Local public health performance measurement: Implementation strategies and lessons learned from aligning program evaluation indicators with the 10 essential public health services

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-325

  Reedy, Aimee M ^a   Luna, Rocio G ^b   Olivas, Guadalupe S ^c   Sujeer, Anandi ^b  

^a Mission College   (United States)

^b Santa Clara County Public Health Department   (United States)

^c Public Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

essential public health services; program evaluation; public health evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CALIFORNIA; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 23244459296     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200507000-00010     Document Type: Article

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