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Welcome to the PHIN Communities of Practice Resource Kit!
Communities of Practice (CoPs) are working to strengthen the Public Health Information Network (PHIN) as members collaborate, share, and focus on issues prioritized by the PHIN Community. The PHIN Communities provide a participatory environment for members to learn, share expertise, and develop solutions to improve public health’s capacity to use and exchange information electronically.
The PHIN Communities of Practice Program (CoPP), in its role of supporting the PHIN Community, developed this Resource Kit to provide PHIN members and interested parties with information about CoPs and their function within the PHIN Community. The Resource Kit offers a program overview, templates, and guides that can be used to develop a new community or enhance an existing community. Within this kit, you will find guidance for all stages of CoP development—from planning to evaluation!
The PHIN CoP Resource Kit will grow and expand with the PHIN CoPs to address changing needs. Your feedback will help improve this Resource Kit by identifying needed resources and suggesting areas for enhancement. Please send your feedback by using the online form or via e-mail to phin@cdc.gov. Be sure to include “CoP” in the subject line.
The PHIN CoP Resource Kit contains the following sections:
- Introduction to Communities of Practice — Learn about the theory behind CoPs, the CoP approach, benefits of joining a CoP, roles and responsibilities within a CoP, and success stories from current communities.
- PHIN Communities of Practice Framework — Read an explanation of the PHIN CoP structure, including the PHIN Community, PHIN CoPs, PHIN CoP Council, and the PHIN CoP Program.
- Aligning with PHIN — Determine how your CoP can align with the PHIN Community.
- Launch a PHIN Community of Practice — Learn how to plan and launch a CoP.
- Sustain a PHIN Community of Practice - Learn how to encourage ongoing participation and sustain a CoP over time.
- Evolve a PHIN Community of Practice - Learn how to manage your CoP over time to ensure you are continuing to meet your objectives and your member’s needs.
- Evaluate a PHIN Community of Practice — Recognize the importance of evaluation, the PHIN evaluation approach, and how to successfully conduct an evaluation of your CoP.
- Glossary — Discover explanations of terms related to CoPs and the terminology specific to the PHIN Community.
- References — Review the sources used to develop this Resource Kit and a selection of other books, web sites, and information related to CoPs.
- Resources — Explore resources, such as templates, guides, and examples of documents commonly used by new and existing CoPs. Each template is downloadable and allows you to modify as necessary.
Contact Us:
- Communities of Practice Program
- Public Health Information Network (PHIN)
- National Center for Public Health Informatics
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Atlanta, Georgia 30345
- 404-498-6455
- PHIN@cdc.gov
