Are you attending NACCHO Annual 2011 this week in Hartford, CT? The Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) would like to see you there!

PHF and the Council on Linkages are offering a one hour session on “How to Focus Your Training and Professional Development Efforts to Improve the Skills of Your Health Department Staff.” Ron Bialek, PHF President and Council on Linkages Director, and Jack Moran, PHF Senior Quality Advisor, will present this interactive session on using a quality improvement method to identify priority areas within the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals for professional development. The session is scheduled for Friday, July 22nd from 10:30–11:30 am and will be held in Room 17 of the Connecticut Convention Center.

PHF will also be exhibiting at the conference, with a focus on public health workforce development and performance management and quality improvement strategies for local health departments. Come visit PHF at Booth 301.