This document describes an academic health department learning community and the academic health department model. It provides case studies of academic health departments at various stages, including one that has been established through a formal affiliation agreement between Jefferson County Department of Health and University of Alabama Birmingham's School of Public Health. This long-standing academic health department partnership involves shared personnel, education and training of students, joint research projects, and collaborative public health service provision. The benefits of academic health department relationships are improving public health practice, building evidence, maximizing resources, preparing future workforce, and meeting accreditation standards.
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Joet Garcia, Mayor of Balanga, Philippines presented a keynote address at the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges.
Education is the key for sustainable progress recognizing that for learning to be truly effective, the right environment must be cultivated. These realizations put into motion our vision for Balanga “to be a University Town by the year 2020.” Attaining this aim would involve the replication of a “university setting” within the entire city to encourage optimum learning. The City of Balanga earned the Philippine Department of Health’s (DOH) Hall of Fame “Red Orchid Award” for a 100% smoke-free environment and the Outstanding Healthy Lifestyle Advocacy Award. This endeavor would not have been possible without the cooperation and involvement of the entire Balanga community, the establishment of the University Town Education Council (UTEC) encouraging open communication among the public/private sector and the academe. Balanga City’s goal to promote a conducive learning environment has resulted in transforming the youth into well-informed citizens who value a healthy lifestyle and actively participate in community health development.
Beryl Pilkington, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, Faculty of Health, York University in Toronto, presented at AMREF's Coffeehouse Speaker Series on global development on the intersection of health and development with specific focus on the community level in the Dadaab refugee camps. The coffeehouse speaker series looks at international development and global health, specifically focusing on Africa.
Partners in the fight against global tooth decay and committed to working together to achieve the common goal that every child should stay cavity free during their lifetime.. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Public-Health-Dentistry-4172190
The Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health and Wellness focuses on improving the health of all Americans. An important element of executing this framework includes Cooperative Extension’s collaborating with partners in different sectors, including academic health centers and healthcare systems. New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center have pioneered a partnership that works to provide expertise in the discipline of health sciences and an education-delivery system. Our presenters, Dr. Sonja Koukel (New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service), Dr. Arthur Kaufman (University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center) and Carolina Nkouaga (University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Office for Community Health), will describe the Health Extension Model and provide examples of on-the-ground collaboration as it exists in New Mexico.
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The Cooperative Extension’s National Framework for Health and Wellness focuses on improving the health of all Americans. An important element of executing this framework includes Cooperative Extension’s collaborating with partners in different sectors, including academic health centers and healthcare systems. New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension and the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center have pioneered a partnership that works to provide expertise in the discipline of health sciences and an education-delivery system. Our presenters, Dr. Sonja Koukel (New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service), Dr. Arthur Kaufman (University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center) and Carolina Nkouaga (University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center Office for Community Health), will describe the Health Extension Model and provide examples of on-the-ground collaboration as it exists in New Mexico.
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Summary
Various industries, including health care, have adopted quality
improvement (QI) to enhance practices and outcomes. As
demands on the U.S. public health system continue to increase,
QI strategies may play a vital role in supporting the system and
improving outcomes. Therefore, public health practitioners, like
leaders in other industries, are developing QI approaches for
application in public health settings.
Quality improvement in public health involves systematically
evaluating public health programs, practices, and policies and
addressing areas that need to be improved to increase healthy
outcomes. Although QI methods and techniques have only
recently been applied to public health, public health systems offer
a wide range of opportunities for implementing, managing, and
evaluating QI efforts.
The growing field of Public Health Systems and Services Research
(PHSSR) offers the potential to contribute to and support QI efforts
in public health. PHSSR examines the delivery of public health
services within communities as well as the outcomes that result from
dynamic interactions within the public health system. By examining
the public health system, stakeholder interactions, delivery of services,
and outcomes, PHSSR can inform and support the implementation
of QI initiatives.
Most recently, national, state, and local levels have made notable
progress in quality improvement in public health.1, 2 One initia-
tive credited with achieving progress is the Multi-State Learning
Collaborative (MLC). The MLC aims to inform the national accredi-
tation program, incorporate quality improvement practice into pub-
lic health systems, promote collaborative learning across states and
partners, and expand the knowledge base in public health.
Bringing together state and local practitioners and other stakeholders
in a community of practice to achieve MLC goals has yielded several
best practices and lessons for public health stakeholders. However,
more work is needed if QI is to become standard practice in public
health—particularly in understanding health departments’ readiness
for change, building the evidence base for effective public health QI
practices in the context of the public health system, and examining the
sustainability of successful projects, and identifying the determinants
of transformational change.
