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Quality assurance is the overarching term used to describe the activities employed to ensure the proper performance of a system. These activities can be classified into three categories: quality control, quality assessment, and internal corrective measures. Typically, these activities work cyclically: quality control is performed before and during the analysis, while quality assessment occurs during and after the investigation. Internal corrective measures are implemented based on the findings...
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Quality Control

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Pharmacovigilance

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Simulation of a Scaled Assembly Process with Collaboration of a Robotic Arm and Monitoring through a Vision System for Quality Control
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Examining quality function deployment in safety promotion in Sweden.

Agneta Kullberg1, Cecilia Nordqvist2, Kent Lindqvist2

  • 1Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden agneta.kullberg@liu.se.

Health Promotion International
|January 17, 2013
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Summary

Resident safety programs often overlook layperson needs. Comparing Quality Function Deployment (QFD) analysis of resident input with professional plans revealed gaps, highlighting the need for both perspectives in community safety initiatives.

Keywords:
community participationcommunity safety promotionquality improvement

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Community Safety
  • Health Promotion Methodologies

Background:

  • Safety promotion programs may not adequately incorporate the needs and demands of the general public.
  • Existing community safety initiatives might not fully align with residents' self-expressed safety concerns.
  • The Safe Community movement, supported by the World Health Organization, aims to enhance community safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare intervention focal areas derived from residents' safety needs with those identified by local government professionals.
  • To evaluate the implications of this comparison for the Safe Community movement.
  • To assess the suitability of the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) technique in community safety program development.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative and qualitative data on safety needs were collected from 787 housing residents.
  • The Quality Function Deployment (QFD) technique was used to transform resident data into an intervention design.
  • This QFD-derived design was compared with a safety intervention program developed by municipal public health professionals.

Main Results:

  • QFD analysis prioritized social integration processes in housing areas based on resident input but overlooked vulnerable groups.
  • The professional intervention program addressed vulnerable groups but did not prioritize social integration.
  • A discrepancy exists between resident-identified priorities and professional safety program focus.

Conclusions:

  • The QFD technique is valuable for incorporating layperson perspectives into residential safety promotion.
  • Integrating public health professionals' views is crucial to ensure the needs of socially deprived residents are met.
  • QFD can enhance the methodological tools available for developing effective safety promotion programs and interventions.