Celebrating National Infant Immunization Week
April 26, 2019
Vanessa Lamers is the Assistant Director of Performance Management and Quality Improvement at PHF.This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). From April 27-May 4, 2019, NIIW will highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases...
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Tuesday is Competency Day at APHA
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
October 29, 2018
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Attending this year’s American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting in San Diego? Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice...
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PHF Partners with Tribes to Support Tribal Drinking Water Program Improvement
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
July 26, 2018
Vanessa Lamers is the Assistant Director of Performance Management and Quality Improvement at PHF.The Public Health Foundation (PHF), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health, is providing technical assistance and training for Tribal...
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June’s New CDC Learning Connection Courses: Opioids, Nurses’ Shift Work, HIV PrEP, & Grant Writing
Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development
June 6, 2018
Don’t miss June’s featured courses on the CDC Learning Connection!
Hot Training Topic: Opioid overdose deaths continue to increase in the United States. Access opioid courses on TRAIN and learn about pain management, patient communication, naloxone, and more.
It’s National Safety Month. Complete...
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CDC Learning Connection’s February Offerings: Opioid, Project Planning, & Thrombosis Trainings
Posted in: Workforce Development
February 1, 2018
This February, the CDC Learning Connection features several interactive trainings.
Hot Training Topic: Access the latest opioid-related trainings from CDC and other organizations on TRAIN.
How do you structure projects for success? Learn the key steps, roles, and resources to successfully plan your...
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Assessing, Improving, and Evaluating Unregulated Drinking Water Programs
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
October 10, 2017
Approximately 13% of U.S. Households, or about 43 million people, use drinking water systems and sources that are not covered by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act1. These systems are primarily private wells but may also include springs, cisterns, and hauled water systems. Most private well programs...
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Mobilizing Community Partners to Action: How a Small Vector Control Program Tackled Zika
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
October 11, 2016
Cheryl Clay is the Public Health Senior Environmentalist for the Madison County Health Department, where her core responsibility is managing the vector control program for the City of Huntsville. Her vector control program emphasizes public education and source reduction as the most effective means...
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Keep Up the Fight Against Flu - Recommend & Offer Flu Vaccination
Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development
February 5, 2014
Seema Jain, MD, is a Medical Epidemiologist for the Epidemiology and Prevention Branch in the Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Jain joined the Influenza Division’s Epidemiology and...
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The National Public Health Improvement Initiative at State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Levels
Posted in: Infrastructure
May 30, 2013
Dr. Judith A. Monroe, Director, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The public health system faces sustained financial challenges—challenges compounded by an aging population,...
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The "STATE" of Antibiotic Resistance
Posted in: Community Development
February 12, 2013
Ann Marie Goode, MS is a Pharm.D. Candidate at Auburn University Harrison, School of Pharmacy. Ms. Goode was also a Pharmacy Intern at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Works program in the Fall of 2012.
Antibiotic resistance is considered to be one...
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