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Integrated Clinical and Social Systems for the Prevention and Management of Obesity Innovation Collaborative, Provider Training and Education Workgroup. 2017. Provider competencies for the prevention and management of obesity. Washington, DC: Bipartisan Policy Center, 9 pp.

Annotation: This document outlines competencies for health professionals engaged in obesity prevention and management. Contents include general concepts related to core obesity knowledge, interprofessional obesity care, and patient interactions related to obesity that can be integrated into existing curricula or used as a model for chronic disease curricula.

Contact: Bipartisan Policy Center, 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 204-2400 Fax: (202) 318-0876 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://bipartisanpolicy.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Competence, Competency-based education, Curriculum development, Disease management, Models, Nutrition, Obesity, Prevention programs, Preventive health services, Resources for professionals

Center for Law and the Public's Health at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities. 2001. Core legal competencies for public health professionals. Baltimore, MD: Center for Law and the Public's Health at Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities, 6 pp.

Annotation: This document presents a statement of public health law competencies developed with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Public Health Foundation. Most of the information is presented in tabular form and outlines proposed competencies for front line, senior level, supervisory, and management level staffs, as well as health officials and governance boards. Information categories include general public health powers, regulatory authority and administrative law, ascertaining authority and obtaining legal advice, law and public health services and functions, legal actions, legal limitations, and personnel and contracts law.

Contact: Center for Law and the Public's Health at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities, Hampton House, Room 588, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205-1996, Telephone: (410) 955-7624 Secondary Telephone: (202) 662-9408 Fax: (410) 614-9055 E-mail: [email protected]. Web Site: http://www.publichealthlaw.net Available from the website.

Keywords: Competency-based education, Legal issues, Legal responsibility, Patient rights, Personnel, Professional training, Public health, Public health services, Regulations

Knox L, ed., Youth Violence and the Health Professions Working Group. 2001. Youth violence and the health professions: Core competencies for effective practice. Alhambra, CA: Southern California Developing Center for Youth Violence Prevention, 33 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the core competencies health professionals need to work effectively to prevent violence among youth. The set of competencies contained in the report are intended to prepare health professionals to work in a wide variety of settings and at all levels of the social ecology. The report is divided into the following sections: (1) principles underying all competencies, (2) core competencies in youth violence prevention, (3) the educational process, (4) strategies for promoting training, and (5) concluding statements. The report also lists health professional training activities under way at the CDC-funded youth violence prevention centers. Endnotes are included, as well.

Contact: National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, PO Box 10809, Rockville, MD 20849-0809, Telephone: (866) 723-3968 Secondary Telephone: (888) 503-3952 Fax: (301) 562-1001 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescents, Competency-based education, Health personnel, Professional education, Training, Violence, Violence prevention, Young adults, Youth
   

The MCH Digital Library is one of six special collections at Geogetown University, the nation's oldest Jesuit institution of higher education. It is supported in part by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy with an award of $700,000/year. The library is also supported through foundation and univerity funding. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.