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Council on Linkages Update - April 2013

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development

April 30, 2013

 

    Council on Linkages Update - April 2013     Below is the Council on Linkages Update for April 2013. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications.         Share Your Feedback on the Core Competencies for Public Health...

 

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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (April 2013)

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

April 23, 2013

 

   Public Health Foundation E-News   News for Public Health In This Issue Congratulate Eleven Accredited Health Departments Shape the Future of the Public Health Workforce with Your Comments on the Core Competencies Learn About the Latest "I'm Your Community Guide!" Contest Winners Use Public ...

 

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April 2013 Hot off the Press

Posted in: Community Development, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and PHF News

April 9, 2013

 

Public Health Foundation's Hot off the Press PHF Supports National Public Health Week    Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to support National Public Health Week (April 1-7, 2013), a national public health education campaign sponsored by the American Public Health Association.    PHF off...

 

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Task Force Adds New Evidence-Based Findings and Recommendations to The Community Guide

Posted in: Community Development

April 9, 2013

 

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) recognizes the importance of creating and sustaining healthy communities, and has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase awareness, adoption, and use of the evidence-based findings and recommendations outlined in The Guide to Community...

 

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PHF Announces 2013 "I'm Your Community Guide!" Contest Winners

Posted in: PHF News

March 29, 2013

 

Today, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 "I'm Your Community Guide!"  Contest, which is designed to identify model practices for implementing the evidence-based strategies outlined in The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide). Each...

 

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Council on Linkages Update - January 2013

Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos

January 30, 2013

 

  Council on Linkages Update - January 2013       Below is the Council on Linkages Update for January 2013. Please feel free to use all or part(s) of this update in your organization's newsletter or other communications.   Looking Ahead at 20132013 is shaping up to be another busy year for th...

 

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Community Preventive Services Task Force Releases 2012 Annual Report to Congress and Agencies Related to the Work of the Task Force

Posted in: Community Development

January 29, 2013

 

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to announce the availability of The Community Preventive Service Task Force's (Task Force) 2012 Annual Report to Congress.   The Task Force releases its 2012 Annual Report to Congress and Agencies Related to the Work of the Task Force. The report describes...

 

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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (January 2013)

Posted in: PHF News

January 3, 2013

 

    Public Health Foundation E-News   News for Public Health In This Issue Build and Strengthen Your Academic Health Department in Today's Evolving Public Health Environment Share Your Health Department's Performance Management and Quality Improvement Success Story Use The Community Gui...

 

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Winning the Battle Against Tobacco Use and Exposure with The Community Guide

Posted in: PHF News, and Workforce Development

January 2, 2013

 

The Public Health Foundation (PHF) has partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote Winnable Battles, public health priorities with large-scale impact on health and with known, effective strategies to address them. Tobacco use, an identified Winnable Battle, is a major...

 

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TRAIN Spotlight: Chronic Diseases

December 12, 2012

 

​Chronic diseases (those of long duration and generally slow progression, as defined by the World Health Organization) are by far the leading cause of death in the world, representing 63% of all annual deaths.1 In particular, four health risk behaviors—lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco...

 

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