State Public Health Laboratory System Quality Improvement Activities

The State Public Health Laboratory System.

This article describes the development since 2000 of the State Public Health Laboratory System in the United States. These state systems collectively are related to several other recent public health laboratory (PHL) initiatives. The first is the Core Functions and Capabilities of State Public Health Laboratories, a white paper that defined the basic responsibilities of the state PHL. Another i...

The evolving Public Health Laboratory System.

Laboratory system strengthening and quality improvement in Ethiopia

BACKGROUND In 2010, a National Laboratory Strategic Plan was set forth in Ethiopia to strengthen laboratory quality systems and set the stage for laboratory accreditation. As a result, the Strengthening Laboratory Management Toward Accreditation (SLMTA) programme was initiated in 45 Ethiopian laboratories. OBJECTIVES This article discusses the implementation of the programme, the findings fro...

Quality improvement in public health: where are we now?

Managing performance and strengthening accountability have emerged as the prevailing themes confronting public health agencies as expectations continue to rise and resources tighten. Two prominent strategies to strengthen accountability and improve performance across agencies are voluntary accreditation of health departments coupled with continuous quality improvement (QI). This special issue i...

Quality improvement in North Carolina's public health departments.

North Carolina has been a leader in the application of quality improvement (QI) to public health practice. Over the past decade, numerous developments have served to accelerate the adoption of QI in North Carolina's local health departments. The outstanding results from the widespread application of QI should help North Carolina to become a healthier state.