Council on Linkages Update (November 2020)

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Topic: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Workforce Development

Author: Kathleen Amos

Date: 11/30/2020

Council on Linkages Update

November 2020

Greetings!

Below is a Council on Linkages Update for November 2020. Please feel free to share any or all of these opportunities in your organization's newsletter or other communications.

Feedback Needed! Help Shape the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

Your help is needed to ensure the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) continue to reflect the reality of working in public health and meet the needs of the public health workforce. The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice is beginning the process of revising the Core Competencies and welcomes feedback from the broad public health community to inform the revisions. Join the Public Health Foundation’s virtual town hall meeting on December 16, 2020 at 1pm EST to share your thoughts. Questions and feedback are also welcome by email to competencies@phf.org.

AHD Webinar: Partners for Public Health: Pima County Health Department and the University of Arizona

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from 1-2pm EST

Partnerships are a core strategy for enhancing capacity and meeting community health needs. Join the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice and the Public Health Foundation on December 8, 2020 from 1-2pm EST for a webinar exploring the growing partnership between the Pima County Health Department in Arizona and the University of Arizona Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and how it has played a vital role in COVID-19 response efforts. This webinar is open to all and free to join. Visit the webinar webpage for more information or to register and contact Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org with any questions.

Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation

December 1-3, 2020

Attending this year’s virtual Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation? Mark your calendar for a town hall meeting to share your feedback on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals. This meeting will be held on December 2, 2020 from 1:40-2:40pm EST. In addition, a workshop focused on building performance improvement skills based on the Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health will occur on December 3, 2020 from 1:30-2:30pm EST. Visit the Public Health Foundation website for additional details. Questions may be directed to Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org.

Questions and comments may be emailed to Academic/Practice Linkages Assistant Director Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org.

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