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Council on Linkages takes PH-ACTion to Improve Public Health Advocacy Education

Posted in: Council on Linkages

September 19, 2024

 

​​By Glenn E. Schneider, Director, Public Health Advocacy Consensus Task Force; Johns Hopkins Lerner Center for Public Health Advocacy; [email protected]​; 443-812-6955 cell​In August 2024, the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice (Council on Linkages) voted to join other leading...

 

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Utilizing TRAIN to Overcome Barriers: Incorporating Online Learning at New Mexico’s Office of Community Health Workers

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

June 6, 2024

 

​​​​​​​Amy Collins, MS, MA, CHES, Curriculum Designer, New Mexico Department of Health, Office of Community Health Workers​New Mexico has a rich history when it comes to Community Health Workers and Community Health Representatives (CHW/R).  While CHW/Rs have been a part of the community for years,...

 

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Three New Ways to Get the Most Out of Public Health Competencies

Posted in: Workforce Development

May 22, 2024

 

​​Sarah Auer, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)Competency sets are often mistaken as static reference tools utilized only infrequently. In reality, they are living, breathing, useful resources that can make your everyday work life more efficient.For...

 

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Health Departments Championing DEIJ: A Discussion with Jade Ramsdell, Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Posted in: Performance Management and Quality Improvement

May 22, 2024

 

​​​​In public health, diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) are key principles in achieving equitable health outcomes. Recognizing the pivotal role of DEIJ in advancing h​ealth, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) has designated it as one of the organization’s four strategic pillars. PHF has...

 

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How the Houston Health Department’s Academic Partnerships Helped Address Health Equity and Health Disparities

Posted in: Workforce Development

May 13, 2024

 

​Judith Ramiro, MA. LPC., PCS-S, Division Manager, Health Access and Equity, Director's Office, Houston Health Department​Between 2021 and 2024, the Houston Health Department embarked on an ambitious campaign in collaboration with various partners to spearhead COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Thanks to...

 

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Columbia University’s NCDP Introduces Web-Based Courses on Pandemic Planning, Mass Care, and Housing and Economic Recovery in TRAIN

April 22, 2024

 

​​​​An important aspect of public health has always been preparedness. The COVID-19 pandemic and other contemporary recovery efforts from public health emergencies and disasters have highlighted the need to ensure resources, training, and tools are available so crucial health workers are prepared to...

 

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End Superbugs – The Link Between Sepsis and Antimicrobial Resistance

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

March 13, 2024

 

​​​Authored by Sepsis Alliance​​​​What if water could no longer put out fire? What if, over time, fire evolved to outsmart water? This is the language Sepsis Alliance​ has used to spread the message of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) through the EndSuperbugs campaign.Antimicrobial resistance is when...

 

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Ensuring Equal Access: The Importance of Web Accessibility in Public Health

Posted in: PHF News, TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 27, 2023

 

​In today's digital age, web accessibility has emerged as a critical aspect of creating an inclusive online environment for all users. World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) and the Public Health Foundation (PHF) are excited to offer the free online course, Introduction...

 

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Mpox Case Investigation in Baltimore City

Posted in: Workforce Development

September 5, 2023

 

​​​​​​​​Nakilia Thompson is a Health Communications Associate at the Public Health Foundation (PHF). As a Public Health Associates Program (PHAP) Associate at the Baltimore City Health Department in Baltimore, MD, she counseled and monitored people with mpox in Baltimore City as a Case Investigator...

 

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Sepsis Alliance Institute: Utilizing TRAIN to Help Healthcare Professionals Better Recognize, Treat, and Understand the #3 Killer of U.S. Adults

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

July 6, 2023

 

​​​​Authored by Sepsis Alliance​Sepsis, the body’s toxic and overwhelming response to infection, affects 1.7 million people in the U.S. and takes the lives of an estimated 350,000 U.S. adults each year. Yet, only 66% of U.S. adults know the term “sepsis” and less than 19% can identify the top four symptoms...

 

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