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Quality Improvement in Public Health: Lessons Learned
from the Multi-State Learning Collaborative
Background: AcademyHealth’s 2009 Annual Research Meeting
At the 2009 Annual Research Meeting (ARM), June 28–30, in Chicago, AcademyHealth convened a panel of three experts, members of the
Multi-State Learning Collaborative (MLC), to discuss their experiences in implementing quality improvement collaboratives in public health.
Leslie Beitsch, M.D., J.D., associate dean for health affairs and professor of family medicine and rural health at the College of Medicine, Florida
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These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
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3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
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is the oldest recreational drug and likely contributes to more morbidity,
mortality, and public health costs than all illicit drugs combined. The
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disorder called alcohol use disorder (AUD), with mild, moderate,
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from mild to severe. A diagnosis of AUD requires that at least two of
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AUD: 2–3 criteria; moderate AUD: 4–5 criteria; severe AUD: 6–11 criteria).
The four main behavioral effects of AUD are impaired control over
drinking, negative social consequences, risky use, and altered physiological
effects (tolerance, withdrawal). This chapter presents an overview
of the prevalence and harmful consequences of AUD in the U.S.,
the systemic nature of the disease, neurocircuitry and stages of AUD,
comorbidities, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, genetic risk factors, and
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APHA2011 Academic Health Department Learning Community Meeting
1. Academic Health Department
Learning Community:
A New Opportunity for Academic-Practice Collaboration
C. William Keck, MD, MPH
APHA 139th Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
November 1, 2011
2. Presenter Disclosures
• C. William Keck, MD, MPH
• Bryn Manzella, MPH
• Charles B. Hamilton, DrPH, MPH
• (1) The following personal financial relationships with
commercial interests relevant to this presentation existed
during the past 12 months:
• No relationships to disclose
3. Overview
Introducing the Academic Health Department (AHD)
Learning Community and the AHD model
AHD Case Studies
Setting the Stage
Established AHD
New AHD
AHDs in Progress?
AHD Learning Community
Role
Resources
4. Overview
Introducing the Academic Health Department (AHD)
Learning Community and the AHD model
AHD Case Studies
Setting the Stage
Established AHD
New AHD
AHDs in Progress?
AHD Learning Community
Role
Resources
5. Council on Linkages Between Academia
and Public Health Practice
To improve public health practice, 19 National Public Health Organizations:
American College of Preventive Medicine
education, and research by: American Public Health Association
Fostering, coordinating, and Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
monitoring links among academia Association of Accredited Public Health Programs
Association of Public Health Laboratories
and the public health and Association of Schools of Public Health
healthcare community; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
Association of University Programs in Health
Developing and advancing Administration
innovative strategies to build and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
strengthen public health Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
Health Resources and Services Administration
infrastructure; and
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Creating a process for continuing National Association of Local Boards of Health
public health education National Environmental Health Association
National Library of Medicine
throughout one’s career.
National Network of Public Health Institutes
National Public Health Leadership Development Network
Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations
Society for Public Health Education
Funded by CDC and HRSA
Staffed by PHF
.
6. Academic Health Department
Learning Community
National community of public health professionals
learning about developing, maintaining, and expanding
AHDs
Practitioners, educators, and researchers
Nearly 90 professionals from 27 states, DC, and 5 national
organizations
Facilitates shared exploration of the AHD concept
Encourages knowledge sharing and collaboration
7. Academic Health Department
Affiliation of a health department and an academic health
professions institution
Public health’s version of the teaching hospital/medical
school partnership
Collaborative relationship to enhance public health
education and training, research, and service
Strengthens the linkages between academia and public
health practice
8. Academic Health Department: Elements
Relationship between an academic and a public health
practice organization
Formal written partnership agreements
Collaborative public health education or training
Joint research projects
Shared provision of public health services
Shared personnel
Shared resources
Compensation for services provided
9. How might an AHD get started?
Collaborative public health education or training
Student internships or practica
Guest lectures by health department staff
Joint research projects
Letters of support for funding proposals
Access to community populations and health data
Shared provision of public health services
Consultations
10. Where might this lead?
Collaborative public health education or training
Workforce development training
Faculty appointments for health department staff
Joint research projects
Collaborative funding proposals
Shared data collection and analysis
Shared provision of public health services
Collaborative community health assessments
11. Academic Health Department: Benefits
Address community health needs more effectively
Build practice-based evidence
Maximize resource use
Better prepare students for public health practice careers
Support recruitment of qualified professionals
Facilitate lifelong learning
Increase awareness of public health
Meet accreditation standards
Improve public health system and community health
12. Overview
Introducing the Academic Health Department (AHD)
Learning Community and the AHD model
AHD Case Studies
Setting the Stage
Established AHD
New AHD
AHDs in Progress?
