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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (November 2017)

Posted in: Community Development, Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 2, 2017

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (September 2017)

Posted in: Community Development, Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Data Analysis, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

September 29, 2017

The University of Vermont Medical Center Saves Over $1 Million through Award-winning Community Partnership

Posted in: Community Development, Conferences and Events, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, and Strategic Planning

August 15, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON – Today, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) announced the 2017 winner of the Future of Population Health Award, which recognizes exemplary practice by hospitals and health systems that are collaborating with governmental health agencies and other community partners on ...

Learn How States Are Promoting Appropriate Use of Antibiotics in a New Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit from CDC and PHF

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

December 1, 2016

As an element of Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to release Antibiotic Stewardship Implementation Framework for Health Departments, a toolkit designed to support state, tribal, local, and territorial...

Assisting Vector Control Programs Through Performance Improvement Initiative

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

September 8, 2015

Since August 2014, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has been collaborating with the National Center for Environmental Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the Vector Control Performance Assessment and Improvement Initiative. The idea originated from CDC’s desire to help...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (January 2015)

Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

January 13, 2015

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Reflections and Lessons Learned from E-Learning Institute Participants A First-Hand Account of PHF's Fundamental Review of the Washoe County Health District Join the Council on Linkages for the Next Core Com...

PHF E-News: News for Public Health (August 2014)

Posted in: Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

August 12, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue New Performance Management Toolkit Just Released Houston Uses QI to Improve PHAB Documentation Superbugs: Resources to Help You Combat this Super Problem Streamlining CNE Credit for Nurses in Arkansas: The Val...

The PHF Performance Management Toolkit Has Arrived

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

August 1, 2014

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to share the new Performance Management Toolkit, a source for performance management resources and tools, including case stories, white papers, and self-assessments that can help individuals and organizations move from learning to application. The purpose...

Maine CDC Uses Public Health Antibiotic Stewardship Driver Diagram to Address CDI

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

May 19, 2014

In response to an increase in reported outbreaks of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in long-term care and other health care facilities, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) began participating as a pilot site in the Public Health Foundation’s (PHF) Antibiotic Stewardship...