RAND Center for Public Health Preparedness
Who We Are
In response to a realization both within the U.S. and abroad that public health is inextricably intertwined with security, RAND Health has woven together a unique group of researchers with the multidisciplinary skill sets to address these emerging challenges. The Public Health Preparedness Program has conducted numerous studies to evaluate, model, and enhance public health preparedness policy options for governmental officials at the state, local, and federal levels within the U.S., Public Health Ministries overseas, and for the private sector.
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Quality Improvement Toolkit for State and Local Public Health Agencies
RAND has developed an easy to use quality improvement toolkit that includes strategies, tips and resources designed to assist state and local public health professionals in applying a quality improvement (QI) approach to their emergency preparedness activities, particularly for pandemic influenza preparedness. The toolkit provides:
- A simple framework that illustrates how successful performance of key public health functions ensures an effective response to pandemic influenza and other public health emergencies
- A brief tutorial on QI methods
- Strategies to systematically review your agency's preparedness activities, identify areas in which to focus improvement efforts, and measure and improve your agency's preparedness capabilities
- Tips for using day-to-day public health activities to practice preparedness for pandemic influenza, or any public health emergency
- Success stories and promising practices from health departments across the country
Order your FREE copy of the Toolkit today!
If you would like a free copy of the entire Quality Improvement Toolkit on CD-ROM, please send your name, organization and address to preparedness@rand.org and enter "Requesting the PREPARE Toolkit" in the subject line.
Webinar: Quality Improvement Strategies for Public Health Emergency Preparedness — Nov. 19, 2008
In this webinar the RAND Center for Public Health Preparedness provides guidance on applying quality improvement (QI) methods to public health emergency preparedness, including how agencies can use QI methods to identify areas for improvement and to develop strategies for making effective changes, examples of first-hand experiences from a pilot QI learning collaborative in public health emergency preparedness, and how to use small scale drills for performance assessment and continuous improvement
Featured Presenters:
Debra Lotstein, M.D., M.P.H., Project Director, PREPARE for Pandemic Influenza Pilot Learning Collaborative, RAND Corporation
Jeanne Ringel, Ph.D., Deputy Director, RAND Center for Public Health Preparedness
April Swartout, M.P.A., Public Health Program Coordinator, Genesee County, MI Health Department
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