News and Events

New Video Highlight: Operation Chuck Wagon

Check out our new video highlight, “Operation Chuck Wagon” from the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health.  The video itself is available in the bottom half of our home page. You can also view the details of this wonderful QI initiative here. The initiative helped increase the percentage of properly licensed mobile food vendors to correct unsafe food handling and prevent foodborne illness. Great news for food truck aficionados!

Our First Newsletter and the Open Forum Challenge

Happy June, PHQIX community!

First, we wanted to let you know that our first newsletter was sent to our PHQIX user list who agreed to be contacted. We are archiving these newsletters on the site here. For future reference, they will be housed under the 'News' tab. If you did not receive the newsletter and would like to do so in the future, please contact burcu@phqix.org.

Additionally, we are excited to be at the Open Forum for Quality Improvement in Public Health in Milwaukee, Wisconsin today through Friday, June 14. Please come by our booth to say hello and learn more about our developments, resources and community! We would also like to take this opportunity to reveal the Open Forum Challenge!

Any Open Forum attendees who comment substantively to a submission and/or in our Community Forum will be entered into a drawing for an iPod Nano. You can be entered into the drawing up to three times the more you comment. This Challenge is open to those who have already registered, as well as new users who register during the conference. You can become a PHQIX user here: https://www.phqix.org/user/register

We look forward to reading your wisdom!

Promising Practices

Look for the Thumbs Up Icon!

Throughout the month of June, 'like' submissions, comments, and news posts...anything you find interesting that has the upvoting option!  You'll be entered into the drawing for a chance to win a Memory Jogger, stainless steel water bottle, or LED flashlight. Just look for the thumbs-up icon and click on it! Like away!

Performance Management - Where to Begin?

Performance Management - Are you wondering where to begin? Or how to connect with people who are already doing it? Weigh in on this community forum post: https://www.phqix.org/content/performance-management-how-do-i-begin

New Video Highlight Coming Soon!

Operation Chuck Wagon is the next QI initiative to be featured on PHQIX! This initiative, run by the Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department (NKIDHD), addressed potential health risks associated with mobile food vendors. For more information, check out their submission. Stay tuned for the video, which will be displayed on the home page!

Featured QI Submission

The current featured submission was submitted by the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control:

Using Marketing Strategies to Increase Use of a Teen Health Center

Why we love this submission: All stages of the initiative are very clearly outlined, the submitter provides an excellent explanation of the QI methods, and many of the tools that were used are included for readers. For anyone hoping to increase awareness of and access to health services, this submission is essential reading!

https://www.phqix.org/content/using-marketing-strategies-increase-use-te...