• Three new web-delivered, continuing education courses are available FREE for Wisconsin community/public health nurses! For more information view the LEAP course directory online and download our PDF brochure.
• NEWSFLASH! And the LEAP goes on!
  With great excitement and enthusiasm, we wish to announce that the Linking Education and Practice for Excellence in Public Health Nursing Project has been awarded a HRSA three year continuation grant! The progress made by 'LEAPs' and bounds has brought about this wonderful opportunity, and it is thanks to the dedication, effort and collaboration of academic and practice partners throughout Wisconsin. The continuation grant extends the LEAP Project through June 30, 2012. As LEAP marches on, we look forward to building on our successes and expanding academic/practice partnerships in community and public health nursing. Please join us in celebrating this exciting news as we move forward together on behalf of public health nursing education and practice!
• Derryl Block Receives 2009 ACHNE Outstanding Service Award. At the Annual Institute held in Chicago, Derryl Block, PhD, MPH, MSN was presented the "Association of Community Health Nursing Educators 2009 Outstanding Service Award," in recognition of her service to the organization & promotion of quality community/public health nursing education to improve the health of communities & populations. Dr. Block has been involved with public health & nursing education for her entire career & is a long time advocate for public health nursing practice. She is currently the Dean of the College of Graduate & Professional Studies, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She has published numerous manuscripts on public health nursing, and was also the 2007 recipient of the Lillian Wald Service Award from the American Public Health Association. The LEAP Project congratulates Dr. Block for her prestigious awards & many contributions to public health nursing!
• New video available: Growing a new generation of public health nurses
  Janet Zoellner, MS, RN, Public Health Nurse Supervisor for Rock County, discusses the importance of implementing orientation strategies tailored to meet the needs of the new "Generation X" workforce. She shares her experience with some successful new staff orientation and retention strategies that will foster positive workplace morale.
• YouTube video of Susan Zahner explaining Wisconsin's public health nursing practice model at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Use the following link if you are experiencing trouble with the YouTube link: Explanation of practice model at APHA (mp4 file).
• Northeastern Wisconsin Education & Practice (NEWLEAP regional learning collaborative), Wiki site for student community health projects and Student project report form - introduction and invitation to participate in building this resource, and form to guide project information.
• The presentation and guide for Wisconsin's public health nursing practice model are now available. You can find them in Project activities.

• January 6, 2010: LEAP Faculty Development Conference. (Download brochure) Fluno Center, Madison, WI. Register online via UW-Extension Conference Centers/Registrations.
• April 28-30, 2010: Wisconsin Association of School Nurses Spring Conference. Marriott Hotel, Middleton, WI. Mark your calendars.

Archived events:

• November 7-11, 2009: APHA 137th Annual Meeting & Exposition. Water and public health. Philadelphia, PA. For more information, see the American Public Health Association web site.
• Refugee health: Advanced public health skills workshop, June 29, 2009. The presentations from this event are available via webcast, see the Southeast Regional Learning Collaborative - SEWEAP RLC "Events".
• Southwest Regional Learning Collaborative (WELEAP), Public health nurses: Creating & influencing health policy. April 20, 2009. The presentation and panel discussion from this event are available via webcast, see the WELEAP RLC "Events".
• Northeast Regional Learning Collaborative (NEWLEAP), Chipping away at CHIP: Community Health Improvement Plans. March 26, 2009. The presentations from this event are available via webcast, see the NEWLEAP RLC "Events".
• Northwest Regional Learning Collaborative (ELEAP), Basic environmental health practice for public health nurses: Climate warming, GPS tools, & public health strategies. October 24, 2008. The presentations from this event are available via webcast, see the ELEAP RLC "Events".
• Public health workforce Call to action project - web site with information on the State health plan, public health workforce summit, and project work group reports.
• Northeast Regional Learning Collaborative (NEWLEAP), Academic/Practice forum: Going public with public health: Media access and social marketing. April 22, 2008. The presentations from this event are available via webcast, see the NEWLEAP RLC "Events".
• LEAP Faculty Development Conference, January 9, 2008, featuring a LEAP update and introduction of Wisconsin's Public Health Nursing Practice Model by Dr. Susan Zahner and a presentation by Dr. Kristine Gebbie on the topic, Standards and Curricula Work Together to Improve Practice. These presentations are available via webcast, see the Faculty resources page.
• Southeast Regional Learning Collaborative (SEWEAP), Public health nursing academic-practice forums - Presentations on effective communication by Dr. Rebecca Imes. August 29, 2007: Conscientious communication: Improving the effectiveness of communication with others, and November 28, 2007: Spreading the word: Effective use of media to deliver health messages. These presentations are available via webcast, see the SEWEAP RLC "Events".
• Third Thursday Breakfast Broadcast (T2B2) - Dr. Kristine Gebbie, Standards and credentials - What's happening with public health nursing?
  This broadcast is available via webstreaming at: University of Albany, School of Public Health, Continuing education (choose the "Watch the archived webstream" link).