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Improving the Quality of Online Training Products Through Professional Development

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

December 2, 2014

Calaine Hemans-Henry, MPH - Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Public Health Training, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene E-learning or online training allows organizations to quickly train staff, standardize training content, and reduce training-related costs. However, limited tra...

Lessons Learned from the CDC E-Learning Institute

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

December 2, 2014

Shih-Ting Lee, Former Trainer, Texas Department of State Health Services Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the first E-Learning Institute (ELI) in 2013. The goal of ELI is to equip distance learning professionals from state, tribal, loc...

Interested in Learning More about Academic Health Departments? The AHD Learning Community Can Help!

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

November 24, 2014

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation As the field of public health evolves, collaboration is critical. With limited time and resources, how can health departments work to meet community health needs most...

Open Call for PHAB Site Visitors

Posted in: Infrastructure

October 9, 2014

The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is actively seeking public health practitioners to serve as Site Visitors. PHAB Accreditation is based on a peer review process, and Site Visitors play a central and substantive role in the accreditation process. PHAB is the independent organization that...

An Open Letter to All U.S. Healthcare Professionals: Ebola

October 6, 2014

On Monday, October 6, 2014, Dr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), released an open letter to all U.S. healthcare professionals regarding the current Ebola situation. Please help to distribute this letter to all healthcare professionals. To assist you in your...

How Do We Instill a Culture of Quality Improvement in Our Organization?

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

October 3, 2014

John W. Moran, PhD is a Senior Quality Advisor to the Public Health Foundation (PHF), a Senior Fellow at the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health in the Division of Health Policy and Management, and faculty member of the CDC/IHI Antibiotic Stewardship project 2011-2012. He also serves as...

Time for a Flu Vaccine: Get It and Recommend It

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

September 11, 2014

Joseph Bresee, M.D., FAAP, is Chief of the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch in the Influenza Division, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and is a captain in the United States Public Health Service. This Branch is responsible for conducting influenza surveillance; working to understand...

Maurice “Mo” Mullet, 1937 – 2014

Posted in: PHF News

September 9, 2014

With heavy hearts we have learned that Maurice “Mo” Mullet, MD passed away this past Sunday at The Ohio State University’s Ross Heart Hospital in Columbus, Ohio at the age of 76. Mo served on the Board of Directors of the Public Health Foundation (PHF) from 1994 – 2001 in several capacities. He was...

AHD Learning Community to Establish Mentorship Program

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

August 26, 2014

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice, Public Health Foundation In response to feedback from members, the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community is establishing a mentorship program dedicated to providing support and...

From Paper to Practice: Seeking Opportunities to Pilot New Oral Health Driver Diagram

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

August 15, 2014

In September 2013, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) funded the Public Health Foundation (PHF) to develop the Population Health Driver Diagram to Increase Use of Oral Health Care in an effort to address the Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicator, “Increase the proportion...