Wisconsin's Public Health Quality Initiative
Wisconsin's Public Health Quality Initiative is helping Wisconsin's health departments improve quality and prepare for national voluntary accreditation.
WIQI began on May 1, 2008 with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of its Multi-State Learning Collaborative: Lead States in Public Health Quality Improvement initiative aimed at improving the nation's public health system by setting benchmarks to measure health department quality.
As of May 1, 2011, WIQI is entering a new phase, in continued partnership with the Wisconsin Division of Public Health and the Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards, and with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Public Health Improvement Initiative.
Who Is Involved?
WIQI partners include the Wisconsin Division of Public Health central and regional offices and 40 local and Tribal health departments from every corner of the state.
WIQI Partner Health Departments
How Does Wisconsin Benefit?
1. Preparation of local, Tribal and state health departments for national voluntary accreditation. The national voluntary accreditation program is being launched in 2011 by the Public Health Accreditation Board. An accredited health department is one that meets newly developed national standards of performance and service. In the words of the PUblic Health Accreditation Board, “For public health departments, accreditation means demonstrated accountability and improved quality. Nationally, public health accreditation means that people across the country can expect the same quality of public health programs and services no matter where they live – in a Northeast city, a West Coast suburb, or a Midwest town. The expectation is that accreditation will strengthen public health departments and the services they provide, which will contribute to improved health outcomes in communities.”
2. Helping health departments improve quality. Voluntary accreditation is a new option for health departments and attaining it takes a lot of time and preparation. While not all Wisconsin health departments will be ready to apply for accreditation in the near future, all ARE interested in improving the quality of their services and operations. One way to achieve this is through integration of the quality improvement methods into daily practice. WIQI has a team of three quality improvement consultants who are working with partner agencies to integrate formal quality improvement methods into day to day practice.
3. Building a community of practice that will lead Wisconsin’s public health system into the future. The health departments of 2020 will not look like those of the 1990s or 2000s. So what should a modern Wisconsin public health system look like? WIQI partners are not only asking this question, they are collectively seeking the answers through their collective efforts to become more efficient, effective and accountable.
4. WIQI contributed to the development of an effective national voluntary accreditation program. Wisconsin was one of 16 "lead states" in the Multi-State Learning Collaborative. As such, our state, local and Tribal health department partners have contributed to the movement toward quality improvement integration and accreditation nationally.
Learn More
Click here for a project fact sheet.
Or
Follow WIQI activities, news and features by registering for our Public Health Quality blog at Connect on this website.
WIQI Partner Health Departments
Burnett Dodge Greenfield Iowa Jefferson Lincoln Marathon Oneida Oshkosh Pepin Polk Taylor Waushara Winnebago Wood Appleton Barron Dunn Monroe Oak Creek Richland Rusk Shawano Wauwatosa Bayfield Chippewa Clark Douglas Fond du Lac Forest
Forest County Potawatomi LaCrosse Langlade Manitowoc North Shore Pierce Portage St. Croix Vilas Washington WDPH regional & central offices
How Does Wisconsin Benefit?
1. Preparation of local, Tribal and state health departments for national voluntary accreditation. The national voluntary accreditation program is being launched in 2011 by the Public Health Accreditation Board. An accredited health department is one that meets newly developed national standards of performance and service. In the words of the PUblic Health Accreditation Board, “For public health departments, accreditation means demonstrated accountability and improved quality. Nationally, public health accreditation means that people across the country can expect the same quality of public health programs and services no matter where they live – in a Northeast city, a West Coast suburb, or a Midwest town. The expectation is that accreditation will strengthen public health departments and the services they provide, which will contribute to improved health outcomes in communities.”
2. Helping health departments improve quality. Voluntary accreditation is a new option for health departments and attaining it takes a lot of time and preparation. While not all Wisconsin health departments will be ready to apply for accreditation in the near future, all ARE interested in improving the quality of their services and operations. One way to achieve this is through integration of the quality improvement methods into daily practice. WIQI has a team of three quality improvement consultants who are working with partner agencies to integrate formal quality improvement methods into day to day practice.
3. Building a community of practice that will lead Wisconsin’s public health system into the future. The health departments of 2020 will not look like those of the 1990s or 2000s. So what should a modern Wisconsin public health system look like? WIQI partners are not only asking this question, they are collectively seeking the answers through their collective efforts to become more efficient, effective and accountable.
4. WIQI contributed to the development of an effective national voluntary accreditation program. Wisconsin was one of 16 "lead states" in the Multi-State Learning Collabo
WIQI Partner Health Departments
Burnett Dodge Greenfield Iowa Jefferson Lincoln Marathon Oneida Oshkosh Pepin Polk Taylor Waushara Winnebago Wood Appleton Barron Dunn Monroe Oak Creek Richland Rusk Shawano Wauwatosa Bayfield Chippewa Clark Douglas Fond du Lac Forest
Forest County Potawatomi LaCrosse Langlade Manitowoc North Shore Pierce Portage St. Croix Vilas Washington WDPH regional & central offices
How Does Wisconsin Benefit?
1. Preparation of local, Tribal and state health departments for national voluntary accreditation. The national voluntary accreditation program is being launched in 2011 by the Public Health Accreditation Board. An accredited health department is one that meets newly developed national standards of performance and service. In the words of the PUblic Health Accreditation Board, “For public health departments, accreditation means demonstrated accountability and improved quality. Nationally, public health accreditation means that people across the country can expect the same quality of public health programs and services no matter where they live – in a Northeast city, a West Coast suburb, or a Midwest town. The expectation is that accreditation will strengthen public health departments and the services they provide, which will contribute to improved health outcomes in communities.”
2. Helping health departments improve quality. Voluntary accreditation is a new option for health departments and attaining it takes a lot of time and preparation. While not all Wisconsin health departments will be ready to apply for accreditation in the near future, all ARE interested in improving the quality of their services and operations. One way to achieve this is through integration of the quality improvement methods into daily practice. WIQI has a team of three quality improvement consultants who are working with partner agencies to integrate formal quality improvement methods into day to day practice.
3. Building a community of practice that will lead Wisconsin’s public health system into the future. The health departments of 2020 will not look like those of the 1990s or 2000s. So what should a modern Wisconsin public health system look like? WIQI partners are not only asking this question, they are collectively seeking the answers through their collective efforts to become more efficient, effective and accountable.
4. WIQI contributed to the development of an effective national voluntary accreditation program. Wisconsin was one of 16 "lead states" in the Multi-State Learning Collaborative. As such, our state, local and Tribal health department partners have contributed to the movement toward quality improvement integration and accreditation nationally.
Learn More
Click here for a project fact sheet. (Link to doc posted in blog entry of 10.18.10)
Or
Follow WIQI activities, news and features by registering for our Public Health Quality blog at Members tab (link) on this website.
rative. As such, our state, local and Tribal health department partners have contributed to the movement toward quality improvement integration and accreditation nationally.
4.
Learn More
Click here for a project fact sheet. (Link to doc posted in blog entry of 10.18.10)
Or
Follow WIQI activities, news and features by registering for our Public Health Quality blog at Members tab (link) on this website.
