Below are links to a selection of articles and resources that discuss best practices and innovations.
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April 2004, May 2004, July 2004
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Joan H. Ascheim Bureau of Policy and Performance Management, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services
This project was intended to conduct this assessment using the NPHPS framework to examine public health workforce competencies, composition, and size and to develop a strategy to meet the needs determined by the assessment.
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November 4, 2001
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Beth Mertz
Our mission is to assist health care professionals, health professions schools, care delivery organizations and public policy makers respond to the challenges of educating and managing a health care workforce capable of improving the health and well being of people and their communities.
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2008
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Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A.
Unfortunately, as you will read, our nation’s health is not improving. We continue to fall short of our potential and we fare poorly in comparison to many other nations. The consequences are tragic — for individuals, for communities and for our children. We have a fundamental responsibility to work together to help people live healthier lives. An urgent need exists for overall solutions and innovative actions to help individuals, communities, and our nation to become healthier.
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2007
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
As nurses rise through the public health ranks, they are bringing the knowledge and experience they have acquired in the field back to the policy table with tangible results. Across the country, they are crafting and implementing innovative strategies to advance the health of the public.
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October 7, 2008
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Rosalie A. Kane, PhD, University of Minnesota
Outcomes for 4 GHs in Tupelo
• Compared to 2 controls over 2 years
– GH residents more satisfied & scored higher on
QOL domains
– GH family members:
• more engaged with residents
• more satisfied with resident care
• more satisfied with experience as family
members
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No Date Given
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Chad Boult, MD, MPH, MBA Professor and Director Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Chronic care is:
Fragmented
Discontinuous
Difficult to access
Inefficient
Unsafe
Expensive
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No date available
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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
This paper is a call to action for those who influence, develop or
carry out policies that will lead the way to resolution of the issue.
This is specifically in furtherance of the Joint Commission’s stated
mission to improve the safety and quality of health care provided
to the public.
