The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community is a national community designed to support the development, maintenance, and expansion of AHD partnerships – formal affiliations of health departments and academic institutions. Established in January 2011 by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages), this learning community facilitates shared exploration of the AHD concept and collaborative learning about AHDs.
The AHD Learning Community brings together public health and healthcare professionals to share AHD-related knowledge and experiences and work collaboratively to create AHD resources and tools. Through the Learning Community, members can participate in meetings and webinars; engage in discussion; access resources and tools; and receive guidance to support AHD efforts.
Activities
AHD Learning Community activities support the development, maintenance, and expansion of AHD partnerships across the country. Current activities of the Learning Community include:
- Webinars and Virtual Meetings – The Learning Community hosts webinars and virtual meetings, with occasional in-person gatherings.
- PHF Pulse Blog – Exploration of AHD topics also occurs online through the PHF Pulse Blog. Blog posts feature questions, advice, meeting discussions, and resources to support AHDs. Comments on posts are encouraged
- Technical Assistance – Requests for information about AHDs and questions related to AHDs are answered by email and phone. For assistance, please contact Kathleen Amos.
Resources and ToolsThe AHD Learning Community provides
resources and tools to assist professionals and organizations in developing, maintaining, and expanding AHDs. Resources and tools are all made freely available to the public and include:
Suggestions for new resources or items to add to existing resources are welcome by email to Mayela Arana at [email protected].