Resources for Public Health Workforce
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Framing the Future: The Second 100 Years of Education for Public Health
Web site
Provides a web site for an initiative intended to set a new vision for public health education in the future. Includes relevant resources and an interactive forum for comments, concerns, and ideas.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Strategies for Enumerating the U.S. Government Public Health Workforce
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Additional Link: Full Report (PDF)
Outlines options for enumerating and characterizing the public health workforce on an ongoing basis. Identifies important data to provide. Reviews available data sources. Provides recommendations for a surveillance-like system for ongoing enumeration.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
Author: University of Michigan/Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Studies, University of Kentucky/Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Research and Policy
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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ASTHO Profile of State Public Health: Volume Two
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Provides a comprehensive overview of the state health department system, including state profiles. Chapter four addresses the state health agency workforce. Addresses full-time equivalents (FTE), vacancies, retirements, and salaries.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, National, Public Health, State-by-State, Supply and Demand
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2010 National Profile of Local Health Departments
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Reports on a national survey of local health departments. Chapter five addresses the local public health workforce. Includes FTEs by occupation and size of population served.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 8/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Diversity, Health Administrators, Health Educators, Health Informaticians, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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The Affordable Care Act’s Public Health Workforce Provisions: Opportunities and Challenges
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Summarizes current challenges facing the public health workforce. Identifies provisions in the Affordable Care Act that address those challenges. Discusses issues related to their funding and implementation.
Organization: American Public Health Association
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Policy, Public Health
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Association of Schools of Public Health: Annual Data Report 2010
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Examines applications, new enrollments, students, graduates, and trend data for schools of public health. Includes demographics, areas of study, and breakdowns by school.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Administrators, National, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Local Health Department Workforce: Findings from the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments
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Provides detailed information on the local health department workforce, including the supply, occupations included, demographics, retirement, unfilled positions, workforce development, and more.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Administrators, Health Educators, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Studying an Ill-Defined Workforce: Public Health Workforce Research
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Describes the challenges faced by public health workforce researchers, identifies factors contributing to public health workforce imbalances, and provides strategies for researching the public health workforce.
Author: Moore J
Location: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 15(6), S48-S53
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Public Health Workforce Shortages Imperil Nation's Health
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Discusses the potential effects of health workforce shortages on public health, the causes behind the shortages, and efforts to alleviate them.
Organizations: Center for Studying Health System Change, Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization
Author: Draper DA, Hurley RE, Lauer J
Date: 4/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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State Public Health Workforce Brief: 2007 Workforce Trends Profile
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Includes state public health workforce briefs for 48 states. Covers workforce shortage barriers, average age for public health professionals in each state, retirement eligibility, and innovative hiring and retention strategies.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, State-by-State
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PubMed Search: Public Health Workforce
Literature search
Searches PubMed's collection of journal article
citations on the topic of the United States public health workforce. Includes articles addressing supply and demand, distribution, recruitment, use of personnel, and education.
Organization: National Library of Medicine
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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State and Local Government Workforce: 2013 Trends
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Reports on a survey of local and state government workers, including those in public health. Identifies hard to fill positions by occupation. Covers workforce changes, retirement plan changes, and workforce issues.
Organization: Center for State and Local Government Excellence
Date: 5/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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OSHA Can Better Respond to State-Run Programs Facing Challenges
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Focuses on challenges related to the staffing of state-run occupational safety and health programs. Identifies difficulty filling positions, obtaining training, and high turnover rates. Appendix II lists staffing levels for state safety and health inspectors by state. Appendix III provides salary ranges for federal and state safety and health inspectors by state.
Organization: Government Accountability Office
Date: 4/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Occupational Health and Safety Occupations, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, State-by-State
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2012 Pulse of Pennsylvania's Licensed Practical Nurse Workforce: A Report on the 2012 Survey of Licensed Practical Nurses
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Reports on the demographics, education characteristics, employment, and job satisfaction for licensed practical nurses in Pennsylvania by employment sector and county. Compares results to previous surveys in Appendix 6. Addresses provision of language interpretive services and use of health information technology. Provides the survey instrument used.
Organization: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nursing Occupations, Pennsylvania, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice Meeting - March 2013
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Additional Link: Meeting Summary
Provides materials from the first meeting of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, which was held March 27, 2013. Covers public health core competencies, efforts to improve public health workforce planning, and the academic health department learning community.
Organization: Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Integrating Virtual Reality to Expand the Public Health Role of Community Pharmacists
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Link: Abstract
Describes how community pharmacists could benefit public health through virtual centers providing patients with immediate feedback regarding behavior changes.
Author: Nuffer W, Smith SM, Trinkley K
Location: Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 53(2), 152-8
Date: 3/2013
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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CDC’s Public Health Workforce Development Initiative
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Summarizes an initiative intended to strengthen the public health workforce by influencing policy and improving quality, availability, and accessibility of training and workforce development.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Policy, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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PharmPAC Recruitment Section PY2012 Annual Report
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Reports on the Pharmacist Professional Advisory Committee Recruitment Section. Includes information on Commissioned Corps pharmacists.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2/2013
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention
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Public Health Informatics Fellows Training Program: An RWJF National Program
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Discusses the development of 18 public health informatics training programs sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Covers barriers to educating informaticians in the public health field. Summarizes programs at various universities.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Informaticians, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Maryland, National, New York, Public Health, Utah, Washington
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Wisconsin Public and Community Health Registered Nurse Workforce Report
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Reports results from a survey of registered nurses in Wisconsin. Covers education and skills of the public health nursing workforce. Includes data on employment setting, supply, education, demographics, hours worked, wages, and more.
Organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Author: Pearson K, McKenney N
Date: 1/2013
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Compensation, Diversity, Education and Training, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Wisconsin
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20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling
Web site
Consists of a group of 31 organizations with the shared interest of promoting the needs of counselors. Includes common guiding principles as well as a new definition for counseling.
Organization: American Counseling Association
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, National, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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Academic Partnerships to Improve Health (APIH)
Web site
Focuses on improving the health of individuals and communities through alliances among academic associations and CDC. Supports teaching population health concepts in health professions education, interprofessional collaboration, hands-on experience, and links to public health practice.
Organizations: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Public Health
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Behavioral Health Officers Best Kept Secrets: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Opportunities
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Provides an overview of public health service behavioral health programs. Includes salary information and benefits for Commissioned Corps behavioral health professionals.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, National, Public Health
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California Board of Registered Nursing: Monthly Statistics
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Reports the number of active registered nurses, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, public health nurses, mental health nurses, and continuing education providers in California on a monthly basis.
Organization: California Board of Registered Nursing
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Community Oriented Primary Care Curriculum
Curricula
Offers a curriculum and resources to teach educational health center trainees how to assess community health needs and integrate public health with primary care. Provides slides, notes, case studies, geographic information systems (GIS) tools, resource guides, and more.
Organizations: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care, National Association of Community Health Centers, Robert Graham Center
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Federally Qualified Health Centers, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Health Resources and Services Administration: FY 2013 Annual Performance Appendix
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Reports on performance measures for the Health Resources and Services Administration. Addresses the National Health Service Corps, nursing education loan repayment and scholarship programs, health professions training programs, and the children's hospitals graduate medical education payment program on pages 15-28. Includes Affordable Care Act (ACA) measures on pages 25-6.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Health Care Access, Health Reform, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Public Health Services and Systems Research
Web site
Addresses how the TRAIN database can be used for public health workforce research. Includes a webinar about using the datasets. Provides three datasets: demographics on TRAIN learners, information on TRAIN courses and competencies, and TRAIN courses by competencies and professional roles.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
Date: 2013
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages - Meeting, December 7, 2012
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Offers an update on behavioral health activities of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Introduces potential topics for the annual committee report including allied health in interprofessional care, oral health, and interprofessional teams.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, National, Primary Care, Public Health
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Capturing the Range of Learning: Implications for Disaster Health in a Resource Constrained Future
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Addresses the challenge of building and maintaining disaster related learning by health professionals despite limited resources.
Organization: National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Author: Altman BA, Strauss-Riggs K, Schor KW
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Modernizing the Workforce for the Public's Health: Shifting the Balance
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Offers the program booklet and slides from the Public Health Workforce Summit held December 13-14, 2012 by CDC's Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office (SEPDPO). Addresses changes in public health, national priorities, and actions needed to prepare the public health workforce for the future.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The National Public Health Workforce Strategy Roadmap 2012
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Provides a draft of goals and strategies intended to strengthen the public health and health care workforce to improve the public's health.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Ready or Not 2012: Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
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Examines emergency health preparedness in the United States. Includes sections on school health nurses on pages 28-9, the Nurse Licensure Compact on page 33, and the Medical Reserve Corps on page 62. Identifies whether each state has enough public health lab staffing to address infectious disease outbreaks on pages 11 and 34.
Organizations: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Trust for America's Health
Date: 12/2012
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Tagged keywords: Laboratory Professionals, Licensure and Certification, National, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, State-by-State
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Combatting Physician Workforce Shortages by Addressing Chronic Disease and the Workforce Pipeline: A Model from North Dakota
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Provides a Q&A with Dr. Joshua Wynne, Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Highlights the school's collaboration with legislators and other partners to expand enrollment, increase residency positions, start a Master of Public Health program, and support rural recruitment.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, North Dakota, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs, Rural, Supply and Demand
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Discretionary Spending in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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Updates information on the discretionary spending provisions in the Affordable Care Act. Summarizes provisions related to the health workforce on pages 10-20. Includes the funding appropriated for those provisions for 2010-2012 and 2013 funding requests.
Organization: Congressional Research Service
Author: Redhead CS, Colello KJ, Heisler EJ, Lister SA, Sarata AK
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Geriatrics, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Public Health
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North Dakota State Health Workforce Planning Report: State Workforce Development Planning Grant – Final Report, October, 2012
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Lists benchmarks for addressing health care workforce planning in North Dakota. Covers supply and distribution of providers, recruitment and retention efforts, education and training programs, licensure requirements, and political barriers to workforce development. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organization: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Date: 10/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Education and Training, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, North Dakota, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Supply and Demand
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Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, California Workforce Investment Board, Health Workforce Development Council: Career Pathway Sub-Committee, Updated Report
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Discusses the formation of career pathways for seven health care professions in California. Provides information on the steps involved in creating the pathways. Includes a detailed description of each profession's pathway and education and licensure requirements in appendices.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Community Health Workers, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Laboratory Professionals, Licensure and Certification, Medical Assistants, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
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Prevention and Public Health Fund: Activities Funded in Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
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Additional Link: Highlights
Identifies Prevention and Public Health Funds awarded due to the Affordable Care Act. Lists health workforce related grantees pages 70-4, 120-1, and Appendix III. Covers the public health workforce, primary care training, advanced nursing education, nurse managed clinics, state health workforce grants, and primary and behavioral health care integration.
Organization: Government Accountability Office
Date: 9/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, Clinics, Education and Training, Health Reform, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Osteopathic Core Competencies for Medical Students
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Addresses performance indicators for the AOA’s seven core competencies and for the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force's 2020 Clinical Prevention and Population Health Curriculum Framework.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Public Health
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Recommended Critical Component Elements of an Undergraduate Major in Public Health
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Provides guidance for those seeking to start a new undergraduate program in public health or to expand or improve an existing program.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Date: 8/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Community Clinic Grant Program: Report to the Legislature 2012
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Discusses the Community Clinic Grant Program, which supports the capacity of eligible community clinics to serve low-income populations by helping to reduce current or future uncompensated care burdens or helping to provide improved care delivery infrastructure.
