Community Stakeholder Services Map
August 12, 2016
The Community Stakeholder Services Map assists a community health improvement team in identifying services affiliated with a community health issue. This quality improvement tool helps to develop a visual representation of where services are physically located in relation to each other. Developed by...
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Enhancing Physical Activity Opportunities Population Health Driver Diagram
July 18, 2016
This Enhancing Physical Activity Opportunities Population Health Driver Diagram was developed in 2016 by the Cabarrus Health Alliance as part of their work as an awardee in the CDC's Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program. A population health driver diagram identifies primary...
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Driver Diagram
April 13, 2016
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) worked with the Department of Public Health at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and its community partners to develop a population health driver diagram designed to improve the perinatal health system in East Tennessee with a focus on neonatal abstinence syndrome...
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Using The Community Guide for Community Health Improvement (Archived Webinar)
April 11, 2016
This archived webinar focuses on The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) and how it can support community health improvement efforts. The Community Guide is a free resource for evidence-based recommendations and findings from the Community Preventive Services Task Force, an...
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Ten Positive Preparatory Steps to Enable a Population Health Coalition to Prosper (White Paper)
March 24, 2016
Engaging the community to tackle a challenging health issue necessitates a coalition of community members in order to make a measurable collective impact on health status.
These community population health coalitions do not just “happen” – rather they are the result of an individual or organization...
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IOM Discussion Paper: Using a Population Health Driver Diagram to Support Health Care and Public Health Collaboration
April 3, 2015
This Public Health Foundation (PHF) discussion paper, "Using a Population Health Driver Diagram to Support Health Care and Public Health Collaboration," was published by the Health and Medicine Division (previously known as the Institute of Medicine) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering,...
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Vector Control Population Health Driver Diagram
February 9, 2015
With funding from the National Center for Environmental Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has developed a Vector Control Population Health Driver Diagram to help community stakeholders work together to decrease the presence of vectors and prevent...
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Developing a Population Health Driver Diagram
July 23, 2014
To create opportunities for public health and health care system alignment to improve community health, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) created a population health driver diagram framework. A population health driver diagram can be used collaboratively by public health, health care, and other partners...
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Population Health Driver Diagram to Increase Use of Oral Health Care
May 28, 2014
With funding from the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) led an effort to develop a Population Health Driver Diagram to Increase Use of Oral Health Care. A population health driver diagram identifies...
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Tackling Healthcare Associated Infections Through QI
October 22, 2013
When staff in the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) recognized a rise in the state’s Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates, they addressed the issue using a collaborative approach at regional long-term care (LTC) facilities. To strengthen results, the health department built quality...
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