Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), a Wolters Kluwer Health business, has announced that the January/February 2012 edition of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) is a special issue entirely focused on the critical topic of quality improvement in public health. The journal provides peer-reviewed practical information on the design and implementation of public health programmes.
Guest editors Dr. Greg D. Randolph of North Carolina Center for Public Health Quality, and Dr. Suzanne Lea of Brody School of Medicine, have assembled a series of case studies describing how local public health agencies are implementing quality improvement (QI) and analysing key factors leading to the success of these initiatives. Their editorial 'Quality Improvement in Public Health: Moving From Knowing the Path to Walking the Path,' highlights the need to effectively move from recommendations and ideals to action. Other articles address quality improvement learning collaboratives, as well as progress of local health departments in adopting QI.
The Journal of Public Health Management and Practice provides information and solutions that can be readily incorporated into daily use whether its academia, public administration or research. Authoritative articles and provocative commentaries are written and peer reviewed by leading public health researchers, administrators, and practitioners from local, state and federal public health agencies. The journal covers everyday challenges of public health and offers hands-on, step-by-step solutions top public health professionals across the country are using.
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