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STD Rates Climb to Record Highs

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

August 29, 2018

 

​For the fourth consecutive year, sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates have increased. According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the National STD Prevention Conference on August 28, 2018, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and...

 

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Changing Perspectives on Antibiotic Use

Posted in: Workforce Development

July 25, 2018

 

​Each year in the United States, at least two million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and at least 23,000 die as a result.1 Antibiotics can save lives, but any time antibiotics are used, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance. At least 80 million antibiotic...

 

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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (May 2018)

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

June 19, 2018

 

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...

 

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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (March 2018)

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

April 3, 2018

 

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...

 

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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (March 2017)

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

March 22, 2017

 

  News, resources, tools, and information on performance management, quality improvement, and workforce development to improve the quality and performance of your organization and the health of your community.      PHF E-News: News for Public Health         New Book Solving Pop...

 

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National Infant Immunization Week

Posted in: Community Development

April 21, 2016

 

    Public Health Foundation's Hot off the Press National Infant Immunization Week April 16-23, 2016   National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance highlighting the benefits of immunizing children two years old or younger. During NIIW, the Centers for Dis...

 

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New CDC Learning Connection Website Launched

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

April 1, 2016

 

As a partner of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved CDC Learning Connection.    For decades, health professionals in both public health and healthcare have looked to CDC for quality, up-to-date,...

 

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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (March 2016)

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

March 29, 2016

 

     Public Health Foundation E-News   News for Public Health In This Issue Newly Available Performance Improvement Resources for the Public Health Community Draft AHD Research Agenda Now Available for Public Comment Register Now for PHIT 2016 in Baltimore Prepare for Nationa...

 

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From Iron Lungs to Head Start: Doreen Begley, RN

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

March 24, 2016

 

Doreen Begley, RN Early Head Start Health Coordinator University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada   National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), in partnership with health departments, national immunization partners, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), takes place April 16–23,...

 

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