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Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Five Ways TRAIN Can Help with Accreditation Improving Antibiotic Use in an Age of Emerging Resistance Future of Public Health Award Recipients Use QI to Tackle Winnable Battles Webinar Series: Using Evidenc...

Council on Linkages Update - December 2013

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

December 11, 2013

Council on Linkages Update December 2013 Below...

Webinar Recap: Application of The Community Guide by Two Health Systems to Improve the Health of a Community

Posted in: Conferences and Events, and Workforce Development

December 5, 2013

Last month, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) began a series of webinars to promote awareness and use of The Guide to Community Preventive Services, also known as The Community Guide, and encourage public health and healthcare professionals to implement evidence-based strategies to improve community...

Prescribers’ Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies Webinar Series Now on TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN

November 26, 2013

The Prescribers' Clinical Support System for Opioid Therapies (PCSS-O) is a three-year grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). This collaborative project is led by the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry...

World AIDS Day: Be Informed and Share Knowledge

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 25, 2013

December 1, 2013 is the 25th Anniversary of World AIDS Day. Sponsored by the World AIDS Campaign, this day is an opportunity for people across the globe to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV (an infection that destroys the immune system, weakening a person’s...

Performance Management and Cultural Transformation Using PDCA

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

November 22, 2013

A hallmark of leading-edge organizations is the successful application of performance measurement to gain insight into, and make judgments about, the effectiveness and efficiency of programs, processes, and people. However, these organizations do not stop there; rather, they use performance management...

Using QI to Tackle Winnable Battles

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

November 22, 2013

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to share two stories from the field from recipients of the 2012 Future of Public Health Award (FPHA). The Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Washtenaw County Public Health (WCPH) in Michigan received the award to implement quality improvement...

Celebrate National Distance Learning Week with TRAIN

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 11, 2013

National Distance Learning Week (NDLW), sponsored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA), runs this week from November 11– 15, 2013. This initiative promotes and celebrates the growth and accomplishments in distance learning programs offered by schools, businesses, and governmental...

Five Ways TRAIN Can Help Affiliate Organizations with Accreditation

Posted in: TRAIN

November 7, 2013

As more state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments prepare documentation to apply for Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation, TRAIN, the nation's premier learning management network for professionals who protect the public's health, can be an invaluable resource. ...