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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