The Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community will hold its first in-person meeting at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 139th Annual Meeting this fall in Washington, DC. All APHA Annual Meeting attendees who are interested in learning more about AHDs and the AHD Learning Community are welcome and encouraged to attend. Come join your colleagues to discuss the development, maintenance, and expansion of successful AHD partnerships.
Meeting Details
Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Time: 8:30-10:00 am
Location: Renaissance Hotel, Meeting Room 4
Session Title and Abstract: Academic Health Department Learning Community: A New Opportunity for Academic-Practice Collaboration
Session Number: 4011.0
Moderator: C. William Keck, MD, MPH, Chair of the AHD Workgroup and Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Meeting Agenda
1. Introducing the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community and the AHD Model - C. William Keck
2. AHD Case Studies
- Setting the Stage - C. William Keck
- Established AHD: Jefferson County (AL) Department of Health - Bryn Manzella, MPH, Director of Quality Improvement, Jefferson County Department of Health
- New AHD: Knox County (TN) Health Department-University of Tennessee - Charles Hamilton, DrPH, MPH, Professor and Director, MPH Program, Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee
- AHDs in Progress?
3. AHD Learning Community - C. William Keck
- Role of the Learning Community
- Learning Community Resources
Meeting Slides
Meeting Summary
For questions, please contact Kathleen Amos at [email protected].
The AHD Learning Community is a national community of public health professionals engaged in knowledge sharing and collaboration to support the use of AHDs to improve community health. The AHD Learning Community is an initiative of the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Visit the AHD Learning Community webpage for more information.