Organization: Minnesota Department of Health
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Minnesota, Policy, Public Health
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Cultural Competence Education for Students in Medicine and Public Health: Report of an Expert Panel
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Offers recommendations for improving cultural competence education for medical and public health students. Identifies competencies, highlights exemplary case studies, and offers a road map for the future.
Organizations: Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Author: Expert Panel on Cultural Competence Education for Students in Medicine and Public Health
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Public Health Surveillance Workforce of the Future
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Discusses the development of a public health workforce for monitoring health threats. Covers current workforce shortages, necessary education and training, and possible challenges.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Author: Drehobl P, Roush S, Stover B, Koo D
Date: 7/2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Student Debt Load
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages - Meeting, April 24, 2012
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes expert presentations on primary care and public health integration, interprofessional education, and culturally competent and community-based prevention.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Date: 4/2012
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, North Carolina, Primary Care, Public Health
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Louisiana Nursing Workforce Demand Report
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Reports on supply and demand for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, and nursing aides in Louisiana. Addresses turnover and vacancy rates by type of facility, staffing, projected growth in new positions, hiring of new graduates, and more.
Organization: Louisiana Center for Nursing
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Louisiana, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health
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Examines the interactions between public health and primary care and offers a set of core principles to guide their integration. Addresses the workforce primarily on pages 19, 50-1, 101-9, and 123-6. Discusses the Affordable Care Act, policy levers, case studies, and more.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Care Coordination, National, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Vermont Mental Health Performance Indicator Project: Employees Leaving Designated Agencies: FY2011
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Provides a brief report on turnover for Vermont's community mental health agencies. Includes data by region and length of employment.
Organization: Vermont Department of Mental Health
Author: Pandiani J, Harrigan E
Date: 3/2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Vermont
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9th Annual Report to the Secretary DHHS and to Congress: Priming the Pump of Primary Care
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Focuses on the primary care pipeline and how to encourage more trainees to pursue primary care. Provides policy recommendations concerning Title VII, sections 747 and 748. Covers education and training, admissions policies, faculty development and mentorship programs, student debt, and compensation. Addresses dental faculty shortages and dental workforce models.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Faculty, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Rural, Specialty Choice, Student Debt Load, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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The Assessment, Development, Assurance Pharmacist's Tool (ADAPT) for Ensuring Quality Implementation of Health Promotion Programs
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Describes the development of an instrument to help pharmacists develop and implement health promotion programs. Discusses pharmacists' increased involvement in public health programs and how this tool can help.
Author: Truong H, Taylor CR, DiPietro NA
Location: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76(1), 12
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health
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Public Health Departments Industry Report
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Provides data on the nursing workforce in Florida based on a survey of public health departments.
Organization: Florida Center for Nursing
Date: 2/2012
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Education for Health: A Vision for 2020. New Educational Models for Population Health Education
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Provides case studies of how health profession education programs included clinical prevention and population health programs. Offers syllabi, rubrics, and more.
Organization: Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
Author: Association for Prevention Teaching and Research, Healthy People Curriculum Task Force
Date: 1/2012
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Public Health
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Addressing Public Health Initiatives
Video or multimedia
Provides a series of video interviews on continuing education used to address public health initiatives. Includes education for cultural competency and treating substance abuse.
Organization: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, National, Physicians, Public Health
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy: Healthy People 2020
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Provides a chart showing the progress of pharmacy schools integrating public health concepts into their curriculum.
Organization: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health
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Entry-Level Competencies Needed for Community Pharmacy Practice
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Identifies competencies to prepare pharmacy students for practice in community pharmacies. Addresses pharmacist-delivered patient care, public health, communication skills, dispensing systems management, business management, leadership, and legal issues.
Organizations: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, National Community Pharmacists Association
Author: Joint NACDS Foundation-NCPA-ACPE Task Force
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Health Resources and Services Administration: FY 2012 Online Performance Appendix
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Reports on performance measures for the Health Resources and Services Administration. Addresses the National Health Service Corps, nursing education loan repayment and scholarship programs, health professions training programs, and the children's hospitals graduate medical education payment program on pages 29-53. Includes Affordable Care Act (ACA) measures on pages 47-50.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Health Reform, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Residency Programs
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Health, United States, 2011
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Presents national trends in health statistics. Addresses the health workforce on pages 349-56. Includes trends in the supply of physicians and dentists by state, enrollment and diversity trend data for a variety of occupations, physician specialty trend data, and more.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physicians, Podiatrists, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, State-by-State, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Minnesota Board of Nursing: Annual Licensure Report
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Reports the annual activities of the Minnesota State Board of Nursing for 2012. Includes data on the number of licensed foreign educated nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, advanced practice registered nurses by specialty and public health nurses.
Organization: Minnesota Board of Nursing
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: California, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Immigration, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Licensure and Certification, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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National Training & Education Resource: Courses
Tutorial or training
Provides free online courses on health information technology. Covers the implementation and use of HIT in a variety of health care settings including public health, physician practices, and rural health clinics.
Author: National Training and Education Resource
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Health Informaticians, Health Information Administrators and Technicians, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Information Technology Executives, National, Physicians, Public Health, Rural
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Nurse Officers Best Kept Secrets: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Opportunities
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Provides an overview of public health service nurse programs. Includes salary information and benefits for Commissioned Corps nurses.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Public Health
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Pharmacy Officers Best Kept Secrets: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Opportunities
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Provides an overview of public health service pharmacy programs. Includes salary information and benefits for Commissioned Corps pharmacists.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Public Health
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PharmPAC Recruitment Section PY2011 Annual Report
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Reports on the Pharmacist Professional Advisory Committee Recruitment Section. Includes information on Commissioned Corps pharmacists.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health
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Recruitment and Retention of the Public Health Workforce
Web site
Offers resources related to the public health workforce. Includes preliminary findings from the 2010 public health workforce survey, resources related to recruitment and retention, a workforce pipeline group, and more.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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State & Territorial Dental Public Health Activities: Access to Care, Workforce
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Summarizes state public health activities related to the dental workforce. Includes program contact information.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Public Health, Virginia
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Strengthening the Public Health Infrastructure
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Provides a position paper from the American College of Physicians on the public health infrastructure. Addresses the health workforce primarily on pages 18-22. Offers policy recommendations.
Organization: American College of Physicians
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Policy, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Therapist Officers Best Kept Secrets: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Opportunities
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Provides an overview of public health service rehabilitation therapist programs. Includes salary information and benefits for Commissioned Corps therapists.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: National, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Public Health
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Undergraduate Education for Public Health
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Provides resources related to public health education for undergraduates. Lists upcoming events, curriculum resources, student resources, and people to contact for related questions.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Date: 2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Lessons Learned from a Decade of Focused Recruitment and Training to Develop Minority Public Health Professionals
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Describes the Eliminating Health Disparities Pre-doctoral Fellowship Program. Highlights successful strategies for helping increase the diversity of the public health workforce.
Author: Kreuter MW, Griffith DJ, Thompson V, Brownson RC, McClure S, Scharff DP, Clark EM, Haire-Joshu D
Location: American Journal of Public Health, 101 Suppl 1, S188-95
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Diversity, Education and Training, Missouri, Public Health
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Medical Student Involvement in Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Planning and Response
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Describes the need to support medical student and resident education and involvement in disaster medicine and public health preparedness planning so that the United States will have an adequate, well-trained, and deployable public health and medical disaster response team.
Organization: American Medical Association
Author: Council on Medical Education
Date: 12/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages - Meeting, November 7–8, 2011
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes expert presentations on interdisciplinary training, cultural competency, and public health. Addresses topics and recommendations for the committee's 12th annual report.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Public Health
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The Experiences of Nurse Practitioners Providing Health Care to the Homeless
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Studies the experiences of nurse practitioners from Wisconsin, who provided health care to the homeless. Discusses the unique population, relationships developed, and why it is a needed service.
Organization: American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Author: Seiler A, Moss V
Location: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 24, (5), 303-312
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Diversity, Health Care Access, National, Nurse Practitioners, Public Health, Wisconsin
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Montana State Health Workforce Planning Report: Montana Healthcare Workforce Statewide Strategic Plan
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Introduces a healthcare workforce plan to address the unique needs of the state of Montana. Presents strategies in four main areas: engaging Montanans in understanding and addressing the State's healthcare workforce needs, educating and training the state's healthcare workforce, recruiting health professionals to health professions shortage areas, and retaining a skilled healthcare workforce. Includes vacancy rates and projected employment. Funded by HRSA State Planning Grant.
Organizations: Montana AHEC, Montana Governor's Workforce Investment Board, Montana Office of Rural Health
Author: Montana Healthcare Workforce Advisory Committee
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Audiologists, Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Chiropractors, Compensation, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Health Administrators, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, Health Technologists and Technicians, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Laboratory Professionals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medical Assistants, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Montana, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Occupational Health and Safety Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatric Aides, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Radiologic Technologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Rural, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Surgical Technologists, Vision Care Occupations
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Report on the Domestic Natural Disaster Health Workforce
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Describes aspects of the health workforce who would respond to a catastrophic domestic natural disaster. Includes a section on emergency and critical care physicians, emergency and critical-care nurses, and paramedics on pages 14-19. Offers recommendations.
Organization: National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Author: Moriarty T, Chow L, Hovor C, Schor K
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Training New Community Health, Food Service, and Environmental Protection Workers Could Boost Health, Jobs, and Growth
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Supports creating new entry-level health care jobs focused on the prevention and management of chronic conditions funded by federal pilot projects. Addresses job development for community health workers, environmental remediation and protection workers, and food service workers.
Author: Freudenberg N, Tsui E
Location: Health Affairs, 30(11), 2098-106
Date: 11/2011
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, National, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health
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Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages - Meeting, October 4, 2011
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Addresses strategies for developing the committee's 12th annual report. Identifies the report's focus, which will address population health.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Public Health
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American Journal of Preventive Medicine October 2011 Supplement: Integration of Public Health Into Medical Education
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Thematic issue focused on efforts to integrate public/population and prevention education into medical school and residency curricula through partnerships with public health organizations. Includes papers based on presentations and discussions at the September 2010 conference, Patients and Populations: Public Health in Medical Education.
Organizations: Association of American Medical Colleges, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41(4), Supplement 3, S145-S148
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Community Health Training for Internal Medicine Residents Working with Community Partners
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Describes two approaches to a community health curriculum implemented at the Cambridge Health Alliance Internal Medicine Training Program. Highlights the importance of partnering with a community organization such as a public health department or the YWCA.
Author: Saravanan Y, Pels R
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S270-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Massachusetts, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs
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A Curriculum in Health Systems and Public Health for Internal Medicine Residents
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Describes the evaluation of a curriculum in health systems and public health which was included in an internal medicine residency training program. Addresses lessons learned.
