Methodologies in Community & Public Health Assessment
The concrete methodologies and objectives are how you will analyze systems and break them down; enacting change on the system level.
Model for Improvement & Plan-Do-Study-Act
The MFI has 2 parts:
- Three fundamental questions, which can be addressed in any order
- What are we trying to accomplish?
- How will we know that a change is an improvement?
- What change can we make that will result in improvement?
- The PDSA cycle to test and adapt changes to ensure they result in the desired improvement
MFI Basic Steps:
- create a global aim
- explore the current landscape
- define specific aim - SMARTIE
- determine suite/ Dashboard of metrics
- start creating change ideas
Methodologies for Systems Assesment
Process Mapping - methodology for understanding and analyzing improvement of an entire system, or its components through visualizations of its operational steps
- What is Process Mapping - Lucidchart
- How to Create it? - UMass Amherst
Fishbone Diagram - a tool for structured brainstorming to identify causes and sub-causes of a problem or unwanted effect
- How to Use the Fishbone Tool for Root Cause Analysis - CMS
- Fishbone Diagram Tutorial - Lucidchart
Driver Diagram - a visual display of a team's theory of what "drives" or contributes to the achievement of a project aim
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SMARTIE
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time-framed
Inclusive
Equitable