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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Nine Pillars to Support Public Health Quality Improvement Adoption
July 14, 2014
Delivering the highest quality and most effective public health services,the highest quality and most effective public health services starts with developing a quality improvement (QI) mindset throughout the organization. Once this mindset is ingrained in the organization, all actions support the...
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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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