ASPH Certification in Public Health (CPH) Study Guide - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - Study Guide developed by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) to assist candidates in preparing for the Certification in Public Health (CPH) examination.

Certified in Public Health (CPH) Webinars - (National Board of Public Health Examiners) - Webinars and handouts that provide preparation tips and information about taking the Certified in Public Health Exam.

National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) - (National Board of Public Health Examiners) - The NBPHE is an independent organization established to ensure that students and graduates from schools and programs of public health have mastered the knowledge and skills relevant to contemporary public health. NBPHE administers the nation's only core credential for public health professionals, Certified in Public Health (CPH). The CPH examination to become a certified public health professional is held every August.

National Commission for Health Education Credentialing - (National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)) - NCHEC develops national standards for health education practitioners and administers the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.

National Environmental Health Association Credentialing - (National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)) - Environmental health credentials offered by NEHA that evidence mastery of specialized knowledge in environmental health, wastewater treatment, food safety, healthy homes, and hazardous substances.

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Competencies

Applied Epidemiology Competencies - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) developed the Competencies for Applied Epidemiologists in Governmental Public Health Agencies (Applied Epidemiology Competencies or AECs for short) to improve the practice of epidemiology within the public health system.

Bioterrorism & Emergency Readiness Competencies for All Public Health Workers - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The Bioterrorism and Emergency Readiness: Competencies for All Public Health Workers provides a foundation from which to build locally relevant training, exercises and drills.

Competencies for Applied Epidemiologists in Governmental Public Health Agencies - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)) - The Competencies for Applied Epidemiologists in Governmental Public Health Agencies (Applied Epidemiology Competencies, or AECs) were created in collaboration with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE).

Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals - (Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - The Core Public Health Competencies are a set of skills desirable for the broad practice of public health, reflecting the characteristics that staff of public health organizations may want to possess as they work to protect and promote health in the community (i.e., deliver the Essential Public Health Services).

Genomic Competencies for the Public Health Workforce - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The purpose of this activity is to present essential public health competencies that incorporate specific aspects of genomics and present the required core knowledge, skills, abilities, and crosscutting functions related to public health programs.

Key Environmental Health Competencies for Rural Primary Care Providers - (National Rural Health Association (NRHA)) - Summary and guide to key environmental health competencies for rural primary care providers.

MPH Core Competency Development Project - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - Core competencies for the master of public health degree (MPH) in graduate schools and programs of public health. The 12 core domains and 119 competencies can serve as a resource for faculty and students for enhancing the quality and accountability of graduate public health education and training.

Multidisciplinary Environmental Health Provider Competencies - (West Virginia Rural Health Research Center) - Describes a study that seeks to develop a competency guide that will address competencies that are essential for providing environmentally conscious care. After existing standards have been identified from multiple entities, a national consensus conference will be convened to identify competencies that are common across professions and disciplines, and to develop a Multidisciplinary Environmental Health Provider Competency Guide.

Project Public Health Ready: Workforce Competency Development - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Public health workers must be able to identify their roles in emergencies and demonstrate competency in basic public health emergency preparedness and response functions. Project Public Health Ready competencies reflect the knowledge, skills, and abilities useful in real-world public health practice.

Public Health Informatics Competencies - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - Competencies to enable public health professionals to leverage the power of modern information technology in the science and practice of public health.

Public Health Preparedness and Response Core Competency Model - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - Final core competency model that provides a national framework for competency-based curricula and training and for performance benchmarks to measure public health preparedness and response.

Responsibilities and Competencies of Health Educators - (National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)) - Comprehensive set of competencies and sub-competencies that define the role of the health education specialist.

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Accreditation and Performance

Accreditation and Performance Improvement Guide - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - Guide to assist state, territorial, and tribal health agencies in preparing for national accreditation and conducting performance assessment and improvement activities.

ASTHO Accreditation and Performance - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - ASTHO supports the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) in its development of a voluntary national accreditation program for state, local, territorial, and tribal health agencies. ASTHO provides technical assistance to states preparing for accreditation and improving the performance of their health agencies.

Exploring Accreditation: Final Recommendations for a Voluntary National Accreditation Program for State & Local Public Health Departments - (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)) - Final Recommendations for a Voluntary National Accreditation Program for State and Local Public Health Departments.

