Objectives and Strategies of the Council on Linkages Between Academia & Public Health Practice
September 2, 2010
Several years ago, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (COL) developed a set of Objectives and Strategies to help guide and prioritize its work, following a broad consensus among academic institutions and public health agencies that continued leadership in public health...
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Livingston County Department of Health, NY - Using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to Improve Performance
September 2, 2010
As part of a Quality Improvement (QI) initiative, Livingston County Department of Health in New York has used the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in two ways: 1) to improve its performance appraisal form; and, 2) to conduct a workforce needs assessment. Download this document to learn how...
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Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals: Examples of Use...
September 1, 2010
This document outlines how public health practice organizations and academic institutions have used and/or are using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to conduct workforce needs assessments, develop discipline-specific competencies, review curricula, and refine personnel system...
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Using the Model for Improvement to Enhance Core Competencies Proficiency
August 31, 2010
This resource shows how Olmsted County Public Health Service in MN used the Model for Improvement to increase knowledge about the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals amongst its Leadership Council Members and staff.
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Past Accomplishments of the Council on Linkages: A Quick Overview
August 30, 2010
This is an overview of past accomplishments and activities of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages). The Council on Linkages is a coalition of 17 national public health organizations that has been improving academic/practice collaboration in order...
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A Review of Council on Linkages Accomplishments: The First 15 Years...
August 30, 2010
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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