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Question: Hello,
My name is Hannah Hayes and I am the Project Manager for the New to Public Health Residency Program, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. Our team is developing a public health residency program for new to public health professionals (within 1 year of work), employed at a governmental health department. The framework of the program is based on the Foundational Public Health Services Model, and each month focuses on a foundational area or capability essential to public health practice. This program is modeled off of best practices of nurse residency programs (NRPs), which are common in acute care settings. One component instrumental to the success of nurse resident's learning in NRPs is the evidence-based practice project. Our team would like to incorporate an evidence-based practice project (or high level QI project) for our residency, where participants will plan and present a EBPP/QI proposal at the cumulation of the program. I would love to connect more with your team regarding best practices and tools that might guide this work. Thank you for your consideration!
Warm regards,
Hannah

Answer:

Hi Hannah. Sorry for the slight delay in responding-- we reached out to the people who started this website, who have more experience with community health interventions and training, with your request for consultation. I know they are discussing your request, and hope they will soon be in touch with you directly by email if they can help.

Meanwhile, have you checked with other nursing residency programs (if there is an association of them, that may have some resources that would be helpful). The following may already be known to you or not helpful to your specific needs, but until you hear from someone else connected to the KU Workgroup or CTB, these may be worth at least a look:

https://www.aacnnursing.org/Population-Health-Nursing/Curriculum-Improvement

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31169756/

We found your 2018 APHN Education and Professional Development Committee presentation on the web and we do appreciate your question, motivation, and wish you great success with your important new initiative!

Question Date: Wed, 05/12/2021