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships - MAPP - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - MAPP is a community-wide strategic planning tool for improving community health. Facilitated by public health leadership, this tool helps communities prioritize public health issues and identify resources for addressing them.

NACCHO Accreditation Preparation - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Information and tools for local public health departments to prepare and apply for public health accreditation..

Public Health Accreditation Board - (Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)) - Provides information about a national voluntary accreditation program for state, local, territorial and tribal public health departments. The goal of the accreditation program is to improve and protect the health of every community by advancing the quality and performance of public health departments.

Public Health Foundation Performance Management and Quality Improvement - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Describes how quality improvement (QI) tools can help public health professionals develop sustainable solutions for complex community problems.

Public Health Improvement Resource Center - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Searchable online database of resources and tools aimed to build better public health systems. The resources support efforts to improve performance management and quality improvement, community health information and data systems, accreditation preparation, and workforce development.

Standards

Environmental Public Health Performance Standards - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - Set of standards that describe the optimal performance and capacity for environmental public health systems and programs, which complement the National Public Health Performance Standards.

National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - National Partnership initiative that has developed National Public Health Performance Standards for state and local public health systems and for public health governing bodies to support performance assessment and systems improvement.

National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) Online Resource Center - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Searchable online database of resources and tools to help public health systems and boards of health improve their performance related to the Essential Public Health Services and the Model Standards in the National Public Health Performance Standards Program.

PHAB Standards & Measures - (Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)) - Official standards and measures required for national public health department accreditation. The document provides guidance for public health departments preparing for accreditation.

Events

Accreditation and Quality Improvement Calendar of Events - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Webcasts, trainings, and presentations related to accreditation, quality improvement (QI), and regionalization.

NACCHO's Quality Improvement (QI) and Accreditation Preparation Webinar Series - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Provides periodic webinars as part of NACCHO's continued commitment to QI and preparing local health departments (LHDs) for national accreditation. Past webinar's are archived and available for viewing.

Performance Improvement Technical Assistance Teleconference Series - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Teleconference series on local health department (LHD) performance improvement including accreditation, community health assessment and improvement planning processes, and Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships.

TRAIN Accreditation Webinar Series - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Three part-part webinar series on public health accreditation that focuses on topics such as the core competencies for public health professionals and tools to develop, run, and analyze self-assessments and training plans in order to meet nationally-recognized standards.

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Education and Training

Continuing Education and Training

APHL Education and Training Department - (Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) U.S.) - APHL provides training opportunities outside of the traditional programs offered under the CDC cooperative agreement.

Continuing Education and Training Opportunities - (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PIAPHW)) - Links to selected public health continuing education opportunities from government agencies and professional and research organizations.

Credentials for Success - (Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University) - The Credentials for success is a distance learning program for Georgia's public health practitioners.

Epidemic Intelligence Service - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) is the country's critical epidemiology training service, combating the causes of major epidemics.

Heartland Centers for Public Health & Community Capacity Development - (Saint Louis University School of Public Health) - The Mission of the Heartland Centers is to improve the workforce competence and community capacity to perform in emergency events and assure delivery of public health essential services.

Kansas WALD Center - (University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita) - The Kansas Public Health Workforce and Leadership Development (WALD) Center is a web-based public health education, training, and research center. The WALD Center makes use of technology to foster social capital and increase workforce capacity among Kansas's public health workers.

National Laboratory Training Network - (Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) U.S., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN) is a collaborative training system of the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its mission is to improve laboratory practice of public health significance through quality continuing education.

National Public Health Training Center (PHTC) Network Distance Education Center - (Public Health Training Centers (PHTC)) - Online searchable resource database for PHTC-developed distance learning trainings and train-the-trainer tools.

National Public Health Training Center Network - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)) - Partnerships between schools of public health, related academic institutions, and public health agencies and organizations. The PHTC Network improves the Nation's public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial and leadership competence of current and future public health professionals.

PHF Quality Improvement (QI) Quick Guide - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - The QI Quick Guide provides an introduction to quality improvement (QI) and a gateway to resources that public health professionals can use to pursue QI initiatives within their organizations.

PHF's Quality Improvement Learning Series Catalog - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Learning series to provide public health agencies and organizations with a wide variety of Quality Improvement programs, tools and techniques which they will need to be successful in the implementation and expansion of Quality Improvement.

