Case Example: Saginaw County

Keywords / Description:

Utilizing results from the NACCHO Local Health Department Self-Assessment Tool, Saginaw County Department of Public Health in Michigan chose to focus on improving their capacity in Operational Definition Standard 1-C: "Conduct or contribute expertise to periodic community health assessments."

Their project included:
• Applying Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) methods;
• Conducting a training workshop on CQI and health assessments with staff; and
• Developing a curriculum on assessment methods to increase knowledge of standards and processes for conducting future community health assessments.

Results of the training and project are available in this 52-page case example, as well as summarized in the one-page storyboard.

Toolkit:

Accreditation Preparation Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Quality Improvement

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

Saginaw County Department of Public Health

Submitted:

08/04/2008

Modified:

06/25/2010

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