2021 Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT)

Advancing the public health workforce to achieve organizational excellence

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Category: Focus Area

Related Categories: Workforce Development

Location: Virtual Meeting

Start Date: 6/7/2021

End Date: 6/9/2021

Join your peers and national experts virtually at the annual Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT) on June 7- 9, 2021. PHIT 2021 features a renewed format to meet your training needs, with an additional day to bring you deep dive sessions and more opportunities for networking. Performance improvement experts from the Public Health Foundation (PHF) will be conducting engaging workshops, sessions, and discussions.

PHIT Overview

At PHIT, health department leaders and professionals participate in a series of skill-building workshops and networking opportunities designed to elevate practice to the next level. This year's theme for PHIT is: Optimizing Your Resources Through Performance Improvement. Take part in the PHIT experience to strengthen skills in order to take action in public health performance improvement topics such as:

Resource Management (workforce development and financial management)
PHAB Accreditation or Reaccreditation
Community Health Assessment or Health Improvement Planning
Performance Management
Quality Improvement (QI)
Strategic Planning
Other skills such as systems thinking, change management, persuasive communication, data analytics, problem solving, diversity and inclusion, and policy engagement

In addition, PHIT will include a Leadership track designed for health department leadership and a session for those who are new to performance improvement.

PHIT attendees have the opportunity to select from a variety of interactive learning and skill-building sessions designed for all experience levels. At PHIT, participants gain practical tools, templates, resources, and contacts to support you to take action.

PHF Sessions at PHIT

Performance improvement experts from PHF have been invited to present the following content at PHIT 2021:

Intro to Quality Improvement in Public Health

Monday, June 7, 2021, 1:30-3:00pm EST

Presenter: Sonja Armbruster, Performance Improvement Expert, PHF

Description: This session will introduce the basic tenants of QI framed in a public health accreditation context. Participants will be introduced to the primary QI tools and will practice using QI tools. Participants will also begin to understand the process of building a QI culture and QI capacity within their agencies.

Making Sure Performance Management is Working for You

Monday, June 7, 2021, 1:30-3:00pm EST

Presenters: Mike Gilliam, Assessment and Benchmarking Specialist, Texas Department of State Health Services, and Jack Moran, Senior Quality Advisor, PHF

Description: Participants will leave this session with an understanding of the four quadrants of the performance management system and resources for making progress on performance management. Participants will have an opportunity to practice with tools to align programmatic efforts with the agency performance management system.

Building the Workforce: Aligning QI Efforts with Performance Improvement Competencies

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 12:00-1:30pm EST

Presenters: Nancy Wittmer, Quality Improvement Specialist, Denver Public Health, and Kathleen Amos, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, PHF

Description: This session will highlight the Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health (PI Competencies) and demonstrate how a local public health agency, Denver Public Health, has used these competencies as a framework to develop agency-wide PI expectations for individuals, supervisors, and PI professionals.

Putting the Performance Management System to Work: Monitoring Plans and Using Data

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 2:00-4:00pm EST

Presenters: Sonja Armbruster, Performance Improvement Expert, PHF, and Amanda McCar ty, Performance Improvement Expert, PHF

Description: This deep dive workshop will take a close look at how to operationalize the Performance Management System. Participants will review the kinds of key components that are often included in public health performance management systems and will work toward assuring that the Performance Management System is operational through the development of a Performance Management Plan.

Updating the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to Support a Skilled Workforce

Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 4:00-5:00pm EST

Presenters: Kathleen Amos, Director, Academic/Practice Linkages, PHF, and Ron Bialek, President, PHF

Description: During this town hall meeting, a draft of the revised competency set will be shared and participants will be invited to discuss progress that has been made, changes that might still be needed, and how the Core Competencies can better support their work.

Partnering with Intention: Leaning into Workforce Opportunities for COVID-19 and Beyond

Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 12:00-2:00pm EST

Presenters: Julia Flannery, Organizational Development Program Manager, Pima County Health Department, Emily Waldron, Community Engagement and Outreach Coordinator, the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Mariana Casel Singletary, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Surveillance Division Manager, Pinal County Public Health Services District, and Laura Valentino, Academic Affairs Coordinator, Southern Nevada Health District

Description: This session will explore how three local health departments, with varying sizes and diverse communities, navigated the past year with their academic partners to respond to COVID-19 and build a workforce for the future.

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