Project Public Health Ready - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) is a collaborative activity between NACCHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Project aims to fully integrate Local health departments (LHDs) into the response community and prepared to respond to any health and medical emergency in partnership with community-based organizations.

TRAIN - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - TRAIN is a learning resource for professionals who protect the public's health. A free service of the Public Health Foundation, www.train.org is part of the newly expanded TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network (TRAIN).

Fellowships with Workforce Development Focus

APHL Fellowships - (Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) U.S.) - Fellowship and traineeship programs that prepare students for careers in public health laboratories and support specialized training for practicing scientists.

The CDC Experience: Applied Epidemiology Fellowship at CDC - (CDC Foundation) - The CDC Experience: Applied Epidemiology Fellowship at CDC provides medical students with an applied hands-on training experience in epidemiology and public health.

CDC Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - Competitive, two-year, paid fellowship within the CDC. Public Health Associates are assigned to state, tribal, local and territorial public health agencies.

CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - Two-year applied, competency-based training program for professionals with education and experience in information and computer science and technology and public health or health care.

Prevention Effectiveness (PE) - Steven M. Teutsch Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Prevention Effectiveness Methods - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The PE Fellowships were begun in 1995 to establish capability within CDC to conduct prevention-effectiveness studies. The Fellowships are for post-doctoral candidates with expertise in quantitative policy analysis who wish to gain experience and training in assessing the effectiveness of prevention strategies.

Public Health Fellowships - (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PIAPHW)) - Links to selected public health fellowship opportunities from government agencies and professional and research organizations.

Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP) is a 2-year applied fellowship for professionals with a master's or higher degree. Professionals are trained to apply information science and technology to the practice of public health.

Public Health Prevention Service Fellowship - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS) is a 3-year training and service fellowship for master's level public health professionals. The fellowship focuses on public health program management and provides experience in program planning, implementation, and evaluation through specialized hands-on training and mentorship at CDC, and in state and local health agencies.

RWJF Scholars, Fellows & Leadership Programs - (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)) - Scholarship, fellowship, and leadership programs in the fields of medical research, nursing, health policy, and nonprofit leadership.

SOPHE / ATSDR Student Fellowship in Environmental Health Promotion - (Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)) - This fellowship is designed to recognize, assist and train students working on research or practice-based projects in environmental health education/health promotion or environmental justice from the perspective of health education or the behavioral sciences.

SOPHE Health Education & Health Promotion Internship - (Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)) - The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) provides leadership to the profession of health education and health promotion. This internship is for approximately 14 weeks and involves work on a variety of projects and tasks pertinent to SOPHE's mission.

Information from/about Schools of Public Health

ASPH Member Schools - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - List of accredited Schools of Public Health by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH).

Council of Accredited MPH Programs (CAMP) - The Council of Accredited MPH Programs (CAMP) represents, fosters and promotes Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) accredited MPH programs located outside Schools of Public Health and with concentrations in community health education, health promotion, health behavior and/or applied social and behavioral sciences. The website provides information about public health and health education, the role of accreditation, and links to member MPH programs.

Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) Accredited Schools and Programs - List of U.S. Schools of Public Health and Graduate Public Health Programs accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

Distance Learning Programs Available at Accredited Schools of Public Health - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - Provides easy access to information on certificate and graduate programs offered via a distance. The web page features a search engine designed to help potential students identify distance-based opportunities; a resource page with links to locate other training resources offered via distance learning modalities, or to learn more about the distance learning field; and current links directly to each school of public health through a unified site.

Information for Prospective Public Health Students - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - Provides information and resources for people interested in pursuing an education and career in public health.

Public Health Graduate Education - (Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (PIAPHW)) - Links to information about public health graduate education.

Webinars

Advanced Practice Centers - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - NACCHO and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for Public Health Preparedness host a series of webinars yearly featuring eight training programs. The live online seminars are designed for NACCHO members, public health preparedness staff, and anyone interested in public health preparedness issues.

E-Learning for New State Health Officials - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - Series of e-learning opportunities for state and territorial health officials.

New York Consortium for Emergency Preparedness Continuing Education - (New York Consortium for Emergency Preparedness Continuing Education (NYCEPCE) USA) - The mission of the NYCEPCE is to extend and strengthen the competency of health professionals in New York State and New York City to respond effectively to emergency events of all kinds.

