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Contact Information

Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health
Quality Improvement
Jeffrey Gunzenhauser MD , MPH
241 N. Figueroa St., Suite 275
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Phone: (213) 989-7236
Fax: (213) 240-8626
email: qi@ph.lacounty.gov

Medical Literature

Articles

Derose SF, Schuster MA, Fielding JE, Asch SM. Public health quality measurement: concepts and challenges.
Ann Rev Public Health 2002; 23: 1-21. (Download article, PDF, 199K)
Øvretveit J, Bate P, Cleary P, Cretin S, Gustafson D, et al. Quality collaboratives: lessons from research.
Qual Saf Health Care 2002;11:345-151. (Download article, PDF, 102K)

Books

Evidence-Based Public Health
Brownson, Baker, Leet, and Gillespie. Oxford University Press, 2003
(Foreword By Dr. Fielding) (Book Summary, Word, 69K)
Prevention Effectiveness, A Guide to Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation, 2nd Edition
Haddix, Teutch, and Corso. Oxford University Press, 2003
(Foreword by Dr. Fielding)