Data-Driven Management Strategies in Public Health Collaboratives
March 1, 2011 | Journal Article
This article demonstrates a data-driven management approach to implementing quality improvement in public health collaboratives.
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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.
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.
Promoting Quality Improvement and Achieving Measurable Change
January 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This article describes the history, current status, and lessons learned from the work of the Multi-State Learning Collaborative: Lead States in Public Health Quality Improvement (MLC).
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.
Introducing Quality Improvement Methods into Local Public Health Departments
October 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines a quality improvement training program for public health departments in Minnesota. Using quality improvement techniques in public health departments is a major strategy to improve the field.
Review and Analysis of Quality Improvement Techniques in Police Departments
March 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study analyzed quality improvement (QI) in police departments to better understand how public health agencies can adopt QI techniques.