PHF E-News: News for Public Health (August 2016)
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
August 10, 2016
Public Health Foundation E-News
News for Public Health
In This Issue
TRAIN Learning Network Now Reaches Health, Preparedness Agencies in Over Half the U.S. States
Respond Now to the Threat of Zika
Taking Action Across Sectors in Communities: Addressing Diabetes in Texas
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Taking Action Across Sectors in Communities: Addressing Diabetes in Texas
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and PHF News
July 26, 2016
Texas has a high prevalence of diabetes and an especially high incidence of diabetic complications such as amputations and renal failure. The statewide, age-adjusted diagnosed diabetic rate of 10.8/100 is the ninth highest rate in the country and has approximately doubled since the 1990’s1. Increasing...
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