The National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) Online Resource Center is the only collection of resources designed to help public health systems and boards of health improve their performance related to the Essential Public Health Services (EPHS) and the Model Standards. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provide funding for this site.

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PHF updated the NPHPSP Online Resource Center in 2010. This link provides more information about the changes, new searching features, and cross-cutting categories.

Tools and Resources for Performance Improvement

Performance improvement naturally follows the completion of the NPHPSP performance assessment report. This online resource center provides the information needed to explore root causes, determine priorities, and organize for and develop improvement plans. After selecting one or more EPHS, Model Standards, or other areas for improvement, site users can conduct a targeted search to locate specific resources.

More Information

• The CDC National Public Health Performance Standards website introduces ways to strengthen the public health system in order to assure delivery of the Essential Public Health Services and provides access to the NPHPSP Post-Assessment Toolkit.
• The NPHPSP User Guide section "After We Complete the Assessment, What Next?" clarifies next steps in the performance improvement process.
• The National Network of Public Health Institutes holds NPHPSP "User Calls" on the third Tuesday of every month at 2pm Eastern. The calls provide an opportunity to share experiences and lessons learned and discover topics on a national level that relate to performance assessment.
• The National Association of County and City Health Official’s Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) and Operational Definition of a Local Public Health Department contains pertinent information in progressing toward performance improvement goals.

The resources in the NPHPSP Online Resource Center are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect any official recommendations from PHF.