Benefits

The NPHPSP instruments are valuable tools in identifying areas in a public health system that need system improvements.  Implementation of these standards should result in numerous benefits including:

• Improving organizational and community communication and collaboration, by bringing partners to the same table.
• Educating participants about public health and the interconnectedness of activities, leading to a higher appreciation and awareness of the many activities related to improving the public's health.
• Strengthening the diverse network of partners within state and local public health systems, leading to more cohesion among partners, better coordination of activities and resources, and less duplication of services.
• Identifying strengths and weaknesses that can be addressed in quality improvement efforts.
• Providing a benchmark for public health practice improvements, by setting a "gold standard" to which public health systems can aspire.
• Establishing a baseline measure of public health performance

Latest update:December 19, 2007