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Through its work in performance management and quality improvement (QI), the Public Health Foundation (PHF) assists health departments with improving performance. One of the ways that PHF accomplishes this is by providing relevant tools and resources such as Outcomes, Performance, Structure: Three...

New Technical Assistance: Kaizen Process Improvement Event

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

March 25, 2014

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has a new technical assistance offering to facilitate a kaizen event. Kaizen is Japanese for “improvement” or “change for the best.” In this intensive, two-day offering entitled Kaizen Process Improvement Event, a health department will complete a facilitated process...

PHF Conducts Fundamental Review of Washoe County Health District

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

March 25, 2014

In February 2014, PHF completed an organization-wide assessment of the structure, operations, oversight, governance, finances, and performance of the Washoe County Health District (Nevada). The four-month review identified key strengths and offered 24 recommendations for the agency to consider based...

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

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

February 12, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Accreditation Shines in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Using The Community Guide to Influence Community Investments Feedback from Public Health Community Guiding Revisions to the Core Compete...

A Landmark Moment in Public Health

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

January 28, 2014

The era of public health accreditation has arrived. While not a surprise — momentum to make public health accreditation a reality has been growing for more than a decade — a consensus has emerged that the standards and measures developed by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) represent the...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (December 2013)

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

December 12, 2013

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Five Ways TRAIN Can Help with Accreditation Improving Antibiotic Use in an Age of Emerging Resistance Future of Public Health Award Recipients Use QI to Tackle Winnable Battles Webinar Series: Using Evidenc...

Performance Management and Cultural Transformation Using PDCA

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

November 22, 2013

A hallmark of leading-edge organizations is the successful application of performance measurement to gain insight into, and make judgments about, the effectiveness and efficiency of programs, processes, and people. However, these organizations do not stop there; rather, they use performance management...

Using QI to Tackle Winnable Battles

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

November 22, 2013

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to share two stories from the field from recipients of the 2012 Future of Public Health Award (FPHA). The Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Washtenaw County Public Health (WCPH) in Michigan received the award to implement quality improvement...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (October 2013)

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

October 29, 2013

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Using QI to Foster Public Health and Healthcare Collaboration CDC TRAIN Celebrates Its Second Anniversary Revisions to the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Underway Health Reform and Partnerships Headlin...

Using QI to Foster Public Health and Healthcare Collaboration

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

October 22, 2013

On October 11, 2013, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) convened the second meeting of its Antibiotic Stewardship Advisory Group to discuss current and future activities using the Public Health Antibiotic Stewardship Driver Diagram. During this meeting, the three public health pilot sites participating...