In Addition to an overall regional performance score, the Local Public Health Assessment Tool also provided an individual score for each of the 10 Essential Services. These scores appear on the graph below. Based on a scale of 1-100, each score indicates how well area agencies and community partners are delivering each essential service. A lower score indicates an area of greater need.
Essential Services Scores
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Results of the Local Public Health Assessment Tool:
10 Essential Services of Public Health (ESPH) |
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| ESPH# | Essential Service | % | Graph |
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5
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Develop Policies and Plans that Support Individual and Community Health Efforts |
23% | |
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1
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Monitor Health Status to Identify Community Health Problems |
25% | |
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3
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Inform, Educate and Empower People About Health Issues |
26% | |
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9
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Evaluate Effectiveness, Accessibility and Quality of Personal and Population-based Health Services |
29% | |
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6
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Enforce Laws and Regulations that Protect Health and Ensure Safety | 34% | |
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10
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Research for New Insights and Innovative Solutions to Health Problems |
44% | |
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4
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Mobilize Community Partnerships to Identify and Solve Health Problems | 52% | |
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2
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Diagnose and Investigate Health Hazards and Health Problems in the Community |
57% | |
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7
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Link People to Needed Personal Health Services and Assure the Provision of Health Care when Otherwise Unavailable |
71% | |
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8
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Assure a Competent Public Health Work Force | 80% | |
This scoring system allowed SSCHC community partners to prioritize the results of the local assessment and set goals that would address areas of greatest need. View a complete listing of detailed results.