Designing Effective Healthcare Quality Improvement Training Programs
January 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Nursing leaders reported gains in quality improvement knowledge and the use of quality improvement tools after attending training programs.
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United Way of Greater Milwaukee: Preventing Teen Pregnancy
December 26, 2012 | New Public Health Post
A study released this fall in the American Journal of Public Health looks at a critical evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program led by the United Way of Greater Milwaukee. The United Way catalyzed critical partnerships between schools, comm ...
Pioneering Idea: Your Patient’s Community Health Needs Assessment on the Desktop
December 21, 2012 | Pioneering Ideas Blog Post
Ted Eytan discusses a new community health assessment platform.
Promoting Community Health Workers to Reduce Health Disparities in Minnesota
December 20, 2012 | Program Result Report
Staff at the College of Allied Health and Nursing of Minnesota State University at Mankato created a curriculum and certification process for community health workers and advanced their role in the state's health care system.
Ready or Not? Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
December 19, 2012 | Report
This report provides a snapshot of our nation’s public health emergency preparedness. Its indicators are developed in consultation with leading public health experts based on data from publicly available sources, or information provided by public officials.
From the Frontier: Translating Research to Practice
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
This article describes the process of translating research into public health practice.
Stimulating Public Health Improvement in Complex and Constrained Delivery Systems
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
A series of studies examine how public health decision-makers are responding to accreditation, quality improvement, and public reporting initiatives amid the ongoing fiscal pressures.
Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Health Departments
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
This qualitative study examined use of evidence-based decision-making in New York State LHDs and factors facilitating and impeding its adoption.
Effectiveness and Challenges for Implementing Quality Improvment Activities in Nebraska's Local Health Departments
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
The study's results indicate that Nebraska’s LHDs still face significant barriers for QI implementation, including low capacity, knowledge gaps, inadequate resources, and low institutional QI maturity.
Tax Levy Financing for Local Public Health
December 19, 2012 | Journal Article
This study examines property tax levy (local tax levy) as a source of local health department (LHD) funding during a five year period (2006-2010).