Public Health Training Academy of Connecticut: Building a Sustainable and Accessible Professional Development Resource in Public Health
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
February 13, 2023
Kathi Traugh, MPH, Project Director, Office of Public Health PracticeYale School of Public HealthSusan Nappi, MPH, Executive Director, Office of Public Health PracticeYale School of Public HealthThe prolonged COVID-19 response laid bare a reality the public health community had long understood...
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PHF Rolls Out New Workforce Capacity Assessment Technical Assistance
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Developmentby Michael Barry
December 12, 2022
Michael A. Barry, Director of PHF Strategic Partnerships and Development, Public Health FoundationThis information was updated April 21, 2023The recent investment of federal resources for strengthening public health infrastructure has many health departments aiming to address workforce...
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Newly Revised Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals Now Available
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 17, 2021
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health FoundationAfter engaging in a yearlong review and revision process, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) is pleased to announce the adoption and release of the 2021 Core Competencies...
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An Urgent Need for Public Health Firefighters
Posted in: Infrastructure, and Workforce Developmentby Ron Bialek
July 27, 2021
Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health FoundationA well-resourced, trained, and respected public health workforce is vital to our nation’s health. Unfortunately, leading into the COVID-19 pandemic, little attention had been paid to the needs of our workforce. The consequence has been millions of...
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Ask the AHD Expert: Increasing Engagement within an AHD Partnership
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, and Workforce Development
February 21, 2019
Bill Keck, MD, MPH, Chair, Academic Health Department Learning Community; Chair, Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice; Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University
Engagement is key to the success of partnerships, and...
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PHF Launches Two New Services to Help Health Departments Maximize Clinical Service Delivery Program Funding
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, and Workforce Development
August 16, 2018
Delivery team will be led by former nurse and hospital administrator
Each month, experts from the Public Health Foundation (PHF) are in the field working with health departments and hear feedback about pressing needs for technical assistance and training. Recent comments from state nursing directors,...
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Expertise to Help Your Organization Implement its Opioid Initiatives
Posted in: Community Development, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
June 26, 2018
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) specializes in solving complex challenges by facilitating partnerships and assisting health departments, hospitals, health systems, and other community stakeholders with proven performance improvement methodologies, tools, and experience. This expertise may help you...
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Laying the Foundation: Nursing & the Public Health Foundation
Posted in: Infrastructure, PHF News, and Workforce Development
June 4, 2018
Sashani Simpson, RN, BSN is a Master’s degree candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore, Maryland. She has practiced nursing for more than nine years at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Did you know that nursing is the most trusted profession in the court of public opinion, 16 years run...
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Blasting Off: Achieving Team Success Using Quality Improvement Tools
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Strategic Planning
August 25, 2017
“Houston, we have a problem.” The story of the Apollo 13 mission stands as a shining example of a high-functioning and effective team, one that brought a damaged spacecraft, and its astronauts, home safely. But what should you do when your quality improvement (QI) team is stuck on the launch pad or...
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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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