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Vaccination is important at every stage of life, providing essential health benefits and contributing to individual well-being and public health. To support public health and healthcare professionals in increasing routine immunization coverage rates, the Public Health Foundation (PHF), in partnership...

Using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to Support Workforce Development (Archived Webinar)

May 14, 2024

In this archived Public Health Foundation (PHF) webinar presenters from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the City of Milwaukee Health Department (WI), discussed how they have used the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) to assess their...

Pyramid Alignment Tool and Performance Standards and Measures Worksheet

May 8, 2024

Has your organization ever struggled with aligning strategic plan goals and objectives with organization activities? Dan Ward, Performance Improvement Manager, Division of Public Health, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, and Jack Moran, Senior Quality Advisor, Public Health Foundation, teamed...

COVID-19 After Action Review Toolkit

October 14, 2021

An After Action Review (AAR) can help an organization learn from actions taken during an event and make improvements in an organization’s preparedness, response, and recovery. An AAR also can be used during an event to make adjustments and immediate improvements.Much has been learned throughout...

Performance Management and the Oversight Role of Boards of Health (Webinar Archive)

August 10, 2020

Although the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) 2020 Annual Conference was cancelled due to COVID-19, several of the scheduled educational opportunities were moved to a webinar format. Performance Management and the Oversight Role of Boards of Health Effective oversight is...

Collaborative Performance Management for Public Health: A Practical Guide

July 10, 2020

What’s hindering your organization from implementing effective performance management? While performance management can be an uncomfortable topic in public health, it doesn’t have to be. Implementing performance management is not easy, but it is necessary for organizational and systems improvement. The...

Tailored Searches for Performance Improvement Training

July 29, 2019

The Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (PI Competencies) are a set of skills desirable for performance improvement (PI) professionals working in public health. Based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals and the Core Competencies for Performance...

Introducing the Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (Archived Webinar)

December 18, 2018

Does your work involve activities in the areas of quality improvement, performance management, workforce development, accreditation, or community health assessment and improvement planning? Are you actively engaged in supporting your organization’s performance improvement (PI) efforts? This archived...

Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health: Alignment with the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

June 22, 2018

Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health

June 21, 2018

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