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...
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Recruitment and Retention: What’s Influencing the Decisions of Public Health Workers?
February 22, 2016
In 2010, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) conducted a survey to explore recruitment and retention within the US public health workforce. The survey considered factors that influenced individuals’ decisions to take and remain in jobs in the public...
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The Public Health Improvement Resource Center
April 15, 2015
The Public Health Improvement Resource Center is an online database is managed by the Public Health Foundation (PHF), and offers resources developed by colleagues and partners throughout the field to help build and improve public health systems. The resources support the initiation and continuation...
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Public Health Workforce Numbers Between the Years 2000 and 2006
September 24, 2010
This report contains data showing the total estimated number of public health workers or Full Time Employees (FTEs) in the US between 2000 and 2006. When compiling this report, data from several national organizations (e.g. APTR, ASTHO, CDC, CSTE, HRSA, NACCHO, NLM and many others) were reviewed....
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Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals: Feedback Data
September 16, 2010
The "Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals: Feedback Data" presentation was prepared for the Council on Linkages meeting in June 2009. This presentation outlines the demographics of individuals that commented on the draft Tier 2 Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals that were...
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Healthy People 2010 Toolkit
September 10, 2010
The Healthy People 2010 Toolkit provides guidance, technical tools, and resources to help states, territories, and tribes develop and promote successful Healthy People 2010 plans and to prepare for 2015 or 2020 plans. It can also serve as a resource for communities and other entities embarking on similar...
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Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project
September 10, 2010
In 2001, PHF assisted the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in the development of the Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project, which provides easily accessible information on evidence-based strategies related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives. By clicking on specific search strategies,...
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Healthy People 2010 Archive of Resource Files
The Public Health Foundation played a major role in developing and compiling tools and other resources that were designed to assist organizations in their efforts to implement Healthy People 2010. PHF migrated these tools and resources into one electronic file repository that can be downloaded from...
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