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The Evolving Public Health Environment: How Can Organizations Engage with Health Reform?

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

December 5, 2013

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community held its third in-person meeting on November 5, 2013 at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, discussing...

Remembering our Colleague and Friend, Donald Salley

Posted in: PHF Newsby Ron Bialek

November 27, 2013

On this Thanksgiving and beginning of the holiday season, while our PHF family continues to mourn the loss of Donald Salley, I am reminded of all we have to be thankful for having known and worked with Donald. Donald was a part of the PHF family for more than 14 years and diligently served our organization...

Feedback from the Public Health Community Guiding a Revision of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

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

November 22, 2013

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation Over the past eight months, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) has been collecting feedback on the Core Competencies...

New Funding Opportunity for Local Health Department Accreditation Preparation Support from NACCHO

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

October 30, 2013

With funding from the CDC’s Office for State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Support, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) recently announced a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs) to engage in accreditation readiness activities. The 2013–2014 Accreditation...

Exploring Health Reform Opportunities for Academic Health Departments

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

October 1, 2013

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation How can academic health departments (AHDs) play a role in health reform? That was the question tackled by the AHD Learning Community on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in...

Workforce Development: Improving Core Competence Among Health Department Staff

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

August 28, 2013

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...

Kaye Bender: PHAB Seeks Comments on Proposed Accreditation Standards and Measures Revisions

July 23, 2013

Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO, Public Health Accreditation Board The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) needs your help. Revisions to the accreditation standards and measures are now out for public review and comment in Proposed Version 1.5 (PDF). PHAB is a consensus organization,...

The National Public Health Improvement Initiative at State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Levels

Posted in: Infrastructure

May 30, 2013

Dr. Judith A. Monroe, Director, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The public health system faces sustained financial challenges—challenges compounded by an aging population,...

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)...