The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community will hold its second in-person meeting during the American Public Health Association (APHA) 140th Annual Meeting this fall in San Francisco, CA. All APHA Annual Meeting attendees who are interested in learning more about AHDs and the AHD Learning Community are welcome and encouraged to attend. Come join your colleagues to discuss the development, maintenance, and expansion of successful AHD partnerships.

Meeting Details

• Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
• Time: 8:30-10:00 am
• Location: Marriott Marquis, Yerba Buena Ballroom, Salon 2
• Session Title and Abstract: Academic Health Department Learning Community: Strengthening collaboration in public health
• Session Number: 4009.0
• Moderator: C. William Keck, MD, MPH, Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University 

Meeting Agenda

1.  Introduction to the AHD Learning Community and AHDs

2.  Small Group Discussions

• Establishing an AHD
• Role of AHDs in an Evolving Public Health Environment
• AHD Learning Community: How It Can Work for You

3.  Findings from Discussions

4.  Feedback on Discussions and Identification of Future Steps

For questions, please contact Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org.
 
The AHD Learning Community is a national community of public health and primary care professionals engaged in knowledge sharing and collaboration to support the use of AHDs to improve community health. The AHD Learning Community is an initiative of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Visit the AHD Learning Community webpage for more information.