231865 Health report cards: Friend or foe

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Beverly Isman, RDH, MPH , ASTDD, Davis, CA
  
Numerous groups have used report card methodology to highlight health disparities and advocate for solutions, especially policy changes. State oral health programs have experienced multiple report cards by Oral Health America and a recent one by the Pew Foundation, while other organizations such as NACCHO, ASTHO, APHL and STIPDA have helped their members respond to report cards on many issues. The goal is to raise awareness of the use of health report cards. The purpose of this session is to review the history objectives and methods used to develop health report cards, discuss strengths and limitations of these efforts, review outcomes from their release, learn about how CDC plans to use report cards, and recommend areas for improvements and future research.

Learning Areas:
Communication and informatics
Conduct evaluation related to programs, research, and other areas of practice
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
1.Outline the purposes, uses and history of health report cards. 2.Discuss benefits and limitations of report card methods. 3.Discuss examples of the process and outcomes experienced by selected national organizations in helping their members respond to report card grades. 4.Discuss how agencies such as CDC might use report cards. 5.Recommend future areas for research or improvements by those funding and releasing report cards.

Keywords: Oral Health, Challenges and Opportunities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I helped design, manage and evaluate the ASTDD part of this study as well as bringing the other authors together for this panel
Any relevant financial relationships? Yes

Name of Organization Clinical/Research Area Type of relationship
ASTDD State health report cards Consultant

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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