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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...

Happy Birthday, CDC TRAIN!

Posted in: TRAIN

August 6, 2014

In 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Learning Connection, in collaboration with the Public Health Foundation (PHF), launched CDC TRAIN. Part of the TRAIN network, CDC TRAIN has over 93,000 registered learners and 979 courses from CDC branches and funded partners on a wide...

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...

2014 TAC Annual Meeting Brings Together Distance Learning Professionals, CDC Leaders

Posted in: TRAIN

June 26, 2014

During the 2014 TRAIN Affiliate Consortium (TAC) Annual Meeting held at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, GA, Dr. Judith Monroe, Director of CDC’s Office of State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) spoke about how TRAIN advances and supports performance...

Listserv for Public Health Training Providers Launches

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

June 12, 2014

At the 2014 TRAIN Affiliate Consortium (TAC) Annual Meeting, the Public Health Foundation's TRAIN Team announced the TRAIN Course Providers’ Listserv. Created in partnership with CDC TRAIN, part of the TRAIN network, the TRAIN Course Provider Listserv is a forum for providers of training who participate...

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...

Seven Public Health Training Plans Now Available on TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN

May 16, 2014

Workforce development plans contribute to organizations’ abilities to deliver Essential Public Health Services and improve the health of their communities. Critical components of a workforce development plan identify gaps in staff skills and competence as well as ways to address these gaps. By using...

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...

Immunization: Stopping the Spread of Vaccine-Preventable Disease

Posted in: Community Development, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

April 8, 2014

Over the past 20 years, the public health system has reached many milestones in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases and protecting infants and children. As the nation celebrates the 20th Anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 26 – May 3, 2104, an annual observance to ...