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Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation In late March 2016, the Public Health Foundation (PHF), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI)/Health Research...

Using The Community Guide for Community Health Improvement Initiative Kicks Off

Posted in: Community Developmentby Kathleen Amos

April 14, 2016

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide), a free resource for evidence-based recommendations and findings from the Community Preventive Services Task Force, can play a valuable role...

Webinar Q&A: Using the Guide to Community Preventive Services to Impact Healthy Aging

Posted in: Conferences and Events, and Workforce Development

February 10, 2014

In January 2014, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the United Way Worldwide co-sponsored a webinar entitled Using The Guide to Community Preventive Services to Impact Health Aging. This webinar introduced participants to The Guide to Community Preventive Services, also known as The Community Guide,...

Together We Can Use The Community Guide!

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

February 5, 2013

Mary Kushion, MSA is the Health Officer of the Central Michigan District Health Department; a six-county district health department which includes the counties of Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Osceola and Roscommon. It has almost been a year since the Central Michigan District Health Department...

Using Evidence-Based Strategies to Increase Employee Cancer Screening Rates

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

November 13, 2012

Anna Notier is the Cancer Policy Consultant for the Michigan Department of Community Health Cancer Prevention and Control Section. She also serves as staff support for the Michigan Cancer Consortium. In public health, we continuously strive to identify and successfully implement best practices to ...

Highlights from Immunization Strategies: Using the Evidence and What Works to Improve Practice

Posted in: Workforce Development

August 22, 2012

Moderated Discussion with Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPH Questions and Answers with Ray Strikas, MD, MPH, Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and Lucy Wells, Quality Manager, MAOM, DHAc, Duval County Health Department, Florida Thank...

"I'm Your Community Guide" Contest: Sharing the Value of Evidence-Based Practice

Posted in: PHF News

April 27, 2011

(Updated: May 6, 2011 to reflect the new "I'm Your Community Guide" Contest deadline of June 10, 2011)In public health, we continuously strive to identify and successfully implement best practices to improve outcomes. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to learn what has been proven to work...