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Discussion of the recently revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) will continue next month with an interactive session at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. This 90-minute session introducing the 2014 version of Core...

Upcoming Webinar -- Performance Management Toolkit: Pinpoint the Resources You Need

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and PHF News

September 4, 2014

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will unveil the new Performance Management Toolkit during its upcoming webinar, The Performance Management Toolkit: Pinpoint the Resources You Need. This webinar on Wednesday, October 1, at 1:00pm EDT will walk participants through the content of the toolkit, explore...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (August 2014)

Posted in: Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

August 12, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue New Performance Management Toolkit Just Released Houston Uses QI to Improve PHAB Documentation Superbugs: Resources to Help You Combat this Super Problem Streamlining CNE Credit for Nurses in Arkansas: The Val...

The PHF Performance Management Toolkit Has Arrived

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

August 1, 2014

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to share the new Performance Management Toolkit, a source for performance management resources and tools, including case stories, white papers, and self-assessments that can help individuals and organizations move from learning to application. The purpose...

New Tools Available to Support Use of the 2014 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

July 31, 2014

With the adoption of the 2014 version of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) in June, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) began work on resources and tools to help public health professionals and organizations...

Superbugs: A Super Problem

Posted in: Community Development, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 14, 2014

Multi-drug resistant organisms or superbugs are a serious global public health problem. The rise of superbugs, due in large part to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, has numerous health consequences, as well as corresponding economic repercussions. Patients infected with resistant bacterial strains...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (July 2014)

Posted in: Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 8, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Council on Linkages Releases the 2014 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals CDC's Dr. Judith Monroe Speaks at TAC Annual Meeting Using Driver Diagrams to Address Population Health Challenges: Oral He...

Council on Linkages Releases the 2014 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

June 30, 2014

After engaging in a yearlong review and revision process and addressing over 1,000 comments, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) is pleased to announce the adoption and release of the 2014 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies)....

Planning Before You Communicate Tool Demonstrated in COPPHI Open Forum Workshop

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Strategic Planning

June 26, 2014

On June 12, 2014, staff from the Public Health Foundation (PHF) led performance improvement managers and quality improvement (QI) leaders through a strategic communications exercise at the Community of Practice for Public Health Improvement (COPPHI) Open Forum for Quality Improvement in Public Health...

Using Driver Diagrams to Address Population Health Challenges: Oral Health Care

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

June 13, 2014

On May 15, 2014, The Public Health Foundation (PHF) hosted the Oral Health Care Advisory Group Meeting at PHF's office in Washington, DC. PHF convened an interdisciplinary team of experts in quality improvement, oral health, epidemiology, and public health practice, to help identify and map drivers...