Quality Improvement
medalsThe Kane County Health Department has won a “Model Practices” award from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) for quality improvement initiatives as a department!

This honor from our peer local health departments is quite a distinction---less than 2% of the nation’s more than 2600 local health departments win this award from NACCHO in the annual awards program.

Click Here for the NACCHO Model Practices Winners 2012
In an effort to streamline processes, increase productivity and improve services provided to the Kane County community, the Health Department has implemented quality improvement tools and methodologies.

By adopting models of quality improvement, such as the Deming Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model, the Health Data and Quality Improvement Coordinator works with KCHD staff to evaluate current processes, seek out opportunities for improvement and implement changes to assure that programs function effectively.

The Storyboard links share the results of recent improvement projects.
Elements of QI
2012 Quality Improvement Plan
2011 Quality Improvement Plan
Quality Improvement Committee Charter
 
Quality Improvement Summary Reports:

2012
2011

 
Quality Improvement Newsletter:

January 2013

 
QI Project Storyboards
PDCA Storyboards are created for each section that is addressed by the quality improvement project
Communicable Disease:
Immunization Stats and Vaccine Accountability

Improvement of Case Completion Rates in STD Program
Disease Prevention:
Immunization Competencies
Emergency Response:
Improvement of PHER Employee Drill Response
Community Health:
Improvement of pre and post meetings communications
 
 
Want to learn more?
The following sites can provide more information about Quality Improvement, particularly in public health.
 
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
American Society for Quality
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, January-February 2010
(QI-focused)
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, January-February 2012
(QI-focused)
National Association of County and City Health Officials  (NACCHO)
NACCHO QI Stories from the Field – Oct 2011
National Network of Public Health Institutes
Public Health Foundation