This blog explores the distinction between what is foundational and what is a community-specific service and provides helpful guidance and resources to health departments and health department systems who are defining this work within their jurisdictions.
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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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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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by Nicole Pettenati, MSLS Focus on Accreditation and Innovation addresses current issues related to the Public Health Accreditation Board’s national public health department accreditation program, and the Public Health National Center for Innovations. This series highlights the experiences and perspectives of accredited health departments and explores topics related to the Standards and Measures, research and evaluation findings, and the latest
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