Defining Quality Improvement in Public Health

Many industries commonly use quality improvement (QI) techniques to improve service delivery and process performance, yet there has been scarce application of these proven methods to public health settings and the public health field has not developed a set of shared principles or a common definition for quality improvement.

This article discusses a definition of quality improvement in public health and describes a continuum of quality improvement applications for public health departments. Quality improvement is a distinct management process and set of tools and techniques that are coordinated to ensure that departments consistently meet the health needs of their communities.

Special Journal Issue Highlights Quality Improvement (QI) in Public Health

  1. 1 Quality Improvement in Public Health
  2. 2 Quality Improvement and Performance
  3. 3 Achieving a Culture of Quality Improvement
  4. 4 Defining Quality Improvement in Public Health
  5. 5 Opportunities to Advance Quality Improvement in Public Health
  6. 6 Supporting Public Health Departments' Quality Improvement Initiatives
  7. 7 The National Public Health Performance Standards
  8. 8 Taking Improvement Action Based on Performance Results
  9. 9 State Landscape in Public Health Planning and Quality Improvement
  10. 10 The Quality Improvement Experience in a High-Performing Local Health Department
  11. 11 Quality Improvement in Local Health Departments
  12. 12 Promoting Quality Improvement and Achieving Measurable Change
  13. 13 Evaluating the Multi-State Learning Collaborative
  14. 14 Driving Quality Improvement in Local Public Health Practice
  15. 15 Realizing Transformational Change Through Quality Improvement in Public Health
  16. 16 Quality Improvement and Accreditation

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