Preparing the Public Health Workforce of Today and Tomorrow: Use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in Academia
Posted in: Council on Linkages, PHF News, and Workforce Development
September 1, 2016
Janelle Nichols, MPH, Project Associate, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
As highlighted in a recent PHF Pulse blog post, the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are being used by health departments throughout the country to develop workforce...
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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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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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PHF, ACHI Exploring Population Health Competencies
Posted in: Workforce Development
April 17, 2015
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation
What do public health and health care professionals have in common? Are there skills that are essential for success in both areas? Early in March, the Public Health...
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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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Feedback from the Public Health Community Guiding a Revision of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 22, 2013
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation
Over the past eight months, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) has been collecting feedback on the Core Competencies...
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Help Improve Tools for Building Competence in Public Health Professionals: Share Your Feedback with the Council on Linkages
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
June 12, 2012
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Project Manager, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation
Striving to continually enhance performance is critical for moving public health organizations, and the field of public health as a whole, forward. Through producing and...
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