Southern Connecticut State University: "I'm Your Community Guide!" Contest
August 26, 2013
Community Guide UseAdjunct Professor of Southern Connecticut State University’s Department of Public Health, Betty C. Jung RN MPH MCHES used The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to introduce 70 college students to public health program planning. Click the PDF icon to dow...
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Using a Driver Diagram to Target Optimal Antibiotic Use in Independence, MO
August 22, 2013
In 2012, the Independence Health Department (Independence, Missouri) began participating in an Antibiotic Stewardship Program organized by the Public Health Foundation (PHF). Promoting optimal antibiotic use through both the public health and healthcare systems, PHF’s Public Health Antibiotic Stewardship...
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Four Stages of Teamwork: Electronic Tuckman
August 9, 2013
Where are you in the four stages of group development? The Electronic Tuckman tool and accompanying Tuckman Survey Scoring Template (which references the questions in the tool) were developed by Public Health Foundation (PHF) quality improvement experts Sonja Armbruster, Erin Barkema, and John W....
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Twelve Essential Questions to Help Improve Your Project's AIM Statement
June 12, 2013
Teams often flounder from the lack of an initial clear and concise problem statement. Once a team narrows their problem statement down to a discrete issue they are able to focus on, they can effectively apply quality improvement (QI) tools, and mature as a team. This saves valuable problem solving time...
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Performance Management System PDCA Self-Assessment Tools - State and Local
May 22, 2013
Below are two assessment tools, one designed for state health departments and the other designed for local health departments. Both tools are based on a model for performance management (PM) that follows a quality improvement (QI) cycle in which organization...
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WalkWorks: A Model for Implementing Recommendations From The Community Guide
May 20, 2013
Community Guide UseThe University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Practice in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Health used recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to implement WalkWorks, a community-wide effort to increase phy...
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Academic Health Departments and the AHD Learning Community (AHD Learning Community Meeting Presentation)
May 17, 2013
This archived webinar introduces the academic health department (AHD) concept and the AHD Learning Community and was originally presented to the Learning Community in May 2013. An AHD is formed by the formal affiliation of a health department and an academic institution, enhancing collaboration in...
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Public Health Workforce Training & Education Data: Improving Access for Researchers through TRAIN (2013 Keeneland Conference)
May 14, 2013
These slides were developed for the TRAIN workshop on "Public Health Workforce Training & Education Data: Improving Access for Researchers through TRAIN” at the 2013 Keeneland Conference. While travel complications prevented the presentation from occurring, the valuable information within the presentation is...
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Electronic Prioritization Matrix
April 22, 2013
Smart choices are informed by many factors, but what decision factors should carry the day? Using a prioritization matrix takes the guesswork out of this process, and when used by a group, can build consensus on what direction to take. Formulas in the electronic template translate multiple comparison...
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The Guide to Community Preventive Services Flyer
April 16, 2013
The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) flyer is a quick-read description that gives an overview of The Community Guide as well as who should use it, how to use it, and all of the topics covered in it.
Use the flyer as a handout for presentations or as a stand-alone pie...
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