Prevention Research Centers: Contributions to Updating the Public Health Workforce Through Training

Author(s)

Adele L. Franks
Ross C. Brownson
Carol Bryant
Kelli McCormack Brown
Steven P. Hooker
Delores M. Pluto
Dennis M. Shepard
Russell R. Pate, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Elizabeth A. Baker
Kathleen N. Gillespie
Terry L. Leet
Margret A. O’Neall
Eduardo J. Simoes

ORCID iD

0000-0001-6284-635X

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Because public health is a continually evolving field, it is essential to provide ample training opportunities for public health professionals. As a natural outgrowth of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Prevention Research Centers Program, training courses of many types have been developed for public health practitioners working in the field. This article describes three of the Prevention Research Center training program offerings: Evidence-Based Public Health, Physical Activity and Public Health for Practitioners, and Social Marketing. These courses illustrate the commitment of the Prevention Research Centers Program to helping create a better trained public health workforce, thereby enhancing the likelihood of improving public health.

Publication Info

Published in Preventing Chronic Disease, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2005.

Rights

Franks AL, Brownson RC, Bryant C, Brown KM, Hooker SP, Pluto DM, et al. (2005) Prevention Research Centers: Contributions to Updating the Public Health Workforce Through Training. 2(2) Prev Chronic Disease

APA Citation

Franks, A., Brownson, R., Byrant, C., McCormack Brown, K., Hooker, S., & Pluto, D. et al. (2005). Prevention Research Centers: Contributions to Updating the Public Health Workforce Through Training. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2(2). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2005/apr/04_0139.htm