Quality Improvement Projects and Examples

Local Public Health - Tribal Public Health - Minnesota Dept. of Health

Minnesota's local and tribal health departments implement quality improvement projects every day. You can use a project as a basis for your own initiatives, or to inform your organization's activities in other ways.

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Building Leadership

Carver County Public Health:
Developing a Community Leadership Team
Flowchart, Interrelationship Digraph, PDSA, Tree Diagram
Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Board:
Establishing a Formal Leadership Structure to Implement SHIP
Interrelationship Digraph, PDSA, SWOT
Midstate Community Health Board (Now Horizon CHB):
Establishing a Strong Leadership Team
Fishbone, Interrelationship Digraph, PDSA, Tree Diagram

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Engaging Communities

Becker, Clay-Wilkin, Otter Tail Community Health Boards:
Soliciting Input and Advice from Key Stakeholders
Fishbone, Interrelationship Digraph, PDSA
Brown County Public Health:
Establishing a Partnership Coalition to Improve Healthy Behavior
Flowchart, Interrelationship Digraph, PDSA, Tree Diagram
Kandiyohi County Public Health:
Engaging Partners in a Community Leadership Team
Fishbone, Interrelationship Digraph, PDSA, Tree Diagram
Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment:
Convening a Sustainable Chronic Disease Prevention Coalition
Fishbone, PDSA
Wright County Public Health:
Engaging Community Partners in a SHIP Coalition
Flowchart, Interrelationship Digraph, PDSA, Radar Chart, Tree Diagram

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Wellness, Nutrition, and Obesity

Becker, Clay-Wilkin, Otter Tail Community Health Boards:
ICSI Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Obesity and Primary Prevention of Chronic Diseases
Affinity Diagram, Fishbone, Flowchart, Interrelationship Digraph
Benton County Public Health:
Worksite Policies for Tobacco-Free Grounds
Brown-Nicollet Community Health Board:
Worksite Policies for Tobacco-Free Grounds
City of Bloomington Public Health Division:
Healthy Eating in Licensed Child Care and Preschool Settings
Kandiyohi County Public Health:
Creating Active Communities through Non-Motorized Transportation and Community Recreation Facilities
Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Community Health Board:
Implementing a Comprehensive Employee Wellness Initiative
Minneapolis Department of Health and Family Support:
Increased Consumption of Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Nutritious Foods
Flowchart, Radar Chart
North Country Community Health Board:
Comprehensive Nutrition Policies
Southwest Health and Human Services:
Comprehensive Nutrition Policies
Washington County Department of Public Health and Environment:
Health Care Breastfeeding Support
Flowchart, Radar Chart

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Access to Care

Central/Northwest Inter-Agency Partnership:
Helping Clients Keep WIC Appointments
Fishbone, Flowchart, PDSA
Douglas County Public Health:
Early Identification of Child Mental Health Needs
Fishbone, PDSA
Morrison-Todd-Wadena Community Health Board:
Facilitating Active Referrals to Healthy Behavior Resources
Northeast Inter-Agency Partnership:
Increasing Acceptance of Dental Varnishing
Flowchart, Force Field, PDSA
Olmsted County Public Health Services:
Facilitating Active Referrals to Healthy Behavior Resources

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Technology and HIE

Carver County Public Health:
Streamlining the Health Alert Network Testing Process
Fishbone, Flowchart, PDSA
Minnesota Counties Computer Cooperative:
How Developing an Electronic Record Improved Communication in Latent TB Clinics
Fishbone, Flowchart, PDSA
Minnesota Immunization Council:
Merging Data to Improve Immunization Rates
Fishbone, Flowchart, PDSA

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Improving Processes

Visit: Lean and Kaizen
Olmsted County Public Health Services:
Improving the Local Public Health Workforce
Flowchart, PDSA, Radar Chart
Sherburne County Public Health:
Improving Documentation by Personal Care Assistants
Fishbone, Flowchart, PDSA

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