Academic Health Department Partnerships

Charting New Paths: Alameda County’s Academic Health Department Journey

June 3, 2025

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By Evette Brandon, Quality Improvement and Accreditation Director, Alameda County Public Health Department and Bonnie Mencher, Workforce Development Director, Alameda County Public Health Department Alameda County, located in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, is one of the most diverse counties in the United States. The county has a population of approximately 1.7 million…
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Implementing a Certified in Public Health Exam Review for Local Health Department Staff Through an Academic Health Department Partnership

May 28, 2025

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By Sophie G. Wenzel, MPH, DrPH, CPH, CHES© and Laura Hungerford, DVM, NREMT, MPH, PhD, CPH, Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Tech According to the de Beaumont Foundation’s 2021 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs (PHWINS) survey,1 only about 14% of the public health workforce in the United States has a degree in public…
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