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Public Health Quality Improvement Encyclopedia

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Overview

QI Cover.jpgQuality improvement (QI) in public health is the use of a deliberate and defined improvement process, such as Plan-Do-Check-Act, which is focused on activities that are responsive to community needs and improving population health. It is essential for health departments to use QI tools to fulfill their missions, apply for accreditation, improve the health of their communities, and become more efficient and effective. To support these efforts, the Public Health Foundation (PHF) developed and published the Public Health Quality Improvement Encyclopedia. This comprehensive encyclopedia includes 75 QI tools and an extensive glossary.
 
In this resource, PHF Senior Quality Advisor John W. Moran and co-author Grace L. Duffy define the purpose of each tool and provide guidance on when and how they should be used. They also explain what should be done after implementing each tool and provide examples specific to public health settings. This encyclopedia includes basic and advanced QI tools—many that aren't available elsewhere in print including:
  • Continuum of Quality
  • Five Whys
  • Gantt Chart
  • Purpose Principle
  • Stakeholder Analysis
  • SWOT Analysis

Order the Public Health Quality Improvement Encyclopedia today from PHF's Online Store.  The tools are regularly incorporated into PHF on-site technical assistance and training in performance management, QI, and workforce development. To learn more, contact Ron Bialek at (202)218-4420 or rbialek@phf.org.

 

PHF Experts have continued to develop resources to expand the library of QI tools available to support the work of health departments and their community partners and we are offering these tools online as the Quality Improvement Tools to Advance Public Health Practice​.

 

Looking for The Public Health Quality Improvement Handbook? Please visit the ASQ website.

 

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