AHD Learning Community
Role
Resources
13. AHD Case Studies: Setting the Stage
C. William Keck, MD, MPH
Northeast Ohio Medical University
14. AHD Case Studies: Established AHD
Bryn Manzella, MPH
Jefferson County (AL) Department of Health
15. Evolution of an Academic
Health Department: The
Jefferson County (AL) Story
Bryn Manzella, MPH
Director of Quality Improvement
Jefferson County Department of Health
Birmingham, AL
16.
17. Strategic Priorities
• Protect Health and Improve Quality of Life
• Community Health Improvement Plan: Health Action -
CPPW
• Health Care Environment: Responsive to Health Reform
• Environmental Engagement
• All-Hazard Preparedness
• Ensure Organizational Excellence
• Accreditation
• Financial Accountability/Stability
• Technology
• Academic Health Department
18. Academic Health Department
Attributes
• Involvement between at least one academic institution and health
department
• Formal written partnership agreements between institutions
• Shared personnel
• Organizational structures allowing cross-institutional resource
sharing
• Exchange of Resources
19. AHD Attributes (continued)
• Collaboration to provide education and training for students and
public health professionals grounded in public health theory and
practice
• Joint proposal and implementation of research projects
• Shared support for and participation in public health service
provision
• Collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships
20. SomeONE had a Great Idea…
• In 1991, a contract established with the University of
Alabama’s Department of Human Nutrition and
Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH)
established a preceptorship in Public Health Dietetics
– Staff nutritionist recognized need to develop and encourage
dieticians in training to enter the public health workforce
• Ability to expand services to JCDH patients
• Opportunity to provide “real-life” experience
• Opportunity to “sell” public health nutrition as a career
21. SomeONE’s Great Idea Led to
Public Health Internships
• JCDH co-provides internships in:
– Multiple Public Health Disciplines through its Public Health
Internship Program
• UAB School of Public Health (1994 – present)
– Public Health Dietetics
• University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Health Related
Professions (1993 – present)
• Oakwood College (2006 – present)
– Public Health Pharmaceutical Practice
• Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy (2002 –
present)
22. SomeONE’s Great Idea Led to
Academic Rotations
• Academic rotations at JCDH are offered for:
– Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant Students
• Wallace State Community College (1995 – present)
• Lawson State Community College (2007 – present)
– Family Practice and Pediatric Residents
• UAB School of Medicine (1996 – present)
– Dental Students and Residents
• UAB School of Dentistry (1998 – present)
23. SomeONE’s Great Idea Led to..
• The first Pharmacy/Public Health Residency in
the country
– Established in partnership with the Samford
University McWhorter School of Pharmacy (2004
– present)
• Eight residents have completed this program
• Two residents are currently participating
24. An Academic Health
Department is Formed
• Evolved naturally from the recognition of the intimate
link that necessarily exists between academic public
health and public health practices, as well as the various
shared benefits that result from this linkage.
