NALBOH HOME PUBLIC HEALTH ON THE WEB INDEX MEMBERS ONLY SECTION

Board Orientation Materials
General page for what should be included in a board orientation packet. The site also contains links of various topics useful for Board Governance.

BoardSource
Formerly known as the National Center for Nonprofit Boards (NCNB), BoardSource is "dedicated to building stronger nonprofit boards and stronger nonprofit organization." It has resources to conferences, leadership program, web links, and their newsletter.

Center for Health Leadership & Practice
The Center is "a global network and learning community of reflective health leaders committed to improving and sustaining the health of their communities, nations and the planet; to the transformation of organizations and the development of health systems that are community and culturally relevant in achieving this goal; and to the identification and nursing of the next generation of health leaders." The Center's site has information on their various leadership programs.

Community Tool Box
The Community Tool Box "is intended for everyone addressing issues in local communities. The core of the Tool Box is the 'how-to tools.' These how-to sections use simple, friendly language to explain how to do the different tasks necessary for community health and development. For instance, there are sections on leadership, strategic planning, community assessment, advocacy, grant writing and evaluation. Each section includes a description of the task, advantages of doing it, step-by-step guidelines, examples, checklists of points to review and training materials." In addition, there are links to other web sites and listservs relating to the topics in the Tool Box.

Federal Training Network (FTN)
FTN's mission is to "provide high-impact leadership training to customers world-wide via satellite, CD/DVD, and the Internet; to provide a superior product at a competitive price with excellent customer service and to continue to grow yearly while giving back a portion of net profits to our local communities." The site contains information about their programs and speakers.

Management Academy for Public Health (MAPH)
The Academy offers "industry-wide educational programs focusing on the unique complexities associated with managed health care." Located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the academy sponsors groundbreaking new initiatives to strengthen the management capacity of local and state health departments in GA, NC, SC, and VA.

Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
Program information regarding the Master of Nonprofit Organizations degree, the Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management program, and an executive education program.

National Public Health Leadership Development Network
These state and regional leadership programs, supported through a cooperative agreement from the CDC, the Association of Schools of Public Health, and St. Louis University School of Public Health, "are dedicated to meet the local grassroots needs by developing and enhancing individual and organizational leadership and management for improving and promoting the health of commodities." The site provides links to their programs, strategies & resources, news & issues, network formation, and related practice links.

Public Health Foundation Training Finder
The Public Health Foundation provides a searchable database of online educational distance learning opportunities.

Public Health Grand Rounds
Grand rounds are a technique in medicine to "illustrate the clinical presentation of diseases, to provide a context in which participant can review basic information, and to focus discussion on several possible ways to frame and address the problem. In Public Health Grand Rounds, the 'patient' is defined as the community and the 'presenting problem' is defined as a public health issue challenging the community and requiring its informed response." The site contains information of presentations and is designed to facilitate a "national dialogue on public health issues."

Public Health Training Network (PHTN)
Sponsored by the CDC, the PHTN is a distance learning system. It offers "training opportunities to professionals in public health settings, and, increasingly, in health care and related settings." In addition to history and overview of the PHTN process, the site contains information about video conferences, audio conferences and meetings.

To report broken or dead-end links or to suggest a link NALBOH's Public Health Directory, please contact the NALBOH Webmaster. The provision of these links does not constitute an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation by NALBOH with respect to such sites, their owners, or their providers. NALBOH encourages users to verify all information before using or relying upon the content contained in these web pages.