Results from the 2006 Council on Linkages Survey on Use of the Public Health Competencies
September 15, 2010
According to a 2006 Council on Linkages survey on use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) by academic institutions, over 90% of survey respondents stated that they had integrated the Core Competencies into their curricula. Out of 237 schools of public health,...
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Journals that Publish Practice
September 15, 2010
Interested in learning which journals publish public health practice articles? Download this document (last updated in 2006).
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Survey for Schools of Public Health
September 15, 2010
This tool (created in 2001) was developed to help Schools of Public Health and other academic institutions assess the status and composition of their existing partnerships with health departments.
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Health Department Survey
September 15, 2010
Public health departments can use this survey instrument to assess the status and composition of their existing partnerships with academic institutions. (Last updated in 2000.)
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Multi Component Affiliation Agreements Between Schools of Public Health and Public Health Agencies
September 15, 2010
Multi-Component Affiliation (MCA) agreements are contractual agreements between schools of public health (SPH) and governmental public health agencies. This tool can be used to help develop formal partnerships between public health agencies and academic institutions. This tool also provides examples...
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Collaboration Between Health Departments and Schools Through Staff Exchange Programs
September 15, 2010
This tool (developed in 1993) can be used to help develop faculty/staff exchanges between academic institutions and health departments, facilitating practitioner review of training program content.
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A Dwindling Public Health Workforce: Are We Prepared to Act?
September 15, 2010
"A Dwindling Public Health Workforce: Are We Prepared to Act?" is a presentation that was given at the 133rd Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association (APHA). It outlines some of the problems being faced by the public health workforce even today (e.g. an aging workforce, budget constraints...
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The Team Charter
September 13, 2010
A team charter provides the initial direction a team needs to be successful in tackling the task it has been assigned. Too often a team spends valuable resources figuring out what it is supposed to do. A well-developed team charter can save time and reduce confusion by defining clear goals, expressed...
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Core Competencies Tools You Can Use
September 11, 2010
This is a listing of tools and resources that can be used to assist individual public health workers, and public health organizations with using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to strengthen workforce development efforts. These tools will also help public health practice and academic...
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Healthy People 2010 Toolkit
September 10, 2010
The Healthy People 2010 Toolkit provides guidance, technical tools, and resources to help states, territories, and tribes develop and promote successful Healthy People 2010 plans and to prepare for 2015 or 2020 plans. It can also serve as a resource for communities and other entities embarking on similar...
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