Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project
September 10, 2010
In 2001, PHF assisted the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in the development of the Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project, which provides easily accessible information on evidence-based strategies related to the Healthy People 2010 objectives. By clicking on specific search strategies,...
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The ABCs of PDCA
September 10, 2010
The ABCs of PDCA, written by Grace Gorenflo and John W. Moran in April 2010, is an introduction to quality improvement (QI) through the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle (PDCA). This QI tool maps a process to help improve processes and eliminate inefficiencies in health departments. The article demonstrates the...
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Livingston County Department of Health, NY - Using the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals to Improve Performance
September 2, 2010
As part of a Quality Improvement (QI) initiative, Livingston County Department of Health in New York has used the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals in two ways: 1) to improve its performance appraisal form; and, 2) to conduct a workforce needs assessment. Download this document to learn how...
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About NPHPS Online Resource Center
July 16, 2010
The National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS) Online Resource Center is the only collection of resources designed specifically to help public health systems and boards of heath improve their performance as it relates to the Essential Public Health Services and the national standards.
This...
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Thirty Pitfalls of Strategic and Operational Planning and How to Overcome Them
March 8, 2010
This white paper by John W. (Jack) Moran, Senior Quality Advisor to PHF, introduces in a very relatable way the many ways in which organizational planning can be derailed, postponed, or sabotaged. Learn how strategic and operational planning can be affected negatively in order to be aware of what to...
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Healthy People 2010 Archive of Resource Files
The Public Health Foundation played a major role in developing and compiling tools and other resources that were designed to assist organizations in their efforts to implement Healthy People 2010. PHF migrated these tools and resources into one electronic file repository that can be downloaded from...
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Sedgwick County Health Department Storyboard - Billing
The Quality Improvement Committee at the Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) in Kansas identified improving the efficiency in their billing process as one of the eight improvement areas to address in an effort to develop a culture of QI at the agency.
SCHD sought to improve the efficiency...
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