Accreditation Success in Idaho's North Central District Health Department
Posted in: Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
January 24, 2018
The process of approaching and applying for Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation can be daunting. There is a plethora of planning, preparation, and documentation that must take place throughout the process. The Idaho North Central District Health Department, accredited in March 2016...
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Using Quality Improvement Tools to Weather the Storm
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
May 5, 2017
As political climate change occurs, feelings of instability and uncertainty can threaten work in performance improvement. This uncertainty can incite crisis mode, where poor planning and quick responses lead to increased stress when solutions do not address the root causes of problems. However, these...
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What Does it Take to Be a Performance Improvement Professional?
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, and Workforce Development
February 14, 2017
Julie Sharp, Performance Improvement Specialist, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health Foundation Since 2001, the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals have inspired the development of a number of discipline-specific competency sets, including Competencies for App...
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Understanding Changes to the Accreditation Process
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Strategic Planning
December 15, 2015
Important Changes to PHAB ProcessIn June 2015, the Board of Directors of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) adopted a new Guide to National Public Health Department Initial Accreditation (Guide). While the overall process for accreditation has not changed, there are several new and revised pol...
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Recapping a Year in the Field
Posted in: Data Analysis, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, Strategic Planning, and Workforce Development
August 5, 2015
It has been a busy year for our Public Health Foundation (PHF) experts who deliver Performance Improvement (PI) Services in performance management, quality improvement (QI), and workforce development. They covered a lot of ground, providing customized on-site technical assistance (TA) and training in...
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Charting a New Way Forward: Washoe County’s Experience with a Fundamental Review of the Health District
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Strategic Planning
December 16, 2014
Kevin Dick is the Washoe County District Health Officer in Reno, Nevada.
In April 2013, I was appointed interim Health Officer of the Washoe County Health District. The Health District, like many, was experiencing years of declining revenue and deficit spending. Our position was unsustainable and,...
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My Lifesaving Accreditation Tool
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, and Workforce Development
January 31, 2014
Alicia Plati, MPH, MBA is Director of Planning & Development for the Oklahoma City-County Health Department
Almost nothing is exciting about preparing for accreditation. So why am I excited? Because I love finding or creating tools that are both incredibly effective and remarkably simple.
Preparing...
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New Funding Opportunity for Local Health Department Accreditation Preparation Support from NACCHO
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
October 30, 2013
With funding from the CDC’s Office for State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Support, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) recently announced a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs) to engage in accreditation readiness activities. The 2013–2014 Accreditation...
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