Academic Health Department Partnership Agreements
Academic health department (AHD) partnerships are formed by the affiliation of health departments and academic institutions. Health departments and academic institutions may collaborate informally or establish more formal affiliations through the signing of a partnership agreement, such as an affiliation agreement or a memorandum of understanding. Partnership agreements may be comprehensive or address a single aspect of education, research, or practice. Samples of such agreements, along with example guidelines for partnership agreements, are presented below to assist organizations in developing their own formal partnerships
Comprehensive Partnership Agreements
- Memorandum of Understanding – The Arkansas Department of Health & The Fay W Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
- Academic Health Department Agreement – Washoe County Health District & the University of Nevada, Reno
- Memorandum of Understanding – Fort Bend County Health and Human Services & The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health
- Memorandum of Understanding – Texas Department of State Health Services & The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health
- Memorandum of Understanding – Dallas County Health and Human Services & The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health
- Affiliation Agreement – Jefferson County Department of Health (AL) & University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Heal
- Memorandum of Understanding – Kentucky River District Health Department & The University of Kentucky College of Public Health
- Affiliation Agreement Template – Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department
- Health Department Association Agreement – Akron Health Department (OH) & Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (now Northeast Ohio Medical University)
- Memorandum of Agreement – Virginia Tech & Virginia Department of Health, New River Health District
- Memorandum of Agreement and AHD Partners’ Work Plan (April 2016-June 2017) – Florida Department of Health in Leon County, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, and Florida State University
- Memorandum of Understanding – Missoula City-County Health Department (MT) & University of Montana School of Public and Community Health Sciences
- Memorandum of Understanding – The University of Kansas Work Group for Community Health and Development & Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department (KS)
- Memorandum of Understanding – University of Tennessee & Knox County Health Department (TN)
- Memorandum of Understanding – San Joaquin County Public Health Services & University of the Pacific (CA)
Education Agreements
- Memorandum of Agreement for Clinical Practice Experiences – The City of Laredo Public Health Department & Baylor University School of Nursing
- Cooperative Agreement of Affiliation – The City of Laredo Public Health Department & Laredo College
- Affiliation Agreement to Provide Practicum Experiences – The City of Laredo Public Health Department & Texas A&M International University, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Educational Experience Program Affiliation Agreement – The City of Laredo Public Health Department & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Program Agreement – The City of Laredo Public Health Department & University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Memorandum of Agreement for Practica – Virginia Tech and Virginia Department of Health
- Pharmacy Education – Jefferson County Department of Health (AL) & Samford University
- Public Health Education – Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department (WV) & West Virginia University School of Public Health
- Public Health Education – University of Georgia College of Public Health
Personnel Agreements
- Memorandum of Agreement for Joint Position – Virginia Tech Department of Population Health Sciences & Virginia Department of Health, New River Health District
Research Agreements
- Research Projects – Jefferson County Department of Health (AL) & University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
- Research Collaboration – Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department (WV) & West Virginia University School of Public Health
Service Agreements
- Ocular Disease and Vision Services – Jefferson County Department of Health (AL) & University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Optometry
- Sexually Transmitted Disease Program Services – Jefferson County Department of Health (AL) & University of Alabama at Birmingham
Guidelines for Partnership Agreements
These sample agreements are graciously provided by members of the Academic Health Department Learning Community. To add your own agreement to this collection, please contact Mayela Arana at marana@phf.org.
Related Resources & Tools
Academic Health Department Learning Community
The AHD Learning Community is a national community that supports organizations in developing and sustaining AHD partnerships.
AHD Core Concepts
Brief working paper defining an AHD partnership, along with proposed attributes, purpose, and benefits associated with this concept.
