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

Authors

William C. Livingood, University of Florida/Shands-Jax-CHEQR & Georgia Southern University JPHsuCOPHFollow
Nandi Marshall, JPHsuCOPH, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Angela Peden, JPHsuCOPH, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Ketty Gonzales, East Central Health District; Augusta, GAFollow
Gulzar H. Shah, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Russ Toal, JPHsuCOPH, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Kellie Penix, JPHsuCOPH, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Dayna Alexander, JPHsuCOPH, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Kay Davis, Southeast Health District, Waycross, GAFollow
Sylvester Nixon, Coastal Health District, Savannah, GAFollow
Purity Cummings, East Central Health District, Augusta, GAFollow
William Riley, Arizona State UniversityFollow
Lynn Woodhouse, JPHsuCOPH, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

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 WC, Marshall N, Peden A, Gonzales K, Shah GH, Toal R, Penix K, Alexander D, Davis K, Nixon S, Cummings P, Riley W, Woodhouse L. Building Capacity to Support and Study QI in Local Georgia Public Health Systems. Front Public Health Serv Syst Res 2012; 1(3).
DOI: 10.13023/FPHSSR.0103.06