PHF Learning Resource Center - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Quality training materials for public health, healthcare, and allied health professionals at an affordable price. The materials include information in such areas as preparedness; immunization; epidemiology; diabetes; infectious diseases; performance management; asthma and allergies; and health disparities.

Rapid Response Training: The Role of Public Health in a Multi-Agency Response to Avian Influenza - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)) - Course materials presented at regional trainings provide a standardized curriculum to state and local public health responders about how to identify and control human infections and illness associated with avian influenza A (H5N1). Users can download free course materials including presentations, case studies, and tabletop exercises and adapt them to meet the training and preparedness needs of individual state health agencies.

Supercourse: Epidemiology, the Internet and Global Health - (University of Pittsburgh) - Supercourse is a global repository of lectures on public health and prevention targeting educators across the world. Supercourse has a network of over 43435 scientists in 175 countries who are sharing for free a library of 3418 lectures in 26 languages.

Workforce Solutions Webinars - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - NACCHO offers online webinars/webcasts which feature local health department staff speaking on a variety of issues.

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Leadership Training

CDC Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI) is a 1-year program of seminars and workshops, special projects, and individual study for practicing environmental public health professionals. CDC will pay all allowable and approved costs associated with participation in the institute.

Management Academy for Public Health - (University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Public Health) - The Management Academy for Public Health prepares teams of health professionals for new management challenges in community health. MAPH is a nine-month executive education course customized for health managers in the public health system.

National Center for Public Health Laboratory Leadership - (Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) U.S.) - The Center prepares current and emerging laboratory leaders with the skills critical to success in a rapidly evolving field.

National Leadership Academy for the Public's Health (NLAPH) - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - The National Leadership Academy for the Public's Health (NLAPH) is an applied approach to leadership training that brings together leaders from public health, healthcare, and community organizations to work towards improving a specific, measurable public health problem within their communities while also receiving leadership training and technical assistance from national experts. The application deadline is February 3, 2012.

National Public Health Leadership Institute - (University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Public Health) - The new PHLI is a one-year leadership development program for high-potential leaders with a commitment to leading in their own organizations and communities, but also leading system change on the national scene.

Preventive Medicine Residency and Fellowship: Developing Public Health Leaders - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The CDC Preventive Medicine Residency (PMR) is a 12-month program meeting the Practicum Year training requirements for certification by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine. The PMR is designed to prepare physicians for future leadership roles in public health at federal, state, and local levels.

Public Health Leadership Development Programs - (National Public Health Leadership Development Network) - A site for exploring leadership institutes and programs dedicated to meeting the local grassroots needs by developing and enhancing individual and organizational leadership and management for improving and promoting the health of communities

Regional Public Health Leadership Development Programs - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Public Health Leadership Development Network) - A list of contact information for several regional Public Health Leadership Institutes, which offer fellowship programs to promote leadership skill development in the public health workforce.

State Health Officials Mentoring Program - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - Yearlong formal relationship. New state health official (SHO) paired with experienced colleague (current SHO/recent alum) based on agency, professional, and personal similarities. Monthly confidential calls. Site visit from mentor to new SHO's agency.

Survive and Thrive: Roadmap for New Local Health Officials - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Learning opportunity designed to enhance the skills of new local health officials. Fellows gain practical tools and tactics to help engage elected officials and community partners; manage strategic planning and human, financial, and information resources; and resolve challenges unique to local health officials.

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Legislative Action

Nursing Community Consensus Document presented as Reauthorization Priorities for Title VIII, Public Health Service Act - (American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), American Nurses Association (ANA) USA, American Public Health Association (APHA)) - Several nursing organizations compiled a list of priorities to be incorporated during the reauthorization of the Nursing Workforce Development programs, authorized under Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) (42 U.S.C. 296 et seq.).

Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2007 (Bill # S.1882) - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - NACCHO serves as an advocate for the bill, which would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies.

Public Health Workforce Provisions in the Affordable Care Act - (American Public Health Association (APHA)) - This brief summarizes the workforce provisions of the Affordable Care Act and provides an update on the implementation and funding of those provisions.

