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The Public Health Foundation (PHF), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has developed an educational video, Understanding the ACIP and How Vaccine Recommendations are Made in the US, to help inform viewers about the process, science, and safety behind vaccine...

Performance Management and the Oversight Role of Boards of Health (Webinar Archive)

August 10, 2020

Although the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) 2020 Annual Conference was cancelled due to COVID-19, several of the scheduled educational opportunities were moved to a webinar format. Performance Management and the Oversight Role of Boards of Health Effective oversight is...

Free Customized COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Curriculum

July 9, 2020

Supporting health departments and the growing number of COVID-19 contact tracers, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) is developing robust and customized contact tracing curriculums for health departments, at no cost and taking little agency time. Specific to your health department’s needs, PHF will...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Training

March 16, 2020

Training related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is available through the TRAIN Learning Network, a national learning network that aggregates training opportunities for public health, healthcare, and preparedness professionals from thousands of training providers. This includes...

Accelerate Your Learning about Social Determinants of Health with Health and Well-Being for All

July 10, 2017

Health and Well-Being for All: Meeting-in-a-Box (HWFA) is a new product created by Dr. Denise Koo to improve communication among community stakeholders regarding the social determinants of health (SDOH). HWFA is an innovative way to facilitate a discussion about SDOH and mobilize with a “meeting-in-a-box.”...

Performance Management: Improving the Improvement (Archived Webinar)

May 3, 2016

This archived webinar provides information on continuously improving a performance management system. The webinar includes presentations from two local health departments on their experience building, maintaining, and improving their performance management systems. Originally presented in April 2...

Performance Improvement Learning Series Catalog

September 1, 2015

The Performance Improvement Learning Series Catalog provides a listing of technical assistance and training services delivered by PHF's experts. The catalog is a sample of offerings and provides public health agencies and organizations with a menu of programs, tools, and techniques to choose from when...

Performance Management Toolkit Webinar Slides

October 1, 2014

The Performance Management Toolkit Webinar: Pinpoint the Resources You Need, took place on October 1, 2014 and included a walk-through of the features of the Performance Management Toolkit. During the webinar, Brynn Riley from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention shared her story of building...

Personal Protective Equipment Resources

September 8, 2014

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fatalities and injuries among the nation’s workers are substantially reduced with the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). It is estimated that 20 million workers use PPE on a regular basis to protect themselves and others from...

Planning Before You Communicate Tool

February 13, 2014

Health departments must have good, consistent, clear, crisp communications both internally and externally. A comprehensive and strategic communications plan for the department sets the foundation for staff to develop and execute communications effectively: to reach the target audience in the right...

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