THE PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION

Programs

1. The train learning network is the trusted leader in providing training and other learning opportunities to public health, healthcare, behavioral health, preparedness, and other health professionals. Train is a national, linked learning management system that reaches millions of health workers and brings together a community of partners dedicated to building a strong health workforce to ensure population health in an increasingly complex environment with rapidly emerging and evolving needs. A well connected, competent and flexible workforce is more important than ever. Most of the courses on train are free of charge to learners.

   $4,416,766 spent$2,662,097 earned by the program
   60% of program spending

2. Phf staff supporting the council on linkages between academia and public health practice (council on linkages) facilitate developing consensus across 23 diverse national organizations working to improve public health and population health practice, education, and research. Phf has also expanded work to strengthen linkages between public health, and healthcare communities. In 2021, the council on linkages adopted the revised core competencies for public health professionals, addressing contemporary public health issues and needs. These competencies are used by the majority of u.s. State, tribal, local, and territorial health departments. Phf and the council on linkages are also home to the academic health department (ahd) learning community, an initiative that enables knowledge exchange and collaboration.

   $988,973 spent
   13% of program spending

3. Phf assists public health organizations in efforts to improve their performance and achieve their public health objectives. This is accomplished through: 1) developing and communicating training and key messages, such as providing current and critical information about covid-19 and influenza vaccinations; 2) assessing and documenting adherence to policies, procedures, and organizational protocols; 3) assessing impacts of program performance on health; and 4) developing recommendations on ways to improve program performance. A major role phf plays is helping public health and healthcare organizations find and access timely and evidence-based information for appropriate actions. Phf also is working to address the need for people to receive their routine and seasonal immunizations.

   $1,397,061 spent$60,000 earned by the program
   19% of program spending

4. Phf helps organizations prioritize challenges and make measurable improvements through its performance improvement consulting services. Sometimes this requires improving internal processes that result in improved efficiency, effectiveness, and better internal and external customer service. Other times, this requires working with stakeholder collaboratives to better understand root causes of health problems, align and refine diverse efforts of stakeholders, and achieve improvements in community health. Whether focusing internally, externally, or both, phf helps organizations achieve real improvement and impact.these technical assistance and training services provide facilitation and coaching to public health organizations to aid departments, agencies, boards, divisions and their community and healthcare partners in implementing performance management, quality improvement, and workforce development. All of these services are facilitated on-site and remote by phf's experts.the learning resource center (lrc) is an online bookstore dedicated to providing professionals with the educational and training materials they need to better protect public health and promote healthy…

   $588,595 spent$848,081 earned by the program
   8% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,391,395.