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Public Health Foundation's Hot off the Press Get Smart About Antibiotics Week November 17-23, 2014 President Obama recently issued an executive order to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the United States. In an effort to support antibiotic stewardship, the Public Health Foundation (PH...

HOTP September 2014: Resources for the 2014-2015 Flu Season

Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development

September 17, 2014

Public Health Foundation's Hot off the Press Prepare for the 2014-2015 Flu Season An average of 200,00 people are hospitalized due to flu-related complications each year. The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to offer resources, training, and tools to help take action aga...

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...

Superbugs: A Super Problem

Posted in: Community Development, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 14, 2014

Multi-drug resistant organisms or superbugs are a serious global public health problem. The rise of superbugs, due in large part to the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, has numerous health consequences, as well as corresponding economic repercussions. Patients infected with resistant bacterial strains...

HOTP June 2014

Posted in: Workforce Development

June 16, 2014

A Super Public Health Issue: "Superbugs" The World Health Organization's (WHO) recent report, Antimicrobial Resistance: Global Report on Surveillance 2014, highlights the growing issue of multidrug-resistant organisms or "superbugs" - which stems in large part from the misuse of antibiotics....

Immunization: Stopping the Spread of Vaccine-Preventable Disease

Posted in: Community Development, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

April 8, 2014

Over the past 20 years, the public health system has reached many milestones in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases and protecting infants and children. As the nation celebrates the 20th Anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 26 – May 3, 2104, an annual observance to ...

Outcomes, Performance, Structure: Three Keys to Organizational Excellence

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

March 31, 2014

Through its work in performance management and quality improvement (QI), the Public Health Foundation (PHF) assists health departments with improving performance. One of the ways that PHF accomplishes this is by providing relevant tools and resources such as Outcomes, Performance, Structure: Three...

Prepare for National Public Health Week 2014

Posted in: Community Development, Infrastructure, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

March 28, 2014

During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week (NPHW), a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight important issues for improving the nation’s health. The...

Hot Off the Press March 2014

Posted in: Workforce Development

March 7, 2014

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

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

February 12, 2014

Public Health Foundation E-News News for Public Health In This Issue Accreditation Shines in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice Using The Community Guide to Influence Community Investments Feedback from Public Health Community Guiding Revisions to the Core Compete...