Author: Fiebach NH, Rao D, Hamm ME
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S264-9
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Internal Medicine Physicians, New York, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Faith-Based Partnerships in Graduate Medical Education: The Experience of the Morehouse School of Medicine Public Health/Preventive Medicine Residency Program
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Discusses the structure, funding sources, and examples of partnerships between faith-based organizations and the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) Public Health/Preventive Medicine Residency Program (PH/PMR).
Author: Taylor BD, Buckner AV, Walker CD, Blumenthal DS
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S283-9
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Georgia, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Identifying Public Health Competencies Relevant to Family Medicine
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Identifies a set of public health competencies relevant to primary care using a multi-stage process which included a literature review.
Author: Harvey BJ, Moloughney BW, Iglar KT
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S251-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Innovative Ways of Integrating Public Health into the Medical School Curriculum
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Describes the methods used by Morehouse School of Medicine to include public health in the curriculum.
Author: McNeal MS, Blumenthal DS
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S309-11
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Georgia, Physicians, Public Health
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Integrating Environmental Health into Medical Education
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Reports on a panel presentation regarding the challenge of including environmental health in medical education. Presents a variety of educational strategies, models, and education resources. From the 2010 “Patients and Populations: Public Health in Medical Education” conference.
Author: Gehle KS, Crawford JL, Hatcher MT
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S296-301
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Integrating Population Health into a General Surgical Residency Curriculum
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Describes an institution’s experience changing the curriculum, increasing global health opportunities, and applying direct service learning to help integrate population health principles into a general surgical residency program.
Author: Crandall ML
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S276-82
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Illinois, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs
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The Integration of Public Health and Prevention into All Years of a Medical School Curriculum
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Describes the public health, prevention, population health, and policy (P4) curriculum at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (UACOM-P).
Author: Campos-Outcalt D
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S306-8
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Education and Training, Physicians, Public Health
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Integrative Cases for Preclinical Medical Students: Connecting Clinical, Basic Science, and Public Health Approaches
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Evaluates the effectiveness of including Integrative Cases in the medical student curriculum, which were designed to provide them with more awareness, knowledge, and skills in integrating public health into clinical medicine.
Author: Schapiro R, Stickford-Becker AE, Foertsch JA, Remington PL, Seibert CS
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S187-92
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Public Health, Wisconsin
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A Mapping Process for Identifying and Enhancing Public Health Education in Required Medical Student Clerkships
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Describes the mapping process for linking public health competencies to clinical clerkship activities at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Author: Brill JR, Chheda SG, Rusch RB, Seibert CS
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S304-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Public Health, Wisconsin
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Overcoming Challenges to Integrating Public and Population Health into Medical Curricula
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Discusses challenges, opportunities, and approaches for integrating public health content into medical curricula. Based on discussions from a workshop at the 2010 "Patients and Populations: Public Health in Medical Education" conference.
Author: Mahoney JF, Fox MD, Chheda SG
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S170-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Planning and Incorporating Public Health Preparedness into the Medical Curriculum
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Describes and compares four different medical schools' experiences using a similar pandemic exercise scenario, discusses lessons learned, and suggests a curricular framework for medical schools adding such exercises to their population health curriculum.
Author: Carney JK, Schilling LM, Frank SH, Biddinger PD, Bertsch TF, Grace CJ, Finkelstein JA
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S193-9
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Education and Training, Massachusetts, Ohio, Physicians, Public Health, Vermont
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The Power of Collaboration: Integrating a Preventive Medicine–Public Health Curriculum into a Pediatric Residency
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Describes a collaboration between the Division of Preventive, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics at Mayo Clinic to integrate a preventive medicine–public health curriculum into the pediatric residency.
Author: Varkey P, Billings ML, Matthews GA, Voigt RG
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S314-6
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, General Pediatricians, Minnesota, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Public Health and Medical Education: A Natural Alliance for a New Regional Medical School
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Describes a model of incorporating public health into medical education from the Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC).
Author: Simoyan OM, Townsend JM, Tarafder MR, DeJoseph D, Stark RJ, White MV
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S220-7
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Public Health
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Public Health Area of Concentration: A Model for Integration into Medical School Curricula
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Describes the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Public Health Area of Concentration (AOC). Highlights the benefits of the model.
Author: Stebbins S, Sanders JL, Vukotich CJ Jr, Mahoney JF
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4), S237-41
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Public Health
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Public Health Education for Emergency Medicine Residents
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Describes public health curricula created by three emergency medicine residency programs. Compares the success of each approach.
Author: Betz ME, Bernstein SL, Gutman DC, Tibbles CD, Joyce NR, Lipton RI, Schweigler LM, Fisher J
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S242-50
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Massachusetts, New York, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs, Rhode Island
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Reuniting Public Health and Medicine: The University of New Mexico School of Medicine Public Health Certificate
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Discusses the integrated Public Health Certificate at University of New Mexico School of Medicine (UNMSOM). Highlights that it requires all medical students to complete public health training.
Author: Geppert CM, Arndell CL, Clithero A, Dow-Velarde LA, Eldredge JP, Kalishman S, Kaufman A, McGrew MC, Snyder TM, Solan BG, Timm CT, Tollestrup K, Wagner LK, Wiese WH, Wiggins CL, Cosgrove EM
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S214-9
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, New Mexico, Physicians, Public Health
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Role of Preventive Medicine Residencies in Medical Education: A National Survey
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Examines the involvement of General Preventive Medicine and Public Health (PM) residency programs in medical education. Discusses how PM residency programs can foster public health in medical education. Identifies strategies and barriers.
Author: Preston C, Almashat S, Peik S, Desale M, Alexander M
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S290-5
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Trends in Higher Education and Schools of Public Health
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Reports data for graduate education in schools of public health from 2000 to 2010. Includes student demographics, international students, tuition and more.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Author: Hartman J, Kileff H, McElligott J, Stephens M,
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Immigration, National, Public Health, Student Debt Load, Trends and Emerging Issues
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The Urban and Community Health Pathway: Preparing Socially Responsive Physicians through Community-Engaged Learning
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Describes one of the pathways programs offered at the Medical College of Wisconsin that addresses public health and summarizes student outcomes.
Author: Meurer LN, Young SA, Meurer JR, Johnson SL, Gilbert IA, Diehr S; Urban and Community Health Pathway Planning Council
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S228-36
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Public Health, Wisconsin
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Weaving Public Health Education into the Fabric of a Family Medicine Residency
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Describes the integration of public health and prevention education into a family medicine residency to help residents acquire skills for improving a population's health.
Author: Potts SE, Deligiannidis KE, Cashman SB, Caggiano ME, Carter LH, Haley HL, Ferguson WJ
Location: American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 41(4 Suppl 3), S256-63
Date: 10/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Massachusetts, Physicians, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Annual Report on the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant Program, Fiscal Year 2010
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Reports on a grant program intended to increase the number of preventative medicine physicians in the public health workforce. Includes aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, and public health and general preventative medicine. Addresses the history of the specialty, HRSA's preventative medicine residency program, and grants awarded.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Reform, National, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Public and Allied Health Workforce
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Summarizes the provisions in the Affordable Care Act that deal with the education, training, and support of the allied and public health workforce. Identifies issues related to implementation of these provisions.
Organizations: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Author: Teitelbaum J
Date: 9/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Health Reform, National, Policy, Public Health
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Changes in Size of Local Health Department Workforce: Longitudinal Analysis of 2008 and 2010 Profile Data
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Estimates changes in the local health department workforce between 2008 and 2010. Focuses on the size of the workforce.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Public Health, Medicine, and Dentistry as Partners in Community Health: A Pioneering Initiative in Interprofessional, Practice-Based Education
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Describes a practice-based education model that aims to prepare public health, medical, and dental students for their collaborative and combined roles in community health settings.
Author: McCloskey L, Condon R, Shanahan CW, Wolff J, Culler C, Kalish R
Location: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 17(4), 298-307
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, Massachusetts, Physicians, Public Health
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Wisconsin Public Health Workforce Report 2011
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Provides baseline public health workforce data for Wisconsin. Focuses on the governmental public health workforce and includes some data about the workforce of selected other public-sector organizations.
Organizations: Wisconsin AHEC Program, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Date: 7/2011
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Wisconsin
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Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Curriculum Development: Conference Report
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Addresses the education and training needs of medical responders who care for children in a disaster. Identifies relevant health care provider roles. Provides preliminary role-specific education and training recommendations.
Organization: National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Author: Siegel D, Strauss-Riggs K, Costello A
Date: 6/2011
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Public Health and Public Health Nursing
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Addresses the importance of an adequate public health infrastructure, with a focus on public health nurses. Discusses scope of practice, evidence-based techniques, nursing education and more. Highlights workforce issues on pages 6.
Organization: Washington State Nurses Association
Date: 6/2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Public Health, Washington
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Best Practice Approaches, Access to Oral Health Care Services: Workforce Development
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Identifies strategies to develop the dental workforce to increase access to care. Covers dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and mid-level oral health providers. Lists best practice criteria and offers state practice examples with detailed reports.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Best Practices and Model Programs, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Care Access, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, National, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Public Health, Vermont, Virginia
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Compendium of Disaster Health Courses
Tutorial or training
Lists free courses available online that are related to disaster health.
Organization: National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Connecticut Public Health Workforce Development
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Identifies initiatives in Connecticut that support the state's public health workforce.
Organization: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Policy, Public Health
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Describing the Local Public Health Workforce: Workers Who Prevent, Promote, and Protect the Nation's Health
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Describes what the local public health workforce does and the occupations that exist in local health departments. Highlights eleven occupations.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Health Educators, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Public Health
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Local Public Health Workforce Benchmarks
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Offers a blueprint for developing staffing benchmarks to help local health departments identify workforce needs and gaps. Provides staffing benchmark illustrations based on the size of the population served and services offered.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Health Administrators, Health Educators, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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A Strategic Plan for Integrating the Work of New Hampshire’s Public Health and Medical Care Systems
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Provides a strategic plan for coordinating health care between New Hampshire's public health and medical care systems. Identifies stakeholders that should be involved in the integration effort, barriers and facilitators, evaluation criteria, and more.
Organization: New Hampshire Citizens Health Initiative
Date: 5/2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, New Hampshire, Public Health
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The Bureau of Prisons and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps: A Proud and Enduring Association
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Summarizes the history of the Commissioned Corps and how it contributes to the federal prison health workforce.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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The Principles, Competencies, and Curriculum for Educating Dental Therapists: A Report of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry Panel
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Presents an educational plan for dental therapists.
Author: Evans C
Location: Journal of Public Health Dentistry, 71(Supplement s2), S9-S19
Date: 3/2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Education and Training, National, Public Health
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A Call to Action: Lead the Profession
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Discusses the future for US Public Health Service (PHS) pharmacists and how they will respond to health reform.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Author: Giberson SF
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health
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Health, United States, 2010 with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
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Presents national trends in health statistics. Addresses the health workforce on pages 345-53. Includes trends in the supply of physicians and dentists by state, enrollment and diversity trend data for a variety of occupations, physician specialty trend data, and more.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physicians, Podiatrists, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, State-by-State, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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PharmPAC Recruitment Section PY2010 Annual Report
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Reports on the Pharmacist Professional Advisory Committee Recruitment Section. Includes information on Commissioned Corps pharmacists.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health
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Connecticut Career Pathways in Behavioral Health
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Provides graduation and licensure data for the behavioral health workforce in Connecticut. Offers examples of educational pathways. Includes sixteen career blueprints describing required education, programs in the state, licensure information, and more for occupations exclusive and non-exclusive to behavioral health. Offers supporting documents covering career options and programs of study in Connecticut.