• Fueled by early successes with academic agencies with
nutrition students
• Formalized with an Affiliation Agreement
25. Affiliation Agreement
• Affiliation Agreement between UAB’s School of Public
Heath (SoPH) and Jefferson County Department of Health
(JCDH) established – 1994
• Created a joint Advisory Committee
– Provides counsel regarding SoPH and JCDH interactions and fosters
a close working relationship inclusive of the following:
» Appointment of JCDH personnel as adjunct SoPH faculty
» SoPH faculty assignment to responsibilities at JCDH
» Student Activities such as Internships and Field Projects
» Job Placement
» Technical Assistance and Curriculum Consultation
» Research Collaboration
» Information Exchange
26. And the Ideas Continued…
• Recognition of the opportunity for written agreements
and contracts to expand/enhance service provision
– Agreement with UAB’s Division of Infectious Disease provides
additional physician and clinical staff support for JCDH’s STD
Program - 1994
– Contract with UAB’s School of Optometry provides vision
screening and ocular disease services - 1996
– Contract with UAB’s School of Dentistry provides specialty
dental services - 1997
27. And the Ideas Continued…
• Contract with the McWhorter School of Pharmacy provides
pharmaceutical education and instruction - 2002
• Contract with Stanford University to use its Chronic Disease
Self-Management Program increases JCDH Community
Health’s reach - 2010
• JCDH provides training for pharmacy interns on adverse drug
event detection, monitoring, and management - 2011
• JCDH staff serve as adjunct faculty and guest lecturers
for UAB’s School of Public Health
28. And the Ideas Evolved…
• To include research and grant activities:
– CDC-funded “Sexually Transmitted Disease/HIV
Prevention Center” with UAB’s Division of Infectious
Disease (2006 – present)
– CDC-funded “Moon Dust Project” with UAB’s Division of
Infectious Disease (2007 – 2010)
– American Pharmacy Association Foundation-funded
“Project IMPACT” (2011-2012)
29. AHD Success Story #1
– Contract with UAB School of Public Health to identify
and introduce potential research projects (2010-11)
• Identification and selection of three research topics
• Staff support in conducting the research and analyzing
results
• “How to Get Published” Lecture Series
• Submission of two grant proposals
• Submission of four articles (two accepted for publication)
• Three national presentations
• Strengthened Partnership
30. AHD Success Story #2
• Partnership with the McWhorter School of Pharmacy
over the past 12 months resulted in:
– Participation in HRSA’s Patient Safety and Pharmacy Services
Collaborative 3.0 and 4.0
• Mean decrease in A1C of >2% in focused population
– Selection as one of 25 communities awarded Project IMPACT
grant funding through the APhA Foundation
• Expansion to four high-risk diabetes education clinic locations
– Numerous national presentations
31. AHD: Lessons Learned
• It all begins with SomeONE having a GREAT IDEA
• Start from where you are; look for natural synergies between
agencies (You just may be an AHD and didn’t know it!)
• Let small successes breed larger successes
• Recognize that maximizing opportunities takes time and the right
partners
• Consider AHD as part of your strategic plan
• Be the SomeONE!
32. AHD Case Studies: New AHD
Charles Hamilton, DrPH, MPH
University of Tennessee
33. Linking Public Health Academia and Practice:
Forming an Academic Health Department in
Knox County, Tennessee
Charles Hamilton, DrPH, MPH
Professor & Director, MPH Program
Department of Public Health
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
November 1, 2011
34. Items of Discussion
1. Partnering Organizations
• University of Tennessee Department of Public Health
• Knox County Health Department
2. Historical Underpinnings
3. Memorandum of Understanding
4. Academic Health Department Leadership
5. Academic Health Department Coordinator
6. Public Health Grand Rounds
7. Benefits and Challenges
8. Acknowledgements
35. UT Department of Public Health
Academic Programs
• MPH Degree (accredited by Council on
Education for Public Health)
Community Health Education
Health Planning/Administration
Veterinary Public Health
• Dual MS-MPH Degree (PH Nutrition)
• PhD in Health Behavior/Health Education
Faculty
• 9 full-time + 4 adjunct
• 3 Veterinary Medicine + 4 PH Nutrition
Special Highlight
Celebrating 40th anniversary of MPH Program
(1971-2011)
36. Knox County Health Department
Operations
• 435K county population
• Operating budget $25.1 million and
$5.7 million in grants
• TN Metro Region -1 of 6
• 272 personnel FT/PT
• Adult & pediatric services
outsourced to FQHC
Strategic Planning
• Together! Healthy Knox: A Community
Approach to Better Health
• Will apply winter 2012 for
Accreditation through PHAB
Special Highlight
Public Health Workforce
Development Series designated by
NACCHO as a Promising Practice
37. Collaboration: Historical Underpinnings < 2011
UT & KCHD have been active participants in East Tennessee Public
Health/Preventive Medicine Forum (1995-present)
UT Public Health
• faculty served on KCHD advisory committees
• faculty participated in KCHD initiatives
• MPH students completed nine-week field internships with KCHD
• MPH service learning courses (e.g. health planning) engaged students
in community planning projects with KCHD
KCHD Personnel
• served as MPH course instructors and held adjunct faculty titles
• provided presentations to an interdisciplinary seminar
• engaged in workforce development discussions with the MPH
Academic Program Committee
• met with CEPH site visitors regarding accreditation
38. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Rationale
• to formalize a partnership between the two settings that would
continue regardless of leadership/personnel turn-over
• to broaden involvement by more faculty and more practitioners
• to encourage practice-focused research projects engaging both
faculty and practitioners
• to contribute to advancing community health improvement
Concern
Appropriate involvement for tenure-seeking faculty?
