Explore the Latest in Public Health Workforce Development: The 2021 Public Health Learning Forum
Posted in: Conferences and Events, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
November 17, 2021
Anastasia Brennan, MSN, MPH, TRAIN Program ManagerThe 2021 Public Health Learning Forum was held in October 2021, and brought together professionals working in the fields of workforce development, emergency preparedness, public health, and healthcare for two weeks of stimulating and inspiring...
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CDC Field Notes Story Highlights Pima County Health Department and University of Arizona AHD Partnership
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
July 26, 2021
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationThe Pima County Health Department (AZ) and University of Arizona’s Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health’s (MEZCOPH’s) academic health department (AHD) partnership is featured in the latest Field Notes story...
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Cross-Sector Collaboration for Improving the Health of Communities: You Can’t Do It Alone
Posted in: Community Development, and Performance Management and Quality Improvement
April 15, 2020
Ron Bialek and John W. Moran
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” ― Helen Keller1Improving a community’s health requires that the community’s public health department, healthcare institutions, and other community stakeholders providing health and health-related services break o...
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Opioids: The Crisis Upon Us
Posted in: Strategic Planning, and TRAINby Ron Bialek
October 31, 2018
Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health Foundation.Can you imagine the response to, “crime has been reduced in our community, so let’s cut the police department budget,” or “there hasn’t been a fire all year, let’s sell off the idle fire engines and layoff half of the fire fighters.” Yes, this is...
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Tuesday is Competency Day at APHA
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
October 29, 2018
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Attending this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in San Diego? Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice...
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New Grant Opportunity Focuses on Addressing Health Care Needs in Rural Communities
Posted in: Community Development, Infrastructure, and Strategic Planning
September 14, 2018
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) plans to award up to 22 grants to rural communities as part of the 2019 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program.
Awardees will receive up to $100,000 for one year to develop an integrated...
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