FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New Strategic Directions Adopted to Guide the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice
WASHINGTON, DC, June 21, 2011 - The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council) has adopted new Strategic Directions to guide its continuing efforts to help improve public health practice, education, training, and research.
The Council’s Strategic Directions for 2011-2015 center around four objectives:
Fostering collaborations between academia and practice within the field of public health and between public health and healthcare professionals and organizations;
Enhancing public health practice-oriented education and training;
Supporting the development of a highly skilled and motivated public health workforce with the competence and tools to succeed; and
Promoting and strengthening collaborative research to build the evidence base for public health practice and its continuous improvement.
Within these objectives, strategies and tactics are detailed that support achievement of the Council’s aims.
The adoption of the Strategic Directions represents the culmination of a strategic planning process that began late last year and relied on a review of the Council’s previous objectives and accomplishments, an environmental scan, and input from all Council member organizations. These Strategic Directions support the Council’s mission: to improve public health practice, education, and research by fostering, coordinating, and monitoring links among academia and the public health and healthcare community; developing and advancing innovative strategies to build and strengthen public health infrastructure; and creating a process for continuing public health education throughout one’s career. According to Council member Hugh Tilson, MD, MPH, the Strategic Directions represent “…a much needed vision and forward strategy for the field…” The Council is well-positioned to achieve its objectives and continue impacting the practice, education, teaching, and research of public health.
About the Council:
The Council is a coalition of representatives from 19 national public health organizations. Since 1992, the Council has been furthering academic/practice collaboration to assure a well-trained, competent workforce and a strong, evidence-based public health infrastructure. The Council is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Staff support is provided by the Public Health Foundation.
Additional information:
Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice:
Council on Linkages Strategic Directions, 2011-2015:
Pamela Saungweme, Council on Linkages Project Assistant
Public Health Foundation
1300 L Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202.218.4424
Email:
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