Core Public Health Worker Competencies for Emergency Preparedness and Response
October 5, 2010
The Core Public Health Worker Competencies for Emergency Preparedness and Response were developed by the Center for Health Policy at the Columbia University School of Nursing in 2001. They were designed for public health workers who work in emergency preparedness.
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Quad Council Public Health Nursing Competencies
October 5, 2010
In 2011, the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations updated its Core Competencies for Public Health Nurses (CCPHN) to align with the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice’s revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). The CCPHN...
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Improving Your Communication Skills
October 5, 2010
The purpose of this course is to focus on the communication skills you will need as a leader in a public health department. It is well known that having effective communication skills is crucial to managing staff and clients in a cooperative and functional manner, and that being able to clearly present...
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Public health competencies webcast by Kathy Miner
October 4, 2010
This presentation, given in February 2008 to the Core Competencies Workgroup by Kathy Miner, PhD of Emory Rollins School of Public Health, contains tips and guidelines about how to correctly develop competencies.
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Local Health Department Interviews: On Using the Public Health Competencies
October 4, 2010
Using data gathered by the National Association of County and City Health Officials, in 2007, several local health departments (in California, Georgia, Idaho, and Texas) that reported using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals were contacted and interviewed about their experiences....
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Background Paper: About the Council on Linkages Pipeline Workgroup
October 4, 2010
This paper (last updated in Summer 2010) outlines the background and purpose of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice Pipeline Workgroup. It gives a summary of work that has been conducted thus far in efforts to map the pipeline of public health workers and address the...
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Core Competencies Background Paper
October 4, 2010
The "Core Competencies Background Paper" (last updated in Spring 2010) outlines the competency revision process and current activities of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice Core Competencies Workgroup. It also provides information about how the Core Competencies for...
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NLM Literature Search on Recruitment and Retention 2009
October 2, 2010
In 2009, the National Library of Medicine conducted a literature search to help inform the public health community about strategies to address worker shortages. This document contains citations and abstracts for 48 research articles and projects on recruitment and retention efforts and reasons individuals...
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NLM Literature Search on Recruitment and Retention 2007
October 2, 2010
In 2007, the National Library of Medicine conducted a literature search aimed at helping the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice in its efforts to map the flow of individuals into and out of governmental public health agencies.
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