PHF has been the author or a collaborative partner in numerous public health reports, organized by the following topics: performance improvement, applied public health research, and public health data and infrastructure.

Unless otherwise noted, all reports are PDFs .To view or print pages in PDF format you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or above. You may download the most recent version of Acrobat from the Adobe web site.

Performance Improvement

From Silos to Systems: Using Performance Management to Improve the Public’s Health - March 2003

Survey on Performance Management Practices in States - February 2002 (Note: large file - 1,849 KB)

Selected Literature on Performance Management - June 2001

Accreditation: A Study of Issues and Characteristics Applicable to Public Health - May 1998

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Applied Public Health Research

Survey on Use of Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Report on Healthy People 2010 Objective 23-9 for Midcourse Review) - July 2006

Training Product Audience Estimation Survey Report - May 2005

Assessing the National Library of Medicine’s Healthy People 2010 Information Access Project (http://phpartners.org/hp) Website: Focus Group Study Results - April 2005

Assessing and Meeting the Radiation Information Requirements of the Public: Developing an Initial Framework to Meet the Needs of State, Local and Tribal Health Agencies - October 2004

EZ/EC Health Planning Capacity Survey: Final Report - November 2000

Privatization and Public Health: A Study of Initiatives and Early Lessons Learned (Full Report) - November 1999

Improving Health in Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities: Lessons Learned from the EZ/EC Health Benchmarking Demonstration Project - September 1999

Measuring Health Objectives and Indicators: 1997 State and Local Capacity Survey - March 1998 (HTML Document)

Privatization and Public Health: A Study of Initiatives and Early Lessons Learned (Executive Summary) - September 1997 (HTML Document)

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Public Health Data and Infrastructure

Quality Assurance Survey for TRAIN Affiliates: Summary Report and Recommendations - April 2005

Improvement of State Medicaid Data Quality and Use in Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities - December 2001

Return on Investment of Nationwide Health Tracking - August 2001 (HTML Document)

Community Health Status Reports - August 2000 (HTML Document)

Statewide Public Health Expenditures: A Pilot Study in Maryland - March 2000

Examining Data Sharing Among State Governmental Health Agencies - December 1998

Where Do the Dollars Go? Measuring Local Public Health Expenditures - March 1998

Environmental Health Data Needs: Suggested Actions for Federal Public Health Agencies - June 1997

Measuring Expenditures for Personal Health Care Services Rendered by Public Health Departments - April 1997

Measuring Expenditures for Essential Public Health Services  - November 1996

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