Understanding the NPHPSP
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Backgrounder—Ten Essential Public Health Services |
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This one-page document lists the Ten Essential Public Health Services and provides background information. More » |
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NPHPSP Fact Sheet |
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This Web-based fact sheet provides background information on the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP). This program developed the local instrument, also known as the Local Public Health System Assessment (LPHSA) in MAPP. More » |
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Ten Essential Services Flyer |
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This flyer produced in Oneida County, N.Y., lists the Ten Essential Public Health Services and provides information regarding the history and purpose of the services. More » |
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Ten Essential Services Poster |
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This brightly colored poster lists the Ten Essential Public Health Services and was designed to raise awareness of the services. More » |
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CDC NPHPSP Toolkit |
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) Toolkit includes general resources, resources for preparing and conducting the assessment, and post assessment performance improvement resources. More » |
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The Ten Essential Public Health Services and LPHSA |
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This 15-page document developed by the Three Rivers District Health Department (KY) provides a framework for incorporating the Ten Essential Public Health Services in the LPHSA. More » |
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Getting Ready to Begin
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Example Cover Letter to Health Department Staff |
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The Greenwich Department of Health sent this cover letter to staff members involved in an upcoming LPHSA meeting. The letter briefs the staff on what to expect and provides information regarding supplementary preparatory materials. More » |
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Example LPHSA Invitation Letter |
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Greenwich Department of Health (CT) sent this letter to potential public and private partners inviting them to participate in the LPHSA assessment. The letter explains the theory behind the process and provides meeting details. More » |
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Example LPHSA Meeting Agenda |
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This is a sample agenda from Greenwich Department of Health's LPHSA meeting. The agenda ties in specific essential services and includes breakout sessions for participants. More » |
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NPHPSP User’s Guide |
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This guide is intended to provide NPHPSP users—including state, local, and governance instrument users—with practical guidance, helpful tips, and sample tools for implementing the performance standards assessments in state and local public health systems, or among public health agency governing bodies. More » |
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NPHPSP Local Instrument Facilitator's Guide |
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This document is designed to walk NPHPSP facilitators through the assessment process while highlighting potential challenges and providing guidance on how to overcome obstacles. More » |
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Partners to Include by Essential Public Health Service |
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This document provides a list of potential partners to include for each essential public health service. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Attendee Letter |
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This letter was sent to confirmed attendees of the 2011 LPHSA retreat in Knox County, TN, in order to provide them with more information about the assessment prior to the retreat. More » |
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Sample NPHPSP Invitation Letter |
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Three Rivers District Health Department (KY) sent this letter to potential public and private partners inviting them to participate in the NPHPSP assessment. The letter explains the theory behind the process and provides meeting details. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Retreat Invitation |
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This letter was the initial contact sent to all invitees to the 2011 LPHSA retreat in Knox County, TN. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Retreat Reminder Postcard |
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This postcard was sent as an RSVP reminder to all invitees of the 2011 LPHSA retreat in Knox County, TN. More » |
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Sample NPHPSP Postcard |
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This document is a sample postcard created by Three Rivers District Health Department (KY) to encourage community partners to participate in the NPHPSP assessment. More » |
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Sample NPHPSP Public Service Announcement |
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This document is a sample PSA statement released by Three Rivers District Health Department (KY) to encourage community members to participate in the NPHPSP assessment. More » |
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Orienting Your Partners
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Example Assessment Process Presentation |
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This 10-slide PowerPoint presentation provides basic information on the assessment process, including motivation, purpose, and a discussion of the Ten Essential Public Health Services. This presentation is useful for familiarizing partners with the process and could be used to kick off an assessment meeting. More » |
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Essential Services Pre-Conference Worksheet |
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This two-page worksheet is a useful tool for group brainstorming prior to an assessment conference. The worksheet shows how the Greenwich MAPP team divided each health service into specific components important to their community and then listed examples within the community. More » |
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Sample NPHPSP Script |
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This document is a sample script created by the Three Rivers District Health Department (KY) that introduces NPHPSP to community partners. This document is useful for familiarizing partners with the process and could be used to kick off an assessment meeting. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Facilitator''s Worksheet |
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This document was used in Knox County, TN, to provide instructions to its facilitators for the 2011 LPHSA. This assessment was completed at a one-day retreat, and facilitators had also received previous training. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Orientation Powerpoint |
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This Powerpoint presentation was used in Knox County, TN to orient participants in the LPHSA retreat. More » |
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Sample Partnership Participant Form |
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This form was used in Knox County, Tennessee during the LPHSA retreat to gather information from participants about how to contact them and their preferred level of involvement. More » |
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Conducting the Assessment
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Agency Contribution Questionnaire—NPHPSP |
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This supplemental optional questionnaire asks about the public health agency's contribution to each model standard in the NPHPSP local instrument. Those that complete these questions receive an additional component in their reports. More » |
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Facilitator's Guide—FL Example |
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Florida State Health Department compiled this facilitator's guide which includes resources for implementing the local instrument of the NPHPSP. This website provides useful information for facilitators navigating the assessment process. More » |
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NPHPSP Local Instrument—Version 3 |
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This is the updated version of the NPHPSP local instrument.
