Academic Health Department Learning Community
The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community is a national community that supports organizations in developing and sustaining AHD partnerships – formal affiliations of health departments and academic institutions.
The AHD Learning Community brings together public health and population health professionals to learn about AHD partnerships. Learning Community members share knowledge and experiences related to AHD partnerships and learn from each other through webinars and meetings, peer discussion, expert technical assistance, and resources and tools.
The AHD Learning Community is an initiative of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages). It has been operating since January 2011 and has more than 1,400 members from across the United States.
Join the AHD Learning Community
The AHD Learning Community is free and open to all who are involved or interested in AHD partnerships. Become a member today to connect with colleagues across the country who are passionate about strengthening collaboration between public health practice and academia.
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AHD Learning Community Activities
The AHD Learning Community hosts webinars and virtual meetings, with occasional in-person gatherings.
The AHD Learning Community Listserv is available for members to ask questions and share information about AHD partnerships.
Expert Technical Assistance
AHD partnership experts respond to questions and requests for information. For assistance, please contact Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org.
Technical assistance exploring AHD partnership opportunities is also available through the Public Health Foundation’s Performance Improvement Consulting Services.
AHD Partnership Resources and Tools
Academic Health Departments: Core Concepts
Suggestions for new resources or items to add to existing resources are welcome by email to Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org
Staged Model of AHD Development
Working model illustrating the potential development of AHD partnerships on a continuum that has five stages, from informal relationships through comprehensive collaboration.
AHD Partnership Agreements
Collection of agreements that organizations have used to formalize their AHD partnerships.
AHD Partnerships on PHF Pulse
Explore the PHF Pulse to learn about how AHDs are working together to meet their communities needs.
Other Resources and Tools
Additional free resources and tools to assist organizations in developing and sustaining AHD partnerships.
Suggestions for new resources or items to add to existing resources are welcome by email to Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org
Additional Information
The AHD Learning Community is an initiative of the Council on Linkages. Development of the Learning Community was guided by the Academic Health Department Workgroup. For more information about the Learning Community, please contact Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org.
About the AHD Workgroup
The AHD Workgroup was established in January 2011 to guide the development of the AHD Learning Community. It was composed of public health professionals from academia and practice interested in the AHD partnership model for public health and dedicated to building a strong AHD Learning Community. Following the successful launch and growth of the AHD Learning Community, the AHD Workgroup dissolved in May 2012.
Workgroup Charge
The AHD Workgroup was charged with advising the Council on Linkages on the development and activities of a Learning Community for individuals and organizations involved or interested in the AHD concept. The Workgroup contributed to defining the AHD concept, delineating the purpose of the Learning Community, and developing parameters and a plan of action for the Learning Community. Workgroup members were requested to review relevant materials, consider input from public health professionals, provide guidance on community organization and activities appropriate for meeting the needs of the audiences identified above, and advised on topics to be addressed during Learning Community meetings.
Members
Chair:
- C. William Keck, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Members:
- Wanda Aberle
- Christopher G. Atchison, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
- Gerald Barron, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh (PA)
- James J. Burns, College of Medicine, Florida State University; Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital (FL)
- Larry Cohen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ralph Cordell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- John (Jack) M. DeBoy, Semi-Retired Public Health Laboratory Scientist; Retired Public Health Laboratory Director
- Diane Downing, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University (DC)
- Patricia Drehobl, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Terry Dwelle, North Dakota Department of Health
- Linda Frazee, Bureau of Local and Rural Health, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- Julie Gleason-Comstock, Center for Urban Studies and Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University (MI)
- John Gwinn, The University of Akron (OH)
- Georgia Heise, Three Rivers District Health Department (KY)
- Colleen Hughes
- Larry D. Jones, City of Independence Health Department (MO)
- Louise A. Kent, Northern Kentucky Health Department
- Deb Koester, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
- Cynthia D. Lamberth, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky
- Lisa A. Lang, National Library of Medicine
- Amy F. Lee, Consortium of Eastern Ohio Master of Public Health, Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Susan Lepre
- William C. Livingood, Institute for Public Health Informatics and Research, Duval County Health Department (FL)
- Bryn Manzella, Jefferson County Department of Health (AL)
- Marcia Mills, Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Janet Place, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Beth A. Resnick, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (MD)
- William Riley, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
- David P. Steffen, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Patricia Thompson-Reid, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Susan C. Webb
- Kathleen S. Wright, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University (MO)
The AHD Workgroup is no longer active. For additional information, contact Kathleen Amos at kamos@phf.org.