Organization: Connecticut Workforce Collaborative on Behavioral Health
Author: Coddington L, Rosenberg J, Wolf J
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Connecticut, Education and Training, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Recreational Therapists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand
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NASMHPD Policy Brief: Workforce and the Public Mental Health System
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Highlights trends in the behavioral health field. Addresses challenges and opportunities for the behavioral health workforce based on the Affordable Care Act. Offers recommendations for developing the workforce to meet behavioral health needs.
Organization: National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Health Reform, National, Policy, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Public Health Nursing: Strengthening the Core of Rural Public Health
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Discusses the shortage of public health nurses with a focus on rural issues. Offers policy recommendations.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Date: 1/2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Public Health, Rural, Supply and Demand
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2011-2016 Texas State Health Plan: A Roadmap to a Healthy Texas
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Discusses the current state of Texas health care and provides recommendations to the governor and legislature. Provides data on demographics, supply, and distribution of various health professions in section II. Covers topics relating to the nursing workforce including recruitment, retention, technology, and primary care in appendix II.
Organization: Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Health Technologists and Technicians, Laboratory Professionals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Radiologic Technologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Supply and Demand, Texas, Vision Care Occupations
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Addressing Chronic Disease through Community Health Workers: A Policy and Systems-Level Approach
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Offers a policy brief on how community health workers can help efforts to prevent chronic disease. Provides general information on community health workers, descriptions of programs that include them, examples of state legislation, policy recommendations, and resources for state health departments.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, National, Policy, Public Health
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Applications and Tools for Creating and Sustaining Healthy Teams
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Provides a collection of articles and essays to support the effective creation and work of teams, particularly in public health. Addresses workflow, problem solving, team charter, roles and responsibilities, coaching, meetings and communication, and quality improvement.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
Author: Duffy GL, Moran JW
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Health Care Quality, National, Public Health
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Assessing the Value of Dual Physician Assistant/Public Health Degrees
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Examines the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing dual physician assistant/master of public health degree training.
Author: Cawley JF, Ritsema TS, Brown D, Wight C, Landel G, Orcutt V, Winsor-Lovely M
Location: Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 22(3), 23-8
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physician Assistants, Public Health
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Creating Opportunities for Training California's Public Health Workforce
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Describes a continuing education program in California for the public health workforce that used distance technology and collaboration. Concludes that the effort successfully overcame obstacles related to geography, time and limited resources.
Author: Demers AL, Mamary E, Ebin VJ
Location: Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 31(1), 64-9
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Continuing Education, Health Information Technology and Telehealth, Public Health
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Dental Officers Best Kept Secrets: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Opportunities
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Provides an overview of public health service dental programs. Includes salary information and benefits for Commissioned Corps dentists.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, National, Public Health
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Health and Illness in Context: A Pragmatic, Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching and Learning Applied Public Health within an Urban Safety Net System
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Link: Abstract
Describes an interdisciplinary program between medical, nursing, and public health students designed to connect academic centers and local safety net systems. Discusses lessons learned from the process. Highlights how the program fosters awareness of disparities and promotes public health service to underserved populations.
Author: Iles-Shih M, Sve C, Solotaroff R, Bruno R, Gregg J
Location: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 17(4), 308-12
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, Nursing Occupations, Oregon, Physicians, Public Health
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Implementing Health Reform: A Public Health Approach
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Summarizes discussions on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act from the American Public Health Association 2011 Midyear Meeting in Chicago. Highlights the role of the public health workforce on page 14.
Organization: American Public Health Association
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Public Health
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Incorporating Population Medicine into Primary Care Residency Training
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Supports including preventative medicine training in primary care education. Describes the structure of three family medicine residency programs with Masters of Public Health (MPH) coursework and summarizes what their graduates are doing. Reviews the implications for redesigning primary care training.
Author: Dysinger WS, King V, Foster TC, Geffken D
Location: Family Medicine, 43(7), 480-6
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, New Hampshire, Oregon, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Medical Officers Best Kept Secrets: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Opportunities
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Provides an overview of public health service medical programs. Includes salary information and benefits for Commissioned Corps physicians.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Public Health
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Nurses Wanted: The Changing Demand for Registered Nurses in Oregon
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Examines how the demand for nurses has changed in the past six years in four key industry sectors: hospitals/health systems, long term care, home health/hospice and public health. Discusses registered nurse vacancy and turnover rates and education levels.
Organization: Oregon Center for Nursing
Author: Morris BA, Campbell KK, Ilic K
Date: 2011
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Oregon, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Ready or Not 2010: Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
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Examines emergency health preparedness in the United States. Identifies a shortage of trained public health workers as a major issue. Offers related recommendations on pages 38, 41. Addresses the Medical Reserve Corps.
Organizations: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Trust for America's Health
Date: 12/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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No Debt, Better Education, and Better Health Care: What's Not to Like?
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Offers a tuition remission proposal where residents would serve newly insured patients and help address the public health shortage.
Author: Bittrich A, Albanese L, Albanese MA
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(11), 1675
Date: 11/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Residency Programs
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Report on Distribution of Health Professions Education Programs in Georgia
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Discusses existing and looming shortages in the Georgia health workforce. Includes extensive data, maps, lists, and tables.
Organizations: Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, Center for Health Workforce Planning and Analysis
Date: 8/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health, Chiropractors, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Dental Occupations, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Health Informaticians, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Pharmacy Technicians and Aides, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Association of Schools of Public Health: Annual Data Report 2009
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Examines applications, new enrollments, students, graduates, and trend data for schools of public health. Includes demographics, areas of study, and breakdowns by school.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Date: 7/2010
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Diversity, Education and Training, Health Administrators, National, Public Health
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Final Report of the ASTHO Grant to Market State Public Health Careers
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Reports on the activities implemented in Connecticut to promote interest in public health careers. Includes the guidelines distributed to educators and the program evaluation tools used.
Organizations: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Connecticut Department of Public Health
Author: Stern CB
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Public Health, Workforce Pipeline
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Public Health, Workforce, Quality, and Related Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
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Outlines each of the provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) related to public health, health care quality, and the health workforce. Discusses the implications of these provisions for health policy.
Organization: Congressional Research Service
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Diversity, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Financial Aid, Geriatrics, Health Care Quality, Health Reform, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health
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Summary of Public Health Workforce Provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Summarizes provisions of the health reform law that relate to the public health workforce.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Policy, Public Health
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A Summary of the December 2009 Forum on the Future of Nursing: Care in the Community
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Highlights the second of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative’s three forums, which was held on December 3, 2009. Examines care in the community. Focuses on community health, public health, primary care, and long-term care.
Organizations: Institute of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: Community Health Workers, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Registered Nurses
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Who Will Be There? Ethics, the Law, and a Nurse’s Duty to Respond in a Disaster
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Discusses the concerns of nurses when responding to disaster situations. Addresses related laws and ethical considerations. Highlights the impact of these issues on adequate workforce supply during disasters.
Organization: American Nurses Association
Author: Brewer K
Date: 6/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Public Health
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Connecting the Public Health and Clinical Workforce
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Discusses the challenges and opportunities for integrating the primary care and public health workforce, what the Health Resources and Services Administration is doing, and more in a 20 minute talk given by Kim Willard-Jelks, MD, USPHS at the ASTHO 2010 State Public Health Workforce Summit.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Primary Care, Public Health
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Local Health Department Job Losses and Program Cuts: Findings from January/February 2010 Survey
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Reports on the impact of the economy on the programs, budget, and workforce for local health departments.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Overview of Discretionary Programs in Health Care Reform
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Reviews provisions in the health reform law related to disparities, public health, HRSA's Title VII education and training programs, medical education debt, and other workforce initiatives in slides from a teleconference presentation.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Author: Rasouli T, Shick M
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Area Health Education Centers, Community Health Workers, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Health Care Access, Health Reform, National, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Shortage Designations, Student Debt Load
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Retooling the Uniformed US Public Health Service for the 21st Century
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Link: Extract
Offers a perspective on the importance of public health and offers suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of the public health service corps, including its expansion.
Author: Donahue DA Jr, Carmona RH
Location: Journal of the American Medical Association, 303(20), 2080-2081
Date: 5/2010
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Summary of PPACA Provisions Related to HRSA’s Health Professions Programs and Other PHSA Workforce Programs
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Identifies provisions in the health care reform law related to Title VII and several other workforce relevant Public Health Service Act programs.
Organization: Association of American Medical Colleges
Date: 5/2010
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Health Reform, Interprofessional Training and Education, Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, National, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health
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122nd Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice: April 22-23, 2010
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Discusses program he the role of nursing in primary care and implications for workforce. Covers recommendations for and impacts of recent legislation on nursing education and the workforce.
Organization: National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Midwives, National, Nursing Occupations, Primary Care, Public Health
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Health Policy: Health Care Workforce Issues
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Discusses challenges in meeting the demand for health care providers in Texas. Presents data and demographics. Includes maps of state shortage areas.
Organization: Texas Department of State Health Services
Author: Gunn BA
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Diversity, General Surgeons, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Psychiatric Aides, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Rural, Shortage Designations, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand, Texas
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Report to Congress on Nursing Faculty and the Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program: The Forum, Findings, and Recommendations
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Examines how the Intergovernmental Personnel Act could help resolve the nurse faculty shortage. Lists how many nurses are employed by each federal agency.
Organization: U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, National, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Rx for a New Health Care Workforce: Promising Practices and Their Policy Implications
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Reports on a meeting in DC March 1-2, 2010 that focused on the role of workforce policy in health care reform and its implications for frontline workers. Identifies model programs for addressing labor shortages and offers policy recommendations.
Organizations: Jobs for the Future, Jobs to Careers
Author: Wilson R
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Health Reform, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Public Health, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Texas Needs Physicians Trained in Public Health: A New 4-Year Integrated MD/MPH Degree Program
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Discusses a dual 4-year Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public health (MD/MPH) degree program offered by a partnership of two University of Texas institutions.
Organization: Texas Medical Association
Author: Cooper SP, McCormick JB, Chappell CL, Clare N, Vela L, Walker T, Smith MA, Heilbrun LP, Stark DL, Schoenly R, Urrutia-Rojas X, Miller CS
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Physicians, Public Health, Texas
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Workforce Capacity in HIV
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Reports on a survey of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program-funded clinics to examine the supply and demand of the HIV clinical workforce. Offers strategies to enhance workforce capacity.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
Location: HRSA Care Action
Date: 4/2010
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, National, Physicians, Public Health, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Ensuring a High-Quality Public Health Workforce
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Highlights the Certified in Public Health (CPH) Exam – developed, administered, and evaluated by the National Board of Public Health Examiners, now in its third year of existence, and working towards widespread adoption.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: McEllistrem-Evenson, A
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, National, Public Health
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Health Insurance Reform at a Glance: Strengthening the Nation's Health Workforce
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Identifies how the reconciliation act and Senate health reform bill will impact the health workforce. Covers primary care, nursing, the public health workforce, and more.
