Building Capacity to Support and Study QI in Local Georgia Public Health Systems

Authors

William C. Livingood, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Nandi A. Marshall, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Angela Peden, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
Ketty Gonzalez, Georgia Department of Public HealthFollow
Gulzar H. Shah, Georgia Southern University, Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public HealthFollow
Russell B. Toal, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Kellie O. Penix, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Dayna S. Alexander, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Kay Davis, Georgia Department of Public HealthFollow
Sylvester Nixon, Georgia Department of Public Health
Purity Cummings, Georgia Department of Public HealthFollow
William Riley, Arizona State University
Lynn D. Woodhouse, Georgia Southern University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research

DOI

10.13023/FPHSSR.0103.06

ISSN

2169-1584

Abstract

The study of quality improvement within Georgia’s local public health systems provides important insight into the use of regional bodies as quality improvement (QI) collaboratives and multijurisdictional entities. This report describes QI initiatives following a RWJF funded quick strike research grant to assess health district capacity to conduct QI in Georgia’s local public health systems. These QI initiatives use QI to improve public health outcomes including: Adolescent pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection prevention, HIV prevention and control, and HIV Management.

Recommended Citation

Livingood, William C., Nandi A. Marshall, Angela Peden, Ketty Gonzalez, Gulzar H. Shah, Russell B. Toal, Kellie O. Penix, Dayna S. Alexander, Kay Davis, Sylvester Nixon, Purity Cummings, William Riley, Lynn D. Woodhouse. 2012. "Building Capacity to Support and Study QI in Local Georgia Public Health Systems." Frontiers in Public Health Services and Systems Research, 1 (3): 3-7: University of Kentucky. doi: 10.13023/FPHSSR.0103.06
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