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TRAIN, the most comprehensive learning network for health professionals, offers access to thousands of training opportunities that support workforce development. Identifying trainings that are both appropriate and beneficial to the workforce can be challenging when looking at the course details. However,...

Public Health Workforce Data Accessible for Research

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

March 28, 2013

Does workforce training produce meaningful impact? Who is part of the public health workforce? These questions are critical to understanding the public health system and support inquires posed by the Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) Agenda. While some answers have already been posited...

Council on Linkages Update - March 2013

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

March 25, 2013

Council on Linkages Update - March 2013 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for March 2013. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Join the Council on Linkages for Its March 27th Meeting Join the Council on Linkages...

Eleven Public Health Departments First to Achieve National Accreditation Status

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Development

March 4, 2013

Public Health Accreditation Board recognizes high-performing health departments Alexandria, VA — The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) today announced it has awarded 5-year accreditation to 11 public health departments. The national program, jointly supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Fou...

Council on Linkages Update - February 2013

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

February 27, 2013

Council on Linkages Update - February 2013 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for February 2013. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Save the Date for the Next Council on Linkages Meeting Join the Council on ...

Council on Linkages Looks Ahead at 2013

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

February 1, 2013

2013 is shaping up to be another busy year for the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages). In addition to conference call and in-person Council on Linkages meetings early in the year, work will continue on many Council on Linkages initiatives, including...

Council on Linkages Update - January 2013

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

January 30, 2013

Council on Linkages Update - January 2013 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for January 2013. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Looking Ahead at 20132013 is shaping up to be another busy year for th...

Celebrating 20 Years of the Council on Linkages

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

January 18, 2013

2012 marked 20 years of leadership in public health workforce development for the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages). During that time, the Council on Linkages has grown to include 19 organizations representing a wide variety of stakeholders within...

Winning the Battle Against Tobacco Use and Exposure with The Community Guide

Posted in: PHF News, and Workforce Development

January 2, 2013

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote Winnable Battles, public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and with known, effective strategies to address them. Tobacco use, an identified Winnable Battle, is a major...

Council on Linkages Update - December 2012

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

December 21, 2012

Council on Linkages Update - December 2012 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for December 2012. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Celebrating 20 Years of the Council on Linkages 2012 marked 20 year...