MCH Navigator Presents Public Health Pronto: Effective Microlearning for Building Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Development
April 28, 2017
John Richards, MA AITP, Lead, Health Information Group and Co-Director, National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University
Public Health Pronto, the Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Navigator's newest microlearning project, enables public health professionals to participate...
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Eye on PI: Performance Improvement Professionals Share Ideas for Refining Competencies
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Development
April 10, 2017
As part of the effort to refine a set of draft Competencies for Performance Improvement (PI) Professionals in Public Health, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has been collecting input about PI competencies from the public health community. This input has been received from PI professionals, as well...
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What Does it Take to Be a Performance Improvement Professional?
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, and Workforce Development
February 14, 2017
Julie Sharp, Performance Improvement Specialist, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, Public Health Foundation Since 2001, the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals have inspired the development of a number of discipline-specific competency sets, including Competencies for App...
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How South Dakota Reduced CRE through a Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Development
December 15, 2016
Angela M. Jackley, RN, is the Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program Coordinator for the South Dakota Department of Health. Her responsibilities include oversight and coordination of efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections, multi-drug resistant outbreaks,...
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Learning and Collaboration Key to Building the Strongest Public Health Workforce
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 17, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
During a special session at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting earlier this fall, Public Health Foundation (PHF) President Ron Bialek, MPP, opened his remarks with a big thank...
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Preparing the Public Health Workforce of Today and Tomorrow: Use of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in Academia
Posted in: Council on Linkages, PHF News, and Workforce Development
September 1, 2016
Janelle Nichols, MPH, Project Associate, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
As highlighted in a recent PHF Pulse blog post, the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) are being used by health departments throughout the country to develop workforce...
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50 Accredited Health Departments Are Using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals for Workforce Development. Are You?
Posted in: Council on Linkages, Data Analysis, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
July 22, 2016
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
Health departments across the nation are pursing accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), and many of them are using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Com...
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Newly Available Online Performance Improvement Resource for the Public Health Community
Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Development
March 11, 2016
The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health are a set of skills desirable for performance improvement professionals working in public health. Based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) and the Core Competencies for Performance Improvement...
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Beginning Your Workforce Development Planning? Five Tips for Getting Started Today!
Posted in: Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
December 11, 2015
The author is Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages at the Public Health Foundation
A skilled and competent workforce is critical to an effective organization, but how do you ensure your staff’s skills are well matched to the positions they fill as well as the needs of your organization?...
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How Do We Ensure an Effective Public Health Workforce into the Future?
Posted in: Conferences and Events, Council on Linkages, and Workforce Developmentby Kathleen Amos
November 11, 2015
Kathleen Amos, MLIS, Assistant Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, Public Health Foundation
What is critical to building an even stronger public health workforce for the future? According to national experts speaking at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting earlier this...
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