Antibiotic Stewardship
October 23, 2013
The Antibiotic Stewardship Program is an initiative to develop and pilot a driver diagram for public health and healthcare to work together to reduce antibiotic resistant infections through addressing drivers of optimal antibiotic use that persist beyond hospital walls.
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Drinking Water Program Improvement
August 25, 2016
Through the Safe Water for Community Health (Safe WATCH) program, PHF is helping 19 state and local health departments to prioritize their performance improvement and capacity needs and take action to implement improvement projects based on the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services.
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Using Driver Diagrams to Improve Population Health
October 22, 2014
A population health driver diagram identifies primary and secondary drivers of a population health objective, and serves as a framework for determining and aligning actions that can be taken across disciplines for addressing it. This approach can be used to tackle community health challenges at the...
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Vector Control Program Performance Assessment and Improvement Initiative
October 22, 2014
PHF is collaborating on a performance improvement project to increase vector control program efficiency, effectiveness, and capacity for 15 local health departments by helping participants assess their vector control programs, prioritize needs, and take action to address an area of identified need.
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