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Joanna Levine, Program Analyst, Public Health FoundationNolan Gill, Health Communications Associate, Public Health FoundationNatalia Babenko, Public Health Foundation Intern and MPH Candidate at the University of South FloridaThe COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the disparities and inequities...

Catching Up on Vaccination During National Infant Immunization Week

Posted in: Community Developmentby Joanna Levine

April 14, 2022

Joanna Levine, Program Analyst, Public Health FoundationVanessa Lamers, Assistant Director of Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health Foundation

Improving Patient Confidence in Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Developmentby Joanna Levine

March 14, 2022

Joanna Levine, Program Analyst, Public Health FoundationNolan Gill, Health Communications Associate, Public Health FoundationThis information was updated on May 20, 2022As part of the Public Health Foundation’s (PHF) ongoing effort to support healthcare providers and vaccination...

Cross-Sector Collaboration for Improving the Health of Communities: You Can’t Do It Alone

Posted in: Community Development, and Performance Management and Quality Improvement

April 15, 2020

Ron Bialek and John W. Moran “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” ― Helen Keller1Improving a community’s health requires that the community’s public health department, healthcare institutions, and other community stakeholders providing health and health-related services break o...

New Grant Opportunity Focuses on Addressing Health Care Needs in Rural Communities

Posted in: Community Development, Infrastructure, and Strategic Planning

September 14, 2018

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) plans to award up to 22 grants to rural communities as part of the 2019 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program. Awardees will receive up to $100,000 for one year to develop an integrated...

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...

Community Chief Health Strategist: How Will We Get There?

Posted in: Community Development, and Infrastructure

November 17, 2016

Are you looking to become the Community Chief Health Strategist? The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has the expertise to make this happen for you, and involve community partners working together toward shared goals. As the Community Chief Health Strategist, you will step forward to align stakeholders...

Answering Your Questions about Using The Community Guide for Community Health Improvement

Posted in: Community Developmentby Kathleen Amos

May 31, 2016

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation In late March 2016, the Public Health Foundation (PHF), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Association for Community Health Improvement (ACHI)/Health Research...

Using The Community Guide for Community Health Improvement Initiative Kicks Off

Posted in: Community Developmentby Kathleen Amos

April 14, 2016

Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide), a free resource for evidence-based recommendations and findings from the Community Preventive Services Task Force, can play a valuable role...

Three Immunization Perspectives You Need to Read

Posted in: Community Development, Conferences and Events, and Workforce Development

March 11, 2016

In the wake of Zika virus and recent infectious disease outbreaks, concerns are rising about emerging infectious diseases and their devastating consequences on the health of infants and young children. National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), in partnership with health departments, national immunization...