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NNPHI Spring 2017 Open Forum: A third pre-conference workshop has been added!

Tuesday, February 14, 2016 - The Open Forum will be moving to an annual conference schedule starting this April! Make sure you get registered to attend as the April conference in New Orleans will be your only chance to attend in 2017. Registration closes on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 or sooner if maximum capacity is reached. Register for the Open Forum today! By popular demand, an additional pre-conference workshop focusing on QI planning, has been added to the agenda.

Pre-conference Workshop Highlight: Creating Improvement Focus: Finding the Opportunities and Aligning the Organization

Underutilized potential of our employees is one of the biggest forms of waste. This workshop will share the Improvement Planning process and methods designed to use the collective thinking power of all employees; “top down and bottom up” to align objectives AND the supporting strategies and tactics for pursuing the goals. All 4 phases of the Improvement Planning process, and methods utilized, will be explored in an interactive manner with attendees. You can read more information about the session here.

Since this is such a hands-on workshop, the session has been capped at 20 attendees. Make sure you register today for this interactive learning experience!

2017 Public Health Improvement Training (PHIT): Advancing Performance in Agencies, Systems and Communities

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - This year PHIT will be held June 13th & 14th in Albuquerque, New Mexico!

Are you looking for hands-on learning to increase your performance improvement knowledge and skills? If so, PHIT is for you!

PHIT offers hands-on training workshops and networking opportunities to support health professionals in taking action on public health performance improvement. Join PHIT participants in a wealth of interactive learning, skills-building, and discussion groups designed for a variety of experience levels. Focus areas will include performance management, accreditation, quality improvement, facilitation, health assessment and improvement planning and strategic planning. Learn more here.

PHIT is produced by the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in partnership with several distinguished national organizations.

NICHQ QI Tips: Using Evidence to Make Your Case

Friday, February 3, 2017 - This is one of a series of posts based on the “Engaging Senior Leadership in Your Quality Improvement (QI) Work” webinar hosted by NICHQ and PHQIX.

“When requesting information, a familiar refrain from cops is, “just the facts ma’am.” Similarly, when a leader or boss is asked to support a new initiative, a common refrain is, “show me the evidence this will work.” When proposing a new quality improvement (QI) initiative to leaders to gain their support, you’ll need different kinds of evidence (e.g., stories from families the initiative will impact, examples of where this has worked before, etc.) and data to support your case.” Continue reading here.

New Funding Opportunity from PHNCI

The Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI) has just released a funding opportunity to identify and support innovation in governmental public health. Projects can be at the local, regional or state level, and be ready for development, testing, or for supporting other departments to adapt and adopt the intervention. You can download the call for proposals from the website. An optional web conference will be held Wed, February 1, 2017 from 3;00-4:00 pm ET. Instructions for the web conference are in the call for proposals. A brief proposal is due March 1, 2017.

The Kresge Foundation's Emerging Leaders in Public Health Program

Apply your QI skills in transforming your public health department through this new funding opportunity from the Kresge Foundation!

The Kresge Foundation's Emerging Leaders in Public Health is designed to develop local public health leaders in pairs. This team of leaders challenge and support each other, and build skills and competencies together. Each team is composed of a health officer, the top leader in the organization, collaborating with a co-leader identified as an emerging leader from the same organization.

In addition to receiving leadership coaching and development, each team receives a grant up to $125,000 to develop and implement a transformative concept designed to deliver a new model of public health for its community. An informational webinar for interested applicants will be held on January 18, 2017 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET and can be accessed here during that time. The webinar will also include a question-and-answer session and will also be available as a recording. Applications are due February 6th 2017. Learn more here.

New PHQIX Drawing Begins!

Thursday, January 12, 2017 - Submit a new QI initiative by Wednesday, March 1, 2017 to receive one of our great prizes! You must register on PHQIX to submit a QI initiative. By submitting your QI initiative on PHQIX, you will receive many benefits, including an American Medical Association-style citation on phqix.org that you and others can reference. Your QI initiative can help inform similar initiatives being conducted by other PHQIX community members and contribute to the evolving science of public health QI. You will also receive excellent feedback from our panel of QI experts. Click here to learn more about how to submit a QI initiative, and click here to submit a new QI initiative. Email us at contact@phqix.org if you have any questions or concerns.

Support the Development of Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health

Are you interested in developing a set of Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health? Based on the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals, the Competencies for Performance Improvement Professionals in Public Health will help define the roles and responsibilities of public health performance improvement professionals, as well as identify and meet workforce development needs. The Public Health Foundation is currently seeking volunteers to participate in a Performance Improvement Competencies Subgroup of the Core Competencies Workgroup. Subgroup participants will contribute to the development of an environmental scan, identifying resources to support the development of these Competencies, and share insight on the needs of performance improvement professionals. To join this Subgroup, please contact Julie Sharp at jsharp@phf.org.

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