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improvement and workforce development in public health.
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PHF at the APHA Annual Meeting |
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The 137th American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Exposition will take place in Philadelphia, PA, on November 7-11, 2009. PHF is participating in six oral sessions related to quality improvement and workforce development:
Quality Improvement Sessions:
- Utilizing the Advanced Tools of QI to Solve Problems – Understanding the Challenges Public Health Organizations Will Face in 2010 - Monday, November 9, 8:30 a.m. (Session 3009.0): Moderated by Ron Bialek (PHF), panelists Jack Moran (PHF) and Sarah Gillen (NNPHI) will lead an interactive session that will demonstrate how to use the Advanced Quality Improvement Tools Decision Model to guide decision making processes and to help solve complex community health problems.
- The NPHPSP as a Performance Improvement Tool for State and Local Practice - Monday, November 9, 2:30 p.m. (Session 3297.0): This session will explore the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) and its longstanding role in driving public health performance improvement. Julia Gray (PHF) will discuss NPHPSP efforts to monitor performance improvement activities at the state and local levels.
- We Can Do Better: Improving Asthma Outcomes in America – Tuesday, November 10, 4:30 p.m. (Session 4358.0): Julia Gray (PHF) will discuss the results of three regional U.S. meetings where 72 public health practitioners from eight states applied QI tools to delineate strategies that work and do not work in asthma prevention and control.
- Health Information Technology and Community Health Planning – Wednesday, November 11, 8:30 a.m. (Session 5032.0): Ron Bialek (PHF) will discuss how the Community Health Status Indicators reports can be used by communities for health improvement planning, policy, and tracking.
Public Health Workforce Development Sessions:
- Undergraduate Public Health Education Town Hall Meeting - Monday, November 9, 12:30 p.m. (Session 3197.1): This session will discuss initiatives currently underway that promote undergraduate level public health education. Ron Bialek (PHF) will discuss efforts underway to assess the workforce and the level of training of public health workers.
- Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals – The Key to a Highly Effective Workforce -Tuesday, November 10, 8:30 a.m. (Session 4009.0): This session will discuss the newly adopted Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals and how they can help ensure a highly skilled public health workforce. Pamela Saungweme (PHF) will highlight current uses of the Core Competencies and how they can be implemented in a variety of organizations.
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Visit the PHF Booth at the APHA Annual Meeting for a Special Offer |
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We invite all APHA attendees to visit the PHF booth (#1004) to learn more about PHF's quality improvement and workforce development initiatives. A number of Quality Improvement and H1N1-related materials will be on display. Stop by to get more information on these valuable resources and our special offers for meeting attendees.
Not attending APHA's annual meeting? Take advantage of PHF's APHA Sale on all materials. Enter code APHA15 to save 15% on all orders of $75 or more. This offer expires 12/31/09. Order online at or by calling toll-free 877-252-1200.
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TAPP into the PDCA Cycle to Make Improvements in Public Health |
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Learn how to improve the management of public health processes through setting performance targets, measuring key quality characteristics, and monitoring processes. The target, act, process, and performance (TAPP) and plan, do, check, act (PDCA) cycle integration model can assist with detecting shifts or sudden changes that may cause a deviation from your organization's process performance targets. It also can assist with closing the gap in performance that you may encounter between the projected and observed performance of the processes. Click here to view the full article.
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Fall into Savings: TRAIN Your Workforce Right! |
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Want to deliver and manage public health training throughout your state for less than $70 per day? For a limited time, PHF is offering states the ability to become part of the TRAIN Community for one full year for only $25,000 (a $30,000 discount). This price covers one full year of TRAIN, a customized training portal, two days of on-site administrator training for a small group, and an unlimited number of users, courses, and providers of training. PHF is making this offer due to the economic downturn and severe hardships being experienced by most states. The discount price is effective through December 8, 2009, and after that time will return to $55,000 for the initial year. To capitalize on this exclusive offer and join the 22 states and 2 national organizations who currently are TRAIN affiliates, contact Lois Banks (TRAIN Director) at lbanks@phf.org or 202-218-4427. Act now as this is a LIMITED TIME OFFER!
Click here to learn more about TRAIN!
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