QI Tools for Project Management
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
May 8, 2019
Vanessa Lamers, MPH, MESc, is the Assistant Director of Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health FoundationSupporting achievement of your organization’s strategic goals? Managing the development of individuals, teams, and daily work? Establishing or troubleshooting projects or...
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PHF Partners with Tribes to Support Tribal Drinking Water Program Improvement
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
July 26, 2018
Vanessa Lamers is the Assistant Director of Performance Management and Quality Improvement at PHF.The Public Health Foundation (PHF), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health, is providing technical assistance and training for Tribal...
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Assessing, Improving, and Evaluating Unregulated Drinking Water Programs
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
October 10, 2017
Approximately 13% of U.S. Households, or about 43 million people, use drinking water systems and sources that are not covered by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act1. These systems are primarily private wells but may also include springs, cisterns, and hauled water systems. Most private well programs...
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Team Unity and Falling in Love with an Actionable Performance Management Process
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
May 12, 2017
Dr. Nafissa Cisse Egbuonye, Public Health Director, Black Hawk County Health Department and Sonja Armbruster, Performance Management & Quality Improvement Expert, PHF, and Director of Wichita State University’s Center for Public Health Initiatives
Valentine’s Day conjures memories of elementary sch...
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Webinar Q&A: Using the Guide to Community Preventive Services to Impact Healthy Aging
Posted in: Conferences and Events, and Workforce Development
February 10, 2014
In January 2014, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the United Way Worldwide co-sponsored a webinar entitled Using The Guide to Community Preventive Services to Impact Health Aging. This webinar introduced participants to The Guide to Community Preventive Services, also known as The Community Guide,...
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Mike Rudis: The Value of a Team Charter
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
November 11, 2011
Mike Rudis, Training Administrator, Office of Performance Management, Delaware Division of Public Health
A team charter is the official document from a team sponsor that empowers the team to act. The Delaware Division of Public Health Process Action Team has used a charter, which describes the mission...
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