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AHD Learning Community Begins New Activities to Strengthen Connections among Members

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

July 28, 2014

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation As the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community continues to grow, it is preparing to undertake new activities aimed at increasing interaction and connections...

Streamlining CNE Credit for Nurses in Arkansas: The Value of TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

June 11, 2014

Amanda Stanisor, Sr. HR Generalist – Team Leader, Offices of Human Resources, Arkansas Department of Health Since 2010, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has been an approved provider of continuing nursing education (CNE) through the Arkansas Nurses Association (ARNA), which is accredited by ...

Indiana Uses PHHS Block Grant to Build Capacity Statewide

Posted in: Infrastructure, and Performance Management and Quality Improvement

June 11, 2014

Kristin Adams, Director, Office of Public Health Policy and Performance Management, Indiana Sate Department of Health The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has had great success utilizing the Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant to support local level initiatives including...

Preview a Preliminary Draft of Revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

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

May 6, 2014

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation As the yearlong process to revise the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) nears its end, a preliminary draft of revisions to Tier 2 of the...

Behind the Scenes of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Revisions

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

March 26, 2014

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation As announced last fall, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) is revising the Core Competencies for Public Health Pro...

Does Your Organization Have a Training Plan? Share it on TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

March 6, 2014

Erin Bougie, TRAIN Program Assistant, Public Health Foundation Workforce development plans contribute to organizations’ abilities to deliver Essential Public Health Services and improve the health of their communities. Critical components of a workforce development plan identify gaps in staff skills...

Webinar Q&A: Using the Guide to Community Preventive Services to Impact Healthy Aging

Posted in: Conferences and Events, and Workforce Development

February 10, 2014

In January 2014, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the United Way Worldwide co-sponsored a webinar entitled Using The Guide to Community Preventive Services to Impact Health Aging. This webinar introduced participants to The Guide to Community Preventive Services, also known as The Community Guide,...

Keep Up the Fight Against Flu - Recommend & Offer Flu Vaccination

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

February 5, 2014

Seema Jain, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist for the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch in the Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Jain joined the Influenza Division’s Epidemiology and...

My Lifesaving Accreditation Tool

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

January 31, 2014

Alicia Plati, MPH, MBA is Director of Planning & Development for the Oklahoma City-County Health Department Almost nothing is exciting about preparing for accreditation. So why am I excited? Because I love finding or creating tools that are both incredibly effective and remarkably simple. Preparing...

Be AWARE: Oregon Coalition Working to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance

Posted in: Conferences and Events

December 20, 2013

Tessa Jaqua is a public health educator and the program coordinator of the Oregon Alliance Working for Antibiotic Resistance Education for the Oregon Health Authority. Tessa has a background in lifespan public health, bringing experience from maternal and childhood health, gerontology, immunizations,...