A Performance Management Initiative for Local Health Department Vector Control Programs
Local health department (LHD) vector control programs have experienced reductions in funding and capacity. Acknowledging this situation and its potential effect on the ability to respond to vector-borne diseases, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Foundation pa...
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| author | Justin Gerding Micaela Kirshy John W. Moran Ron Bialek Vanessa Lamers John Sarisky |
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| description | Local health department (LHD) vector control programs have experienced reductions in funding and capacity. Acknowledging this situation and its potential effect on the ability to respond to vector-borne diseases, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Foundation partnered on a performance management initiative for LHD vector control programs. The initiative involved 14 programs that conducted a performance assessment using the Environmental Public Health Performance Standards. The programs, assisted by quality improvement (QI) experts, used the assessment results to prioritize improvement areas that were addressed with QI projects intended to increase effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of services such as responding to mosquito complaints and educating the public about vector-borne disease prevention. This article describes the initiative as a process LHD vector control programs may adapt to meet their performance management needs. This study also reviews aggregate performance assessment results and QI projects, which may reveal common aspects of LHD vector control program performance and priority improvement areas. LHD vector control programs interested in performance assessment and improvement may benefit from engaging in an approach similar to this performance management initiative. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a0bff52426c4e12a523f3e7c6f472852022-12-22T00:32:31ZengSAGE PublishingEnvironmental Health Insights1178-63022016-01-011010.4137/EHI.S39805A Performance Management Initiative for Local Health Department Vector Control ProgramsJustin Gerding0Micaela Kirshy1John W. Moran2Ron Bialek3Vanessa Lamers4John Sarisky5Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.Public Health Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.Public Health Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.Public Health Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.Public Health Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.Local health department (LHD) vector control programs have experienced reductions in funding and capacity. Acknowledging this situation and its potential effect on the ability to respond to vector-borne diseases, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Foundation partnered on a performance management initiative for LHD vector control programs. The initiative involved 14 programs that conducted a performance assessment using the Environmental Public Health Performance Standards. The programs, assisted by quality improvement (QI) experts, used the assessment results to prioritize improvement areas that were addressed with QI projects intended to increase effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of services such as responding to mosquito complaints and educating the public about vector-borne disease prevention. This article describes the initiative as a process LHD vector control programs may adapt to meet their performance management needs. This study also reviews aggregate performance assessment results and QI projects, which may reveal common aspects of LHD vector control program performance and priority improvement areas. LHD vector control programs interested in performance assessment and improvement may benefit from engaging in an approach similar to this performance management initiative.https://doi.org/10.4137/EHI.S39805 |
| spellingShingle | Justin Gerding Micaela Kirshy John W. Moran Ron Bialek Vanessa Lamers John Sarisky A Performance Management Initiative for Local Health Department Vector Control Programs Environmental Health Insights |
| title | A Performance Management Initiative for Local Health Department Vector Control Programs |
| title_full | A Performance Management Initiative for Local Health Department Vector Control Programs |
| title_fullStr | A Performance Management Initiative for Local Health Department Vector Control Programs |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Performance Management Initiative for Local Health Department Vector Control Programs |
| title_short | A Performance Management Initiative for Local Health Department Vector Control Programs |
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