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Council on Linkages Update - November 2014

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

November 25, 2014

Council on Linkages Update November 2014 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for November 2014. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Learn What's New with the Core Competencies for Public ...

Get Technical Assistance Through New Grant Programs

Posted in: Infrastructure, and Performance Management and Quality Improvement

November 24, 2014

CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion recently awarded more than $200 million to public and private organizations through grant programs focused on populations hardest hit by chronic diseases. In addition to addressing leading risk factors for chronic disease, these...

Are You Prepared? Effective Communication Planning

Posted in: Workforce Development

November 21, 2014

Disasters and emergencies such as tornadoes, earthquakes, infectious disease outbreaks, and even acts of terrorism, can occur at any time. During these events, public health professionals and others need to be prepared with the necessary skills to care for themselves and their communities. As noted...

CDC Taps TRAIN to Help Prepare Health Workers to Respond to Ebola

Posted in: TRAIN

November 10, 2014

With over 13,000 reported Ebola cases, the ongoing 2014 outbreak in West Africa is already the largest recorded.1 Throughout the outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has remained the vanguard, preparing health workers both domestically and in West Africa. Ensuring that health...

Council on Linkages Update - October 2014

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

October 29, 2014

Council on Linkages Update October 2014 Below is the Council on Linkages Update for October 2014. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications. Catch Up with the Council on Linkages at the APHA Annual ...

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

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

October 28, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue How to Develop Your Own Driver Diagram to Address a Health Challenge E-Learning Opportunity Available for Instructional Designers and Distance Learning Specialists Connect with PHF in New Orleans at APHA's Annual ...

HOTP October 2014: Resources to Support Antibiotic Stewardship

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

October 24, 2014

Public Health Foundation's Hot off the Press Get Smart About Antibiotics Week November 17-23, 2014 President Obama recently issued an executive order to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States. In an effort to support antibiotic stewardship, the Public Health Foundation (PH...

Developing Your Own Population Health Driver Diagrams to Address Health Challenges

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

October 21, 2014

With the goal of helping organizations use population health driver diagrams to address community health challenges, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has launched the Developing a Population Health Driver Diagram tool that provides steps for organizations to construct their own driver diagrams. A...

Have Your Questions About the 2014 Core Competencies Answered at the APHA Annual Meeting

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

October 21, 2014

Discussion of the recently revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) will continue next month with an interactive session at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA. This 90-minute session introducing the 2014 version of Core...

Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

October 17, 2014

Each year antibiotics save millions of lives. However, the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria represents a serious threat to the public's health and the economy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that annually in the United States, antibiotic-resistant bacteria cause...