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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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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50 Accredited Health Departments Are Using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals for Workforce Development. Are You?
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Data Analysis, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
July 22, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Health departments across the nation are pursing accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), and many of them are using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Com...
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Council on Linkages Releases New Report on Recruitment and Retention in Public Health
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
April 13, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Ever thought about what influences workers’ decisions to choose jobs in public health? Or what helps keep them in those jobs? The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council...
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Draft AHD Research Agenda Now Available for Public Comment
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
March 18, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Do health departments that participate in academic health department (AHD) partnerships implement evidence-based practices to a greater degree than health departments in non-AHD settings? Are health departments...
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How Do We Ensure an Effective Public Health Workforce into the Future?
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 11, 2015
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
What is critical to building an even stronger public health workforce for the future? According to national experts speaking at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting earlier this...
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Hear from Public Health Workforce Development Experts at Upcoming APHA Annual Meeting
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
September 17, 2015
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) this November in Chicago at the 2015 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting for an interactive discussion of national workforce development efforts that...
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Making the Core Competencies Work for Public Health: Celebrating the Anniversary of the 2014 Core Competencies
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
June 26, 2015
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation
What a year it has been! One year ago today – June 26, 2014 – the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) adopted a revised...
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Interested in Learning More about Academic Health Departments? The AHD Learning Community Can Help!
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 24, 2014
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation
As the field of public health evolves, collaboration is critical. With limited time and resources, how can health departments work to meet community health needs most...
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Preview a Preliminary Draft of Revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
May 6, 2014
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation
As the yearlong process to revise the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) nears its end, a preliminary draft of revisions to Tier 2 of the...
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