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Julie M. Sharp, Health Data and Quality Coordinator, Kane County (IL) Health Department The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies), adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, provide an opportunity for health departments to assess...

How Can We Support the Development of Successful Academic Health Departments?

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

May 21, 2013

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation New members were welcomed into the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community with webinar meetings on May 17 and 23, 2013. More than 130 people have joined the...

Shape the Future of the Public Health Workforce with Your Comments on the Core Competencies

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

March 14, 2013

C. William Keck, MD, MPH, Chair, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice The most recent version of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) was adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages)...

Building and Strengthening Academic Health Departments in an Evolving Public Health Environment

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

November 19, 2012

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community tackled the development of successful AHD partnerships and potential roles for AHDs in an evolving public health...

CDC Offers New Quality E-learning Tools

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 14, 2012

Robin Sloan, MA, is a Health Communication Specialist in the Educational Design and Accreditation Branch (EDAB) of the Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office at the CDC Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services. Jennifer Lee is a Technical Writer-Editor...

Highlights from Immunization Strategies: Using the Evidence and What Works to Improve Practice

Posted in: Workforce Development

August 22, 2012

Moderated Discussion with Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPH Questions and Answers with Ray Strikas, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and Lucy Wells, Quality Manager, MAOM, DHAc, Duval County Health Department, Florida Thank...

Help Improve Tools for Building Competence in Public Health Professionals: Share Your Feedback with the Council on Linkages

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

June 12, 2012

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation Striving to continually enhance performance is critical for moving public health organizations, and the field of public health as a whole, forward. Through producing and...

How Can We Best Improve Public Health Training and Measure Its Impact? We Need to Hear from You!

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

March 26, 2012

Wendy Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd, State Health Officer and Senior Administrator, Public Health Division, Wyoming Department of Health; Chair, Training Impact Task Force High-quality continuing education is vital to the maintenance of a competent public health workforce. In today’s rapidly changing environment,...

Impact of TRAIN Effectiveness and Efficiency on Public Health Accreditation

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

February 27, 2012

David Knapp, TRAIN Administrator (Kentucky), and Jane C. Jones (Kentucky)Public Health Accreditation discussion inevitably finds its way to the topic of workforce development. Quickly, plans of new employee orientations, training matrices, and ideas of how to use existing courses are tossed around ...

Paul Campbell Erwin: Translating Research into Practice – Is Your Academic Health Department Leading the Way?

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

August 29, 2011

Paul Campbell Erwin, MD, DrPH, Professor and Department Head, Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee Academic health department (AHD) partnerships bring together academic institutions and health departments to strengthen public health education and training, research, and practice. Hig...