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About the MLC

Lead States in Public Health Quality Improvement is the third phase of the Multi-State Learning Collaborative (MLC). The program, which builds off the momentum of two previous MLC initiatives, brings state and local health departments together with other stakeholders including public health institutes, health care providers and universities to improve public health services and the health of their community by implementing quality improvement practices. Each of the 16 participating states has been awarded a three-year grant of up to $150,000 per year to implement projects that will help address specific health outcomes like decreasing the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases or reducing the burden of illness due to tobacco or alcohol usage. Additionally, states will address how they deliver public health services such as how they ensure customer satisfaction with services or collect and use health data. Check out the eCatalog to explore the work of the MLC states.

 

Participating States

Florida	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa
Kansas	Michigan	Minnesota	Missouri
Montana	N. Hampshire	N. Jersey	N. Carolina
Oklahoma	S. Carolina	Washington	Wisconsin

 

Stories from the MLC

On this page, you will find stories about the experiences of five MLC states preparing for national accreditation and undertaking quality improvement efforts.  Please click here to visit this page

 

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

National Accreditation and Quality Improvement in Public Health were the focus of the August 2007 and the January 2010 issues of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Free online access to these issues are available by clicking on the links above.

 

Other Resources

• NNPHI eCatalog – Under Programs, select “Multi-State Learning Collaborative.” You may also search by state.
• Topical Briefs -- The Multi-State Learning Collaborative “Topical Briefs” examine issues that have emerged throughout the course of the MLC states’ work.
  • Preparing the Public Health Workforce for Quality Improvement
  • Sharing Model Practices to Achieve Accreditation and Improvement
  • Supporting Multi-State Quality Improvement Projects and Collaboratives
• Making the Connection -- Making the Connection: an Exploration of Quality Improvement and Accreditation through the MLC was a newsletter series highlighting the work of the MLC states who participated in the second phase of the project.
  • Making the Connection, Issue 1
  • Making the Connection, Issue 2
  • Making the Connection, Issue 3
  • Making the Connection, Issue 4
• Illinois Voluntary Accreditation Project: Standards, Measures, and Evidence Guide
• The ABC's of PDCA - Introduction to this quality improvement tool and the variety of its uses
• Academy Health Issue Brief: QI in Public Health - Lessons Learned from the MLC
• Michigan’s Quality Improvement Guidebook -- The guidebook provides models, strategies, and tools that can be used by local health practioners to approach quality improvement.
• PHLS Teleconference Series on Quality Improvement – View materials from the teleconference series.
• Public Health Accreditation Board – Visit the PHAB website to learn more about the development of a national voluntary accreditation program for public health departments.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials, Accreditation and Quality Improvement Website. Includes numerous resources geared to helping local health departments prepare for accreditation and conduct quality improvement efforts.

  

*The Grantee Resources section has been moved to the Grantee Corner page.  You can find this page by clicking on the link at the top of this page or by clicking here: www.nnphi.org/mlc/granteecorner

 

Please contact Anooj Pattnaik at apattnaik@nnphi.org for more information.