PHF E-News: News for Public Health (February 2014)
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
February 12, 2014
Public Health Foundation E-News
News for Public Health
In This Issue
Accreditation Shines in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
Using The Community Guide to Influence Community Investments
Feedback from Public Health Community Guiding Revisions to the Core Compete...
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Webinar Recap: Using The Community Guide to Influence Community Investments
Posted in: Conferences and Events, and Workforce Development
January 29, 2014
To promote awareness and use of The Guide to Community Preventive Services, also known as The Community Guide, and encourage public health, healthcare, and community-based organizations to implement evidence-based strategies to improve community health outcomes, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has...
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Instructional Designer? Distance Learning Specialist? Apply Today for an Exciting Learning Opportunity
Posted in: TRAIN
January 8, 2014
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Public Health Foundation (PHF), invite distance learning professionals responsible for developing online training products to apply to participate in the E-Learning Institute. Commencing on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, this...
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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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Webinar Recap: Application of The Community Guide by Two Health Systems to Improve the Health of a Community
Posted in: Conferences and Events, and Workforce Development
December 5, 2013
Last month, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) began a series of webinars to promote awareness and use of The Guide to Community Preventive Services, also known as The Community Guide, and encourage public health and healthcare professionals to implement evidence-based strategies to improve community...
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Public Health Foundation Releases Request for Information (RFI) for TRAIN Learning Management Network
Posted in: TRAIN
August 22, 2013
TRAIN, the nation’s premier learning management network, has been essential in developing a skilled and competent public health workforce while curtailing travel and training expenses since 2003. TRAIN’s centralized, searchable database is the nation’s most comprehensive catalog of distance learning...
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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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APHA and PHF Release New Tool: Performance Measurement for Public Health Policy
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
January 18, 2013
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) have worked collaboratively to develop a tool to help health departments assess and improve performance of their policy activities. The tool is geared towards health departments that are familiar with performance measurement...
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TRAIN Exclusive: Seven USDA WIC Courses Now Available
Posted in: TRAIN
January 18, 2013
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), more commonly known as the WIC Program, "serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious...
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