The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice’s Academic Health Department Research Agenda: Comparison with WPHRN Priority Research Questions
February 7, 2018
This paper developed by the Wisconsin Public Health Research Network (WPHRN), a public health practice-based research network (PH-PBRN), suggests areas for potential collaboration on public health research. The paper compares potential research questions focused on the AHD model from the Council on...
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Academic Health Department Research Agenda
October 26, 2016
The Academic Health Department (AHD) Research Agenda offers potential research questions focused on the AHD model – a type of partnership within public health in which practice organizations, such as health departments, and academic institutions that train future health professionals are formally affiliated....
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Developing an AHD Research Agenda (AHD Learning Community Presentation)
March 18, 2016
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...
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Recruitment and Retention: What’s Influencing the Decisions of Public Health Workers?
February 22, 2016
In 2010, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) conducted a survey to explore recruitment and retention within the US public health workforce. The survey considered factors that influenced individuals’ decisions to take and remain in jobs in the public...
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The Public Health Improvement Resource Center
April 15, 2015
The Public Health Improvement Resource Center is an online database is managed by the Public Health Foundation (PHF), and offers resources developed by colleagues and partners throughout the field to help build and improve public health systems. The resources support the initiation and continuation...
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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...
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Public Health Workforce Enumeration, 2012
August 27, 2013
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) are pleased to announce the issuance of Public Health Workforce Enumeration, 2012, a follow up to a report...
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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...
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Using TRAIN for Research: Your Guide for Using the TRAIN Datasets for Research Webinar
February 6, 2012
Duration: 15 MinutesThis webinar, made available through funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, outlines how the TRAIN learning management system (LMS) can be utilized by researchers to study the public health workforce and expand the Public Health Systems and Services Research (PHSSR) age...
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Results from the 2006 Council on Linkages Survey on Use of the Public Health Competencies
September 15, 2010
According to a 2006 Council on Linkages survey on use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) by academic institutions, over 90% of survey respondents stated that they had integrated the Core Competencies into their curricula. Out of 237 schools of public health,...
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