PHF E-News: News for Public Health (December 2013)
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
December 12, 2013
Public Health Foundation E-News
News for Public Health
In This Issue
Five Ways TRAIN Can Help with Accreditation
Improving Antibiotic Use in an Age of Emerging Resistance
Future of Public Health Award Recipients Use QI to Tackle Winnable Battles
Webinar Series: Using Evidenc...
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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (June 2013)
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
June 27, 2013
Public Health Foundation E-News
News for Public Health
In This Issue
Share Your Thoughts on the National Public Health Improvement Initiative
How Can You Support the Development of Successful Academic Health Departments?
How Does Your Organization Handle Change?
Identify and Track Y...
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WalkWorks: Using Evidence-Based Strategies to Address Winnable Battles
Posted in: Community Development, PHF News, and TRAIN
June 6, 2013
The University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Practice, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Health, used The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to implement WalkWorks, a community-based public health program to increase physical activity in six Western...
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May 2013 Hot off the Press
Posted in: Community Development, PHF News, and TRAIN
May 7, 2013
Public Health Foundation's
Hot off the Press
PHF Helps You "Get Moving" During National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. The President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition is challenging everyone to pick up a new activity or sport, and...
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April 2013 Hot off the Press
Posted in: Community Development, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and PHF News
April 9, 2013
Public Health Foundation's
Hot off the Press
PHF Supports National Public Health Week
Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to support National Public Health Week (April 1-7, 2013), a national public health education campaign sponsored by the American Public Health Association.
PHF off...
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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (January 2013)
Posted in: PHF News
January 3, 2013
Public Health Foundation E-News
News for Public Health
In This Issue
Build and Strengthen Your Academic Health Department in Today's Evolving Public Health Environment
Share Your Health Department's Performance Management and Quality Improvement Success Story
Use The Community Gui...
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Winning the Battle Against Tobacco Use and Exposure with The Community Guide
Posted in: PHF News, and Workforce Development
January 2, 2013
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote Winnable Battles, public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and with known, effective strategies to address them. Tobacco use, an identified Winnable Battle, is a major...
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TRAIN Spotlight: Chronic Diseases
December 12, 2012
Chronic diseases (those of long duration and generally slow progression, as defined by the World Health Organization) are by far the leading cause of death in the world, representing 63% of all annual deaths.1 In particular, four health risk behaviors—lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco...
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