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Developing national performance standards for local public health systems.

Rosemary Bakes-Martin1, Liza C Corso, Laura B Landrum

  • 1El Paso County Department of Health and Environment in Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910, USA. rosemarybakes-martin@epchealth.org

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice : JPHMP
|August 17, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Public health systems now have national performance standards to measure effectiveness in delivering essential services. This framework addresses challenges like bioterrorism and emerging infections, improving public health practice.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Services Research
  • Performance Measurement

Background:

  • Public health performance measurement has been a persistent challenge since the 1990s.
  • The field faces evolving threats including bioterrorism, emerging infections, and healthcare delivery changes.
  • A need exists for standardized methods to assess public health system capacity and core function delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the development of national performance standards for public health.
  • To create a framework for measuring the effective delivery of the 10 Essential Public Health Services.
  • To establish a consensus-based approach for evaluating public health practice.

Main Methods:

  • A practice-driven development approach was employed.

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  • Comprehensive field testing was integrated into the process.
  • Iterative revisions were conducted based on feedback and testing.

    • Main Results:

    • A set of national performance standards for public health has been developed.
    • The standards provide a framework for measuring the 10 Essential Public Health Services.
    • The developed standards represent a national consensus.

    Conclusions:

    • The new performance standards offer a vital tool for assessing public health system effectiveness.
    • This framework supports efforts to strengthen public health practice and preparedness.
    • The standards facilitate consistent measurement across diverse public health settings.