More Information
You may find the resources below helpful when considering a quality improvement plan at your organization. Please return to this page for additional resources as they are added in the future.
Guides
- Public Health Foundation: Developing a Health Department QI Plan
- NNPHI: Quality Improvement, Performance Management Toolkit
- NACCHO: Quality Improvement
- NACCHO: Roadmap to a Culture of Quality Improvement
- CDC: Performance Management and Quality Improvement
Webinars
- NNPHI: Designing and Implementing a QI Plan (50 minutes)
(PDF: 339KB / 50 minutes)
See also: Presentation Slides
Examples: Charters
- Kitsap Public Health District (PDF: 83KB / 5 pages)
- Fillmore-Houston Community Health Service (PDF: 282KB / 7 pages)
- Kandiyohi County Public Health (PDF: 163KB / 6 pages)
Examples: QI Plans
Note: These examples have not been reviewed by PHAB and are not guaranteed to meet PHAB standards. Please use the PHAB requirements list and the QI Plan Outline as tools to ensure that your QI Plan meets PHAB requirements if you plan to apply for PHAB accreditation.
Washington County (MN)
- Washington Co. Quality Improvement Plan (PDF: 577KB / 16 pages)
- QI Process Map (PDF: 212KB / 1 page)
- QI Project Proposal (PDF: 291KB / 1 page)
- QI Project Worksheet (PDF: 195KB / 2 pages)
- QI Storyboard (PDF: 200KB / 1 page)
- PIT Consultant Checklist (PDF: 193KB / 1 page)
Fillmore-Houston CHB (MN)
- Fillmore-Houston Quality Improvement Plan (PDF: 311KB / 4 pages)
- Appendix A: QI Organizational Structure (PDF: 187KB / 1 page)
- Appendix B: QI Council Charter (PDF: 282KB / 7 pages)
- Appendix C: QI Calendar (PDF: 215KB / 2 pages)
- Appendix D: QI Project Submission and Reporting Form
(PDF: 161KB / 2 pages) - Note: Appendices E and F are purposely omitted.
- Appendix G: QI Glossary of Terms (PDF: 284KB / 2 pages)
Sedgwick County (KS)
Kane County (IL)
Tacoma-Pierce County (WA)
Standards and Measures
Downloads
You will find, compiled below, any and all tools, reports, and examples used on the QI pages, repeated here for quick scanning and download.

