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This archived webinar featuring Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community member Paul Campbell Erwin, MD, DrPH, University of Tennessee Department of Public Health, introduces the newest initiative of the AHD Learning Community: a research agenda focused on the AHD model. This research agenda...

Developing, Sustaining, and Expanding AHDs: Case Studies of Successful AHD Partnerships in Kansas and Kentucky (AHD Learning Community Presentation)

January 8, 2016

This archived webinar featuring Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community members Vicki Collie-Akers, PhD, MPH, Associate Director of Health Promotion Research, University of Kansas, and Louise Kent, MBA, ASQ CQIA, Planning Administrator, Northern Kentucky Health Department, highlights successes of two AHD...

PHAB Accreditation and Academic Health Departments (AHD Learning Community Presentation)

February 3, 2015

This archived webinar featuring Jessica Kronstadt, MPP, Director of Research and Evaluation for the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), focuses on voluntary national health department accreditation and explores opportunities for collaboration between health departments and academic institutions...

The Frequency and Characteristics of Academic Health Departments: An Exploratory Study (AHD Learning Community Meeting Presentation)

October 22, 2014

This archived webinar presentation focuses on a recent survey designed to explore the characteristics of academic health departments (AHDs) and was originally presented during the October 2014 AHD Learning Community meeting. Conducted by a research team led by AHD Learning Community member Paul Campbell...

Affordable Care Act Resources Provided by Academic Health Department Learning Community Members

October 23, 2013

On September 25, 2013, the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community held a special meeting to explore opportunities for AHDs to play a role in health reform. At this meeting, participants were invited to share resources related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Resources identified during...

WalkWorks: A Model for Implementing Recommendations From The Community Guide

May 20, 2013

Community Guide UseThe University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Practice in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Health used recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to implement WalkWorks, a community-wide effort to increase phy...

Academic Health Departments and the AHD Learning Community (AHD Learning Community Meeting Presentation)

May 17, 2013

This archived webinar introduces the academic health department (AHD) concept and the AHD Learning Community and was originally presented to the Learning Community in May 2013. An AHD is formed by the formal affiliation of a health department and an academic institution, enhancing collaboration in...

Academic Health Department Partnership Agreements

February 6, 2012

Academic health departments (AHDs) are formed by the affiliation of health departments and academic institutions providing education in the health professions. Health departments and academic institutions may collaborate informally or may establish more formal affiliations through the signing of...

Academic Health Department Learning Community: A New Opportunity for Academic-Practice Collaboration (2011 APHA Annual Meeting)

November 21, 2011

This presentation introduces the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community and the AHD concept. The AHD concept is illustrated by case studies describing the well-established AHD relationships of the Jefferson County (AL) Department of Health and the newly-formed partnership between the University...

Academic Health Departments: Improving Health In Your Community

June 6, 2011

Designed to promote and encourage discussion about academic health departments (AHDs), this one page summary provides a brief overview of the AHD concept, benefits of AHD partnerships, and steps to begin building AHDs. What is an Academic Health Department (AHD)? How can an AHD help my community? How...

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