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PHF Experts Train Hundreds in 2015 Public Health Improvement Training Workshops

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

June 15, 2015

Hundreds of performance improvement professionals gathered in New Orleans for the Public Health Improvement Training on June 9-10, 2015. The annual event provided interactive, hands-on training opportunities this year with the goal of advancing performance in systems, agencies, and communities. Sonja...

Council on Linkages Update - May 2015

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

May 29, 2015

Council on Linkages Update May 2015 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for May 2015. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Help Support Academic Health Departments - Become a Mentor Today As...

TRAIN Affiliates and Partners Meet for 2015 TAC Annual Meeting

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

May 21, 2015

The 2015 TRAIN Affiliate Consortium (TAC) Annual Meeting brought together over 50 public health and healthcare professionals to discuss workforce development and TRAIN, the nation’s premier learning management network for professionals and volunteers who protect the public’s health. The meeting was...

Foundations of Public Health Preparedness Training Plan Launches

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

May 20, 2015

Foundations of Public Health Preparedness, a national training plan, is now available through TRAIN, the premier learning network for professionals who protect the nation’s health. Jointly launched by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (May 2015)

Posted in: Community Development, Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

May 7, 2015

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue 2015 Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 13th Edition "The Pink Book" Now Available Why are They Stomping in Frederick, MD? Veterans Health Administration TRAIN Portal Launches 2014 Core Co...

Tackling Risks Associated with Diabetes Using a Population Health Driver Diagram

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

April 30, 2015

The Public Health Foundation (PHF), with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), is developing and using a population health driver diagram framework to address prevention, control, treatment, and reduction of severe complications associated with diabetes. PHF has been testing an innovative...

Council on Linkages Update - April 2015

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

April 29, 2015

Council on Linkages Update April 2015 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for April 2015. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Exploring Population Health with the Core Competencies for...

2014 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Integrated into TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

April 22, 2015

The revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) released by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) in June 2014 are now fully integrated into TRAIN, the nation’s premier learning management network for professionals...

Online Guide Provides Access to Expert-Developed Strategies for Enhancing Training

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

April 17, 2015

To support the ongoing training of public health professionals, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) has developed an online resource focused on enhancing public health training efforts. The Guide to Improving and Measuring the Impact of Training...

Veterans Health Administration TRAIN Portal Launches

Posted in: TRAIN

April 13, 2015

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) welcomes the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) as the newest member of the TRAIN network! VHA joins 25 states and three other federal agencies that collaborate to build workforce capacity by providing training opportunities to more than 900,000 public health and...