The American Public Health Association (APHA) will be holding its APHA 2018 Annual Meeting & Expo in San Diego, CA on November 10-14, 2018 at the San Diego Convention Center. The event will offer professionals and practitioners the opportunity to network, educate, and share best practices. This year’s meeting theme is "Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health Equity Now."
 
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) will be omnipresent throughout the conference, leading discussions and sharing resources and tools with public health professionals. Mark your calendar to find PHF staff and participate during the following times and activities:
 

• José T. Montero, MD, MHCDS, Director, Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Michael Fraser, PhD, CAE, CEO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
• Lori Tremmel Freeman, MBA, CEO, National Association of County and City Health Officials
• Laura Magaña, PhD, MS, President and CEO, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
• Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health Foundation

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Session 4160.0 – Building a Skilled Performance Improvement Workforce within Public Health (10:50am – 11:10am PT)
Location – Hilton Hotel, Sapphire 402
Presenter – Kathleen Amos, MLIS
 
Session 4264.0 – Using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to Address Workforce Development Needs (1:20pm – 1:40pm PT)
Location – Hilton Hotel, Sapphire 402
Presenter – Kathleen Amos, MLIS

• The TRAIN Learning Network and the benefits and services it offers to meet the training needs of organizations.
• Performance improvement services from PHF, to meet your organizational development and performance improvement needs including:
• Accreditation preparation and support
• Leadership and change management
• Performance management
• Quality improvement
• Strategic planning
• Workforce development
• The latest competency sets from PHF, including:
• Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
• Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health
• Competencies for Population Health Professionals (Draft)
• The latest Quality Improvement Tools to Advance Public Health Performance for leadership development and project management in public health

Visitors to PHF's exhibit booth will also have the opportunity to use the TRAIN Learning Network platform for a live demonstration and sign up for PHF's free email newsletters to stay up-to-date on the latest resources and tools to improve public health and population health practice.
 
Connect with PHF
Please stop by the PHF exhibit booth #2027 and all sessions to connect with our staff for more information about our focus areas and programs. You can also connect with PHF before, during, or after the event by sending us a tweet on Twitter or posting a message to the PHF Facebook page. We look forward to connecting with you in San Diego.