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Public Health Learning (October 2017)

Posted in: TRAIN

September 27, 2017

Public Health Learning October 2017 Preparing the workforce to improve the health of our communities The Importance of Community Resiliency Resilience is the capacity to recover from difficulty. It can be a natural disaster, climate change, conflict,...

Local Health Departments Are Increasingly Using Quality Improvement to Improve Agency Performance

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

September 13, 2017

According to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments and newly released research briefs, local health departments (LHDs) across the United States have increased their implementation of agency-wide quality improvement (QI)...

Public Health Instructional Designer, Distance Learning Specialist, or Health Educator? Exciting Learning Opportunity Available - Apply Today!

Posted in: TRAIN

September 11, 2017

The ELI fellowship application period is currently closed. Click here to be notified when the 2019 application period is open. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Public Health Foundation (PHF), invite distance learning educators who need to know...

Public Health Learning (September 2017)

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

August 30, 2017

Public Health Learning September 2017 Preparing the workforce to improve the health of our communities National Preparedness Month Begins September 1! September is National Preparedness Month (NPM) and this year's theme is "Disasters Don't Plan Ahead....

Council on Linkages Update - August 2017

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

August 25, 2017

Council on Linkages Update August 2017 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for August 2017. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Mark Your Calendars for October Council on Linkages Meeting Join...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (August 2017)

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

August 15, 2017

Improve the quality and performance of your organization and the health of your community with news from the Public Health Foundation (PHF). News, resources, tools, and information on performance management, quality improvement, and workforce development to improve the quality and performance...

The University of Vermont Medical Center Saves Over $1 Million through Award-winning Community Partnership

Posted in: Community Development, Conferences and Events, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, and Strategic Planning

August 15, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – Today, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) announced the 2017 winner of the Future of Population Health Award, which recognizes exemplary practice by hospitals and health systems that are collaborating with governmental health agencies and other community partners on ...

Report: Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Reflect Strategic Skills Needed to Take Action

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

July 31, 2017

The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) and its predecessor, the Public Health/Faculty Agency Forum, have long emphasized the need for skills that cut across public health disciplines and provide a foundation for effectively delivering the Essential...

Council on Linkages Meeting Summary - July 2017

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

July 30, 2017

Council on Linkages Meeting Summary July 2017 The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) held its second meeting of 2017 on July 17th. More than 70 Council on Linkages members and friends participated in this virtual meeting, discussing...

Public Health Learning (July 2017)

Posted in: TRAIN

July 26, 2017

Public Health Learning July 2017 Preparing the workforce to improve the health of our communities According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Drug overdose deaths and opioid-involved deaths continue to...