Foundational Capabilities

Staff Sharing: A Checklist for Developing and Implementing Agreements

As health departments seek innovative approaches to workforce recruitment and retention, one strategy is to share personnel who hold essential skillsets, whether on a one-time or ongoing basis. This checklist is structured to help health departments…

Public Health Foundation’s Performance Management Toolkit

Performance management systems provide a structured approach to tracking key organizational metrics. This toolkit breaks down the approaches and components of a performance management system.  

PHIG-Funded Local Health Agencies Model Strong Performance Management Systems Blog

This ASTHO’s blog covers recommendations and qualities needed for a robust performance management system, as well as examples from local health departments.  

ASTHO’s General Guidance to Support a Quality Improvement Council

This ASTHO guide includes recommendations and resources to support a QI council. Governmental public health can use the guidance to enhance their QI processes and to meet PHAB’s Standards & Measures.  

Leading Improvement Projects Course

This course is for people who help facilitate QI projects at health departments and includes an online toolkit. The toolkit was created by the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center in collaboration…