Introducing the Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (Archived Webinar)
December 18, 2018
Does your work involve activities in the areas of quality improvement, performance management, workforce development, accreditation, or community health assessment and improvement planning? Are you actively engaged in supporting your organization’s performance improvement (PI) efforts? This archived...
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CDC Webinar – #HowIRecommend Flu Vaccine: How to Make Recommendations that Matter to Patients (Archived Webinar)
December 12, 2018
#HowIRecommend Flu Vaccine: How to Make Recommendations that Matter to Patients
Every year, there are large numbers of Americans who get sick and die as a result of seasonal flu. Yet, many of your patients may underestimate flu’s severity or their own susceptibility to catching the flu. If ...
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Be Antibiotics Aware Resources Available Through PHF's Online Store
July 10, 2018
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and at least 23,000 die as a result. Antibiotics save lives but any time antibiotics are used, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance. At least 80 million antibiotic prescri...
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Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health: Alignment with the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
June 22, 2018
The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (PI Competencies) are a set of skills desirable for performance improvement (PI) professionals working in public health. Based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) and the Core Competencies...
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Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health
June 21, 2018
The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (PI Competencies) are a set of skills desirable for performance improvement (PI) professionals working in public health. Based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) and the Core Competencies...
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Tackling Big Challenges with a Full QI Culture Shift (Archived Webinar)
June 19, 2018
This archived webinar explores how the Springfield-Greene County Health Department (MO) leveraged the public health accreditation process to spark creativity, innovation, and further staff involvement in performance improvement efforts organization-wide. During the webinar, presenters shared how the...
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Taking Action on Community Health Improvement Priorities (Archived Webinar)
June 18, 2018
Featuring two communities participating in the Using The Community Guide for Community Health Improvement pilot initiative, this archived webinar offers an overview of this pilot initiative and highlights the stories of action being taken in Portsmouth, VA and Baton Rouge, LA. Through this initiative, Bon Sec...
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AHD Webinar Series: Building Academic Health Department Partnerships in Rural Areas (Archived Webinar)
June 18, 2018
This archived webinar explores building academic health department (AHD) partnerships – formal partnerships between health departments and academic institutions – in rural areas. During this webinar, Lisa Macon Harrison, MPH, Health Director for Granville Vance Public Health in North Carolina, shared...
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Solvability and Control Matrix
June 14, 2018
The Solvability and Control Matrix is a tool that presents a guided process to explore and assess process problems, in order to determine what can be easily solved, and which problems might rise to the level of a QI project. When struggling with a process problem, program staff can determine next steps...
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TRAIN Affiliate Flyer
April 2, 2018
Developed in 2003 in response to state requests for training that would efficiently prepare workers and track training for emergencies, TRAIN, through collaborative partnerships, is an evolving solution that ensures access to high quality education and training in multiple formats. In addition, this...
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