The National Public Health Improvement Initiative at State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Levels
Posted in: Infrastructure
May 30, 2013
Dr. Judith A. Monroe, Director, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The public health system faces sustained financial challenges—challenges compounded by an aging population,...
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Bialek: Prevention and Public Health Fund Under Attack
Posted in: Infrastructure
April 30, 2012
Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health Foundation
The easy choice could have been the healthy choice for the House of Representatives. On April 27, the House demonstrated a lack of leadership and foresight. Making the unhealthy choice to abolish the Prevention and Public Health Fund established...
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Quality Improvement Is Not Just For Problems: Success and Effect Diagram
Posted in: Infrastructure, Performance Management and Quality Improvement, and Workforce Developmentby Jack Moran
June 24, 2011
Quality Improvement tools and techniques have been used extensively for solving problems in organizations. The authors1 of Quality Improvement Is Not Just For Problems: Success and Effect Diagram propose using those same methods to analyze successful processes. Understanding successful process...
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Kaye Bender: What is the relationship between accreditation and quality improvement in public health?
Posted in: Infrastructure, and Performance Management and Quality Improvement
December 28, 2010
Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN, President and CEO, Public Health Accreditation BoardPHAB is using the definition of quality improvement in public health that was developed by the Accreditation Coalition and published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (January/February, 2010). Specifi...
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