Turning Point: Performance Management Project and Publications
September 9, 2010
The Turning Point Performance Management National Excellence Collaborative (PMC) was a group of seven states and five national partner organizations that studied and promoted the use of performance management systems in public health. From 2000 to 2005, PHF collaborated with the PMC to study how...
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Council on Linkages: Distance Learning in Public Health
September 6, 2010
In the article entitled Council On Linkages: Distance Learning In Public Health, Dennis McDowell and Nona Gibbs indicate that distance learning (also referred to as "taking training to the learner") is an increasingly popular tool for retraining the public health workforce, especially at a time when...
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North Carolina - Public Health Professionals' Self Assessment
September 2, 2010
The North Carolina Public Health Academy created a general public health professionals assessment tool aimed at helping public health professionals discover their level of competence on key dimensions of public health practice.
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, CA - Competency Framework
September 2, 2010
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, CA developed a competency framework for its 4,000 employees using the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice's Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals' eight domain framework as a starting point. The purpose of the competency...
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Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals: Examples of Use...
September 1, 2010
This document outlines how public health practice organizations and academic institutions have used and/or are using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to conduct workforce needs assessments, develop discipline-specific competencies, review curricula, and refine personnel system...
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Using the Model for Improvement to Enhance Core Competencies Proficiency
August 31, 2010
This resource shows how Olmsted County Public Health Service in MN used the Model for Improvement to increase knowledge about the Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals amongst its Leadership Council Members and staff.
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 12th Edition, 2nd Printing of "The Pink Book"
July 15, 2010
The Pink Book, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is for healthcare providers, clinics, pharmacies, medical schools, student health centers, hospitals, assisted-living facilities, and schools, involved in immunizations.The easy-to-reference Pink Book contains updated, compreh...
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TRAIN
July 1, 2010
TRAIN - TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network
TRAIN is the nation’s premier learning resource for professionals who protect the public’s health. TRAIN is a unique web-based learning management solution that provides a robust clearinghouse of on-site training and distance learning opportunities...
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H1N1 Case Study
This mini-case study was designed to highlight TRAIN and the collaboration with CDC in making the important information about H1N1 available to over 370,000 registered TRAIN learners in April of 2009.
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Facilitating and Coaching Teams: Tips and Techniques
Facilitating and coaching are learned skills that require education, observation, and hands-on experience. Facilitation is the process of helping groups or individuals learn, find a solution, or reach consensus without imposing or dictating an outcome. Coaching is defined as partnering with individuals...
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