Literature: Adapting Quality Improvement to Public Health

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Author: Barbara Leonard for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

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This 13-page PDF report prepared by Barbara Leonard for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides a summary of a meeting in February 2007 on adapting quality improvement (QI) principles and approaches to public health. This is an excellent resource for those new to QI and interested in acquiring background information before implementing a QI project.

Program: Public Health Infrastructure

Submitted Date: Aug 12, 2008 | Modified Date: Sep 30, 2025

Primary Toolkit: Quality Improvement Toolkit | Secondary Toolkit: Quality Improvement Toolkit

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Institution Type: LHD - City, LHD - County,

Keywords: Accreditation and Quality Improvement

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