Story of Measurable Improvement in Public Health
Name of Health Department/Agency: |
Levy County Health Department |
State: |
FL |
Contact Name: |
Barbara Locke |
Contact Information: |
barbara_locke@doh.state.fl.us |
Date Added: |
6/26/2011 |
Program/Topic Area: |
Animal bite reporting |
QI techniques/tools: |
5-whys, Flowchart, Root Cause Analysis, Brainstorming |
Description of the process and intervention: |
The goal of this effort was to provide accurate and timely animal bite reporting by increasing Levy County residents' awareness of six key components bite reporting. The team conducted a pre-test with 350 respondents to gather data on residents' awareness of the 6 components of animal bite reporting. An 8-week campaign was implemented including a rabies educational board that was toured throughout the community, incentives for interacting with the board, bi-lingual educational pamphlets, and informational newspaper articles. Following the campaign, a post-test was administered to 326 to measure change in awareness. |
Result/outcome: |
As a result of the campaign, residents demonstrated an increased awareness of 4 of the 6 key components of animal bite reporting. |
Next Steps: |
Institute an animal bite education program as a part of the agency's ongoing community educational programs and replicate this process across other programs. |
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