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APHA 2022 Annual Meeting – Strengthening the Public Health Workforce: The Role of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice

Category: Program

Related Categories: Council on Linkages, Workforce Development

Location: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston

Start Date: 11/6/2022

End Date: 11/6/2022

​​​​​​​​​The public health workforce is critical for ensuring the health of the population. As demonstrated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, support for this workforce has been insufficient, jeopardizing the ability of governmental public health agencies to protect and promote the public’s health. 


The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) brings together 24 influential public health and population health organizations to highlight and take action on workforce development at a national level. Considerable progress has been made by the Council on Linkages in addressing its strategic directions​, adopted in 2016. Of particular note are the adoption of revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies)​ in 2021; continued expansion of resources and guidance to help establish and strengthen academic/practice partnerships; and important dialogue and sharing of lessons learned to address rebuilding and strengthening the public health workforce. 


With nearly $4 billion being allocated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to governmental public health agencies focused on workforce development, the time has never been better to build the workforce needed to protect and promote health. We need to hear from you about the future directions of the Council on Linkages. How can the Core Competencies best strengthen the workforce? How can we further enhance health department capacity through the Academic Health Department Learning Community​? What other areas are important for the Council on Linkages to address and take action? Come discuss and share ideas for how the Council on Linkages can best support you.​


Session Details:

For more information about this session, please contact Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org​.

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APHA 2022 Annual Meeting – Strengthening the Public Health Workforce: The Role of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice