Public Health Training Academy of Connecticut: Building a Sustainable and Accessible Professional Development Resource in Public Health
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
February 13, 2023
Kathi Traugh, MPH, Project Director, Office of Public Health PracticeYale School of Public HealthSusan Nappi, MPH, Executive Director, Office of Public Health PracticeYale School of Public HealthThe prolonged COVID-19 response laid bare a reality the public health community had long understood...
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PHF Rolls Out New Workforce Capacity Assessment Technical Assistance
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Developmentby Michael Barry
December 12, 2022
Michael A. Barry, Director of PHF Strategic Partnerships and Development, Public Health FoundationThis information was updated April 21, 2023The recent investment of federal resources for strengthening public health infrastructure has many health departments aiming to address workforce...
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New to Public Health Residency Program: Building Core Competencies for Public Health Practice
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Development
October 21, 2022
Hannah Hayes, MPH, RN, Program Manager, New to Public Health Residency Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of NursingSusan Zahner, DrPH, RN, FNAP, FAAN, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of NursingJulianna Manske, MSN, RN, OCN, Program Manager,...
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CDC Announces Landmark Investment in Public Health Capacity: PHF is Ready to Help
by Michael Barry
June 23, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is making available nearly $4 billion to help health departments address critical public health infrastructure needs. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems,...
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Newly Revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Now Available
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 17, 2021
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationAfter engaging in a yearlong review and revision process, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) is pleased to announce the adoption and release of the 2021 Core Competencies...
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An Urgent Need for Public Health Firefighters
Posted in: Infrastructure, and Workforce Developmentby Ron Bialek
July 27, 2021
Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health FoundationA well-resourced, trained, and respected public health workforce is vital to our nation’s health. Unfortunately, leading into the COVID-19 pandemic, little attention had been paid to the needs of our workforce. The consequence has been millions of...
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AJPH Highlights the Importance of Academic-Practice Partnerships for Impacting Evidence-Based Public Health
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
April 29, 2019
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Researchers concluded that “formal academic–practice partnerships can be important means for advancing evidence-based decision-making and for implementing evidence-based programs and policies”1 in a recen...
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Ask the AHD Expert: Increasing Engagement within an AHD Partnership
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, and Workforce Development
February 21, 2019
Bill Keck, MD, MPH, Chair, Academic Health Department Learning Community; Chair, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice; Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Engagement is key to the success of partnerships, and...
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The Nation's Health Cover Story Features the Benefits of Academic Health Department Partnerships
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
August 30, 2018
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Have you seen the cover story in the August issue of The Nation's Health from the American Public Health Association? Academic Health Department Partnerships Boost Training: Joining with Schools Benefits...
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PHF Launches Two New Services to Help Health Departments Maximize Clinical Service Delivery Program Funding
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, and Workforce Development
August 16, 2018
Delivery team will be led by former nurse and hospital administrator
Each month, experts from the Public Health Foundation (PHF) are in the field working with health departments and hear feedback about pressing needs for technical assistance and training. Recent comments from state nursing directors,...
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