Visualizing Your Organization’s QI Culture Growth: A QI Culture Map
December 6, 2013
While the culture of an organization is difficult to observe, its impacts reverberate at all levels of operation. Organizations that desire a Quality Improvement (QI) Culture need all employees focused on customer satisfaction, excellent services, and continuous improvement. As efforts to foster these...
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From Good to Great: Using QI to Standardize Prescription for Health
October 30, 2013
Staff at Washtenaw County Public Health (WCPH) in Michigan used grants from the Michigan Department of Community Health and the Kresge Foundation to create the Prescription for Health program. The goal was to improve access to local and affordable produce by building connections among primary care,...
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Affordable Care Act Resources Provided by Academic Health Department Learning Community Members
October 23, 2013
On September 25, 2013, the Academic Health Department (AHD) Learning Community held a special meeting to explore opportunities for AHDs to play a role in health reform. At this meeting, participants were invited to share resources related to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Resources identified during...
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Tackling Healthcare Associated Infections Through QI
October 22, 2013
When staff in the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) recognized a rise in the state’s Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) rates, they addressed the issue using a collaborative approach at regional long-term care (LTC) facilities. To strengthen results, the health department built quality...
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Public Health and Healthcare Collaborate to Reduce Maine’s Antibiotic Resistant Infections
October 22, 2013
In response to an increase in reported outbreaks of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in facilities and pockets within facilities, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) began participating as a pilot site in the Public Health Foundation’s (PHF's) Antibiotic Stewardship...
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Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work Resources from PHF's Online Store
October 7, 2013
The Public Health Foundation’s (PHF) Online Store offers resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign to educate and inform the community about the appropriate use of antibiotics. It is essential for public health and health professionals...
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The Washington County Health Partners, Inc: Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies Outlined in The Community Guide
September 26, 2013
Community Guide Use The Washington County Health Partners, Inc. (WCHP) used The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to plan and implement WellLife™, an eight-week program designed to improve nutrition, physical activity, and stress management among Washington County, Pen...
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Performance Management and Cultural Transformation Using the PDCA Approach
September 17, 2013
This paper describes how to make a Performance
Management system the central nervous system of an organization. It provides
operational intelligence on a real-time basis, indicating performance relative
to goals, effectiveness and efficiency of programs and services, performance of
processes,...
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Rhode Island Uses Quality Improvement to Prepare for Domain 8
September 3, 2013
While quality improvement (QI) takes center stage in the Public Health Accreditation Board’s (PHAB) Domain 9, QI has an important role to play throughout the accreditation cycle. This case story shows how one state health department learned and applied QI to help prepare the department for Domain 8,...
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Public Health Workforce Enumeration, 2012
August 27, 2013
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) are pleased to announce the issuance of Public Health Workforce Enumeration, 2012, a follow up to a report...
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