Organization: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Reform, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health
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Research Insights: Quality Improvement in Public Health: Lessons Learned from the Multi-State Learning Collaborative
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Discusses how public health practitioners, like leaders in other industries, are developing quality improvement approaches in public health settings. Target areas for quality improvement in public health include outcomes, reduction in the incidence of vaccine-preventable disease, culturally appropriate services, health improvement planning, assurance of a competent workforce, and customer service.
Organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 3/2010
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Quality, National, Public Health
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Medical Education for a Healthier Population: Reflections on the Flexner Report From a Public Health Perspective
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Link: Abstract
Examines public health training in medical education, including preventative medicine. Identifies deficits and offers suggestions for medical schools, residency programs, accreditation standards, and licensing exams. Highlights how public health measures have improved life expectancy.
Author: Maeshiro R, Johnson I, Koo D, Parboosingh J, Carney JK, Gesundheit N, Ho ET, Butler-Jones D, Donovan D, Finkelstein JA, Bennett NM, Shore B, McCurdy SA, Novick LF, Velarde LD, Dent MM, Banchoff A, Cohen L
Location: Academic Medicine, 85(2), 211-9
Date: 2/2010
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Impact Of Budget Cuts On State Public Health: Job and Program Cuts Accelerate, Threaten the Public’s Health
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Reports on a survey of state and territorial health agencies to determine how the economy has impacted the public health workforce and public health programs. Updates the report "Accelerating Job and Program Cuts Threaten the Public’s Health."
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 1/2010
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A Needs Assessment for Data and Methods in Public Health Systems Research
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Assesses data on public health systems research including a review of the literature; a survey of members of the AcademyHealth PHSR Interest Group;
and key informant interviews. Discusses assessing workforce capacity in health departments. Addresses the importance of conducting research to inform policy.
Organization: AcademyHealth
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Persevering in Tough Budget Times: How One County's Health Department Is Expanding Its Reach through Efficiency and Innovation
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Describes the how Multnomah County Health Department dealt with budget cuts through staff training, new positions, consolidated responsibilities, and other innovations to continue meeting the community's needs.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Oregon, Public Health
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Strategic Plan, Phase I: Health Care Delivery Infrastructure and Health Care Workforce Resources
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Presents the results of a series of meetings which focuses on health and long-term care workforce concerns in Iowa. Identifies existing recommendations regarding the state's health workforce.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Public Health
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Workforce Demand in Nursing-Intensive Healthcare Settings: 2009 Vacancies and 2011 Growth Projections
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Reports on a survey of nurse employers in 6 industry groups in Florida as follows: hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, skilled nursing facilities (nursing homes), home health agencies, public health departments, and hospices. Each was asked about current and future demand for nursing personnel and impact of the economic recession on nursing employment.
Organization: Florida Center for Nursing
Date: 1/2010
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand
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Behavioral Health in the District of Columbia: Assessing Need and Evaluating the Public System of Care
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Additional Link: Summary
Examines the District of Columbia's public behavioral health system. Identifies gaps in care and care coordination issues. Provides recommendations based on priority areas.
Organizations: District of Columbia Department of Mental Health, Rand Corporation
Author: Gresenz CR, Blanchard JC, Timbie JW, Acosta J, Pollack CE, Ruder T, Saloner B, Benjamin-Johnson R, Weinick RM, Adamson DM, Hair B
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Care Coordination, District of Columbia, Public Health
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PharmPAC Recruitment Section PY2009 Annual Report
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Reports on the Pharmacist Professional Advisory Committee Recruitment Section. Includes information on Commissioned Corps pharmacists. Updates the 2008 report.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Public Health
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Professional and Educational Initiatives, Supports, and Opportunities for Advanced Training in Public Health
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Discusses how pharmacists can help address the public health workforce shortage.
Author: Truong H, Patterson BY
Location: Academic Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 74(7), 122
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2010 – 2015
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Presents five goals for the United States Department of Health & Human Services for 2010-2015. Discusses health care quality, access, and cultural competence. Address the health care workforce and public health on pages 80-95.
Organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Date: 2010
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Tagged keywords: Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Addressing the Primary Care Workforce Crisis for the Underserved
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Proposes a link between primary care graduate medical education and care for the underserved in community health centers, where expansion will be necessary for the anticipated increase in Medicaid and insured patients. Addresses the primary care physician workforce crisis, limited access for the underserved, and primary care graduate medical education.
Author: Rieselbach R, Crouse B, Frohna J
Location: Annals of Internal Medicine
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health
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ASTHO Profile of State Public Health: Volume One
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Provides a comprehensive overview of the state health department system, including state profiles. Chapter four addresses the state health agency workforce.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Children's Mental Health Services in New Hampshire
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Reviews the problems with New Hampshire's mental health system, including shortages of mental health workers, the impact of the system's troubles, and how the state's mental health care services can be improved.
Organization: Endowment for Health
Author: Covert S
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, New Hampshire, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Dental Workforce: Beyond the Numbers
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Discusses how dental workforce is key to overcoming chronic oral health disparities among underserved populations.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: McEllistrem-Evenson A
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 12/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Health Care Access, National, Public Health
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H1N1 and Health Workforce
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Discusses how the H1N1 pandemic places stress on health care systems and staff.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: McEllistrem-Evenson A
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: General Pediatricians, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public: A Summary of the February 2009 Summit
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Presents the results of a summit held on February 25-27, 2009, by the Institute of Medicine on Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public in Washington, DC. Examines the practice of integrative medicine, its scientific basis, and its potential for improving health. The Summit sessions covered visions for integrative medicine, care coordination, models of care, workforce and education needs, and economic and policy implications.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Schultz A, Chao S, McGinnis J
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Journal of Public Health Management and Practice November 2009: Opportunities to Inform Public Health Workforce Policy
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Thematic issue examining public health workforce research and how it can inform policy.
Location: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 15(6), S1-S112
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Perspectives on Public Health Workforce Research
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the literature and identifies major themes for public health workforce research priorities.
Author: Crawford CA, Summerfelt WT, Roy K, Chen ZA, Meltzer DO, Thacker SB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Workforce and Career Development
Location: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 15(6 Suppl), S5-S15
Date: 11/2009
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Q&A with Stephen Ostroff, MD
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Interview with Stephen Ostroff, Director of the Bureau of Epidemiology, Pennsylvania Department of Health regarding the impact of pandemics like the H1N1 on the health workforce.
Organization: Health Workforce Information Center
Author: McEllistrem-Evenson A
Location: Health Workforce News
Date: 11/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Public Health
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From Survey to Assessment: Characterizing Michigan's Public Health Workforce
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Link: Abstract
Identifies gaps in Michigan's public health workforce based on a survey of the state's public health professionals.
Author: Montgomery JP, Beck AJ, Rothney EE, Boulton ML
Location: Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 2009 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Date: 10/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Michigan, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Health Professions Partnership Initiative
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Examines grant programs that sought to increase the number of minority students enrolling in graduate health professions schools through partnerships with K-12 institutions, undergraduate schools, and others.
Organizations: Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Physicians, Public Health, Workforce Pipeline
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A Nation Prepared: Education and Training Needs for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Inaugural Workshop Proceedings
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Reports on an initial workshop identifying gaps in disaster medicine and public health education and training.
Organization: National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
Author: Schor K, Strauss-Riggs K, Danielson R
Date: 9/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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A Model for Integrating Strategic Planning and Competence-Based Curriculum Design in Establishing a Public Health Programme: The UNC Charlotte Experience
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Describes the process used by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to develop a public health program and obtain accreditation.
Author: Thompson ME, Harver A, Eure M
Location: Human Resources for Health, 7(71)
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Education and Training, North Carolina, Public Health
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Succession Planning and Satisfaction Measures in Public Health
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Describes what a public health nurse is. Reports on retirement rates by region and age in Wyoming, education, and satisfaction with the nursing profession.
Organization: Wyoming Department of Workforce Services - Research & Planning
Author: Jones S, Ellsworth P
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Wyoming
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The U.S. Oral Health Workforce in the Coming Decade: Workshop Summary
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Summary of a workshop hosted by The Institute of Medicine on February 9-11, 2009, jointly sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Discussion included the current status of access to oral health services, workforce strategies, and improving the regulations and structure of oral health care delivery to improve access.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Harris T
Date: 8/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Health Care Access, National, Public Health
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2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments
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Additional Link: Fast Facts
Includes a chapter on the local health department workforce and one on emergency preparedness. Covers FTEs, staffing patterns, and more.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Health Administrators, Health Educators, National, Physicians, Public Health
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Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response
Tutorial or training
Provides free online cultural competency courses for people who may need to respond to a disaster. Offers up to nine continuing education hours.
Organization: HHS Office of Minority Health
Date: 7/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Continuing Education, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, National, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Social Workers
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Expanding the Health Information Management Public Health Role
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Discusses HIM professionals’ role in public health research and data management, policy development, and disaster preparedness and response management.
Organization: AHIMA Foundation
Author: Houser S, Manger B, Price B, Silvers C, Hart-Hester S
Location: Perspectives in Health Information Management, 6, 1-6
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Health Informaticians, Health Information and Informatics Occupations, National, Public Health
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Recruiting the Future Public Health Workforce: An Analysis of Prospect Communication Among Accredited Schools of Public Health
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Link: Abstract
Examines efforts of public health schools to recruit students in order to meet demand for public health workers.
Author: Purcell JM
Location: Journal of Community Health, 34(3), 216-21
Date: 6/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Developing a Competency-Based Academic Curriculum with Effective Outcome Assessment to Evaluate Public Health Practice Workforce Training
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Presents on how to develop a competency-based curriculum for a public health program.
Organization: Council on Education for Public Health
Author: Woodhouse LD, King LR
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Holes in the Net: Surveying the Impact of the Current Economic Recession on the Health Care Safety Net
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Examines how the economic recession has decreased access to health care, increased the burden for emergency medical services, and affected health care providers through state budget cuts. Reviews how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) can increase access to health care and suggests further goals.
Organization: American Public Health Association
Author: Abramson SS
Date: 4/2009
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Tagged keywords: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Health Care Access, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Public Health
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Public Health Workforce Exit Survey: Findings from the Pilot Study
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Summarizes a survey of local health departments in New York, Florida, and Georgia on why public health workers left their positions.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Date: 3/2009
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Tagged keywords: Florida, Georgia, New York, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention
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Accelerating Job and Program Cuts Threaten the Public’s Health
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Reports on a survey of state and territorial health agencies to determine how the economy has impacted the public health workforce and public health programs.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Economic Stimulus Could Stem Accelerating Job Loss in State Public Health Agencies
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Discusses state public health agency layoffs and how the stimulus package can preserve and/or create public health jobs.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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A Model Curriculum for a Course on the Built Environment and Public Health: Training for an Interdisciplinary Workforce
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Link: Abstract
Identifies the need for teaching about the health impact of the built environment in public health education. Includes a interdisciplinary model curriculum based on six graduate courses that meet this need.
Author: Botchwey ND, Hobson SE, Dannenberg AL, Mumford KG, Contant CK, McMillan TE, Jackson RJ, Lopez R, Winkle C
Location: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 36(2 Suppl), S63-71
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Public Health
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Toward a New Method for Identifying Facilities and Communities with Critical Shortages of Nurses
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Link: Abstract
Summarizes a study that evaluated the effectiveness of different methods for assessing the severity of nursing shortages in four types of health care facilities in the United States, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, and public health agencies.
