State & Local Partners
Kansas Department of Health and
Environment (KDHE) – http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/
Partnership
with KDHE has enhanced bioterrorism/preparedness and core public health
workforce assessments, competence improvement, and capacity development.
Kansas Association of Local Health Departments
(KALHD) – http://www.kalhd.org/
The HC works with KALHD to identify and monitor public health workforce
education and training and develop and implement competency-based education
and training programs to meet assessed needs in bioterrorism/preparedness
and general public health workforce development.
Kansas Public
Health Association (KSPHA) – http://www.kpha.bluestep.net/my/shared/home.isp
Similar
to the partnership with MOPHA, the partnership with KSPHA has resulted
in collaboration to provide “interest-raising” training
sessions as well as more in depth training and education programs held
in conjunction with the annual statewide conference.
Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) – http://www.kansashealth.org/
HC has provided consultation and technical assistance to KHF to help
facilitate the provision of grant funds to KU and KDHE for the support
of a KS Public Health Leadership Institute that includes Crisis Leadership
Development.
Kansas Association
of School Nurses (KSASN)– http://www.kckps.org/directory/admin/nurses.html
HC
partners with KSASN to help develop and deliver bioterrorism/emergency
preparedness programs and skill enhancement activities to school nurses
in KS.
Kentucky Department of Public Health – http://chfs.ky.gov/
The goal of the partnership between KDPH and HC is to provide bioterrorism/preparedness
education and training programs to the KY public health workforce in
order to improve their capacity to respond to emergency situations.
Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services (MDHSS) – http://www.dhss.mo.gov
The
HC works with MDHSS and local health departments to conduct needs assessments
at the state and local levels and assist in developing and implementing
education and training programs. The goal of the partnership
between MDHSS and HC is to improve the bioterrorism/preparedness and
general public health workforce competence and capacity.
Missouri Association of Local Public
Health Agencies (MOALPHA) – http://www.moalpha.org/
The HC is
partnering with MOALPHA to complete the assessment of the local public
health workforce in Missouri. This partnership provides
a vital link to the administrators and staff in Missouri’s local
public health agencies.
Missouri Public Health Association (MOPHA) – http://www.mopha.org/
HC
collaborates with MOPHA to provide “interest-raising” training
sessions as well as more in-depth training and education programs held
in conjunction with the annual statewide conference.
Missouri Institute for Community Health
(MICH) – http://www.michweb.org/
The HC partnership with MICH
has provided the capacity to develop a statewide coalition and workgroups/collaboratives
to develop alliances among all stakeholders to improve the health of communities
through strategic workforce development, including preparedness and response
and local public health agency accreditation.
Missouri Area Health Education Centers
(MOAHEC) – http://www.mahec.org/
HC has collaborated with MOAHEC to work towards a more integrated approach
to cross-sector workforce development, including joint grant applications
and technical assistance.
Missouri Center for Safe
Schools (MCSS) – http://www.umkc.edu/safe-school/
HC partners with MCSS to develop and deliver education and training
programs to school nurses on bioterrorism/emergency preparedness.
Missouri Association of
School Nurses (MOASN) – http://www.missourischoolnurse.org/
HC
partners with MOASN to help develop and deliver general public health skill
enhancement activities and bioterrorism/emergency preparedness programs
to school nurses in MO.
Missouri Council of Public Health Nursing – http://www.icn.ch/
HC provides curriculum consultation in the area of critical thinking,
program delivery (Systems Thinking) and development of teaching materials.
Saint Louis County Department
of Health – http://www.stlouisco.com/doh/
HC collaborates with
and provides technical assistant to the St. Louis County Department of
Health in workforce development activities including bioterrorism/preparedness
programs.
St. Louis City
Department of Health – http://stlouis.missouri.org/citygov/health/
HC continues to collaborate with and provide technical assistant to the
St. Louis City Department of Health in workforce development activities
including bioterrorism/preparedness programs.
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The Emerging Leaders Institute is sponsored by the UIC-SPH Center for
Public Health Practice and the Heartland Centers at St. Louis University,
School of Public Health. The Institute is part of a continuum of
training programs that strengthen the public health workforce through
coordinated training and organizational development. The Emerging
Leaders Institute builds public health practice by combining cutting
edge face-to-face training with individual infrastructure improvement
projects. As the conclusion of the program, Fellows will be prepared
to assume leadership positions within their agencies, and will have
the skills necessary to lead collaborative initiatives that characterize
public health practice.
Kick-Off Conference
May 14-16, 2008
UIC-SPH in Chicago, IL
Dates and locations for the six and twelve month meetings will be announced
soon! For eligibility and fee information, contact Rani Saxena at
312-996-7919 or at rmishra@uic.edu