Cause/Solution and Effect Diagram – A Quality Improvement Tool Innovation
January 2, 2025
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is always working to present new and innovative approaches to using quality improvement (QI) tools and techniques that help improve the effectiveness of a health department’s processes. In an initiative led by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Office...
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Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) Resources and Tools
November 7, 2024
The Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) framework and operational definitions, stewarded by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), define core public health services that are the unique responsibility of governmental public health and describe a minimum package of public health...
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Public Health Quality Improvement Encyclopedia Mobile App
July 8, 2024
Quality improvement (QI) in public health is the use of a deliberate and defined improvement process, such as Plan-Do-Check-Act, which is focused on activities that are responsive to community needs and improving population health. It is essential for health departments to use QI tools to fulfill their...
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Fostering a Culture of Immunization in Your Practice (Online Training)
July 3, 2024
Vaccination is important at every stage of life, providing essential health benefits and contributing to individual well-being and public health. To support public health and healthcare professionals in increasing routine immunization coverage rates, the Public Health Foundation (PHF), in partnership...
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Using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to Support Workforce Development (Archived Webinar)
May 14, 2024
In this archived Public Health Foundation (PHF) webinar presenters from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the City of Milwaukee Health Department (WI), discussed how they have used the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) to assess their...
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Pyramid Alignment Tool and Performance Standards and Measures Worksheet
May 8, 2024
For organizations struggling with aligning strategic plan goals and
objectives with organization activities, this paper and worksheet will assist with
operational alignment around the strategic objectives and measures.Related ResourcesPublic Health Quality Improvement EncyclopediaAdditional Quality...
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COVID-19 After Action Review Toolkit
October 14, 2021
An After Action Review (AAR) can help an organization learn from actions taken during an event and make improvements in an organization’s preparedness, response, and recovery. An AAR also can be used during an event to make adjustments and immediate improvements.Much has been learned throughout...
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Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine Waste
January 15, 2021
Reducing COVID-19 Vaccine WasteRon Bialek, MPP; Annie Vossel, RN; and John Moran, PhDJanuary 15, 2021The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has been hearing concerns about wasted vaccine from those who are and will be responsible for COVID-19 vaccinations. In response, PHF has engaged in a quality improvement...
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Readiness Matrix for Cross-Sector Collaboration
December 31, 2019
The Readiness Matrix for Cross-Sector Collaboration is a structured process for the potential collaborative members to discuss what they have in common, their differences, barriers holding them back from collaborating, and what it will take to collaborate. This matrix is a way to capture and record...
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Developing a Population Health Driver Diagram Using The Community Guide
September 27, 2019
A population health driver diagram captures a proposed health change for a community in a single visual graphic diagram that shows a potential path of change. It depicts a detailed theory of potential change about how to improve a community health priority by showing a potential improvement path. It can...
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