Resources
Presentations
- Reuniting Schools of Public Health & Public
Health Practice
Institute of Medicine on Emerging Infections, June 2003
Research
- Pennsylvania Public Health Legal Authority, Draft 10/03
- Pennsylvania Public Health: Critical Issues for Challenging Times
- The Health of Pennsylvanians: Leading Causes of Death in Pennsylvania Counties (Brochure PDF)
- Pennsylvania's Public Health System: Issues for Legislative Leaders
- Pennsylvania Facts 2007
- Detailed State Population Estimates Released - Hispanic and Minority Groups Account for all of PA's Growth
Public Health Links
- Allegheny County Health Department
- American Public Health Association
- Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
- ASPH Academic Centers for Public Health Preparedness
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)
- HRSA Public Health Training Centers
- National Association of County and City Health Officials
- Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Worforce
- Pennsylvania Department of Health
- Pennsylvania Public Health Association
- Public Health Foundation
- Public Health Infrastructure Resource Center
FREE Online Education and Training Opportunities
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