Organization: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany
Author: Wing P, McGinnis S, Moore J
Location: Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice, 10(1), 28-39
Date: 2/2009
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Building a Solid Foundation for Health: A Report on Public Health System Development
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Includes a section on Minnesota's public health workforce pages 20-21.
Organization: Minnesota Department of Health
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Minnesota, Public Health
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Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission: Annual Report January 2009
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Discusses compensation for community behavioral health and direct care workers in Maryland. Includes salary surveys.
Author: Community Services Reimbursement Rate Commission
Date: 1/2009
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Compensation, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Maryland, Nursing Aides, Public Health
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2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments Study Series
Web site
Offers twenty state PowerPoint presentations based on the 2008 National Profile of Local Health Departments. Includes slides related to the local health department workforce.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, National, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Public Health, Washington, Wisconsin
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Association of Schools of Public Health: Annual Data Report 2008
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Examines enrollment, applications, students, graduates, and trend data for schools of public health. Includes demographics, areas of study, and breakdowns by school.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Author: Dolinski K
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Confronting the Growing Burden of Chronic Disease: Can the U.S. Health Care Workforce Do the Job?
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Additional Link: Abstract
Supports an interdisciplinary primary care workforce to prepare for the increase in chronic disease.
Author: Bodenheimer T, Chen E, Bennett HD
Location: Health Affairs, 28(1), 64-74
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Community Health Workers, National, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Registered Nurses
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PharmPAC Recruitment Section PY2008 Annual Report
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Reports on the Pharmacist Professional Advisory Committee Recruitment Section. Includes information on Commissioned Corps pharmacists. Contains results from a survey on the pharmacy accession bonus.
Organization: U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Public Health
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Public Health Workforce Position Statement
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Offers a position statement on the public health workforce from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Supports renewed investments in the public health workforce by state and federal legislatures.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 2009
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Confronting the Public Health Workforce Crisis: An ASPH Policy Paper
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Discusses the public health workforce shortage, including possible solutions.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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HHS in the 21st Century: Charting a New Course for a Healthier America
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Identifies factors that affect HHS's ability to address its range of responsibilities, including divergence in the missions and goals of the department's agencies, limited flexibility in spending, impending workforce shortages, difficulty in retaining skilled professionals, and challenges in effectively partnering with the private sector. Addresses the health workforce primarily on pages 113-120.
Organization: Institute of Medicine
Author: Schaeffer L, Schultz A, Salerno J
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Policy, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention
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The Schism Between Medical and Public Health Education: A Historical Perspective
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Link: Abstract
Reviews the history of public health and medical education. Identifies attempts to integrate their curriculum, including the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Supports integration efforts to improve health care quality.
Author: Ruis AR, Golden RN
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(12), 1153-7
Date: 12/2008
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Tagged keywords: Care Coordination, Education and Training, Interprofessional Training and Education, Physicians, Public Health, Wisconsin
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The Public Health Nurse’s Role in Achieving Health Equity: Eliminating Inequalities in Health
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Underscores the important role public health nurses play in eliminating inequities in health. Aims to inspire public health nurses to serve as leaders and major contributing forces in the elimination of health inequities in the United States and its Territories.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Health Care Access, National, Nursing Occupations, Public Health
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Summary of Texas Public Health Professional Staffing Levels
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Contains a chart with the number of staffed positions and vacancies for public health professionals in Texas.
Organization: Texas Health Professions Resource Center
Date: 11/2008
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Tagged keywords: Public Health, Supply and Demand, Texas
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West Virginia Center for Nursing: 2007 Annual Report and Recommendations
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Reports on the work of the West Virginia Center for Nursing and offers data on the state's nurses. Covers the supply of LPNs and RNs, distribution by employment setting, hours worked, reasons for leaving a position, turnover and vacancy rates, average age, wages, advanced practice nurses, nursing education, faculty, public health nursing, and more.
Organization: West Virginia Center for Nursing
Date: 10/2008
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Compensation, Education and Training, Faculty, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, West Virginia
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Career Paths to Public Health: Programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Document
Link: Abstract
Examines programs at the CDC that attract students to public health careers.
Author: Thacker SB, Koo D, Delany JR
Location: Academic Medicine, 35(3), 279-83
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Pipeline
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Charting Nursing's Future: Strengthening Public Health Nursing Part I: Policies and Programs that Recognize Nursing's Role in Assuring the Public's Health
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Highlights nursing’s contributions to assuring the public’s health and vital importance in
both prevention and emergency preparedness.
Discusses workforce initiatives including profiling programs that attribute their success to nurse involvement, and promising state and federal policies.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Public Health
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Charting Nursing's Future: Strengthening Public Health Nursing Part II: How Nurse Leaders in Policy-Making Positions Are Transforming Public Health
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Illustrates the dramatic ways in which nurse leaders in policymaking positions are transforming public health at the county, state, and federal levels. Looks at policy initiatives aimed at strengthening nursing leadership and facilitating nurse license portability.
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, National, Nursing Occupations, Policy, Public Health
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Every State Health Department Needs a Public Health Nurse Leader: Creating Health Populations & Healthy Communities
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Discusses the role of public health nursing leadership and their role in public health workforce.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Public Health
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New York’s Public Health Workforce: Continuing Challenges and Opportunities
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Describes progress in New York in developing its public health workforce. Updates the report "Strengthening New York’s Public Health System for the 21st Century."
Organization: New York Department of Health
Date: 9/2008
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Tagged keywords: New York, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention
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Chiropractic and Public Health: Current State and Future Vision
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Link: Abstract
Provides an overview of primary chiropractic issues as they relate to public health including preventive health services, health promotion, immunization, geriatrics, health care in a military environment, and interdisciplinary care.
Author: Johnson C, Baird R, Dougherty P, Globe G, Green B, Haneline M, Hawk C, Injeyan H, Killinger L, Kopendky-Giles D, Lisi A, Mior S, Smith M
Location: Journal of Manipulative Physical Therapy, 31(6), 397-410
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Chiropractors, Interprofessional Training and Education, National, Public Health
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The Public Health Nutrition Workforce and Its Future Challenges: The US Experience
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Link: Abstract
Examines the public health nutrition workforce. Identifies job duties, ethnic composition, and future challenges.
Author: Haughton B, George A
Location: Public Health Nutrition, 11(8), 782-91
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, National, Public Health
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Wisconsin Public Health Workforce 2008
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Provides baseline public health workforce data for Wisconsin. Focuses on the governmental public health workforce and includes some data about the workforce of selected other public-sector organizations.
Organization: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Date: 8/2008
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand, Wisconsin
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CBH Policy Paper: Fix the Workforce Crisis in Community Mental Health, July 2008
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Discusses the shortage of psychiatrists and high turnover rates in Maryland's community mental health system. Highlights low compensation rates and suggests actions for addressing this workforce crisis.
Organization: Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland
Date: 7/2008
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Compensation, Maryland, Public Health
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An Enhancement Strategy for Integration of Population Health into Medical School Education: Employing the Framework Developed by the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force
Document
Link: Abstract
Describes how to add a program that focuses on population health to a medical school.
Author: Kerkering KW, Novick LF
Location: Academic Medicine, 83(4), 345-51
Date: 4/2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, North Carolina, Physicians, Public Health
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ASHP Statement on the Role of Health-System Pharmacists in Public Health
Document
Discusses the role of health-system pharmacists in maintaining and promoting public health.
Organization: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Location: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 65(5), 462-7
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health
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Diversity in California’s Health Professions: Current Status and Emerging Trends
Document
Provides a picture of diversity in the health
workforce and pipeline in California. Presents current and projected population data and emerging trends.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Bates T, Hailer L, Chapman SA
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, California, Dentists, Diversity, General Surgeons, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Psychologists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Trends and Emerging Issues, Workforce Pipeline
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Facing the Future: Retirements, Second Careers to Reshape State and Local Governments in the Post-Katrina Era
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Reports on a public opinion poll. Addresses public health worker retirements, government preparedness for public health emergencies, and barriers to getting government jobs.
Organization: Center for State and Local Government Excellence
Date: 3/2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Adaptation Strategies for an Aging Nursing Workforce
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Presents survey results regarding various facilities on how they are dealing with the aging nursing workforce. Includes data from hospitals, long term care facilities, home health and hospice agencies, and public health departments. Lists strategies and solutions used.
Organization: North Carolina Center for Nursing
Author: Lacey LM, McNoldy TP
Date: 2/2008
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Tagged keywords: Home Health Agencies, Hospitals, National, Nursing Occupations, Public Health
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Enumeration of the Local Public Health Workforce in New York: 2006
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Provides detailed information on New York's local public health workforce. Covers demographics, job titles, education, enrollment, and more. Discusses training needs, functions of the workforce, and recruitment and retention. Includes the survey instrument used.
Organizations: Center for Health Workforce Studies - SUNY Albany, New York Department of Health
Date: 1/2008
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, New York, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Supply and Demand
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2007 State Public Health Workforce Survey Results
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Results of a survey which discussed the growing age of the public health care workforce, the continuing shortage of workers, and barriers in overcoming the crisis.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Epidemiology Competency Development and Application to Training for Local and Regional Public Health Practitioners
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Describes how one program created a competency-based epidemiology training and online modules for non-epidemiologist public health professionals. Discusses the results and challenges.
Author: Baseman JG, Marsden-Haug N, Holt VL, Stergachis A, Goldoft M, Gale JL
Location: Public Health Reports, 123 Suppl 1, 44-52
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Public Health, Technology in Education and Training, Washington
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FIRST Things First: A Practice-Academic Collaboration to Develop and Deliver a Competency-Based Series of Applied Epidemiology Trainings
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Reports on two training programs in Florida intended to epidemiologic preparedness of Florida's Department of Health.
Author: Reid WM, Landis DC, Kintz J, Ruzycki S, Brown LM, Martini L
Location: Public Health Reports, 123 Suppl 1, 53-8
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Florida, Public Health
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Health, United States, 2007 with Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans
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Presents national trends in health statistics. Includes a chartbook on access to care; trend tables on racial, ethnic, education, disabilities, and income data, extensive appendixes, and an index. Addresses the health workforce on pages 60-3, 355-64. Includes supply, education, and diversity data.
Organization: National Center for Health Statistics
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Diversity, Health Care Access, National, Nursing Occupations, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physicians, Podiatrists, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Supply and Demand, Trends and Emerging Issues
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Improving the Public Health Workforce: Evaluation of a Training Course to Enhance Evidence-Based Decision Making
Document
Link: Abstract
Describes the evaluation of an evidence-based public health (EBPH) course.
Author: Dreisinger M, Leet TL, Baker EA, Gillespie KN, Haas B, Brownson RC
Location: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 14(2), 138-43
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Missouri, Public Health
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Local Public Health Agency Infrastructure Survey Report 2008
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Reports the makeup of public health agencies in Missouri. Includes data on the supply, turnover, use of continuing education, compensation and level of education for various health professions in public health agencies.
