New Public Health Training Resource on PHpartners.org!
The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) recently announced the release of a new resource titled "Public Health Information and Data: A Training Manual," which is readily accessible from the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce web site and is located at: http://phpartners.org/phid_manual.html. The manual provides background material and case studies that are designed to support training events developed for public health workers on issues related to information access and management. The four primary chapters address the following broad areas:
- Staying informed about news in public health, by Kris Alpi, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene;
- Health education resources, by Molly Youngkin, NN/LM Midcontinental Region;
- Public health statistics and data sources, by Catherine Selden, NLM/NICHSR; and
- Evidence-based public health, by Nancy Allee, University of Michigan.
The manual may be downloaded as a PDF or Word file. It is in the public domain and may be freely adapted or copied. Suggestions for the manual's enhancement and reports of its use are encouraged and may be shared, by using the online feedback form available at http://phpartners.org/phid_manual.html.
Web-based instructional modules with content derived from the manual's chapters are in the planning stages. Development of a pilot module is currently underway. Chapter authors will update their material annually and will also serve as subject matter experts during the development of the web-based modules.
Please contact Alan Carr if you are interested in a CME-approved workshop that provides an introduction to PHpartners.org and the training manual contents. The workshop lasts one hour; plan for two hours if hands-on practice is desired. For outlines of these sessions, refer to the descriptions available at http://nnlm.gov/psr/classes.html. Also, feel free to publicize the availability of the training manual to your public health clientele!