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Improving Vector Control Program Performance: An Intervention Guidance Document

July 6, 2017

 

From 2014-2017, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) collaborated with 15 local health departments on performance improvement initiatives to increase vector control program efficiency, effectiveness, and capacity. In addition to reports and resources produced by the 15 health departments, PHF worked with...

 

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Zika Virus Draft Discussion Driver Diagram

June 29, 2017

 

At the time Zika became a priority issue in the US, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) was collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health and five local health department vector control programs. With knowledge and insight from these local...

 

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Determining Essential Core Competencies for Job Positions (Archived Webinar)

June 22, 2017

 

This archived webinar focuses on determining essential core competencies for job positions within public health organizations. Key to a public health organization’s ability to successfully meet the health needs of its community is having staff whose competencies are well matched to the types of activities...

 

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Determining Essential Core Competencies for Public Health Jobs: A Prioritization Process (Modified Core Competencies)

June 12, 2017

 

​Public health organizations can be more effective when the competencies of their staff match the types of activities they do in their jobs. To become and remain accredited by the Public Health Accreditation Board, health departments must provide job descriptions that include competencies needed for...

 

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Action SWOT Analysis

April 17, 2017

 

Like the SWOT Analysis, the Action SWOT Analysis tool helps an organization specifically assess its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for action. It then builds on that information to identify a set of clear action steps, moving beyond data gathering. The Action SWOT Analysis can be...

 

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Process Bottleneck Analysis

March 6, 2017

 

The Process Bottleneck Analysis tool helps a team identify process steps where flow is constrained, find the root causes of those constraints, and address the root causes that have been identified. It can be used when processes are not meeting expectations, not keeping up with demand, or customers are...

 

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Idea Parking Lot Matrix

January 3, 2017

 

The Idea Parking Lot Matrix is a quality improvement (QI) tool that supports the effectiveness of meetings by minimizing distractions and unrelated discussions. This tool can be used to capture and store ideas that are not relevant to the current discussion, but can be used to drive other improvements....

 

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SIPOC+CM+CE Collection Form

December 1, 2016

 

The SIPOC+CM+CE Collection Form (SIPOC+CM+CE), a variation of the SIPOC+CM Diagram, identifies major elements of the core processes of an organization: Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers, Constraints, and Measures. For this variation, Competitors and Expectations are included for additional...

 

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A3 Problem Solving Report

October 12, 2016

 

  The A3 Problem Solving Report (A3) is a problem solving and continuous improvement tool. This tool helps an improvement team concisely describe and document its problem solving process. Developed by Public Health Foundation (PHF) Senior Quality Advisor Jack Moran and PHF Performance Improvement...

 

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Opioid Population Health Driver Diagram (Draft)

September 20, 2016

 

The opioid epidemic has been in the news and on the minds of public health and healthcare professionals from coast to coast, prompting the U.S. Surgeon General to send a letter to over 2.3 million leaders calling for action1. Like other population health issues, efforts to address this crisis will be...

 

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