Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health: Exploring the Issues

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Front Matter R1-R4
Contents R5-R6
Summary 1-3
Introduction 4-5
Connecting with the Community 6-11
Assessing Community Public Health Practice 12-16
Monitoring and Imrpoving Community Health: A Washington State Case Study 17-31
Activities at the National Level 32-40
Committee Comments on Presentations and Discussion 41-44
References 45-47
Appendixes 48-47
A Vision Statement 48-53
B Workshop Agenda 54-57
C Workshop Speakers and Guests 58-59

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		SUMMARY		1
		INTRODUCTION		4
		Study Plans,		4
		The Workshop,		6
		CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY		6
		Assessing a Community's Health,		6
		Adapting Health Plan Performance Indicators for the Community,		9
		ASSESSING COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE		12
		Developing Performance Measures for Public Health Practice,		12
		Using Public Health Performance Measurement,		15
		Comments on the Committee's Task,		17
		MONITORING AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH: A WASHINGTON STATE CASE STUDY		17
		Public Health in Washington State,		18
		Linking Academic Health Centers and Local Health Departments,		19
		Private Sector Participation in Community Health Activities: The Role of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound,		21
		Addressing Environmental Health Issues,		23
		A Voluntary Approach to Developing Public–Private Health Information Systems,		25
		Community Health Assessment in Seattle–King County,		27
		ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL		32
		Federal Agencies,		32
		Private Sector Organizations,		36

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Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health: Exploring the Issues: Workshop Summary Contents SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 4 Study Plans, 4 The Workshop, 6 CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY 6 Assessing a Community's Health, 6 Adapting Health Plan Performance Indicators for the Community, 9 ASSESSING COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE 12 Developing Performance Measures for Public Health Practice, 12 Using Public Health Performance Measurement, 15 Comments on the Committee's Task, 17 MONITORING AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY HEALTH: A WASHINGTON STATE CASE STUDY 17 Public Health in Washington State, 18 Linking Academic Health Centers and Local Health Departments, 19 Private Sector Participation in Community Health Activities: The Role of Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, 21 Addressing Environmental Health Issues, 23 A Voluntary Approach to Developing Public–Private Health Information Systems, 25 Community Health Assessment in Seattle–King County, 27 ACTIVITIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL 32 Federal Agencies, 32 Private Sector Organizations, 36

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Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health: Exploring the Issues: Workshop Summary COMMITTEE COMMENTS ON PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSION 41 REFERENCES 45 APPENDIXES A Vision Statement, 48 B Workshop Agenda, 54 C Workshop Speakers and Guests, 58