Approach—broadened faculty support thru discussions
Early win
MOU signed March, 2011
39.
40. Academic Health Department Leadership
UT Department of Public Health Knox County Health Department
• Department Head has • Director has adjunct faculty
consultant role with KCHD role with DPH
• Academic Health Department Coordinator
• Supervised by Director of • Supervised by Director of
MPH Program Quality Improvement &
Accreditation
41. Academic Health Department Coordinator
Shared position with equal funding by UT DPH and KCHD
Responsibilities
Coordinate MPH field internships including placement
Serve as primary contact for student inquiries to KCHD (all UTK
programs and other universities)
Contribute to workforce development activities
• Conduct needs/interests assessment
• Coordinate Public Health Grand Rounds at KCHD (4/year)
• Facilitate bringing PH practice to UT campus through seminar (2/year)
• Arrange for specialized workshops
Concerns
Hiring freeze and lack of budgeted personnel line
Approach—use limited duration appt. & salary recovery $
Early win
Appointment of Coordinator effective August 1
42. Public Health Grand Rounds
Defined
Collaborative learning sessions between academia &
practice regarding a public health area (4/year)
Concerns
1. Selecting topical areas of mutual interest to both settings
2. Designing a format appealing to practitioners & faculty
Approach—initially, the faculty speaker met with several
members of KCHD to determine a topic, and
two KCHD staff agreed to serve as members of a reactor
panel to the presentation
Early win
First PHGRs held September 23 with the second
scheduled for November 18
43.
44. Benefits and Challenges
Benefits
1. Enhances public perception of both organizations
2. Strengthens existing relationships & builds new ones
3. Engages faculty & students in practice setting
4. Provides continuing education for the public health workforce
5. Improves community health status by accessing a broader range
of resource persons
6. Positions partners for joint funding opportunities
7. Strengthens capacity for program evaluations
Challenges (near-term)
1. Convert limited duration appointment to full-time budgeted line
2. Determine suitable presentation format for Public Health Grand
Rounds (exploring co-presenters)
3. Increase attendance at Public Health Grand Rounds
4. Enhance sustainability of AHD through mutual successes
5. Foster practice-focused research projects
45. Acknowledgements
• Julie Hansen, MPH, CHES
Academic Health Department Coordinator
• Paul Erwin, MD, DrPH
Head, UT Department of Public Health
• Martha Buchanan, MD
Director & Health Officer, Knox County Health Dept.
• Jennifer Johnson, MSN, RN
KCHD Director of Quality Improvement & Accreditation
47. Overview
Introducing the Academic Health Department (AHD)
Learning Community and the AHD model
AHD Case Studies
Setting the Stage
Established AHD
New AHD
AHDs in Progress?
AHD Learning Community
Role
Resources
48. AHD Learning Community: Role
Encourage Learning
Sharing professional experiences
Highlighting AHD materials
Facilitate Discussion
Conference call meetings
Email and online
Offer Support
Sharing expertise
Collaborative resource development
49. AHD Learning Community: Resources
Concept Paper
Describes basic elements of the AHD model
Working draft
Discussion Paper
Highlights potential benefits of AHDs
Designed to facilitate discussion about AHDs
Bibliography
List of AHD-related literature
Updated as new materials are discovered
50. AHD Learning Community: Resources
Under Development
List of Established AHDs
Partnership Agreement Collection
AHD Roles and Responsibilities
Competencies for AHD Leaders
All Resources
Developed with input from the AHD Learning Community
Available through PHF’s Resources & Tools Library
51. AHD Learning Community Discussion
Currently on the PHF Pulse Blog:
AHDs and the AHD Learning Community
Steps in AHD Development
Model AHD Health Officer Qualities
Translating Research into Practice
Posts written by Learning
Community members
Add your comments online at
http://www.phf.org/phfpulse
52. AHD Learning Community Profiles
Personal profiles for AHD Learning Community members
to share their experiences
Available online
53. And we’re just getting started!
Visit us online:
http://www.phf.org/programs/AHDLC
Join our community:
Contact Council on Linkages Project Manager, Kathleen, at
kamos@phf.org
Join the conversation:
Next conference call in early December
54. Thank You!
Today’s Speakers:
Bryn Manzella, MPH, Jefferson County (AL) Department of
Health
Charles Hamilton, DrPH, MPH, University of Tennessee
AHD Workgroup
AHD Learning Community