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Below is a Council on Linkages Update for May 2024. Please feel free to share these opportunities in your organization's newsletter or other communications.

Join the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, City of Milwaukee Health Department (WI), and Public Health Foundation for a webinar on May 13, 2024, from 12-1pm ET. Presenters will share how they used the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) to assess their workforce; identify gaps in knowledge, skills, and abilities; and address those gaps through training and other workforce development opportunities. Speakers will discuss using the Core Competencies for workforce development activities through the Public Health Infrastructure Grant initiative and to support accreditation, as well as a process to meaningfully integrate anti-racist frameworks and the Core Competencies to build organizational structure and staff development. Learn more and register.

Are you passionate about developing impactful training for the public health workforce? The Public Health Foundation, in partnership with the E-learning Institute from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is offering up to 100 individuals a lifetime license to the Pro Learning Designer Analysis to Design Training Series. This exclusive program equips professionals with the skills to create engaging e-learning experiences. Don't miss this chance to enhance your e-learning design skills and make a lasting impact on the public health workforce. Submit your application by 11:59pm PT on May 31, 2024 to apply!

Partnerships between health departments and academic institutions enhance the capacity of the organizations involved and offer a variety of benefits. In this archived webinar, speakers from Public Health – Seattle & King County (WA) and the University of Washington School of Public Health shared their learnings, key successes, and the impact of their Public Health Camp pilot project and other initiatives of their academic health department (AHD) partnership. Watch the archive to learn more.

Seeking Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Consultancy Services



As the Public Health Foundation (PHF) strives to create a workplace that celebrates diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), PHF is seeking a DEIJ consultant to collaborate in crafting a tailored DEIJ plan. Your expertise could help shape a future of inclusivity at PHF and the communities it serves. Share this opportunity with your network, or submit a proposal.

Join the Public Health Foundation at this year’s Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT)! There will be an in-person mini-PHIT on May 20-21, 2024, in New Orleans, LA, and a virtual conference on June 3-5, 2024. The conference will feature a series of hands-on, skill-building workshops and networking opportunities intended to help professionals renew their commitment to performance excellence and inspire new insight long after the convening ends. Learn more and register!