Organization: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Compensation, Continuing Education, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Health Administrators, Health Educators, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Missouri, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Supply and Demand
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Model Practice Database
Directory
Identifies model public health programs by year and category, such as chronic disease or workforce. Offers program details for each.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
Date: 2008
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, National, Public Health
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The Future of Iowa's Health and Long-Term Care Workforce
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Additional Link: Executive Summary
Reviews Iowa's health and long-term care workforce including documenting the shortages and challenges that exist throughout the state and analyzing the impact of these shortages on access to care, the quality of care received including outcomes, and the cost of care.
Organizations: Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Health Workforce Center
Author: Newton T, Holst M
Date: 12/2007
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dentists, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Iowa, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Health Services in County Correctional Settings: The Public Health Role
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Highlights issues and gaps in Minnesota' correctional health system. Discusses direct health care services and public health's role. Examines nursing practice issues related to correctional health on pages 24-5. Includes state rules regarding medical and dental resources.
Organization: Minnesota Department of Health
Date: 11/2007
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Tagged keywords: Minnesota, Nursing Occupations, Public Health
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Public Health Information and Data Tutorial
Tutorial or training
Instruction for members of the public health workforce on information access and management. Includes sections on strategies for staying informed, health education resources, finding public health statistics, and evidence based public health.
Date: 11/2007
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods
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Understanding the Information Needs of Public Health Practitioners: A Literature Review to Inform Design of an Interactive Digital Knowledge Management System
Document
Link: Abstract
Discusses the information needs of public health professionals. Identifies a need for public health digital knowledge management systems and describes what those might do.
Author: Revere D, Turner AM, Madhavan A, Rambo N, Bugni PF, Kimball A, Fuller SS
Location: Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 40(4), 410-21
Date: 8/2007
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Tagged keywords: Health Information Technology and Telehealth, National, Public Health
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Turnover Rates in North Carolina Public Health Departments
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Reports on the turnover rates for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nurse aides in North Carolina's public health departments.
Organization: North Carolina Center for Nursing
Author: Lacey LM, McNoldy TP
Date: 7/2007
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Tagged keywords: North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Public Health
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APHL Diversity Survey Results – Can We Talk?
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Presents the results of a diversity survey on the public health laboratory workforce.
Organization: Association of Public Health Laboratories
Author: Knuckles ME
Date: 6/2007
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Laboratory Professionals, National, Public Health
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Nursing Vacancy Rates in NC Public Health Departments
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Provides the vacancy rates for nurse aides, licensed practical nurses, and registered nurses in North Carolina's public health departments.
Organization: North Carolina Center for Nursing
Author: Lacey LM, McNoldy TP
Date: 6/2007
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Tagged keywords: North Carolina, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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If Pandemic Strikes, How Much Staff Will You Have?
Document
Link: Abstract
Suggests ways to discuss how to handle coming to work during a pandemic outbreak.
Location: ED Management, 19(4):44-5
Date: 4/2007
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Tagged keywords: Hospitals, National, Public Health
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The Public Health Nursing Shortage: A Threat to the Public’s Health
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Focuses on the shortage of public health nurses in official governmental agencies, identifies the effects of the shortage on the public’s health, and recommends strategies for addressing the problem.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Directors of Nursing
Date: 2/2007
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Tagged keywords: National, Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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2007 APHL Workforce Survey Report
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Reports on a survey of state public health laboratories. Includes information on salary ranges, education, vacancy rates, turnover, and the impact of labor shortages.
Organization: Association of Public Health Laboratories
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Laboratory Professionals, National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Association of Public Health Laboratories Workforce Initiative: Creating a Model for Strategic Planning, Final Report
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Discusses the factors contributing to a workforce shortage in public health laboratory leadership. Reports on best practices for public health strategic planning. Provides a model framework for future workforce development initiatives.
Organization: Association of Public Health Laboratories
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: Laboratory Professionals, National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Understanding the Workforce Needs of New Jersey's Public Health and Other Disaster Management Employers: A Report of the Ready for the Job Initiative
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Examines the workforce needs and challenges of New Jersey's public disaster management system, especially in public health.
Organizations: John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy
Date: 2007
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Tagged keywords: New Jersey, Public Health
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Addressing Health Care Disparities and Increasing Workforce Diversity: The Next Step for the Dental, Medical, and Public Health Professions
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Provides recommendations for addressing workforce diversity issues. Focuses on public health, physicians, and dentists. Addresses access to care.
Author: Mitchell DA, Lassiter SL
Location: American Journal of Public Health, 96(12), 2093-7
Date: 12/2006
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Diversity, Health Care Access, National, Physicians, Public Health
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A Profile of Nurses Working in Connecticut’s Health Departments
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Examines the public health nurse workforce in Connecticut. Reviews their role, where they work, and offers recommendations.
Organization: Connecticut Department of Public Health
Author: Dingfelder B
Date: 11/2006
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Nursing Occupations, Public Health
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Recruitment and Retention of a Quality Health Workforce in Rural Areas, Number 6: Rural Public Health
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Discusses essential services of public health and access to health care in rural areas. Part of a series of issue papers addressing rural health care workforce development through career pipeline programs.
Organization: National Rural Health Association
Author: Melt M
Date: 11/2006
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Workforce Pipeline
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Toolkit for Ensuring a Future Workforce of Qualified Public Health Laboratory Scientist-Managers and Directors: Final Report
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Identifies tools to establish a pipeline for public health laboratory scientist-managers and directors. Includes personnel standards, courses required for this specialty; criteria for a graduate program; specialty marketing, employee recruiting, and retention strategies; and salary benchmarks.
Organization: Association of Public Health Laboratories
Date: 9/2006
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Tagged keywords: Laboratory Professionals, National, Public Health, Workforce Pipeline
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Considerations for Increasing the Competences and Capacities of the Public Health Workforce: Assessing the Training Needs of Public Health Workers in Texas
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Evaluates Texas' public health workforce training needs and defines the public health workforce.
Author: Borders S, Blakely C, Quiram B, McLeroy
Location: Human Resources for Health, 4:18
Date: 7/2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Public Health, Texas
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Developing Leaders in the Public Health Workforce
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Highlights the importance of public health leadership development and reviews leadership development programs. Includes links and contact information.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 6/2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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A Practical Guide for Public Health Laboratory Leaders
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Offers resources for leaders of public health laboratories. Cover the lab's organizational structure, core functions, communication, politics, human resource management, budgeting, quality assurance, and emergency preparedness.
Organization: Association of Public Health Laboratories
Date: 5/2006
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Tagged keywords: Health Administrators, Laboratory Professionals, National, Public Health
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Roadmap: Strengthening the Public Health Workforce in New York State
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Describes New York's public health workforce and identifies objectives and strategies for improving it. Focuses on leadership, recruitment, education and training, and retention.
Organization: New York Department of Health
Date: 5/2006
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, New York, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Strategies to Address Public Health Worker Shortages
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Identifies strategies to recruit, retain, and train the public health workforce with links to resources that provide examples and related research.
Organization: Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice
Date: 5/2006
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention
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Survey of Accredited Master of Public Health (MPH) Programs with Health Education Concentrations: A Resource for Strengthening the Public Health Workforce
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Additional Link: Abstract
Reports on an assessment survey of public health programs with health education concentrations. Covers program faculty, ethnicity, employment setting after graduation, and core competencies.
Organization: Council of Accredited MPH Programs
Author: Woodhouse LD, Auld ME, Livingood WC, Mulligan LA
Location: Health Promotion Practice, 7(2), 258-65
Date: 4/2006
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, National, Public Health
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Achievements Public Health Training Centers: Six Years of Progress in Public Health Workforce Development
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Introduces public health training centers and describes how they have helped develop the public health workforce. Highlights the accomplishments of several centers.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Schools of Public Health Goals Towards Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
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Identifies goals to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in public health. Covers research, students, faculty, policies, and curriculum. Includes best practices.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
Date: 2006
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, Diversity, Education and Training, Faculty, National, Public Health
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Georgia Mental Health Gap Analysis
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Provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of Georgia's publicly funded mental health system.
Date: 5/2005
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Georgia, Public Health
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Public Health Workforce Study
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Provides an overview of the public health workforce. Considers supply and demand, schools of public health, and pressing workforce issues in six states. Highlights nurses, physicians, dental occupations, California, Georgia, Montana, New Mexico, New York, and Texas.
Organization: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Date: 1/2005
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Tagged keywords: California, Dental Occupations, Georgia, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Public Health, Texas
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Find Your Career in Healthcare: A Day in the Life of a Public Health Supervisor
Video or multimedia
Provides an overview of the career, covering educational requirements, job duties, and likely income for the profession.
Organization: Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program
Author: Healthcare Workforce Network
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Strategies for Enumerating the Public Health Workforce
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Presents research that examined workforce enumeration strategies in ten industries, occupations, and professions outside of public health.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 2005
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Nursing Workforce Emergency Preparedness Project: Survey and Training of Inactive Nurses
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Reports on a survey of inactive nurses in Vermont to determine if they could be tapped in case of an emergency. Offers recommendations.
Organization: Vermont AHEC Nursing Workforce Research, Planning and Development
Date: 2004
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Tagged keywords: Nursing Occupations, Public Health, Vermont
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State Public Health Employee Worker Shortage Report: A Civil Service Recruitment and Retention Crisis
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Results of a survey of 37 state public health agencies on public health employee workforce shortages.
Organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Date: 2004
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Supply and Demand
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Strategies for Improving the Diversity of the Health Professions
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Examines the lack of diversity in the health workforce, health disparities, and evaluates programs and strategies designed to increase health workforce diversity.
Organization: The California Endowment
Author: Grumbach K, Munoz C, Coffman J, Rosenoff E, Gandara P, Sepulveda E
Date: 8/2003
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Best Practices and Model Programs, California, Dentists, Diversity, National, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Public Health, Registered Nurses, Workforce Pipeline
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - June 8-10, 2003
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Offers an update on Office of Rural Health Policy activities. Discusses rural and public health systems and mental health concerns in Texas.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 6/2003
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, National, Public Health, Rural, Texas
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2nd Annual Report to the Secretary DHHS and Congress: Delivering the Good: Improving the Public’s Health by Enhancing the Primary Care/Public Health Interface in the United States
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Describes how Title VII, section 747 addresses public health workforce issues and offers recommendations. Focuses on training physician assistants, dentists and primary care physicians; increasing access to the underserved; and promoting diversity.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 11/2002
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – April 10-11, 2002
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Provides committee meeting minutes. Addresses the adequacy of the physician workforce and physician preparedness to meet public health needs.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 4/2002
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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1st Annual Report to Congress: Comprehensive Review and Recommendations: Title VII, Section 747 of the Public Health Service Act
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Reviews the accomplishments of Title VII, section 747 and offers recommendations. Title VII, section 747 provides federal funding for primary care training and education. The Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry provides insight from people in primary care.
