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Council on Linkages Update - January 2017

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Topic: Council on Linkages, Workforce Development

Date: 1/31/2017

Council on Linkages Update

January 2017

Below is the Council on Linkages Update for January 2017. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications.

Calling Those Involved with Academic Health Department Partnerships! Have You Joined the Academic Health Department Mentorship Program?

Do you have experience developing, maintaining, or expanding academic health department (AHD) partnerships, or are you looking for assistance with such activities? The AHD Mentorship Program, an initiative of the AHD Learning Community, could be for you! The AHD Mentorship Program connects individuals seeking guidance in an area of AHD development or operation with those having experience in that area, helping to build ongoing mentoring relationships that support mutual learning and the sharing of expertise. This program boasts a growing group of mentors, but additional mentors with experience or expertise in any of a variety of AHD areas are needed. New participants - both mentors and mentees - are welcome at any time. Visit the PHF Pulse Blog to learn more about how the AHD Mentorship Program can help build connections between academia and public health practice and how to get involved, and contact Janelle Nichols at [email protected] with any questions.

Council on Linkages Welcomes ACHI and ASTHO Representatives

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) welcomes Penrose Jackson to represent the Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI) and Wendy Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACPM, to represent the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Ms. Jackson serves as the Director of Community Health Improvement for the University of Vermont Health Network. Dr. Braund serves as the State Health Officer and Public Health Division Administrator for the Wyoming Department of Health. ACHI and ASTHO are two of 22 national organizations participating on the Council on Linkages to help strengthen collaboration between the public health practice and academic communities and ensure a competent public health workforce. For more information about the Council on Linkages or its member organizations, please visit the Council on Linkages website or contact Kathleen Amos at [email protected].

New Online Microlearning Project Addresses the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

Public Health Pronto, the Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Navigator's newest microlearning project, enables public health professionals to participate in short bursts of learning throughout the year to improve their professional skills. Public Health Pronto addresses the eight Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals domains and three Health Transformation cores (in collaboration with the National MCH Workforce Development Center), aligning key public health concepts with MCH priorities by using an easy-to-follow modular format designed to increase knowledge and skills through 5-minute intensive learning sessions available through the Navigator web portal. Visit Public Health Pronto to learn more and register.

CEPH Gains New Practice, Academic, and Public Representatives on Board of Councilors

The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), a member of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages), is pleased to announce the selection of new members to its Board and the election of new officers for 2017. The American Public Health Association (APHA) has appointed Harry T. Kwon, PhD, MPH, MCHES, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, as a public health practitioner representative and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) has appointed Phillip L. Williams, PhD, CIH, University of Georgia College of Public Health, as an academic representative on CEPH's Board of Councilors. Jointly, APHA and ASPPH, both also members of the Council on Linkages, have appointed Hitesh Kapadia, DDS, PhD, Seattle Children's Hospital, as a public representative on CEPH's Board of Councilors. CEPH's Board of Councilors also elected officers for 2017, including President Rose Marie Martinez, ScD; Vice President Nanette Lee Reynolds, EdD; Secretary Iman Hakim, MD, PhD, MPH; and Treasurer Ruth Gaare-Bernheim, JD, MPH. For more information, please visit CEPH's website.

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

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