Recommendations for Federal Legislation and Appropriations - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - Information about ASPH federal legislative recommendations

Testimony of the American Public Health Association - "Addressing Healthcare Workforce Issues for the Future" - (American Public Health Association (APHA)) - This testimony of the American Public Health Association was submitted for record to the Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on February 12, 2008.

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Meetings, Summits, Councils, or Conferences

ASPH Practice Coordinators - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - The council serves to advise the deans and engage the faculty and member schools on public health practice activities. It provides a forum for the discussion of policies and programs to promote, improve and strengthen public health practice.

CDC Office of Workforce and Career Development (CAL) - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - Overview of the Office including detailed descriptions of the individual branches

Continuing Professional Education Council - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - The Council on Continuing Professional Education serves to advise on policy matters regarding continuing education activities and workforce development at the Schools of Public Health.

National Environmental Health Sciences and Protection Accreditation Council - (Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP) USA) - The National Environmental Health Sciences and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC) accredits environmental health degree programs in response to a national environmental health workforce shortage.

Partnership for Public Service Upcoming Events - (Partnership for Public Service) - Workshops, webinars, leaderships institutes and other events to promote public service and improve government performance.

Virginia Recruitment and Retention Collaborative Team - (Virginia Department of Health (VDH) USA) - The mission of the Virginia Recruitment and Retention Collaborative team is to establish and enhance collaborative efforts in partnership with stakeholders to deliver improvements in recruitment processes and retention systems for health care providers with an emphasis on medically under served areas in Virginia.

International Efforts

Africa Health Workforce Observatory - (World Health Organization (WHO)) - The Africa Health Workforce Observatory promotes, develops and sustains the knowledge base for human resources for health in the African region to provide evidence for informed health policy decisions in order to strengthen health systems to provide more effective and efficient health service delivery.

Asia Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health (AAAH) - (World Health Organization (WHO)) - The Asia Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health (AAAH) is a response to international recognition of the need for global and regional action to strengthen country planning and action on health workforce system. As of January 2007 it has 15 members including Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, PNG, Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. There are 5 priority actions for the first two years including: HRH advocacy, information monitoring, capacity strengthening, knowledge generation, and technical coordination.

Berkeley Conference on the Global Health Workforce: From Evidence and Research to Public and Health Care Industry Policy - (Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA), World Health Organization (WHO)) - The conference held 4-5 April 2008, highlighted recent research advances that address the lack of evidence in shaping health workforce public and health care industry policy, both within countries and across regions.

European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies - (World Health Organization (WHO)) - The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies supports and promotes evidence-based health policy-making through comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the dynamics of health care systems in Europe.

Global Forum on Human Resources for Health - (Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA)) - The first Global Forum on Human Resources for Health was held in Kampala, Uganda from 2-7 March, 2008. It called for immediate and sustained action to resolve the critical shortage of health workers around the world.

Global Health Workforce Alliance - (Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA)) - The Global Health Workforce Alliance is a partnership dedicated to identifying and implementing solutions to the health workforce crisis. It brings together a variety of actors, including national governments, civil society, finance institutions, workers, international agencies, academic institutions and professional associations. The Alliance is hosted and administered by the World Health Organization.

Health Worker Migration Policy Initiative - (Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA)) - The Health Worker Migration Policy Initiative is dedicated to monitoring the health worker flows and issue recommendations to WHO for an International Code of Practice.

Health Workforce Advocacy Initiative - (Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA)) - The Health Workforce Advocacy Initiative (HWAI) is dedicated to keeping human resources for health at the top of the agenda at the country, regional and international level. Chaired by Eric Friedman (PHR), this initiative's purpose is to make the case for the policies and sustained investments necessary to develop and empower a health workforce capable of delivering on health goals.

Scaling up Education & Training Task Force - (Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA)) - The Scaling up Education & Training Task Force is a technical working group that is looking at finding evidence of previous scale-up initiatives around the world and how best to replicate these examples on a larger scale.

Task Force on Financing Human Resources for Health - (Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA)) - A new international task force that will address how to finance the scaling up of the health workforce in the developing world. The group of experts will focus on helping governments identify their funding needs, finding ways to make more money available and on advising countries how best to spend it.

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New Workers Development Programs

APHL Recognition Program - (Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) U.S.) - APHL's Awards Program highlights some of the outstanding achievements in laboratory science and creative approaches being made to solve today's public health challenges. The award listing includes the Thomas E. Maxson Education, Training and Workforce Development Award.

