Using QI to Tackle Winnable Battles
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
November 22, 2013
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to share two stories from the field from recipients of the 2012 Future of Public Health Award (FPHA). The Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) and Washtenaw County Public Health (WCPH) in Michigan received the award to implement quality improvement...
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Using QI to Foster Public Health and Healthcare Collaboration
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
October 22, 2013
On October 11, 2013, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) convened the second meeting of its Antibiotic Stewardship Advisory Group to discuss current and future activities using the Public Health Antibiotic Stewardship Driver Diagram. During this meeting, the three public health pilot sites participating...
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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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