Resource Directory
Evolving our Evaluation Approach: COVID-19 Recommended Modifications Guide
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Public health institutes, health departments, and other agencies have had to modify their approach to work in real-time to keep staff and communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evaluating programs and initiatives is essential to identifying public health best practices and promising interventions. However, prioritizing emergency response activities and physical distancing relating to the COVID-19 […]
phPIN Webinar: A Conversation on Accreditation with PHAB
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This is the archived resource for the May phPIN webinar with David Stone, Robin Wilcox, and Chelsea Saari from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The webinar provided updates on what’s new at PHAB, including resources, trainings, and other information. We discussed the connection between accreditation/national standards and health departments’ COVID-19 response activities and capabilities.
Data Governance for Children’s Mental Health: What is It and Why is It Important?
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To support children’s mental health, we first need a solid foundation of information based on data. Data are needed to paint a picture, look at trends to see what has happened over time, and prepare for the future. Data governance is a critical tool towards conducting children’s mental health surveillance. This is the first report […]
STD Management Coaching Evaluation: EPIC Project
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With funding from CDC, NNPHI is working with the DTSTDP, CDC’s Program Development and Quality Improvement Branch (PDQIB), and the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RMPHTC) to implement The Evaluation and Program Improvement Capacity Project. This project supports health departments’ STD programs in their efforts to make strategic decisions, plan and using scientific methods […]
Bringing Project ECHO to Public Health
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In this one-pager, the National Network of Public Health Institutes provides an overview of the Project ECHO® model and highlights some of the ways that it is being adapted for public health. This resource is designed to be used by NNPHI members and partners to “make the case” for using Project ECHO as a key […]
Results and recommendations from a national public health workforce development systems assessment conducted in the United States
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Authors: Christina Welter, Betty Bekemeier, and Jennifer McKeever This article is published in the journal, Pedagogy in Health Promotion. Multiple public health workforce development assessments report individual worker knowledge and skill-based training needs. These assessments do not capture practitioners’ in-depth perceptions of complex public health challenges and whether workforce development approaches address these issues. To […]
phPIN Webinar: Building a Performance Management System to Strengthen Quality Improvement
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This is the archived resource for the February phPIN webinar with Whitney Litzner and Maria Swiakowski from the Macomb County Health Department in Michigan. Public Health has been measuring performance for years, with the help of tools from the Public Health Foundation, CDC and local Public Health Institutes. However, measures at local health departments are […]
Arts + Public Health: Leveraging Cross-sector Collaboration for Better Health Outcomes
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Over the past few decades, there has been heightened interest in the effects of arts and cultural participation on health and well-being in communities. Recent longitudinal large-cohort studies in the UK have shown that arts engagement is associated with better mental and physical health, lower risk of depression, enhanced health behaviors, reduced loneliness, reduced engagement […]
phPIN Webinar: Tangible and Actionable Strategies to Address Internal Health Equity
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This is the archived resource for the January phPIN webinar with Shanya Turner from the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County. Public health leaders and practitioners have increasingly placed value and focus on improving health equity among the populations they serve. Yet fewer organizations have taken steps to address health equity internally within organizations, […]
phPIN webinar: Mapping Your Way to a Healthier Community: Developing, Implementing, and Assessing Community Health Assessments and Improvement Plans
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This is the archived resource for the November phPIN webinar with Bryn Manzella from Jefferson County Department of Health, Alabama. View recording here. Mapping Your Way to a Healthier Community: Developing, Implementing, and Assessing Community Health Assessments and Improvement Plans Community Health Assessments and Community Improvement Plans (CHA/CHIP) can be intimidating but also rewarding projects. […]
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