AHD Webinar Series: Utilizing Academic Partnerships to Enhance Capacity in Small Health Departments (Archived Webinar)
March 6, 2019
This archived webinar explores utilizing academic health department (AHD) partnerships – formal partnerships between health departments and academic institutions – to enhance capacity in small health departments. During this webinar, AHD Learning Community member Michael Anguilano III, Accreditation...
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CDC Webinar – Perspectives on Oropharyngeal Cancer: Scientific Overview, Clinical Expertise, and Personal Experience (Archived Webinar)
February 22, 2019
Perspectives on Oropharyngeal Cancer: Scientific Overview, Clinical Expertise, and Personal Experience
Every year, over 33,000 men and women are diagnosed with a cancer caused by HPV. While cervical cancer is the most well-known cancer that is caused by HPV, there are five other types of cancers...
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Introducing the Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (Archived Webinar)
December 18, 2018
Does your work involve activities in the areas of quality improvement, performance management, workforce development, accreditation, or community health assessment and improvement planning? Are you actively engaged in supporting your organization’s performance improvement (PI) efforts? This archived...
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CDC Webinar – #HowIRecommend Flu Vaccine: How to Make Recommendations that Matter to Patients (Archived Webinar)
December 12, 2018
#HowIRecommend Flu Vaccine: How to Make Recommendations that Matter to Patients
Every year, there are large numbers of Americans who get sick and die as a result of seasonal flu. Yet, many of your patients may underestimate flu’s severity or their own susceptibility to catching the flu....
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Families for Safe Dates Resources
October 10, 2018
Teen dating behavior can be cause of concern, particularly when dating relationships are unhealthy, abusive, or violent. These negative experiences can have short and long term impacts on teens, such as depression, poor academic performance, substance use, suicide attempts, and risk for further victimization...
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Be Antibiotics Aware Resources Available Through PHF's Online Store
July 10, 2018
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and at least 23,000 die as a result. Antibiotics save lives but any time antibiotics are used, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance. At least 80 million antibiotic...
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Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health: Alignment with the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
June 22, 2018
The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (PI Competencies) are a set of skills desirable for performance improvement (PI) professionals working in public health. Based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) and the Core Competencies...
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Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health
June 21, 2018
The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (PI Competencies) are a set of skills desirable for performance improvement (PI) professionals working in public health. Based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) and the Core Competencies...
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Tackling Big Challenges with a Full QI Culture Shift (Archived Webinar)
June 19, 2018
This archived webinar explores how the Springfield-Greene County Health Department (MO) leveraged the public health accreditation process to spark creativity, innovation, and further staff involvement in performance improvement efforts organization-wide. During the webinar, presenters shared how the...
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Taking Action on Community Health Improvement Priorities (Archived Webinar)
June 18, 2018
Featuring two communities participating in the Using The Community Guide for Community Health Improvement pilot initiative, this archived webinar offers an overview of this pilot initiative and highlights the stories of action being taken in Portsmouth, VA and Baton Rouge, LA.
Through this initiative,...
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