Programs

The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community is an initiative of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice that will enable knowledge exchange and collaboration around use of the AHD model to enhance public health education, research, and service.

Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

November 17, 2010

A set of skills desirable for the broad practice of public health that organizations can use to understand, assess, and meet training and workforce needs.

Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice

September 29, 2010

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice is a collaborative of 22 national organizations. It has been furthering academic/practice collaboration to assure a well-trained, competent workforce and a strong, evidence-based public health infrastructure since 1992.

Recruitment and Retention

November 17, 2010

Our nation’s public health workforce is dwindling. The Council on Linkages response? Asking public health workers how and why they entered the field. These data will be used to develop evidence-assisted recruitment and retention strategies for our nation’s public health system.

Improving the practice of public health through academic/practice linkages.
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