Bow Tie Diagram
February 4, 2016
The Bow Tie Diagram is used in risk evaluation. It gives a one-page visual roadmap of causes, controls, impacts, and preparedness steps in place to minimize the impacts of high-risk situations. This tool, shaped like a bow tie, gives a summary of plausible scenarios that could exist around a certain...
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Developing, Sustaining, and Expanding AHDs: Case Studies of Successful AHD Partnerships in Kansas and Kentucky (AHD Learning Community Presentation)
January 8, 2016
This archived webinar featuring Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community members Vicki Collie-Akers, PhD, MPH, Associate Director of Health Promotion Research, University of Kansas, and Louise Kent, MBA, ASQ CQIA, Planning Administrator, Northern Kentucky Health Department, highlights successes of two AHD...
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Investigating Change
December 23, 2015
Organizational change can be traumatic for an organization and the individuals involved. Change breaks the status quo that may be a comfortable way of life. In creating change, it is important to understand and articulate the desires and benefits of the potential change, and how the organization will...
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The Quick-Learn Design Toolkit
November 25, 2015
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) knows that a well-prepared public health workforce is the foundation of a healthy community. PHF provides and connects to resources to help train the workforce.
The Quick-Learn Design Toolkit, which is offered through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
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Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 13th Edition “The Pink Book” E-Book
November 9, 2015
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pleased to announce the availability of Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, 13th Edition "The Pink Book" E-Book. This resource provides the most current, comprehensive, and...
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Crosswalk of the 2014 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals and the Essential Public Health Services
October 27, 2015
The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are a consensus set of foundational skills for the broad practice of public health, as defined by the 10 Essential Public Health Services (Essential Services). To ensure that the Core Competencies help build the skills necessary...
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Violence Awareness Materials from Public Health Foundation's (PHF's) Online Store
October 16, 2015
Violence in any form is a serious public health problem.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year there are over one million people that are battered, abused, and assaulted. Violence can occur among any ethnic, racial, sexual orientation, or age group.
Working...
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Vector Control Program Resources and Reports
October 5, 2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) collaborated on a performance improvement initiative to assist 14 local health departments to increase their vector control programs' efficiency, effectiveness, and capacity. This document is a compilation of...
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Webinar: Exploring the Public Health Improvement Resource Center
October 1, 2015
The “Exploring the Public Health Improvement Resource Center” webinar, which has been archived from its original broadcast on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, provides a walk-through of features of the refreshed Public Health Improvement Resource Center, highlights key elements of the database, and shares how...
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A Crosswalk for Aligning Accreditation Plans
October 1, 2015
Public Health Foundation (PHF) Performance Improvement Expert Sonja Armbruster developed a crosswalk to help health departments coordinate the elements of the various plans, policies, and systems required by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The crosswalk provides guidance on where PHAB...
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