Center for Health Policy at Columbia University - (Columbia University School of Nursing USA) - The Center for Health Policy works with leading researchers at the Columbia University School of Nursing to build a competent workforce for successful public health systems and practice.

Environmental Health Traineeship and Fellowship Programs - (Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) U.S.) - The programs provide travel for current laboratory staff to attend relevant conferences or trainings, or short-term (1-6 week) specialized training in environmental health technology and testing methods at another state health department, NCEH/CDC, or other state or federal agencies (such as ATSDR, EPA, NIEHS or NIOSH).

Epidemiology Elective Program - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The Epidemiology Program Office (EPO) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers an elective in epidemiology for senior medical and veterinary students. The purpose of the elective is to provide an introduction to preventive medicine, public health and the principles of applied epidemiology.

National Mentoring Program in Public Health - (American Public Health Association (APHA)) - The National Mentoring Program in Public Health is a project of the APHA Student Assembly. The program pairs public health students and recent graduates with knowledgeable public health professionals.

National PHTC Network Publications - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - In coordination with ASPH, the National Public Health Training Centers Network develops publications, with active participation of the Centers, to educate practitioners and policymakers on the innovative and successful foundational workforce training that are conducted across the 14 PHTC.

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Tools/Resources

Applications and Tools for Creating and Sustaining Healthy Teams - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Collection of papers and essays to support the creation and effective work of teams, particularly in the realm of public health.

Career Resource Guide for Uniformed Services Environmental Health Practitioners - (Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) U.S.) - The Career Resource Guide for Uniformed Services Environmental Health Practitioners was designed and created by the Uniformed Services Environmental Public Health Careers Work Group. The primary goal of the work group is to assist Uniformed Services environmental health practitioners who are retiring or otherwise leaving active duty service in transitioning to postmilitary careers.

CAUSE | EFFECT Public Health Student Recruitment Video - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - Video to build awareness about careers and degree programs in public health by showcasing real people who use their degrees and experience to protect and promote the health of all.

Centralized Application Service (CAS) - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - SOPHAS, the Schools of Public Health Application Service, was launched in July 2006 and is now available at: www.sophas.org. SOPHAS was developed by ASPH and a CAS Advisory Committee which is comprised of admissions directors and associate deans from the majority of schools of public health.

Health Professional Shortage Areas Database - (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)) - Database of health professional shortages of primary medical care, dental, and mental health providers.

Health Workforce Information Center (HWIC) - (Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences) - The Health Workforce Information Center is a comprehensive online library that provides access to health workforce programs, funding sources, data, research, policy, and educational opportunities.

International Centre for Human Resources in Nursing - (Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF), International Council of Nurses (ICN)) - The International Centre for Human Resources in Nursing (ICHRN) was established in 2006 by the International Council of Nurses and its premier foundation, the Florence Nightingale International Foundation. The Centre is dedicated to strengthening the nursing workforce globally through the development, ongoing monitoring and dissemination of comprehensive information, standards and tools on nursing human resources policy, management, research and practice.

NACCHO Model Practice Database - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Online, searchable collection of practices across public health areas. This database allows you to benefit from your colleagues' experiences, to learn what works, and to ensure that resources are used wisely on effective programs that have been implemented with good results.

Public Health Case Studies Resource Center - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - The ASPH Public Health Case Studies Resource Center is built for both public health academics and professionals to post and access case studies contributed by schools and programs of public health.

Public Health Memory Jogger II - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Pocket guide containing quality improvement and planning tools specific for public health organizations.

Public Health Training Centers - (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)) - Provides funding to support schools of public health and other programs that provide graduate or specialized training in public health to expand and enhance training opportunities that focus on technical, scientific, managerial and leadership competencies and capabilities of the public health workforce.

Public Health Workforce Crisis FAQs - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - ASPH answers commonly asked questions about the public health workforce crisis

Task Shifting: rational redistribution of tasks among health workforce teams - (World Health Organization (WHO)) - There is international consensus that without urgent improvements in the performance of health systems, including significant strengthening of human resources for health, the world will fail to meet the Millennium Development Goals for health. The recommendations and guidelines offer an approach that offers long-term potential for all primary health-care services and for overall health systems strengthening.

