Draft Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Open for Comment
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
June 15, 2021
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationA preliminary draft of proposed revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) is now available for open comment. Share your thoughts and help shape the future direction...
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COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training: What Have We Learned?
Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development
April 26, 2021
Abdullah Tauqeer, Project Associate, Public Health FoundationOver the past nine months, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has received more than 170 requests for customized COVID-19 contact tracing training packages, a free service providing health departments with tailored packages of contact tracing...
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Your Feedback Guiding Revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
March 18, 2021
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationThe feedback is in. Over the past five months, hundreds of public health and population health professionals have participated in an open comment period focused on the Core Competencies for Public...
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Make Sure Your Voice is Heard: Share Your Feedback on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals by February 28th
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
February 12, 2021
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationIt’s not too late to have your input influence the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). Mark your calendars to share your feedback by February 28, 2021 and help...
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Feedback Needed! Shape the Future Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 23, 2020
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) recently began the process of reviewing and revising the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies)...
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Dynamic, Skilled Supervisors Are Foundational to Successful Contact Tracing Programs
Posted in: Workforce Development
November 9, 2020
Jennifer Breads and Chantelle Allen are Technical Advisors at Jhpiego, a global health nonprofit organization and affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University.
SARS-CoV-2 is a highly-infectious virus the world has never seen before, but there is nothing new about one of our most powerful tools to combat...
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COVID-19, Nonpharmaceutical Interventions, Asthma, & Lab PPE Trainings
Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development
July 2, 2020
Expand your public health knowledge this summer with these trainings from CDC Learning Connection.
Have you checked out CDC’s COVID-19 trainings? Visit Training for Healthcare Professionals to learn the latest on infection control, clinical care, emergency response, and more. Earn free CE for several...
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Five Trainings for Health Professionals to Integrate Racial Equity Into Practice
Posted in: Workforce Development
June 4, 2020
Vanessa Lamers, MPH, MESc, is the Assistant Director of Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health Foundation,Racism is a public health issue, with significant impacts to health and well-being.
Public health and healthcare professionals know firsthand the impacts that long-standing...
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Performance Improvement Competencies to Be Featured at 2020 Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
February 24, 2020
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (PI Competencies) will be featured at the Open Forum for Quality Improvement and Innovation (Open Forum) this March in Kansas Cit...
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Performance Improvement Professionals Identify High Priority Areas for Workforce Development
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
July 18, 2019
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Nearly 70 performance improvement (PI) professionals working in health departments and other public health organizations across the country came together last month to discuss and identify high priority...
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