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Improve the quality and performance of your organization and the health of your community with news from the Public Health Foundation (PHF). News, resources, tools, and information on performance management, quality improvement, and workforce development to improve the quality and performance of...

Local Health Departments Are Increasingly Using Quality Improvement to Improve Agency Performance

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvementby Vanessa Lamers

September 13, 2017

According to the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments and newly released research briefs, local health departments (LHDs) across the United States have increased their implementation of agency-wide quality improvement (QI)...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (April 2014)

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

April 15, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Health Departments Can Continue to Pursue Accreditation, Strengthen Infrastructure, Build Community Partnerships with PHHS Block Grant Preparing for Accreditation? TRAIN Can Help Behind the Scenes of the Core Co...

Prepare for National Public Health Week 2014

Posted in: Community Development, Infrastructure, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

March 28, 2014

During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week (NPHW), a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight important issues for improving the nation’s health. The...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (May 2012)

Posted in: PHF News

May 21, 2012

News from the Public Health Foundation (PHF) Dear Subscriber, PHF E-News brings you the latest information on how you can use strategies to enhance organizational performance and improve the health of your community. Use New Core Competencies Tools to Support Organiza...

2012 National Health Promotion Summit Attendees Explore TRAIN

Posted in: TRAINby Ilya Plotkin

May 11, 2012

The 2012 National Health Promotion Summit, held on April 10-11 in Washington, DC, highlighted how the current national environment, including the Affordable Care Act and Healthy People 2020, offers opportunities to promote integrated, cross-sectoral health policies that minimize health disparities,...

TRAIN to Present at 2012 National Health Promotion Summit

Posted in: Conferences and Events, and TRAINby Ilya Plotkin

February 16, 2012

Sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), the 2012 National Health Promotion Summit will take place April 10-11, 2012 in Washington, DC. The objectives of the 2012...

Dr. Howard Koh Presents HHS Quality Initiative at PHF Board of Directors Meeting

Posted in: Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Development

December 19, 2011

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr. Howard Koh discussed improving public health quality and the challenge of celebrating how public health makes a difference at the recent meeting of Public Health Foundation's (PHF) board of directors on December 12...