Workforce Development and Training Presentation - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - PowerPoint presentation developed by NCHHSTP to address the issues for workforce development and training

Workforce Development Projects Page - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - This page lists many applicative projects and publications relating to workforce development.

Resources for Children or Teachers

Disease Detectives - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - Disease Detectives provides students an opportunity to hone their skills as science sleuths by learning the scientific method employed by epidemiologists-or disease detectives.

EXCITE - Excellence in Curriculum Innovation through Teaching Epidemiology and the Science of Public Health - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - EXCITE is a collection of teaching and reference materials developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to introduce and excite youth from kindergarten through 12th grade about the knowledge and skills utilized by public health professionals.

Public Health - Science in Action (Video) - (University of Iowa College of Public Health USA) - Students can learn about a wide variety of professional opportunities in the field of public health from the video, Public Health - Science in Action, produced by the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory with support from the UMPHTC.

Science Ambassador Program - (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)) - The Science Ambassador program invites science teachers from middle and high schools nationwide to compete for the chance to collaborate with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientists on epidemiologic-based lesson plans. Together, CDC and science teachers craft relevant and up-to-date lessons that engage students by bringing discussions and activities regarding real public health problems into the classroom. By introducing students to public health at a young age, science teachers are able to nurture and foster future public health professionals.

Youth Health Service Corps - (Connecticut Area Health Education Center, Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH)) - The Youth Health Service Corps is an award winning health career recruitment program that trains and places diverse high school students as volunteers in health care agencies.

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Workforce Projects/Research

Academic Health Department Learning Community - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community serves as a platform to explore collaborations between health professions schools (Colleges of Medicine, Schools of Public Health, etc.) and state and local health departments. The site provides access to AHD resources and tools.

Academic Health Department Program - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - An Academic Health Department (AHD) is an organized partnership between schools of public health (SPH) and health departments creating a dynamic academic-practice collaboration, which effectively pools assets of both institutions. The creation of AHDs maximizes resources and strengthens the important connection between academia and practice.

Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice: Strategic Directions, 2011-2015 - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice's Strategic Directions for 2011-2015 guide its continuing efforts to help improve public health practice, education and training, and research

Council on Linkages Pipeline Work Group Policy Statement - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice efforts to address public health worker shortages and to assure adequate numbers of skilled and competent workers for the future.

Innovative Environmental Public Health Workforce Practices Project - (National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)) - The goal of the Innovative Environmental Public Health Workforce Practices Project is to recognize, collect and widely disseminate innovative practices in order to build the nation's capacity to recruit, train, and strengthen the Environmental Public Health Workforce.

NACCHO Workforce Development and Training Programs - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Site with links to programs including training opportunities, resolutions, and initiatives

National Center for Health Workforce Analysis - (Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA) - Reports on the U.S. health workforce including health workforce profiles, shortages, and other analysis reports.

National Profile of Local Health Departments Study Series - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - The National Profile of Local Health Departments reports provide comprehensive and accurate descriptions of local health department infrastructure and practice.

Partnership for Public Service - (Partnership for Public Service) - The Partnership for Public Service works to revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.

Profile of Local Health Departments Data Requests - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Data sets from the National Profile of Local Health Departments are available to researchers upon request.

Public Health Laboratory Interoperability Project - (Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) U.S.) - The Public Health Laboratory Interoperability project (PHLIP) will foster collaboration in the areas of information technology and laboratory science, with the immediate goal of developing, piloting and deploying viable IT architecture options and tools for the exchange of electronic laboratory data at all levels of public health laboratories. The collaboration is intended to extend beyond the founding partners (APHL and CDC) to include all relevant public and private entities.

Workforce Development Program - (National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)) - NEHA, through a funding agreement with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), is continuing to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Environmental Health (CDC/NCEH) to support efforts already underway to build capacity and infrastructure of the overall public health system.

Literature and Research Reports

2007 State Public Health Workforce Survey Results - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - New data from a survey by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) shows that the public health workforce is shrinking, the pool of new public health professionals is limited, and states are at a disadvantage in competing for the few workers available.

APHL Diversity Survey - (Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) U.S.) - APHL conducted a survey of their workforce and analyzed it according to race and gender and age. Observations and recommendations using these findings are also presented in the document.

