About the Public Health Foundation
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is a private, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization based in Washington, DC, whose mission is to advance the public health workforce to achieve organizational excellence. Since 1970, PHF has developed effective resources, tools, information, and training for health agencies, organizations, and individuals to help improve performance and community health outcomes. PHF works extensively to convene partners; identify unmet needs; and link public health practice, academia, and healthcare sectors.
Our Vision
Equitable and optimal health and
well-being for all
Our Mission
Advance the public health workforce to achieve organizational excellence
Contributions to the Public Health Community
Leadership
Champion: Standing with public health and population workers
Advocacy: Demonstrating the value of public health infrastructure and communicating the need for sustained investment
Innovation: Establishing the cutting edge for practice and collaborative leadership
Alignment: Breaking down silos; building consensus; and harmonizing actions across disciplines, sectors, populations, and organizations
Impact
Inclusion: Helping to ensure that diverse perspectives, individuals, and organizations are represented
Performance: Building capacity, competence, and confidence of the public health and population health workforce and organizations
Results: Increasing the impact of public health and population health practice to improve the health of communities
Reach: Working across disciplines, sectors, and populations to enhance individual and organizational capacity and capabilities
Evidence: Evaluating current practices, and identifying, creating, testing, and advancing best practices
Responsibility
Mindfulness: Recognizing the varied history and current realities of populations
Integrity: Maintaining a high level of trust, honesty, and accountability
Passion: Continuing a strong commitment to the public health and population health communities
Humility: Recognizing that answers go beyond the Public Health Foundation and public health
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