Winnable Battles Fact Sheet
April 16, 2013
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Winnable Battles are public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and with known, effective strategies to address them. Each area is a leading cause of illness, injury, disability, or death, and/or represents enormous societal costs....
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When to Apply QI Tools to Support Measurement Activities
March 27, 2013
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) have worked collaboratively to develop a tool to help public health organizations identify and apply quality improvement (QI) tools to support measurement activities. The tool is designed to be used alongside...
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The Maricopa County Department of Public Health: 1st Place Winner, "I'm Your Community Guide!" Contest
March 27, 2013
Community Guide UseThe Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH), Office of Performance Improvement in Arizona used The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to enhance the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) throughout MCDPH. Specifically, MCDPH use...
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Sedgwick County Health Department: 2nd Place Winner, "I'm Your Community Guide!" Contest
March 27, 2013
Community Guide UseThe Sedgwick County Health Department in Kansas used The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to implement Walktober, a community-wide campaign to increase physical activity. Walktober promoted walking during the month of October to increase daily levels of ...
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Sedgwick County Health Department - Office of Health Promotion: Tobacco: 3rd Place Winner, "I'm Your Community Guide!" Contest
March 27, 2013
Community Guide UseThe Sedgwick County Health Department in Kansas used the evidence-based recommendation of smoking bans and restrictions from The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to achieve an increase in smoke-free multi-unit dwellings in their community. Click the PDF...
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TRAIN Snapshot
February 8, 2013
The TRAIN Snapshot has been updated to reflect the most recent statistics at the start of the new year. This brochure illustrates some of the numbers and facts about TRAIN, the premier learning management network for professionals and volunteers who protect the public’s health.
Some of the statistics...
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Spanish Language TRAIN User Quick Guide
February 8, 2013
The TRAIN User Quick Guide is a reference for learners to utilize when assistance is needed navigating some of TRAIN’s basic functionalities. This resource was previously only offered in English, but with the ever increasing population of persons of Hispanic origin in the United States there was a growing...
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Excuses for Not Practicing Quality Improvement
January 4, 2013
This article, published by the Process Excellence Network, uses the "Five Whys" quality improvement tool to discover why people provide excuses for not practicing quality improvement. The Five Whys is one of 75 quality improvement tools in PHF's Public Health Quality Improvement Encyclopedia.
Additional...
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Public Health Antibiotic Stewardship Driver Diagram
November 6, 2012
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has developed a Public Health Antibiotic Stewardship Driver Diagram and subsequent Antibiotic Stewardship Program to help promote optimal use of antibiotics. This effort grew out of a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the...
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Improving and Measuring the Impact of Training: Selected References
October 17, 2012
Under contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) worked to identify strategies, methods, and tools for improving and measuring the impact of training on the public health workforce. A collection...
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