Performance Improvement Professionals Identify High Priority Areas for Workforce Development
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
July 18, 2019
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Nearly 70 performance improvement (PI) professionals working in health departments and other public health organizations across the country came together last month to discuss and identify high priority...
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Join PHF as We Explore Population Health Competencies and Training
Posted in: Conferences and Events, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
May 4, 2018
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationCurious about population health competencies? Interested in training opportunities that intersect public health and healthcare? I invite you to connect with the Public Health Foundation (PHF) in-person at the ...
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Accreditation Success in Idaho's North Central District Health Department
Posted in: Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
January 24, 2018
The process of approaching and applying for Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation can be daunting. There is a plethora of planning, preparation, and documentation that must take place throughout the process. The Idaho North Central District Health Department, accredited in March 2016...
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MCH Navigator Presents Public Health Pronto: Effective Microlearning for Building Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development
April 28, 2017
John Richards, MA AITP, Lead, Health Information Group and Co-Director, National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University
Public Health Pronto, the Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Navigator's newest microlearning project, enables public health professionals to participate...
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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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Beginning Your Workforce Development Planning? Five Tips for Getting Started Today!
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
December 11, 2015
The author is Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages at the Public Health Foundation
A skilled and competent workforce is critical to an effective organization, but how do you ensure your staff’s skills are well matched to the positions they fill as well as the needs of your organization?...
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Workforce Development: Improving Core Competence Among Health Department Staff
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development
August 28, 2013
Julie M. Sharp, Health Data and Quality Coordinator, Kane County (IL) Health Department
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies), adopted by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, provide an opportunity for health departments to assess...
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