Resources & Tools

Continuing the Public Health Foundation’s efforts to help health departments address inclusion and equity in their agencies and communities, this companion tool to Expand Your SWOT Analysis to Include Inclusion and Equity: Make it a SWOTIE has been developed. This tool is used to address each of...

Expand Your SWOT Analysis to Include Inclusion and Equity: Make it a SWOTIE

May 26, 2023

As health departments increasingly work to address inclusion and equity in their agencies and communities, the Public Health Foundation has been developing new tools and approaches that health departments may wish to explore and use. This SWOTIE tool builds inclusion and equity into the traditional...

Developing a Population Health Driver Diagram Using The Community Guide

September 27, 2019

A population health driver diagram captures a proposed health change for a community in a single visual graphic diagram that shows a potential path of change. It depicts a detailed theory of potential change about how to improve a community health priority by showing a potential improvement path. It can...

Competencies for Population Health Professionals

March 20, 2019

The Competencies for Population Health Professionals (Population Health Competencies) are a set of skills desirable for population health professionals. Based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies), the Population Health Competencies are primarily designed for hospital,...

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

June 22, 2018

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 (Core Competencies) and the Core Competencies...

Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health

June 21, 2018

Consensus Decision Making Matrix

June 12, 2017

The Consensus Decision Making Matrix tool supports achievement of consensus by dividing an identified issue into a set of primary and secondary components. Defining these components increases understanding and identifies what needs to be addressed in order to resolve the issue. This tool provides a...

Getting the Community Health Improvement Plan Off the Shelf and Into Practice

May 1, 2017

A community health improvement plan (CHIP) identifies actions that can be taken to improve the community’s health. This is an important step, but many communities find themselves challenged to move from the CHIP to action. In this white paper from Public Health Foundation (PHF), authors Senior Quality...

SIPOC+CM+CE Collection Form

December 1, 2016

The SIPOC+CM+CE Collection Form (SIPOC+CM+CE), a variation of the SIPOC+CM Diagram, identifies major elements of the core processes of an organization: Suppliers, Inputs, Process, Outputs, Customers, Constraints, and Measures. For this variation, Competitors and Expectations are included for additional...

Community Stakeholder Services Map

August 12, 2016

The Community Stakeholder Services Map assists a community health improvement team in identifying services affiliated with a community health issue. This quality improvement tool helps to develop a visual representation of where services are physically located in relation to each other. Developed by...

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