News and Events
Human Impact Partners Health Equity Webinar SeriesThursday, November 30, 2017 - HIP, in collaboration with the Government Alliance on Race and Equity, the National Collaborative for Health Equity, and NACCHO's Health Equity and Social Justice program, is hosting a four-part webinar series to discuss the strategic practices outlined in HIP's Health Equity Guide. Each webinar will focus on a set of strategic practices that health departments can take to pursue a wall-to-wall transformation of how they work internally, with communities, and alongside other government agencies. Click here for more information about this webinar series.
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Apply Now for NACCHO’s Model Practices ProgramWednesday, November 8, 2017 - Do you have an outstanding practice related to your quality improvement efforts? Apply now for the National Association of County & City Health Official's (NACCHO) Model Practices Program! NACCHO's Model Practice Program nationally honors and recognizes outstanding local public health practice and shares the outstanding practices through the Model Practices Database. By submitting a practice, local health departments contribute to the overall improvement of public health through evidence-based best practice methods. Learn more about NACCHO's Model Practices Program and apply here by December 6, 2017. |
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PHAB Performance Management WebinarThursday, November 2, 2017 - Register now for the Public Health Accreditation Board's (PHAB) Webinar titled, "Performance Management: Finding a Fit for Your Health Department" on November 16, 2017 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. This PHAB webinar will provide first-hand perspectives that will help participants to:
In this PHAB webinar, you'll hear from PHAB staff as well as individuals who lead public health performance management efforts at state and local health departments, including Terry Bryant, New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe; and Megan DiMeglio, Norwalk Health Department, Norwalk, Connecticut. Register today at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/156110146709866754. Questions? Contact Shirley Orr at Shirleyaorr@gmail.com. |
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New NICHQ Course on Effective CollaborationWednesday, October 25, 2017 - The National Institute for Children's Health Quality now offers an online course titled Essentials of Collaboration: An Interactive Guide to Effective Collaboration. This interactive course explores how to produce positive population health outcomes through effective collaboration. Using a case study to help share key concepts, this course gives directions on breaking down silos, aligning activities, and working productively together. The course's definition of successful collaboration provides a foundation for partnering with others to make a difference in your community. Click here to view the online course. |
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APHA 2017 Annual Meeting: Performance Improvement and Accreditation SessionsTuesday, October 17, 2017 - The APHA 2017 Annual Meeting will be in Atlanta from November 4-8. We've identified several sessions related to health department performance improvement and accreditation for you to consider as you plan your agenda for the meeting. Click here for registration information. The following sessions are related to performance improvement in state and/or local health departments: 3271.0 Performance Improvement Competencies for Public Health Professionals 3272.0 Piloting a Uniform Chart of Accounts for State and Local Health Departments 3358.0 Demands and Limitations of Population Health Data for Local Health Departments 4227.0 LEAD_360: Taking a 360° approach to developing our health department The following sessions focus specifically on public health department accreditation: 3379.0 Value of Accreditation during Turbulent Times 4078.0 Collaborations, Partnerships, and Perceived Benefits of State Health Agency Accreditation 4205.0 Accreditation Support and Encouragement – Texas Style 4205.0 Georgia Public Health Association: National Public Health Accreditation Learning Track |
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The What and Why of Continual ImprovementThursday, October 12, 2017 - Check out this article from Continual Impact describing the basics of continual improvement. "Virtually all organizations have made improvements over their lifetime. However, may report that the rate of change you are facing and the challenges it brings seems to be increasing. Is the rate of improvement being made enough to achieve your vision? Do you have the kind of organization that will create it? For example, what is occurring in your organization that keeps you up at night? Could it be the need to..." Click here to continue reading this article. |
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New QI Toolkit from the Public Health FoundationThursday, October 5, 2017 - The Public Health Foundation (PHF) recently launched a new toolkit, Quality Improvement Tools to Advance Public Health Performance, which contains more than 30 online PHF quality improvement (QI) tools. The tools are organized into useful categories such as leadership development, team management, strategic planning, and several others. The toolkit also includes public health examples and templates to address needs identified during PHF's work in the field with public health and healthcare practitioners. Review this toolkit and try a new QI tool today. |