Characteristics of Academic Health Departments: Initial Findings From a Cross-Sectional Survey.
Academic Medical Centers – Evaluation; Academies and Institutes/*classification; Community Health Services; Cross Sectional Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Human; Humans; Public Health Administration; Questionnaires; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; United States Public Health Service/*classification/trends
Academic Health Departments (AHDs) represent collaborative relationships between public health academia and practice. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of AHD characteristics, to document the extent of collaboration between organizations in an AHD, and to explore the benefits of AHDs. An electronic survey on the AHD was sent to members of the AHD Learning Community–a virtual learning community with 338 members. There were 110 valid responses to the survey, with 65 indicating they were currently in an AHD partnership. Thirty-two percent of AHDs had been established for more than 10 years; 64% were engaged in joint research activities; and, while 92% of respondents placed a high value on improving the competencies of students, almost half placed a high value on improving the competencies of faculty. This study can be a springboard for further research on the impact of AHDs on practice, academia, and ultimately community health.
Erwin Paul Campbell; Barlow Patrick; Brownson Ross C; Amos Kathleen; Keck C William
Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
2016
2016-04
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000237" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1097/PHH.0000000000000237</a>
Development of a Research Agenda Focused on Academic Health Departments.
Humans; Universities/organization & administration; *Biomedical Research; *Interinstitutional Relations; *Public Health; Local Government; Program Development/*methods; Public Health Administration; State Government; Public Health; Interinstitutional Relations; Colleges and Universities; Collaboration; PUBLIC health; ACADEMIC medical centers; GOVERNMENT agencies; HEALTH boards; INSTITUTIONAL cooperation; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; PARTNERSHIPS in education; PRIORITY (Philosophy); RESEARCH evaluation; UNIVERSITIES & colleges; Government Agencies; Research Priorities; GOVERNMENT agencies – United States; LABOR supply – United States; PUBLIC health research – United States; STUDENT engagement – Universities & colleges
An academic health department (AHD) is a formal partnership between an academic institution and a governmental public health agency. Case studies have described the value of individual AHDs in the areas of student engagement, practice-based research, workforce development, and service. With growing interest in AHDs and the increasing importance of academic-practice linkages in both academic programs' and public health agencies' accreditation processes, articulating a research agenda focused on the AHD model can be useful for stimulating the research and practice fields to further develop the evidence base for AHDs. We provide a research agenda, developed through an iterative process involving academicians, practitioners, and others interested in academic-practice linkages.
Erwin Paul Campbell; Brownson Ross C; Livingood William C; Keck C William; Amos Kathleen
American Journal of Public Health
2017
2017-09
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303847" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.2105/AJPH.2017.303847</a>
The Academic Health Department: the process of maturation.
*Public Health Administration; Academic Medical Centers; Accreditation; Education; Epidemiological Research; Experiential Learning; Government Agencies – Classification; Humans; Interinstitutional Relations; Interinstitutional Relations – Trends; Local Government; Medical; Outcomes (Health Care); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Preventive Health Care – Education; Professional Development; Public Health – Education; Public Health Administration; Public Health Professional/methods/*organization & administration; Public Health/*organization & administration; Quality of Health Care; Schools; State Government; Teaching; United States; Universities/organization & administration
The Academic Health Department (AHD) involves an arrangement between a governmental health agency and an academic institution, which provides mutual benefits in teaching, service, research, and practice. From its initial development in the mid-1980s as the public health equivalent of the relationship between a teaching hospital and a medical school, the AHD concept has evolved to include multiple levels of governmental public health agencies (local, state, and federal) as well as multiple academic institutions (public health, medicine, and primary care medical residencies). Throughout the decade of the 2000s, multiple influences have impacted both the quality and quantity of AHDs, leading to an expansion of AHDs through the Council on Linkages' AHD Learning Community. The value of the AHD–as described from prior studies as well as the AHD case examples in this current special issue–is evident in its impact on the quality of educational experiences and workforce development, agency and academic accreditation, practice-based research, and the potential to influence health reform.
Erwin Paul Campbell; Keck C William
Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
2014
2014-06
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1097/PHH.0000000000000016" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1097/PHH.0000000000000016</a>