Organization: Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
Date: 11/2001
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, National, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - June 3-5, 2001
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Offers updates on legislation relating to rural health care and Medicare. Summarizes the development and maintenance of rural public health programs, safety net systems, and visits to health care facilities. Discusses California rural health including networks of providers, a hospital consortium, and uninsured populations.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 6/2001
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Tagged keywords: California, Health Care Access, Hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Public Health, Rural
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - February 4-6, 2001
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Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Includes an update of Office of Rural Health Policy activities. Covers Medicare reform in relation to health care access, quality, payment, and the workforce. Discusses health clinics in rural locations, public health infrastructure and uninsured populations.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 2/2001
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Tagged keywords: Clinics, Health Care Access, Health Care Quality, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Policy, Public Health, Rural
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Public Health Work Force Enumeration 2000
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Includes information on public health workers in eight occupational categories and 55 occupational titles. Compiles data submitted by 57 states and territories, federal agencies, and voluntary associations that employ public health workers.
Organization: HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
Author: Gebbie K
Date: 12/2000
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Council on Graduate Medical Education Resource Paper Compendium: Update on the Physician Workforce
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Additional Link: Overview and Executive Summary of Papers
Includes three papers on policy issues related to physician workforce needs. Focuses on shortage and underserved areas, family physicians, and the public health physician workforce.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 8/2000
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Public Health, Rural
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The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services, Minutes of Meeting - February 6-9, 2000
Document
Provides a summary of committee meeting minutes. Discusses issues with rural care for veterans, uninsured populations, Medicaid in rural areas, the current rural public health system, and rural mental health.
Organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Date: 2/2000
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health, Health Care Access, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Public Health, Rural
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – December 1 - 2, 1999
Document
Provides committee meeting minutes. Addresses a physician supply and requirements model, the National Health Service Corps, state centers for workforce studies, Medicare teaching physician payment policy issues, GME financing, osteopathic medical education, and military medicine.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 12/1999
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Tagged keywords: Loan Repayment and Forgiveness, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Research and Data Collection Methods, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) Minutes of Meeting – April 14-15, 1999
Document
Provides committee meeting minutes. Summarizes panel presentations on changes to graduate medical education (GME) accreditation, GME trends, physician certification, physician workforce assessment, and the public health physician workforce.
Organization: Council on Graduate Medical Education
Date: 4/1999
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, National, Physicians, Policy, Public Health, Residency Programs, Supply and Demand
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ABCs to Public Health
Web site
Provides links to resources for elementary school through college regarding careers in public health laboratories.
Organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Tagged keywords: Laboratory Professionals, National, Public Health, Workforce Pipeline
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Accredited Dental Public Health Residencies
Directory
Lists dental residency programs in public health.
Organization: American Association of Public Health Dentistry
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, National, Public Health, Residency Programs
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AKCACHE
Tutorial or training
Provides a clearinghouse for continuing education (CE) opportunities in Alaska. To view the list of CE, select "Search for trainings". Offers CE opportunities by profession category.
Organization: Alaska Center for Rural Health - AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Allied Health, Behavioral Health Occupations, Continuing Education, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Health Administrators, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Public Health, Social Workers
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American Board of Dental Public Health Examination for Certification
Exam
Provides information on the exam and requirements for becoming certified by the American Board of Dental Public Health (ABDPH).
Organization: American Association of Public Health Dentistry
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Licensure and Certification, National, Public Health
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American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine: Examination Details
Exam
Provides information on the exams required for aerospace medicine, occupational/environmental medicine, and public health for osteopathic physicians.
Organization: American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Public Health
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APHL Job Center
Document
Lists employment opportunities at laboratories and public health facilities across the country. Provides resources for jobseekers and employers/recruiters.
Organization: American Public Health Association
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Tagged keywords: Laboratory Professionals, National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention
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Association for Prevention Teaching and Research Curriculum
Curricula
Provides curricula for those interested in educating the health workforce on disease prevention, health promotion, and other public health topics.
Organization: Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Association of Schools of Public Health: Curriculum Resources
Curricula
Provides core competency and curriculum models for public health education. Includes s database of scholarly literature related to teaching public health students and the public health workforce.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Best Practices in Maternal & Child Health
Web site
Includes best practices focusing on the health of women, workforce development, adolescents, young children, families, children with special health care needs, mental health, data and assessment, financing, program integration, emergency preparedness, family involvement, and another public health issues.
Organization: Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
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Tagged keywords: Best Practices and Model Programs, National, Public Health
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California Preparedness Education Network
Tutorial or training
Provides access to disaster preparedness training for health professionals in California. Includes modules, short training summary sheets, and videos.
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Tagged keywords: California, Community Health Workers, Continuing Education, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Public Health
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Certified in Public Health (CPH)
Exam
Offers information on the public health certification exam and a registration link.
Organization: National Board of Public Health Examiners
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Tagged keywords: Licensure and Certification, National, Public Health
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Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Document
Offers a consensus set of skills identified by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice for the delivery of public health services. Provides tools and resources to help organizations create workforce development plans, identify training and workforce needs, prepare for accreditation, and more.
Organization: Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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ExploreHealthCareers.org: Public Health
Web site
Provides public health career information for students. Includes education requirements, working conditions, salary range, and other information.
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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ExploreHealthCareers.org: Public Health Nurse
Web site
Provides public health nurse career information for students. Includes education requirements, working conditions, salary range, and other information.
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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ExploreHealthCareers.org: Public Health Practice & Program Management
Web site
Provides public health practice & program management career information for students. Includes education requirements, working conditions, salary range, and other information.
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Health Workforce Development Council
Web site
Provides action plans created by the Health Workforce Development Council of the California Workforce Investment Board to alleviate health workforce shortages. Includes plans for various health professions and information on the career pathway sub-committee.
Organization: California Workforce Investment Board
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, California, Community Health Workers, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Home Health Aides and Home Care Aides, Laboratory Professionals, Medical Assistants, Nursing Aides, Nursing Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Supply and Demand, Workforce Pipeline
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Maternal and Child Health Leadership Skills Development Series
Tutorial or training
Offers a set of training modules to teach leadership concepts in a maternal and child health framework.
Organization: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, National, Public Health
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MCH Navigator
Tutorial or training
Provides resources and continuing education opportunities for training health care providers in maternal and child health issues. Covers public health concepts, family-centered care models, cultural competence and more.
Organization: HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, National, Public Health
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National Public Health Performance Standards Program Online Resource Center
Web site
Offers a collection of resources designed to help public health systems and boards of health improve their performance related to the Essential Public Health Services (Essential Services) and the Model Standards. Several standards address the public health workforce.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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National Public Health Training Centers Network
Web site
Helps to improve the public health system. Consists of 14 centers which are partnerships between accredited schools of public health.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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NWCPHP Online Courses
Tutorial or training
Provides continuing education opportunities for public health professionals. Includes courses on data interpretation, disaster behavioral health, outbreak investigation, and more.
Organization: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Outbreak at Watersedge: A Public Health Discovery Game
Video or multimedia
Introduces students to the public health profession through a computer game.
Organization: University of Minnesota
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Tagged keywords: Minnesota, Public Health, Workforce Pipeline
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Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Web site
Provides information and resources to help the public health workforce find and use information effectively. Includes funding sources, data and statistics, career resources and more. Provided by a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries.
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Pathways to Public Health: Workforce Initiatives
Web site
Provides information on public health workforce initiatives, including ASPH initiatives and examples from state government.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Population Health Curriculum Modules
Curricula
Provides a curriculum consisting of 7 modules, with powerpoint presentations and supplemental materials, for population health.
Organization: Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Public Health Career Mart
Job board
Lists jobs for public health professionals. Provides information on public health careers and career development resources.
Organization: American Public Health Association
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention
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Public Health Improvement Resource Center
Web site
Provides a searchable online database of resources and tools intended to help improve public health systems. Addresses many topics including workforce development. Offers searches by resource type, cost, and category.
Organization: Public Health Foundation
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Public Health Student Recruitment Video
Video or multimedia
Offers three videos to build awareness about public health careers and education options. Includes videos that can be personalized for a specific organization along with directions for how to customize the videos.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Workforce Pipeline
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Public Health Training Center Directors
Video or multimedia
Includes 7 videos of Public Health Directors speaking about the shortage of public health workers and on public health training, specifically, Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) 14 Public Health Training Centers, which cover 45 states and Washington, D.C.
Organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health, Supply and Demand
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Public Health Web-Based Resources
Web site
Includes links to "Pathways to Public Health," "This is Public Health," and "What is Public Health?" websites. Offers information on public health careers and resources for K-12.
Organization: Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health, Workforce Pipeline
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Public Health Works!
Web site
Supports the importance of public health and promotes interest in public health occupations.
Organization: New York Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: New York, Public Health, Workforce Pipeline
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Schools of Public Health and Public Health Programs Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health: Search
Directory
Offers a search for accredited public health programs by university, degree, concentration, or state.
Organization: Council on Education for Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Educators, National, Public Health
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SOPHE Continuing Education
Tutorial or training
Provides access to continuing education opportunities for public health professionals in the health education and promotion field. Offers online learning options through the Society for Public Health Education's Center for Online Resources & Education. Most are available for free.
Organization: Society for Public Health Education
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, National, Public Health
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State of Alaska: Public Health Nursing
Web site
Works to improve public health preparedness and health of communities; disease prevention and public safety; support high quality nursing services; and recruit, retain, and train public health nursing workforce.
Organization: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Nursing Occupations, Public Health
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State Public Health Data
Web site
Provides state specific information for a number of public health indicators. Covers the number of uninsured in the state, nursing shortage estimates, diabetes rates, public health funding, and more.
Organization: Trust for America's Health
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Tagged keywords: National, Public Health
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Successful Models for Rural and Underserved Communities
Web site
Provides summaries of model programs for improving health care access in underserved areas. Presents models organized into various topics such as dental, education/training, telehealth, mental/behavioral health and more.
Organization: Minnesota Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Best Practices and Model Programs, Community Health Workers, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Health Aides, Assistants and Guides, Health Care Access, Minnesota, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacy Occupations, Public Health, Rural, Technology in Education and Training, Workforce Pipeline
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TRAIN
Tutorial or training
Provides course listings for numerous training sessions for health professionals, many of which are free. Offers searches by profession, subject, credit type, distance, competency, and more under "Course Search."
Organization: Public Health Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, National, Public Health
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The Upper Midwest Public Health Training Center
Web site
Serves Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Assists in providing training, education, and assessment for the public health workforce. One of 14 Public Health Training Centers, established by the U. S. Department of HHS, HRSA, located throughout the United States.
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Iowa, Nebraska, Public Health, South Dakota
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West Virginia University Office for Public Health Practice: Community Medicine (CMED) Public Health Grand Rounds
Tutorial or training
Offers free continuing education credits for physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and certified health education specialists in West Virginia.
Organization: West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Education and Training, Public Health, West Virginia
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Workforce and Access: Implementation Briefs
Document
Presents information on the implementation of provisions from the Affordable Care Act for the health care workforce. Covers teaching health centers, national policy development, and the public health, nursing, dental health, and primary care physician workforce.
Organization: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Health Reform, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Policy, Primary Care, Profession-by-Profession, Public Health
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Workforce Development and Training
Web site
Lists workshops and trainings, leadership efforts, and policy discussions regarding public health workforce issues.
Organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Public Health
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Workforce Development: Assess Competency, Improve Skills & Find the Right People
Web site
Offers competency assessment tools, job description templates, an interview planning tool, and an inventory to determine professional development needs. Includes a list of professional development opportunities available related to chronic disease and public health, along with contact information.
Organization: National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, National, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention
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