STD Rates Climb to Record Highs
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Development
August 29, 2018
For the fourth consecutive year, sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates have increased. According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the National STD Prevention Conference on August 28, 2018, nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and...
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Changing Perspectives on Antibiotic Use
Posted in: Workforce Development
July 25, 2018
Each year in the United States, at least two million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria and at least 23,000 die as a result.1 Antibiotics can save lives, but any time antibiotics are used, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance. At least 80 million antibiotic...
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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (March 2017)
Posted in: Community Development, Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, PHF News, Strategic Planning, and Workforce Development
March 22, 2017
News, resources, tools, and information on performance management, quality improvement, and workforce development to improve the quality and performance of your organization and the health of your community.
PHF E-News: News for Public Health
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PHF E-News: News for Public Health (January 2016)
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, TRAIN, and Workforce Development
January 29, 2016
Public Health Foundation E-News
News for Public Health
In This Issue
Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship Tools and Resources among Health Departments
Understanding Changes to the Accreditation Process
Developing, Sustaining, and Expanding Academic Health Departments
Participants Selecte...
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HOTP October 2014: Resources to Support Antibiotic Stewardship
Posted in: Community Development, and Workforce Development
October 24, 2014
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...
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