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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...

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...

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...

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

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

May 28, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Update on PHHS Block Grant Opportunities PHF Conducts Fundamental Review of Washoe County Health District Preview a Preliminary Draft of Revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals How to Find...

Maine CDC Uses Public Health Antibiotic Stewardship Driver Diagram to Address CDI

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

May 19, 2014

In response to an increase in reported outbreaks of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in long-term care and other health care facilities, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) began participating as a pilot site in the Public Health Foundation’s (PHF) Antibiotic Stewardship...

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

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

April 15, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Health Departments Can Continue to Pursue Accreditation, Strengthen Infrastructure, Build Community Partnerships with PHHS Block Grant Preparing for Accreditation? TRAIN Can Help Behind the Scenes of the Core Co...