Assessing Community-Based Public Health Plans: An Example From US Army Injury Prevention

Context: The US Army requires community health coalitions to develop action plans for their top public health priorities. Objective: To date, the US Army has not implemented a standardized review process for community action plans. Design: This project used the Plan Quality Index (PQI), an evidence-based, standardized tool, to evaluate injury prevention action plans created by injury prevention teams (IPTs). Setting: 17 Army installations. Participants: 17 IPT leads; 5 Health Promotion Program Officers. Intervention: Implementation of the PQI to evaluate the strength of injury prevention action plans and make recommendations for quality improvement to drive reductions in injuries at 17 Army installations. Main Outcome Measure: PQI total scores for high- (≥50 points on the PQI) and low-ranking plans (
Source: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice - Category: Health Management Tags: Research Reports Source Type: research