Past Events

Meeting Summary | Meeting Archive The Core Competencies Workgroup held a virtual meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. This meeting focused on development of tools and resources to help public health professionals and organizations use the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core...

APHA 144th Annual Meeting - The Public Health Workforce: Building the Future

November 1, 2016 - November 1, 2016

Over the past several years there has been much discussion about the changing public health workforce and the training needs of the workforce of the future. Several initiatives, such as the Framing the Future Task Force, the Council on Education for Public Health accreditation criteria, and multiple...

APHA 144th Annual Meeting - Working Together to Improve Performance within Public Health: Translating Workforce Development Priorities into Action

October 31, 2016 - October 31, 2016

The public health workforce represents a critical component in ensuring the health of the population. Workforce development is a key part of health department accreditation, and numerous initiatives are driving progress toward an even stronger public health workforce for the future. The Council on...

American Public Health Association (APHA) 144th Annual Meeting and Exposition

October 29, 2016 - November 2, 2016

The American Public Health Association (APHA) will be holding its 2016 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Denver, CO on October 29 – November 2, 2016 at the Colorado Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Denver. The event will offer professionals and practitioners the opportunity to network, educate, and...

Fall 2016 Open Forum for Quality Improvement in Public Health

October 6, 2016 - October 7, 2016

The Fall 2016 Open Forum for Quality Improvement in Public Health (Open Forum) will be held October 6-7, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Open Forum facilitates the exchange of best practices, expands the community of practice, and builds capacity among public health departments for accreditation and...

Disaster Health Education Symposium

September 8, 2016 - September 8, 2016

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will be participating in the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health's (NCDMPH) symposium on September 8, 2016 in Bethesda, MD. Disaster Health Education Symposium: Innovations for Tomorrow will focus on education and training in disaster health and...

How Local Public Health is Tackling the Opioid Crisis

August 24, 2016 - August 24, 2016

Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the Bio-Defense Network on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 from 1-2pm ET for a webinar, How Local Public Health is Tackling the Opioid Crisis. The webinar will include presentations from three local health departments who are addressing the opioid crisis in...

Practical Application of the Updated PHAB Guide

August 17, 2016 - August 17, 2016

Webinar Archive The Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) are co-hosting a webinar to address important accreditation changes. The webinar will be held on August 17, 2016, from 1-2:30pm ET. The webinar, entitled Practical Application of the Updated PHAB...

Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice Meeting – August 2016

August 15, 2016 - August 15, 2016

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) will convene for a conference call meeting on Monday, August 15, 2016 from 1-3pm EDT. This meeting will focus on the Council on Linkages’ Strategic Directions for 2016-2020, as well as activities related to Healthy...

2016 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health Annual Meeting

July 27, 2016 - July 29, 2016

The Public Health Foundation's (PHF) TRAIN team will attend and exhibit at the 2016 Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (SDMPH) Annual Meeting in Rockville, MD July 27 through July 29. Founded in 2013, the SDMPH brings together health system responders in support of the best clinical and...