Database of Academic / Practice Linkages
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| Year | Project Title | Agencies/Organizations and Academic Institutions Involved | Keywords |
| 2005 | Public Health Preparedness Training for Arlington County, VA. Schools |
Department of Human Services, Public Health Division,
Arlington County [Virginia] School Health Bureau County Office of Emergency Management George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services |
Elementary school; Emergency response training; Fire and police departments |
| 2005 | Working Together to Increase Male Involvement in Reproductive Health: A Campus-Community Public Health Partnership |
Benton County Health Department Oregon State University, Student Health Services |
Sexual health education; Sexually transmitted infections; Pregnancy prevention; Gender |
| 2005 | Public Health/MPH Student Training Unit |
County of Bergen, Division of Family Guidance University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health |
Practicum for masters of public health students |
| 2005 | Connecticut Youth Health Service Corps* |
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health Connecticut Primary Care Association National Health Service Corps University of Connecticut School of Medicine Connecticut Area Health Education Center Program |
High school students; Volunteerism; Vulnerable populations |
| 2005 | Widening Their Horizons: Using a Course on Local Public Health Practice to Introduce Students to the Practical Realities and Complexity of Community Public Health |
DeKalb County [Georgia] Board of Health Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health |
Local public health practice; Introductory, interdisciplinary course |
| Year | Project Title | Agencies/Organizations and Academic Institutions Involved | Keywords |
| 2005 | Enumeration Survey of the Public Health Workforce in Iowa |
Iowa Association of Local Public Health Agencies University of Iowa, College of Public Health |
Survey of local health departments; Workforce assessment |
| 2005 | The Center for Rochester’s Health: An Academic-Public Health Partnership |
Monroe County [New York] Department of Public Health University of Rochester Schools of Medicine and Dentistry and Nursing |
Cultural competence; Adult immunization; Epidemiology |
| 2005 | Meeting the Needs of the Local Public Health Workforce in Massachusetts |
Coalition for Local Public Health Boston University School of Public Health, New England Alliance for Public Health Workforce Development |
Interdisciplinary course for practitioners; Train the trainer |
| 2005 | Collaboration for Advancement in Public Health Nursing Education in Illinois |
Peoria City/County Health Department Tazewell County Health Department Fulton County Health Department University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing and School of Public Health |
Public health nursing; Distance learning; Preceptor manual; Requirements for formal and continuing education |
| 2005 | Pathways to Public Health |
Minnesota Department of Health University of Minnesota, School of Public Health |
Social marketing; Ambassador outreach program; Workforce diversity |
| Year | Project Title | Agencies/Organizations and Academic Institutions Involved | Keywords |
| 2005 | Reducing Disparities for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing Community |
Deaf Community Services of San Diego, Inc. University of California at San Diego Cancer Center Gallaudet University Bovee Productions |
Breast cancer education; Deaf employees |
| 2005 | Public Health-Science in Action* |
University Hygienic Laboratory University of Iowa College of Public Health, Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center |
Promotional video; Elementary and secondary school students |
| 2005 | Developing Sustainable Formal Linkages Between Local Public Health and Schools of Public Health: The Seattle-King County Experience |
Public Health – Seattle & King County University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine |
Academic health department; Access to university library; Practicum |
| 2005 | Developing Future Public Health Leaders Through Innovation* |
DeKalb County [Georgia] Board of Health, Center for Public Health
Preparedness Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health |
Graduate-student internships; Practicum |
| 2005 | Linking Students with Public Health Practice in Tennessee |
Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Disparities
Elimination University of Tennessee, Master of Public Health Program |
Minority health; Community intervention; Cardiovascular health; Obesity |
| Year | Project Title | Agencies/Organizations and Academic Institutions Involved | Keywords |
| 2005 | The University of Texas Public Health Internship Program: A Collaborative Program to Give Undergraduate Students the Opportunity to Explore Careers in Epidemiology and Public Health Laboratory Science |
Texas Department of State Health Services Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department University of Texas at Austin |
Epidemiology and laboratory science research; Graduate-student internship |
| 2005 | A Collaborative Model for Increasing Participation in the Health Professions |
Westside Association for Community Action University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health Leadership Development Institute Chicago State University |
Elementary and secondary school and college students; Teacher education; Summer programs |
| 2005 | The Wald Center for Workforce and Leadership Development in Kansas |
Kansas Department of Health & Environment University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health |
Leadership institute; Emergency preparedness |
| 2005 | The Collaborative Partnership Between the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety and the University of Georgia's Traffic Safety Research and Evaluation Group |
Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety University of Georgia Athens, College of Public Health |
Traffic safety; Research, evaluation and technical assistance; Training opportunities for students |
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