Support for the Public Health Workforce: How Do We Make the Case?
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, PHF News, and Workforce Development
November 13, 2017
Janelle Nichols, MPH, Project Associate, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
The public health workforce plays a vital role in ensuring the health of the population, but how do we ensure that we have a strong public health workforce? Workforce development efforts nationwide help...
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Learning and Collaboration Key to Building the Strongest Public Health Workforce
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 17, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
During a special session at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting earlier this fall, Public Health Foundation (PHF) President Ron Bialek, MPP, opened his remarks with a big thank...
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Preparing the Public Health Workforce of Today and Tomorrow: Use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in Academia
Posted in: Council on Linkages, PHF News, and Workforce Development
September 1, 2016
Janelle Nichols, MPH, Project Associate, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
As highlighted in a recent PHF Pulse blog post, the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are being used by health departments throughout the country to develop workforce...
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