Abstract The Tobacco Control Scorecard, published in 2004, presented estimates of the
effectiveness of different policies on smoking rates. Since its publication, new evidence has …

This report provides recommendations developed collaboratively by CDC and the Office of
Population Affairs (OPA) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The …

Given the pace of technological advancement and government mandates for healthcare and
system transformation, there is an imperative for change. Health systems are highly complex …

This field research in outpatient service operations examines original quantitative data on
appointments and analyzes a lean process improvement project that was conducted to …

Background About 40% of all health burden in New Zealand is due to cancer,
cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes/obesity. Outcomes for Māori (indigenous …

Housing may be at once the most powerful and underused tool at our disposal to improve
population health. Using examples from the USA, we argue that current levels of housing …

Objective: We implemented a Web-based Dashboard (HealthMap Foodborne Dashboard) to
identify and respond to tweets about food poisoning from St Louis City residents. Design and …

This document introduces and explains common implementation concepts and frameworks
relevant to healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention and control and can serve as a …

Background Understanding quality improvement from a patient perspective is important for
delivering patient-centred care. Yet the ways patients define quality improvement remains …

CONTEXT: Public health leaders are making difficult decisions about how to maximize the
effectiveness of public health services with diminishing funds. Quality improvement (QI) …