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Public Health Workforce
Impacting Lives Every Day: Public Health in the Classroom
A online resource package for teachers, guidance counselors and students designed to introduce high school students
to public health and its many careers.
...more on New Jersey's "Public Health in the Classroom."
Pathways to a Public Health Career (Minnesota Department of Health)
Are you looking for a profession with purpose? Do you want the work you do to benefit others, and add meaning to your life?
While many professionals desire to make a difference, public health professionals work every day to protect and improve the
health of people in their communities, and they do it by reaching many people at once.
Orientation to Public Health (NY/NJ Public Health Training Center)
"Orientation to Public Health" is a web-based course that provides learners with a basic understanding of public
health's mission and functions. Designed to orient newly hired support and technical staff to the field.
...more on the NY/NJ PHTC's "Orientation to Public Health."
New Jersey Learning Management Network (New Jersey Department of Health & Senior Services)
A one-stop, on-line learning system supporting workforce development for those involved with New Jersey's public health, safety
and emergency preparedness. The NJLMN is organized into Communities which provide access to programs that can serve you at
any stage of your professional development.
...more on the New Jersey Learning Management Network.
Pandemic H1N1 Influenza
Pandemic flu is flu that causes a global outbreak, or pandemic, of serious illness that spreads easily from person to person...
...more from the CDC, including facts, preparedness, state/local planning checklists, and other resources.
For additional Pandemic Influenza information, planning resources and to access other state preparedness and response plans,
click on the PandemicFlu.gov icon below.
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Public Health Accreditation
The development of a voluntary national public health accreditation program is well under way. The Public Health Accreditation Board has made recommendations and is testing how such a program could be implemented at the state and local
levels.
Operational Definition of a Local Health Agency
In cooperation with its national partners, NACCHO has develop an operational definition of a local health department
resulting in a shared understanding of what every community, no matter how large or small, can reasonably expect from
their local health department.
State Standards of Performance
Several states have developed standards for public health practice, performance and/or improvement of local health departments.
CDC's National Public Health Performance Standards Program
Presentation: NPHPS Quality Improvement Models
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