Accelerate Your Learning about Social Determinants of Health with Health and Well-Being for All
July 10, 2017
Health and Well-Being for All: Meeting-in-a-Box (HWFA) is a new product created by Dr. Denise Koo to improve communication among community stakeholders regarding the social determinants of health (SDOH). HWFA is an innovative way to facilitate a discussion about SDOH and mobilize with a “meeting-in-a-box.”...
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A3 Problem Solving Report
October 12, 2016
The A3 Problem Solving Report (A3) is a problem solving and continuous improvement tool. This tool helps an improvement team concisely describe and document its problem solving process. Developed by Public Health Foundation (PHF) Senior Quality Advisor Jack Moran and PHF Performance Improvement...
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WalkWorks: A Model for Implementing Recommendations From The Community Guide
May 20, 2013
Community Guide UseThe University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Practice in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Health used recommendations from The Guide to Community Preventive Services (The Community Guide) to implement WalkWorks, a community-wide effort to increase phy...
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Public Health Quality Improvement Encyclopedia
June 5, 2012
Quality 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...
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Key Ingredients in Public Health Quality Improvement
May 29, 2012
The emphasis on quality improvement (QI) continues to intensify for public health departments. The growing focus on accreditation, along with realistic concerns about optimizing efficiency while positively impacting the public’s health, are fueling this interest. To support the efforts of health departments...
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Conduct a Personalized SWOT: Align Yourself for Professional Growth
June 16, 2011
This free resource offers tools and methods for individuals to learn how to fully promote their talents, skills, and abilities within their organization. The personal SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) is a useful tool for investigating conflict between individual and organizational...
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Ready, AIM, Problem Solve
September 14, 2010
Narrowing a problem statement to a discrete issue promotes a focus for effectively applying QI tools. A lack of focus on real issues can cause a loss of valuable problem-solving time. The October 2009 edition of the Quality Texas Foundation Update includes an article on this quality improvement process....
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Team Process Review Checklist
September 13, 2010
It is important to take a team approach to performance management. The Team Process Review Checklist can help you make sure essential items are in place for launching a team. Related ResourcesPublic Health Quality Improvement EncyclopediaAdditional Quality Improvement Tools to Advance Public Health...
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The Public Health Quality Improvement Handbook
July 20, 2010
Little in the current world is simple. Nothing comes in a box for us to add water and stir. There are those, however, who have been successful and who are willing to share their success. The messages in The Public Health Quality Improvement Handbook are from leaders, physicians, practitioners, academics,...
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