The Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce: a collaboration to improve and protect the public's health, 1995–2006

The Nomenclature and Classification of Human Resources for Health: A Review

“…However, the American experience shows that such a national enumeration would completely depend on agreement about standard definitions that can be translated into the existing uniform information systems (Gebbie, Raziano and Elliott 2009). Another experience shows that such enumeration should be done with clear purpose, set boundaries and on a regular basis Journal of Health Management, 15, 2 (2013): 203-226 (Cahn et al 2007). Another way of achieving a proper and relevant classification of the health workers in the system is the task shifting.…”

The effect of training on question formulation among public health practitioners: results from a randomized controlled trial

“…The current results therefore offer support for Wilson's model. The observed trends toward increased question frequency and sophistication further suggest validation of broadscale collaborative training initiatives involving diverse members of the public workforce over the past decade [50][51][52][53], because training apparently leads to an essential prerequisite condition of information-seeking behavior. Yet, these results need to be validated further through scientific replication [54][55][56][57][58] by launching similar experimental studies intended to better understand which types of training designs are most effective and how such training can be structured to prompt increased sophistication of participants' subsequent questions [59].…”

An historical overview of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, 1985–2015

“…That year, a group of public health professionals, medical informaticians, and medical librarians met to develop strategies for expanding public health use of advanced information technology. To address the need to improve information service to the diverse public health workforce, “NLM and NNLM joined forces with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the Public Health Foundation to form Partners in Information Access for Public Health Professionals” [ 19 , 20 ], now the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce (Partners). The Partners would collaborate to improve electronic resources useful in public health practice, increase awareness of existing resources, train public health professionals in the use of electronic information services, and help public health agencies obtain the equipment and Internet connections needed to use these services effectively.…”

“…In the first few years, the partnership carried out a two-year research project (1998–2000) that gathered and analyzed data on public health workers’ information needs, launched a website, and held a public health forum at NLM in 2001. NNLM staff served on the steering committees and helped shape many of the projects; they also contributed their substantial expertise to designing and maintaining the Partners website [ 19 , 20 ]. This participation in the Partners initiative continued during the next fifteen years, leading to more NNLM public health outreach and the establishment of its National Public Health Coordinating Office in 2016 with the New England (Region 8) RML.…”