Competency Assessments for Public Health Professionals
July 31, 2014
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) represent foundational or crosscutting knowledge and skills for the broad practice of public health that professionals may want to possess as they work to protect and improve the nation's health. The Core Competencies offer a...
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Crosswalk of the 2014 and 2010 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
July 31, 2014
This crosswalk of the 2014 and 2010 versions of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) illustrates the relationships between specific competencies within these two versions. It contains three competency maps – one for each of the three tiers comprising the Core Competencies...
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Workforce Training Needs Assessment - The Ohio State University
March 18, 2014
In 2010, the Center for Public Health Practice at The Ohio State University College of Public Health developed a web-based survey to assess workforce training needs of public health professionals at state and local health departments. The survey instrument was based on the Council on Linkages Between...
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Affordable Care Act Resources Provided by Academic Health Department Learning Community Members
October 23, 2013
On September 25, 2013, the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community held a special meeting to explore opportunities for AHDs to play a role in health reform. At this meeting, participants were invited to share resources related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Resources identified during...
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Academic Health Departments and the AHD Learning Community (AHD Learning Community Meeting Presentation)
May 17, 2013
This archived webinar introduces the academic health department (AHD) concept and the AHD Learning Community and was originally presented to the Learning Community in May 2013. An AHD is formed by the formal affiliation of a health department and an academic institution, enhancing collaboration in...
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Improving and Measuring the Impact of Training: Selected References
October 17, 2012
Under contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) worked to identify strategies, methods, and tools for improving and measuring the impact of training on the public health workforce. A collection...
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Examples Demonstrating Attainment of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
June 26, 2012
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are a consensus set of skills identified by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) as being desirable for the delivery of the Essential Public Health Services. To support use...
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E.g.s to Clarify the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
June 26, 2012
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are a consensus set of skills desirable for the broad practice of public health. To support use of the Core Competencies, the Core Competencies Workgroup has drafted examples, or “e.g.s,” intended to clarify the terminology and...
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Competency-Based Job Descriptions
May 11, 2012
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) represent a set of skills desirable for the broad practice of public health, offering public health organizations a starting point for a variety of workforce development activities, including the creation of competency-based...
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How to Focus Your Training and Professional Development Efforts to Improve the Skills of Your Public Health Organization: White Paper
April 10, 2012
This white paper reports on a series of workshops on focusing limited training and professional development resources to build competence within the public health workforce. Using a quality improvement tool, the prioritization matrix, workshop participants determined the relative importance of the...
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