The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is pleased to announce the availability of
Public Health Quality Improvement Encyclopedia, which provides you with 75 unique quality improvement (QI) tools designed to help you choose QI projects, monitor impact, analyze stakeholder attitudes, and create solutions for your organization.
“Whether the public health team is working on restructuring its organization, planning for new service delivery, moving into a new building, or preparing for accreditation, the Public Health Quality Improvement Encyclopedia provides public health practitioners new and trusted tools for incorporating quality improvement in their work. It is a succinct, user-friendly and practical resource to use when the latest information about quality improvement in public health is needed.” Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN
In this resource, PHF Senior Quality Advisor John W. Moran and PHF Quality Improvement Expert 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