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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Recorded presentation

Jennifer Kertanis, MPH, CT Association of Directors of Health, Inc., 241 Main Street, 2nd floor, Hartford, CT 06106, John Gwinn, PhD, MS, MPH, National Association of Local Boards of Health, Kent Ohio Board of Health, 511 Harvey Street, Kent, OH 44240, James Pearsol, MEd, Ohio Department of Health, 246 North High Street, 7th floor, Columbus, OH 43215, and Liza Corso, MPA, OD/OCPHP, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., NE, Bldg. 21- MS D-30, Atlanta, GA 30333, 404-639-5066, lmc5@cdc.gov.

This session will focus on how jurisdictions have used the NPHPSP assessments and applied results for performance improvement. Speakers from diverse jurisdictions will discuss how they have used the assessment instruments and will share their experiences, successes, and lessons learned in initiating and implementing the performance assessment process in terms of better or more efficient services, capacities, or outcomes. Particular emphasis will be given to successes and lessons learned, and highlighting specific improvement strategies. Speakers also will focus in on concrete examples of program improvements or specific Essential Public Health Services so as to highlight tangible outcomes.

The National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) is a collaborative effort to enhance to Nation's public health systems. Seven national public health organizations - CDC, APHA, ASTHO, NACCHO, NALBOH, NNPHI, and PHF – have partnered to develop national model performance standards for state and local public health systems and local governing entities, based on the framework of the ten essential public health services. Numerous state public health systems, local public health systems, and boards of health have used the national standards since the launch of the NPHPSP in 2002 and find it a valuable tool for assessing public health activities and identifying opportunities for improvement.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this panel session, participants will be able to

• Describe how the instruments have been used in practice;
• Describe how knowledge gained from the NPHPSP can be translated into opportunities for improved public health practice or help to shape public health policy; and
• identify lessons learned as a result of NPHPSP use at the state and local levels.

Keywords: Performance Measurement, Community Health Assessment

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

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Recorded presentation