Programs

The Antibiotic Stewardship Program is an initiative to develop and pilot a driver diagram for public health and healthcare to work together to reduce antibiotic resistant infections through addressing drivers of optimal antibiotic use that persist beyond hospital walls.

Drinking Water Program Improvement

August 25, 2016

Through the Safe Water for Community Health (Safe WATCH) program, PHF is helping 19 state and local health departments to prioritize their performance improvement and capacity needs and take action to implement improvement projects based on the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services.

Increasing Use of Oral Health Care

June 17, 2014

PHF is leading an effort to develop and test a driver diagram to help the public health and health care sectors collaborate to address the Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicator, “Increase the proportion of children, adolescents, and adults who use the oral health care system.”

National Public Health Performance Standards

November 2, 2010

The National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS) aim to improve the quality of public health practice and performance of public health systems. PHF provides 24/7 support to the NPHPS Data Reporting website and offers many resources and tools to reach these standards.

Quality Improvement Tools to Advance Public Health Performance

In preparing for public health accreditation, supporting community health improvement and organizational goals, or managing professional development, quality improvement (QI) tools are key to the work of the performance improvement professional. This toolkit categorizes QI tools developed and refined...

Improving the practice of public health through academic/practice linkages.
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