New Toolkit Helps Build Capacity in Continuous Quality Improvement
The new Continuous Quality Improvement Toolkit: A Resource for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Awardees will help local agencies build capacity in CQI. The toolkit was developed as part of the Design Options for Home Visiting Evaluation project, which is overseen by the Administration for Children and Families in partnership with the Health Resources and Services Administration.
The toolkit features examples from home visiting but may also be helpful for audiences from other early childhood and human service programs. It contains nine modules; each module includes a facilitation guide, PowerPoint slides with facilitation notes, and handouts and activities for participants.
Use the links below to access the modules:
- Module 1: Introduction to CQI
- Module 2: Using Data to Drive CQI and Identify Topics
- Module 3: Creating the CQI Culture and Forming a Team
- Module 4: Creating SMART Aims
- Module 5: Understanding the PDSA Process and Measurement
- Module 6: Process Maps
- Module 7: Root Cause Analysis Tools
- Module 8: Key Driver Diagrams
- Module 9: Reliability Concepts and Sustaining Gains
MIECHV supports voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services for at-risk pregnant women and parents with young children up to kindergarten entry.