​​​​​​​​​Academic health department (AHD) partnerships – formal partnerships between health departments and academic institutions – have the potential to enhance the capacity of the organizations involved and offer a variety of benefits, such as increased health department capacity, placements for students, and recruitment and retention of staff. The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice and the Public Health Foundation hosted​ an interactive webinar focused the New River Academic Health Department's experiences illustrating the process from establishing memorandums of understanding through current initiatives​, 10 years into their partnership!