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

Posted in: TRAIN

October 3, 2016

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Public Health Foundation (PHF), invite distance learning educators who need to know how to develop online training products, to apply to participate in the CDC E-Learning Institute Fellowship. Starting February 6, 201...

Council on Linkages Update - September 2016

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

September 29, 2016

Council on Linkages Update September 2016 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for September 2016. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Gear Up for Workforce Development-Focused Sessions...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (September 2016)

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

September 16, 2016

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Preparing the Public Health Workforce of Today and Tomorrow: Use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in Academia PHF and CDC Vector Control Improvement Initiative Featured in Journal...

Workforce Development Takes Center Stage at APHA Annual Meeting

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

September 8, 2016

This fall’s American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting is fast approaching, and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) is once again gearing up for the largest public health conference of the year. Held October 29-November 2, 2016, in Denver, CO, this national conference is anticipated to...

PHF and CDC Vector Control Improvement Initiative Featured in Journal

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

August 31, 2016

As the control of mosquitoes and other vectors is in the spotlight, the Public Health Foundation (PHF), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has published an open-access, peer-reviewed article in the Journal of Environmental Insights, titled, “A Performance Management...

Don't Wait, Participate in National Preparedness Month

Posted in: TRAIN

August 30, 2016

This September marks the 13th annual National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The theme for 2016 is, “Don't Wait, Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.” Today’s public health professionals must be prepared to ...

Council on Linkages Meeting Summary - August 2016

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

August 19, 2016

Council on Linkages Meeting Summary August 2016 The Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) held its second meeting of 2016 on August 15th. Nearly 60 Council on Linkages members and friends participated in this conference call meeting,...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (August 2016)

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

August 10, 2016

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue TRAIN Learning Network Now Reaches Health, Preparedness Agencies in Over Half the U.S. States Respond Now to the Threat of Zika Taking Action Across Sectors in Communities: Addressing Diabetes in Texas ...

Council on Linkages Update - July 2016

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

August 1, 2016

Council on Linkages Update July 2016 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for July 2016. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Mark Your Calendars for the Next Council on Linkages Meeting Save...

Taking Action Across Sectors in Communities: Addressing Diabetes in Texas

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and PHF News

July 26, 2016

Texas has a high prevalence of diabetes and an especially high incidence of diabetic complications such as amputations and renal failure. The statewide, age-adjusted diagnosed diabetic rate of 10.8/100 is the ninth highest rate in the country and has approximately doubled since the 1990’s1. Increasing...