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This presentation reflects on progress that was made in the public health field as a result of the work of the Council on Linkages during its first 15 years of operation. Due to Council on Linkages efforts, academic/practice linkages have improved, Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals are...

Using PDCA Cycle to Improve Skills in Core Competencies

August 30, 2010

In 2007, Olmsted County Public Health Services (OCPHS) in Minnesota used the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle to improve their employee’s knowledge in Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). Using the four stages of PDCA cycle, OPCHS integrated the Core Competencies into...

Council on Linkages Public Health Workers Survey Instrument

August 25, 2010

In 2010, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) conducted a survey to explore recruitment and retention within the US public health workforce. This survey considered factors that influenced individuals’ decisions to take and remain in jobs in the public...

Recruiting and Retaining Public Health Workers - Results from a Survey of Public Health Workers and their Implications

August 25, 2010

This presentation, given by PHF President, Ron Bialek, MPP, CQIA and University of Kentucky doctoral student, Robin Pendley, MPH, CPH at the 18th Annual National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) meeting reports findings from a Council on Linkages survey of public health workers and their...

About NPHPS Online Resource Center

July 16, 2010

The National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS) Online Resource Center is the only collection of resources designed specifically to help public health systems and boards of heath improve their performance as it relates to the Essential Public Health Services and the national standards. This...

A Proposal to Examine the Question of What Should Be Done to Facilitate the Development of Academic Health Departments

January 1, 1998

Even though "A Proposal to Examine the Question of What Should Be Done to Facilitate the Development of Academic Health Departments" (by C. William Keck, MD, MPH) was written in 1998, the issues raised in this white paper are relevant today. The white paper was written in response to the 1988 Institute Of Medicine...

Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals: Improving Health Teaching and Practice

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice held a 90 minute session at the 2010 APHA Meeting. The session focused on the evolution of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals, as well as tools being developed to assist practitioners with their use. Session attendees...

Council on Linkages Member Organizations Efforts to Promote Use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice member organizations have been, and continue to embark on a series of efforts aimed at promoting use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals. Download the document above (last updated in November 2010) to learn about some...

Core Competencies for Performance Improvement Managers

The Core Competencies for Performance Improvement Managers (PIMs) are a set of competencies for public health professionals in PIM positions. Most of these positions in state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments have been funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)...

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District Employee Workforce Development Survey

San Antonio Metropolitan Health District developed this survey to: Determine how, when and why employees enter the public health workforce and remain with the organization Assess employees' professional development and continuing education needs and preferences Evaluate employees' health information...

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