at [email protected].

Academic Health Department Learning Community Reaches 500 Members

The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community now supports more than 500 public health and healthcare practitioners, educators, and researchers in their efforts to develop, maintain, and expand AHDs. Since its launch in 2011, the AHD Learning Community has grown steadily and currently reaches members from across the US and beyond working in organizations at various stages of AHD development. Learning Community activities have expanded as well with this year's creation of a listserv to facilitate communication about AHD topics and launch of the AHD Mentorship Program. Other activities, including hosting virtual meetings and webinars and developing resources and tools, also continue. Visit the AHD Learning Community website or check the Council on Linkages Update for updates as virtual meetings are scheduled and the mentorship program develops, and get involved! For more information or to join the Learning Community, please contact Kathleen Amos at [email protected].

CEPH to Host Draft Criteria Town Hall: Perspectives from Employers and Preceptors at APHA Annual Meeting

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is currently in the process of revising its graduate-level accreditation criteria and will be hosting a town hall session for employers and supervisors of public health graduates and interns on the proposed criteria at this year's American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. This session will be held on Sunday, November 1st from 4:00-5:30pm in the Hyatt Regency McCormick, Room CC12B (Grant Park). Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Although aimed at individuals who supervise interns and employ graduates of public health degree programs, faculty and others from academic settings may observe the session on a space-available basis. Additional details can be found in the session invitation, and questions and RSVPs should be directed to Nicole Williams at [email protected].

Activities of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice are supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Questions and comments may be emailed to Academic/Practice Linkages Assistant Director Kathleen Amos at [email protected].

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