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In today's digital age, web accessibility has emerged as a critical aspect of creating an inclusive online environment for all users. World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) are excited to offer the free online course, Introduction...

Laying the Foundation: Nursing & the Public Health Foundation

Posted in: Infrastructure, PHF News, and Workforce Development

June 4, 2018

Sashani Simpson, RN, BSN is a Master’s degree candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. She has practiced nursing for more than nine years at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Did you know that nursing is the most trusted profession in the court of public opinion, 16 years run...

Support for the Public Health Workforce: How Do We Make the Case?

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, PHF News, and Workforce Development

November 13, 2017

Janelle Nichols, MPH, Project Associate, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation The public health workforce plays a vital role in ensuring the health of the population, but how do we ensure that we have a strong public health workforce? Workforce development efforts nationwide help...

Learning and Collaboration Key to Building the Strongest Public Health Workforce

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

November 17, 2016

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation During a special session at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting earlier this fall, Public Health Foundation (PHF) President Ron Bialek, MPP, opened his remarks with a big thank...

Preparing the Public Health Workforce of Today and Tomorrow: Use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in Academia

Posted in: Council on Linkages, PHF News, and Workforce Development

September 1, 2016

Janelle Nichols, MPH, Project Associate, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation As highlighted in a recent PHF Pulse blog post, the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are being used by health departments throughout the country to develop workforce...

Recapping a Year in the Field

Posted in: Data Analysis, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, Strategic Planning, and Workforce Development

August 5, 2015

It has been a busy year for our Public Health Foundation (PHF) experts who deliver Performance Improvement (PI) Services in performance management, quality improvement (QI), and workforce development. They covered a lot of ground, providing customized on-site technical assistance (TA) and training in...