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| Public Health Foundation | |
|---|---|
| Name | Public Health Foundation |
| Formation | 1990s |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Region served | United States |
| Leader title | President |
Public Health Foundation The Public Health Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on strengthening public health capacity and infrastructure through workforce development, performance improvement, and data-driven tools. It works with federal agencies, state and local health departments, academic institutions, and philanthropic organizations to deliver training, consulting, and technology solutions. The foundation's initiatives intersect with broader initiatives led by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Kaiser Family Foundation.
The organization provides technical assistance, research translation, and workforce development services to state and local agencies such as New York State Department of Health, California Department of Public Health, Texas Department of State Health Services, and tribal health entities like the Indian Health Service. Its toolkits and learning platforms are used alongside standards from Council on Education for Public Health, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, National Association of County and City Health Officials, and accreditation frameworks related to the Public Health Accreditation Board. The foundation collaborates with universities including Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, University of Michigan, and Emory University.
Founded amid 1990s public health reforms, the foundation arose as an intermediary between federal initiatives such as those by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and state implementation efforts exemplified by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded programs. Early projects referenced frameworks from Institute of Medicine (US), and convened stakeholders from American Public Health Association, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and academic centers like Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Over time the organization expanded collaborations with entities including Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, World Bank, and Pan American Health Organization.
The foundation's mission emphasizes workforce competency, performance measurement, informatics capacity, and policy translation. Objectives typically align with guidance from Healthy People 2030, recommendations by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and strategic plans from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It aims to support implementation of surveillance systems compatible with National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, promote preparedness consistent with Federal Emergency Management Agency guidance, and foster quality improvement paralleling work by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Programs include competency-based training and continuing education used by staff from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state health departments, and municipal agencies such as Chicago Department of Public Health and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The foundation develops performance improvement tools employed in alignment with standards from the Public Health Accreditation Board and quality collaboratives modeled after Institute for Healthcare Improvement campaigns. It convenes learning communities with partners like AcademyHealth, Society for Public Health Education, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, and National Association of County and City Health Officials. Informatics projects have integrated standards from Health Level Seven International, and surveillance modernization efforts referenced models used by European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Governance structures mirror nonprofit best practices with a board composed of leaders from institutions such as Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Public Health Association, and private philanthropy including representatives from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Kaiser Family Foundation. Funding streams include competitive grants from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cooperative agreements with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, contracts from state health departments, and philanthropic awards from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation. Financial oversight practices are influenced by standards used by Council on Foundations and auditing norms common to organizations working with Government Accountability Office requirements.
The foundation has formal and informal partnerships with federal agencies like Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Resources and Services Administration, and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; academic partners such as Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and global bodies including World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization. It participates in coalitions with National Governors Association, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, and National Association of County and City Health Officials, and collaborates with technology vendors and standard-setting organizations including Health Level Seven International and National Information Exchange Model initiatives.
Evaluation approaches use mixed methods and draw on guidance from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention program evaluation frameworks, Institute of Medicine (US) reports, and measures recommended by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Impact has been documented in case studies produced with partners such as Johns Hopkins University, Emory University, and University of Michigan, showing improvements in workforce competency, performance measures aligned with Public Health Accreditation Board domains, and modernization of data systems akin to projects supported by Gates Foundation and World Bank. Peer-reviewed dissemination has appeared in journals affiliated with American Public Health Association, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, and specialty publications tied to Infectious Diseases Society of America and Society for Epidemiologic Research.