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Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health FoundationA well-resourced, trained, and respected public health workforce is vital to our nation’s health. Unfortunately, leading into the COVID-19 pandemic, little attention had been paid to the needs of our workforce. The consequence has been millions of...

CDC Field Notes Story Highlights Pima County Health Department and University of Arizona AHD Partnership

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

July 26, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationThe Pima County Health Department (AZ) and University of Arizona’s Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health’s (MEZCOPH’s) academic health department (AHD) partnership is featured in the latest Field Notes story...

COVID-19, Working with Interpreters, Systems Thinking, & Disaster Messages

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 9, 2021

Don’t miss these exciting trainings featured on CDC Learning Connection! Learn how to become a COVID-19 vaccination provider and comply with requirements in What Healthcare Providers Need to Know. Free CE. Learn how to talk to families about vaccinating children against COVID-19 with Answering Parents’...

Draft Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Open for Comment

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

June 15, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationA preliminary draft of proposed revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) is now available for open comment. Share your thoughts and help shape the future direction...

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training: What Have We Learned?

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

April 26, 2021

Abdullah Tauqeer, Project Associate, Public Health FoundationOver the past nine months, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has received more than 170 requests for customized COVID-19 contact tracing training packages, a free service providing health departments with tailored packages of contact tracing...

Your Feedback Guiding Revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

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

March 18, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationThe feedback is in. Over the past five months, hundreds of public health and population health professionals have participated in an open comment period focused on the Core Competencies for Public...

Make Sure Your Voice is Heard: Share Your Feedback on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals by February 28th

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

February 12, 2021

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationIt’s not too late to have your input influence the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). Mark your calendars to share your feedback by February 28, 2021 and help...

Feedback Needed! Shape the Future Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

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

November 23, 2020

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) recently began the process of reviewing and revising the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies)...

Dynamic, Skilled Supervisors Are Foundational to Successful Contact Tracing Programs

Posted in: Workforce Development

November 9, 2020

Jennifer Breads and Chantelle Allen are Technical Advisors at Jhpiego, a global health nonprofit organization and affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University. SARS-CoV-2 is a highly-infectious virus the world has never seen before, but there is nothing new about one of our most powerful tools to combat...

COVID-19, Nonpharmaceutical Interventions, Asthma, & Lab PPE Trainings

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 2, 2020

Expand your public health knowledge this summer with these trainings from CDC Learning Connection. Have you checked out CDC’s COVID-19 trainings? Visit Training for Healthcare Professionals to learn the latest on infection control, clinical care, emergency response, and more. Earn free CE for several...