Introduction to PHPartners.org (2 hours)
I. Introduction to the Partners project
- Mission and objectives of the Partners project
- The National Library of Medicine and other Partners organizations
II. Organization and contents of PHPartners.org (http://PHPartners.org/) - news and health education resources
- "About Partners" page for background about the Partners organizations
- Links to news items in public health
- Health promotion and health education resources
III. Hands-on exercises: health education resources
IV. Organization and contents of PHPartners.org - literature, statistics and data sets
- Literature and guidelines
- Health statistics and data sets
V. Hands-on exercises -- literature, statistics and data sets
VI. Organization and contents of PHPartners.org - opportunities for funding and training
- Information on grants and funding opportunities in public health
- Education and training resources for public health professionals
VII. Hands-on exercises - funding and training information
VIII. Organization and contents of PHPartners.org - information on legislation, conferences, directories and discussion lists
- Legislative information resources
- Public health conferences and meetings
- Online directories of the public health workforce
- Public health discussion and e-mail lists
- "Suggest Link" feature for nominating new links to PHPartners.org
IX. Hands-on exercises - information on legislation, conferences, directories and discussion lists
X. Wrap up/Evaluation