ASPH Policy Brief: Confronting the Public Health Workforce Crisis - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - The policy brief offers recommendations for building a diverse public health workforce prepared to meet future challenges.

ASPH Publications on Workforce Development - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH))

ASTHO Profile of State Public Health, Volume 1 (2009) - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - Findings from an ASTHO survey of state and territorial health agencies about their responsibilities, organization and structure, planning and quality improvement activities, and workforce.

ASTHO Profile of State Public Health, Volume 2 (2010) - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - Findings from an ASTHO survey of state and territorial health agencies about their responsibilities, resources, planning and quality improvement activities, and information exchange methods. The publication gives critical insight into how governmental public health is structured and organized at the state and territorial level.

Center for Health Workforce Studies Reports - (Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS)) - Reports on issues related to the supply, demand, distribution, and use of health workers.

The Continuum of Quality Improvement in Public Health - (American Society for Quality (ASQ)) - Article from the Winter 2010 Edition of The Quality Management Forum.

CSTE Special Report: Second Workforce Development Initiative - (Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)) - In January 2007, CSTE hosted its second Workforce Summit to address issues affecting public health epidemiologists.

CSTE Special Report: Workforce Development Initiative - (Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)) - Notes and recommendations from a Workforce Summit addressing workforce issues affecting public health epidemiologists (January 2004)

Describing the Local Public Health Workforce: Workers who Prevent, Promote, and Protect the Nation's - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - This white paper describes the local public health workforce necessary to provide the services of a functional local health department (LHD) and the occupations that exist in LHDs.

Local Public Health Workforce Benchmarks - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Report that offers a blueprint for the development of benchmarks to assist local health departments in meeting current staffing standards and inform workforce development activities by facilitating the identification of local public health practice workforce needs and gaps.

NACCHO Survey Findings on Local Health Departments Budget Cuts and Job Losses - (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)) - Results of periodic surveys of local health departments (LHDs) to measure the impact of the economic recession on LHDs' budgets, workforce, and programs.

National Assessment of Epidemiologic Capacity - (Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)) - Deploy Date: Every 2 years; recently completed 2006 report Audience: State Epidemiologists and senior epidemiologists Measures: current resources, training needs, current capacity, staffing needs and enumeration of epidemiologists in each jurisdiction

Opportunities to Inform Public Health Workforce Policy - (Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LLW) US, Wolters Kluwer) - November 2009 supplement containing a collection of aritcles on public health workforce issues.

The Public Health Nursing Shortage: A Threat to the Public's Health - (American Nurses Association (ANA) USA, American Public Health Association (APHA)) - A statement from the Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations on public health nursing and recommendations for public health nurse workforce development.

Public Health Training Centers: Six Years Progress in Public Health Workforce Development - (Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)) - A review of the Public Health Training Centers (PHTC), a program developed for the purpose of improving the nation's public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial and leadership competence of the current and future public health workforce. It emphasizes development of the existing workforce as a foundation for improving the nation's public health infrastructure, and for achieving Healthy People 2010 Objectives, a set of health objectives for the nation to achieve over the next decade.

Public Health Workforce Reports - (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)) - Studies about the public health workforce.

The Public Health Workforce Shortage: Left Unchecked, Will We Be Protected? - Issue Brief - (American Public Health Association (APHA)) - An issue brief on how the workforce shortage can be reversed with evidence-based solutions on how to address public health workforce shortages in recruitment, retention and diversity, as well as policy and legislative solutions.

Quality Improvement in Public Health: Where Are We Now? - (Public Health Foundation (PHF)) - Article from the January/February 2010 Issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Quality Improvement is an essential part of streamlining public health processes.

State Public Health Employee Worker Shortage Report: A Civil Service Recruitment and Retention Crisis - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - Survey of the state public health workforce.

Strategies for Enumerating the Public Health Workforce - (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)) - The report provides detailed information about the public health workforce in all 50 states, 6 Territories, and the District of Columbia.

Who Will Respond - APHA Recommendations for Workforce Development - (American Public Health Association (APHA)) - This is a PDF document with related statistics of and recommendations for addressing public health workforce issues.

Working for an accessible, motivated and supported health workforce - (Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA)) - An article by Dr. Francis Omaswa, the Executive Director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance, on improvements to the public health workforce field.

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