Strategic planning alone is insufficient as we collectively reimagine public health; strategic foresight and futurist tools are necessary disciplines and processes to incorporate into our visioning efforts.
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The Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) framework outlines the unique responsibilities for governmental public health and describes the foundational infrastructure that’s needed to be able to assure a thriving community.
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Janalle Goosby and Jocelyn Feaster describe PHAB’s Stories of Impact, a series that highlights the real-world outcomes and changes brought about through the PHAB accreditation process and other PHAB tools and resources.
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In 2023, PHAB continued its mission to advance and transform public health practice by championing performance improvement, strong infrastructure, and innovation.
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The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) has developed a variety of tools to support health departments and governmental public health systems in intentionally transforming and modernizing to create equitable systems and communities.
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PHAB’s 21st Century Learning Community (21C) Affinity Groups share highlights from topics prioritized from December 2022 to May 2023.
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The purpose of the Center for School Health Innovation and Quality is to drive innovation in school health research and leadership so students in every community gain the tools needed to thrive in school and live healthy lives.
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Jocelyn Feaster shares highlights from the first cohort of 11 health departments receiving PHAB accreditation in 2013.
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The Calculator is a tool to help local health departments with workforce planning efforts by utilizing information provided about the local health department to estimate the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) needed to ensure the provision of the FPHS.
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With a new grant from the CDC, PHAB will be able to offer new tools and resources and will have increased capacity to support and strengthen health departments’ workforce, data modernization, and Foundational Capabilities.
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