APPENDIX A: Individual Questions and Responses Performance Scores ESSENTIAL SERVICE 1: Monitor Health Status to Identify Community Health Problems 1.1 Model Standard: Population-Based Community Health Assessment (CHA) At what does the local public health system: Conduct regular community health assessments? 100 1.1.1 Continuously update the community health assessment with current information? 50 1.1.2 Promote the use of the community health assessment among community members 1.1.3 100 and partners? Standard: Current Technology to Manage and Communicate Population Health Data 1.2 At what level does the local public health system: Use the best available technology and methods to display data on the public’s health? 50 1.2.1 Analyze health data, including geographic information, to see where health problems 50 1.2.2 exist? Use computer software to create charts, graphs, and maps to display complex public 25 1.2.3 health data (trends over time, sub-population analyses, etc.)? Model Standard: Maintenance of Population Health Registries 1.3 At what level does the local public health system: Collect data on specific health concerns to provide the data to population health registries 1.3.1 100 in a timely manner, consistent with current standards? Use information from population health registries in community health assessments or 100 1.3.2 other analyses? ESSENTIAL SERVICE 2: Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards Model Standard: Identification and Surveillance of Health Threats 2.1 At what level does the local public health system: Participate in a comprehensive surveillance system with national, state and local partners to identify, monitor, share information, and understand emerging health 100 2.1.1 problems and threats? Provide and collect timely and complete information on reportable diseases and potential 100 2.1.2 disasters, emergencies and emerging threats (natural and manmade)? Assure that the best available resources are used to support surveillance systems and activities, including information technology, communication systems, and professional 2.1.3 75 expertise? Model Standard: Investigation and Response to Public Health Threats and Emergencies 2.2 At what level does the local public health system:
APPENDIX A: Individual Questions and Responses Performance Scores ESSENTIAL SERVICE 1: Monitor Health Status to Identify Community Health Problems 1.1 Model Standard: Population-Based Community Health Assessment (CHA) At what does the local public health system: 1.1.1 Conduct regular community health assessments? 100 1.1.2 Continuously update the community health assessment with current information? 50 1.1.3 Promote the use of the community health assessment among community members and partners? 100 1.2 Standard: Current Technology to Manage and Communicate Population Health Data At what level does the local public health system: 1.2.1 Use the best available technology and methods to display data on the public’s health? 50 1.2.2 Analyze health data, including geographic information, to see where health problems exist? 50 1.2.3 Use computer software to create charts, graphs, and maps to display complex public health data (trends over time, sub-population analyses, etc.)? 25 1.3 Model Standard: Maintenance of Population Health Registries At what level does the local public health system: 1.3.1 Collect data on specific health concerns to provide the data to population health registries in a timely manner, consistent with current standards? 100 1.3.2 Use information from population health registries in community health assessments or other analyses? 100 ESSENTIAL SERVICE 2: Diagnose and Investigate Health Problems and Health Hazards 2.1 Model Standard: Identification and Surveillance of Health Threats At what level does the local public health system: 2.1.1 Participate in a comprehensive surveillance system with national, state and local partners to identify, monitor, share information, and understand emerging health problems and threats? 100 2.1.2 Provide and collect timely and complete information on reportable diseases and potential disasters, emergencies and emerging threats (natural and manmade)? 100 2.1.3 Assure that the best available resources are used to support surveillance systems and activities, including information technology, communication systems, and professional expertise? 75 2.2 Model Standard: Investigation and Response to Public Health Threats and Emergencies At what level does the local public health system:
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