Evaluating performance of state and local public health top-executives

An integral component of many leadership development programs is the use of a 360 degree performance evaluation. Both the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) have developed separately through grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, tailored 360 degree performance tools for state and local health department top-executives respectively. As the public health field evolves and is impacted by reforms in the health care system, the public health executives at state and local health departments need tools to measure their individual performance and address their development needs. ASTHO and NACCHO utilized subject matter experts to develop items (skills, knowledge, and performances) associated with successful top-executives, no matter their size, structure or governance, to be included in the 360 degree performance evaluation tools. This session will identify items shared by state and local top-executives of health departments and items unique to each position. The results of this study may influence leadership development in public health by recognizing performances associated with successful top-executives of state and local health departments, leaders in public health. The session will also share examples of how the tools have impacted performance of top-executives who have used them.