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>
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>
Academic health centers and public health departments: partnership matters.
*Interinstitutional Relations; *Public Health Administration; Academic Medical Centers/*organization & administration; Community Medicine/*education; Education; Graduate; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Medical; Medical/*organization & administration; Preceptorship/*organization & administration; Public Health/*education; State Government
BACKGROUND: The Institute of Medicine has called for increased population-based training for healthcare professions students, and particularly medical students. For this to be effective, students should receive such training in the locations where population-based approaches to care take place, such as public health departments (HDs). However, little is known about currently existing relationships between academic health centers (AHCs) and HDs. METHODS: During the spring and summer of 2003, e-mail surveys on this topic were sent to the 104 members of the Association of Academic Health Centers, and 500 members of the National Association of City and County Health Officers and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers. Results were received from 50 AHCs and 201 HDs. RESULTS: Survey results suggest that large numbers of healthcare professions students–residents, medical students, and others–are currently being trained in many HDs nationwide. The web of relationships between AHCs and HDs extends beyond education into research, service, and other purposes. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary results require verification. Nevertheless, they raise questions about the types and quality of the education being offered in health departments, the impact of AHC/HD relationships on both parties, and how existing relationships may be enhanced to meet current and future national needs.
Boex James R; Keck C William; Piatt Elizabeth; Nunthirapikorn Thida Nita; Blacklow Robert S
American journal of preventive medicine
2006
2006-01
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2005.08.044" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.amepre.2005.08.044</a>