The New Hampshire Public Health Association (NHPHA) acknowledges the essential role of public health in measuring, analyzing and reporting on the health status of the people of NH to inform program and public policy development. Critical indicators of health, illness, and health resources should be reported at the local and state levels and compared with health objectives and other benchmarks. NHPHA supports state health agencies to fulfill their obligation to:
Resources:
Potter MA, Sweeney P, Iuliano AD, and Allswede MP, “Performance Indicators for Response to Selected Infectious Disease Outbreaks: A Review of the Published Record,” Journal of Public Health Management & Practice 13:5 (September-October 2007) 510-518.
Public Health Foundation, Return on Investment of Nationwide Health Tracking ( August 2001)
http://healthyamerican...s/phfreport.pdf
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2010. http://www.healthypeople.gov/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Data Council, Shaping a Health Statistics Vision for the 21st Century: Final Report, November 2002 (November 2002). http://www.ncvhs.hhs.g...al%20report.pdf
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/abo...ion/mission.htm
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health: Guidance from CDC and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Review 52:1 (April 11, 2003) 1-12.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmw...ml/m2e411a1.htm
Zucconi, Sharon L and Catherine A. Carson, “CDC's Consensus Set of Health Status Indicators: Monitoring and Prioritization by State Health Departments.”American Journal of Public Health 84:10 (October 1994) 1644–1646.
http://www.pubmedcentr...nder.fcgi...pdf
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