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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Using The Community Guide for Community Health Improvement Initiative Kicks Off
Posted in: Community Developmentby Kathleen Amos
April 14, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide), a free resource for evidence-based recommendations and findings from the Community Preventive Services Task Force, can play a valuable role...
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Council on Linkages Releases New Report on Recruitment and Retention in Public Health
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
April 13, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Ever thought about what influences workers’ decisions to choose jobs in public health? Or what helps keep them in those jobs? The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council...
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Draft AHD Research Agenda Now Available for Public Comment
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
March 18, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Do health departments that participate in academic health department (AHD) partnerships implement evidence-based practices to a greater degree than health departments in non-AHD settings? Are health departments...
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Shots at Pharmacies: A Growing Trend
Posted in: Community Development
January 8, 2016
Antoinette V. Barber, Director, Learning Resource Center, Public Health Foundation
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) creates and supports opportunities to achieve public health and healthcare system alignment to improve community health. PHF applauds new policies that increase system collaboration for...
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Understanding Changes to the Accreditation Process
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Strategic Planning
December 15, 2015
Important Changes to PHAB ProcessIn June 2015, the Board of Directors of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) adopted a new Guide to National Public Health Department Initial Accreditation (Guide). While the overall process for accreditation has not changed, there are several new and revised pol...
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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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