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Priority Questionnaire—NPHPSP |
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This supplemental optional questionnaire asks about the "priority" of addressing each model standard in the NPHPSP local instrument. Those who complete these questions receive an additional component in their report, which ranks scores in relation to how the community prioritized the standards. This new component is intended to strengthen and better catalyze performance improvement activities that should occur as a result of the assessment process. More » |
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NPHPSP Automated Voting PowerPoint Slides |
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These PowerPoint slides were used by the Polk County Health Department (FL) for the completion of the NPHPSP Local Instrument with an automated voting system.
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NPHPSP Response Options Poster |
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This poster displays the response options, including percentages, for users completing the National Public Health Performance Standards local, state, or governance instrument. Users can also reproduce this poster and use as voting cards for the assessment. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Recorder Worksheet |
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This worksheet was used by recorders at the 2011 LPHSA in Knox County, TN. Each table had 10-15 participants and two trained facilitators, one of whom facilitated as the other recorded the results of the votes. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Voting Cards |
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This document was used in Knox County, TN, to allow participants in the LPHSA retreat to quickly and easily vote. A "don''t know" option was added that does not usually exist in this instrument. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Voting Table Tents |
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This document was used in Knox County, TN, to allow participants at the LPHSA retreat to quickly and easily see what percentages each voting color corresponds with. A "don''t know" option was added that does not usually exist in this instrument. More » |
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Organizing and Presenting the Data
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Data Results Presentation Example |
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This 15-slide example presentation can be used as a template for presenting LPHSA data results to system partners. More » |
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Example Assessment Final Report |
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This nine-page document provides a thorough report on Greenwich Department of Health's use of the national public health performance standards local instrument. More » |
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Example NPHPSP Version 2 Local Assessment Results Report |
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This 24-page document is an example of the results report NPHPSP Version 2 local users receive after entering their data into the NPHPSP data report center hosted by the Public Health Foundation. More »
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LPHSA Data Score Card |
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San Antonio developed this Excel spreadsheet to help capture the numerical scores and discussion generated during their LPHSA assessment process. More »
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LPHSA Summary Worksheet |
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The Northern Kentucky District Health Department developed this spreadsheet to help summarize the data from their LPHSA. More »
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National Public Health Performance Standards Program Results Report |
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This document, an initiative of the Greater Williamsburg community's local health department, the Peninsular Health District, provides a summary of results collected from conducting the NPHPSP LPHSA. It is an example of an adaptation of a report automatically generated to suit the unique needs of a community. The NPHPSP results report incorporates the qualitative discussion information that emerged from the assessment process. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Final Report |
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This 16-page document is the final 2011 LPHSA report for Knox County, TN. More » |
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Evaluating the Process
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LPHSA Feedback Form |
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This two-page survey can be used to evaluate the LPHSA process by gathering feedback from LPHSA committee participants. More » |
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LPHSA Challenges and Opportunities Matrix |
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This one-page worksheet will assist MAPP teams in recording the challenges and opportunities that emerged from their LPHSA. More » |
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LPHSA Worksheet |
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This worksheet can serve as a template for evaluating challenges and opportunities revealed by the LPHSA. More » |
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Sample NPHPSP Evaluation Form |
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Three Rivers District Health Department (KY) created this form for partners to evaluate their NPHPSP experience. More » |
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Sample LPHSA Retreat Evaluation |
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This form was used in Knox County, Tennessee during the LPHSA retreat to gather information from participants about their opinions on the retreat process. More » |
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Other
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Example NPHPS Position Statement |
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Produced by the Kentucky Public Health Association (KPHSA), this one-page position statement offers KPHSA's insights on the meaning and value of the NNPHPS. More » |
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MAPP and NPHPSP Relationship Fact Sheet |
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This one-page fact sheet describes the relationship between MAPP and the NPHPSP. More » |
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Sample NPHPSP Thank You Letter |
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This document is a letter created by Three Rivers District Health Department in Kentucky to thank NPHPSP partners for participating in the process. More » |
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Webcast: NPHPS Version 2: Coordinating a State-Wide Approach |
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During this webcast, panelists from Florida, New Jersey, and Colorado discuss their experiences supporting statewide implementation of the NPHPS local instrument. The webcast recording is 1.5 hours long. More » |
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Conducting and Using the Local Public Health System Assessment |
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During the webinar, NACCHO staff reviewed the MAPP process, the local public health system assessment process, and facilitated an informal conversation with question and answers. The webinar is 90 minutes long. More » |
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