Achieving a Culture of Quality Improvement
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The authors of this editorial take a look at how our public health system could work in the future.
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The National Public Health Performance Standards
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article describes how the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) has promoted QI through its instruments and guidance, and how it has continually strengthened the focus on QI over the years.
The Quality Improvement Experience in a High-Performing Local Health Department
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Quality improvement in public health is a key element in the movement toward accreditation. Multiple national, state and local initiatives are under way to define quality in a public health context and to develop tools and promising practices to support quality-improvement efforts in local health departments.
Driving Quality Improvement in Local Public Health Practice
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This study examines what tools, resources and assistance are needed for local health departments (LHDs) to successfully engage in quality improvement (QI) and to generate examples of successful QI efforts.
Quality Improvement and Accreditation
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
In this commentary, the authors describe how accreditation and quality improvement can operate together synergistically to strengthen public health practice and improve outcomes at the community level.
Quality Improvement in Local Health Departments
November 1, 2009 | Journal Article
In 2007, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) conducted a study of quality improvement (QI) practices in local health departments (LHD). Researchers conducted extensive interviews with LHD personnel.
Public Health Law Research
May 3, 2013 | Journal Article
This article reviews the field of public health law research and its progress in both methodological rigor and in identifying sources of data.
Estimating the Financial Resources Needed for Local Public Health Departments in Minnesota
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This study sought to quantify the gap between current public health spending and adequate public health spending in Minnesota and can serve as a conceptual model for other communities.
Making the Case for Laws that Improve Health
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The revival of this annual public health law meeting symbolizes the continued commitment of a wide range of important individuals and institutions to the proposition that law is of substantial importance to public health.
The Role of Federal Preemption in Injury Prevention Litigation
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Building safety into a product or environment—especially in ways that require little or no user action to confer protection—is often more effective than trying to change consumer behavior.