4068.0 Strengthening the Public Health Workforce

Tuesday, October 28, 2008: 10:30 AM
Oral
This session will provide attendees with information on quantifying the public-sector public health workforce, and on tailoring education and training activities to prepare the future public health workforce.
Session Objectives: Articulate challenges currently facing the public health workforce. Describe efforts to track the number of people who comprise segments of the public health workforce. Identify efforts to strengthen the public health workforce.
Moderator:
Jean M. Moore, RN, MPH

10:30 AM
Academic and state collaborative models in maternal and child health (MCH) leadership development and education
Jeanette H. Magnus, MD, PhD, Joan Wightkin, DrPH, Paula D. Zeanah, PhD, MSN, RN, Lyn Kieltyka, PhD, MPH, Tri Tran, MD, MPH, Mary Craig, RN, MSN, MS, Karis Schoellmann, MPH, Jennifer Hixon, MPH and Shokufeh M. Ramirez, MPH
  
10:45 AM
Intergenerational leadership and professional development in student led community based activities
Melissa C. Lovell, MPH, Stacey C. Cunningham, MS and Jeanette H. Magnus, MD, PhD
  
11:00 AM
Understanding attrition from local public health departments: Piloting a statewide system of tracking employee exits
Jean M. Moore, RN, MPH and Sandra L. McGinnis, PhD
  
11:15 AM
Public Health Workforce: Linking Academic Programs and Practice Needs in Georgia
Valerie Hepburn, PhD, MPA, Kathleen R. Miner, PhD, MPH, CHES, John Parmer, MPP and Ariela Freedman, MPH
  
11:30 AM
Public Health Workforce: Quantifying the Public Health Workforce in the Move to Accreditation
Claude Fox, MD, MPH

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Organized by: Academic Public Health Caucus

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