Livingston County Department of Health, NY - Using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to Improve Performance
September 2, 2010
As part of a Quality Improvement (QI) initiative, Livingston County Department of Health in New York has used the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in two ways: 1) to improve its performance appraisal form; and, 2) to conduct a workforce needs assessment. Download this document to learn how...
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Using PDCA Cycle to Improve Skills in Core Competencies
August 30, 2010
In 2007, Olmsted County Public Health Services (OCPHS) in Minnesota used the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle to improve their employee’s knowledge in Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies). Using the four stages of PDCA cycle, OPCHS integrated the Core Competencies into...
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Quality Improvement (QI) Quick Guide
July 16, 2010
With a contribution from the National Library of Medicine, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) developed a Quality Improvement (QI) Quick Guide for public health practitioners, which was launched in 2010. The QI Quick Guide consists of a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Tutorial, a Quick Quiz, and tailored resources.
The...
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Healthy People 2010 Archive of Resource Files
The Public Health Foundation played a major role in developing and compiling tools and other resources that were designed to assist organizations in their efforts to implement Healthy People 2010. PHF migrated these tools and resources into one electronic file repository that can be downloaded from...
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Core Competencies for Performance Improvement Managers
The Core Competencies for Performance Improvement Managers (PIMs) are a set of competencies for public health professionals in PIM positions. Most of these positions in state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments have been funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)...
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Safety First: Helping Restaurants Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 (Online Training)
Health departments have an important role to play in helping restaurants keep their staff and patrons safe. To support health departments in providing guidance to restaurants, the Public Health Foundation (PHF), in partnership with the Food and Society Program at the Aspen Institute launched...
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AI Can be a Useful Quality Improvement Team Member
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) continues to explore innovative approaches to enhance the quality improvement (QI) efforts of health departments. In the paper, AI Can Be a Useful Quality Improvement Team Member, we examine how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can support QI teams by generating...
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