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

Posted in: Community Development, Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

December 10, 2014

 

     Public Health Foundation E-News   News for Public Health In This Issue Learn More about Academic Health Departments from the AHD Learning Community Get Technical Assistance through New Grant Programs CDC Taps TRAIN to Help Prepare Health Workers to Respond to Ebola New Resources Availab...

 

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HOTP October 2014: Resources to Support Antibiotic Stewardship

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

October 24, 2014

 

  Public Health Foundation's Hot off the Press Get Smart About Antibiotics Week November 17-23, 2014   President Obama recently issued an executive order to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States. In an effort to support antibiotic stewardship, the Public Health Foundation (PH...

 

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Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

October 17, 2014

 

Each year antibiotics save millions of lives. However, the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria represents a serious threat to the public's health and the economy. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that annually in the United States, antibiotic-resistant bacteria cause...

 

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HOTP September 2014: Resources for the 2014-2015 Flu Season

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

September 17, 2014

 

Public Health Foundation's  Hot off the Press     Prepare for the 2014-2015 Flu Season   An average of 200,00 people are hospitalized due to flu-related complications each year.   The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to offer resources, training, and tools to help take action aga...

 

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Superbugs: A Super Problem

Posted in: Community Development, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 14, 2014

 

Multi-drug resistant organisms or superbugs are a serious global public health problem. The rise of superbugs, due in large part to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, has numerous health consequences, as well as corresponding economic repercussions. Patients infected with resistant bacterial strains...

 

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Immunization: Stopping the Spread of Vaccine-Preventable Disease

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

April 8, 2014

 

Over the past 20 years, the public health system has reached many milestones in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases and protecting infants and children.   As the nation celebrates the 20th Anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 26 – May 3, 2104, an annual observance to ...

 

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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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