Council on Linkages Between Academia and
Public Health Practice
ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES MEETING
AGENDA
Renaissance Hotel, Room 17
999 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC
(202-898-9000)
Wednesday, November 18, 1998
2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
- Introduction to Academic Public Health Agencies
- Definition of Academic Public Health Agencies
- Identifying Existing Initiatives
- Developing Strategies for Promoting Academic Public Health
Agencies
- Defining Scope
- Developing Action Steps
- Determining Roles
- Identifying Resource Needs
Invitees
Federal Agencies
CDC: Public Health Practice Programs Office
Health Resources and Services Administration
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Organizations
Academic Public Health Caucus
American Association of Health Plans
American Association of Medical Colleges
American Association of Public Health Physicians
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Public Health Association
Association of Clinicians for the Underserved
Association of Schools of Public Health
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Grantmakers in Health
National Association of Local Boards of Health
National Association of County and City Health Officials
QUAD Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations
Society for Public Health Education
Foundations
Kellogg
Macy
Pew
Robert Wood Johnson
Others
Institute of Medicine
New York Academy of Medicine
ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES
APHA Special Session - Results
November 19,1998
Why are academic health departments a good idea?
¨ Develop a clear
description of the problem(s) that can be addressed by academic health departments.
¨ Describe the
impact such departments can make on issues such as critical thinking, problem
identification and evaluation, student training, etc.
Define and characterize academic health departments
¨ Review the
Association of Schools of Public Health Strong Schools, Strong Partners report.
¨ Develop a
simple survey to discover and catalog those community health agencies that consider
themselves to be academically oriented. Target the survey for distribution by national
professional association newsletters (NACCHO, NALBOH, SOPHE, NACHC, AHEC, etc.).
Develop a similar survey for state health departments
distributed through ASTHO.
¨ Pursue the idea
of including appropriate questions in the NACCHO local health department profile survey
(note- possible, but more difficult).
¨ Check with
Dr. Barney Turnock, who has already documented some former written agreements between
academic and practice sites.
¨ Consider
involving national student associations in the effort.
¨ Consider
using the example or benefits gained from academic hospitals as justification for
developing academic public (community) health practice sites.
Develop a "How To" compendium
¨ List what is
known about the critical elements required to develop academic/practice linkages.
¨ Develop a
list of "best practices", case studies, etc.
¨ Develop a
clear description of benefits and costs.
Create a supportive environment
¨ Approach Dr.
William Harlan and Dr. Norman Anderson at NIH about research funding that would include
practice sites.
¨ Consider
creative ways to tap funding available at CDC, HRSA local and national foundations, etc.
¨ Promote
national forums on the subject at APHA, Prevention 2000, NACCHO, ASTHO SOPHE, NALBOH, etc.
¨ Pursue the
idea of GME support for "teaching" community health agencies.
COUNCIL ON LINKAGES BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE
Academic Health Agencies Meeting
November 18, 1998
List of Participants
| C. William Keck, MD, MPH
(Chair) Director City of Akron Department of Health 177 S. Broadway Akron, OH 44308-1799 |
John Allegrante, PhD President Teachers College at Columbia University 525 W. 120th Street, Box 531 New York, NY 10027 |
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| Ned Baker, MPH President National Association of Local Boards of Health 1840 Gypsy Lane Road Bowling Green, OH 43402 |
Michon Béchamps, MHS Project Manager Public Health Foundation 1220 L Street, N.W., Suite 350 Washington, DC 20005 |
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| Ron Bialek, MPP President Public Health Foundation 1220 L Street, N.W., Suite 350 Washington, DC 20005 |
Doris G. Brown, MS, RNC Statewide Nursing Consultant Handicapped Children's Program Office of Public Health 325 Loyola Avenue, Room 613 New Orleans, LA 70112 |
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| Betty J. Buchan University of South Florida College of Public Health 1301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612-3899 |
Annette Ferebee, MPH Director American Public Health Association Public Health Innovations Project 1015 Fifteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 |
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| Mary Beth Gehl Orange County Health Department 604 Courtland Street, Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32804 |
Michael Gemmell, CAE Executive Director Association of Schools of Public Health 1660 L Street, NW, Suite 204 Washington, DC 20036 |
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| Paul E. Leaverton, Ph.D. Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics College of Public Health, Univ. of S.Fla. 1301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard Tampa, FL 33612-3899 |
Jerry W. Lee, MA, JD Executive Director National Association of Local Boards of Health 1840 E. Gypsy Lane Road Bowling Green, OH 43402 |
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| Arthur P. Liang, MD, MPH Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Academic Programs, PHPPO (MS K-36) Williams Building, 2877 Brandywine Road Atlanta, GA 30341 |
Douglas S. Lloyd, MD, MPH Associate Administrator HRSA Office of Public Health Practice 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14-15 Rockville, MD 20857 |
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| Ronald B. Merrill, MPA Chief Project Officer HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions Public Health Professions Branch 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8C-09 Rockville, MD 20857 |
Katherine Meyer, DNS University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth Department of Community Nursing North Dartmouth, MA 02727 |
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| Thomas Milne Executive Director National Association of County and City Health Officials 1100 17th Street, N.W., 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20036 |
Henry Montes, MPH Director HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions Division of Associated, Dental and Public Health Professions 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-101 Rockville, MD 20857 |
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| Ralph D. Morris, MD, MPH Executive Director Galveston County Health Department P.O. Box 939/1207 Oak Street La Marque, TX 77568 |
Paul Nannis Milwaukee Health Dept 841 N. Broadway, #112 Milwaukee, WI 53202 |
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| Carol Roddy HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions Division of Associated, Dental and Public Health Professions 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-101 Rockville, MD 20857 |
Frank C. Singleton, BA, MSPH Health Officer City of Chilsea City Hall 500 Broadway Chelsea, MA 02150 |
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| Darcy Steinberg Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 1275 K Street, N.W., Suite 800 Washington, DC 20005 |
Ponnuswamy Swamidoss Director of Eductional Services American Public Health Association 1015 15th Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 |
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| Liz Weist Association of Schools of Public Health 1660 L Street, N.W., Suite 204 Washington, DC 20036 |
Kathie Westpheling, MPH,RD Associate Director Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) 9011 Edgepark Road Vienna, VA 22182-1704 |