Ron Bialek, John W. Moran, and Louise Kent, Planning Administrator for the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department, conducted an interactive workshop for 100 participants on “Utilizing the Advanced Tools of Quality Improvement to Leverage the Power and Reach of Public Health” at the NACCHO 2010 Annual Conference. Their information is available in this white paper that introduces advanced QI tools and their uses in the public health arena. The advanced tools of QI are designed to deal with complex issues in a manner which guides those analyzing the issues to focus on hidden interrelationships that are not obvious without detailed analysis.