CHS Administration Handbook
CHS Administrative Duties
Assessment, Planning, and Reporting
CHS Administrative Duties
Last Revised: January 2014
Assessment, Planning, and Reporting
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Assessment and Planning
Planning and Performance Measurement Reporting System
The Local Public Health Act of 2003 established a five-year cycle (which began again in 2010) for developing and reporting
local priorities and essential local activities. A very limited amount of detail is included in this chapter, as both processes may
evolve in the future. For assistance with both of these processes, please contact your Public Health Nurse Consultant.
Assessment and Planning
The Local Public Health Assessment and Planning process was revised at the end of the 2005-2009 reporting cycle, to reflect changes recommended by local public health officials and by an ad hoc group of the State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC). These changes were made to increase the process’ clarity and utility, ensure adequate technical assistance is available, and to align reporting standards with national public health accreditation standards.
The Local Public Health Assessment and Planning process aims to help local health departments assess and prioritize the
health needs of their communities, assess and prioritize their own internal capacity to meet those health needs, and develop
action plans to meet those needs.
This process is one component of a larger local public health quality improvement process. Other components of the larger
improvement process include the local public health Planning and Performance Measurement System (PPMRS) and the Accountability Review Process.
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Three Standards Most in Need of Improvement (as part of the Organizational Self-Assessment)
10 Most Important Community Health Issues (as part of the Community Health Assessment)
Strategic Plan
Community Health Improvement Plan
Quality Improvement Plan
Planning and Performance Measurement Reporting System
Minnesota’s local public health Planning and Performance Measurement Reporting System (PPMRS) is a web-based information system that collects and reports on the activities, funding, staffing and performance of Minnesota’s local public health
departments. PPMRS aims to describe key aspects of Minnesota's public health system, provide consistent and accurate information that can be used to improve delivery of public health, and provide accountability and meet the reporting requirements
of the Local Public Health Act.
Key Resources
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Minnesota for Center Health Statistics
Quality Improvement: Tools, Examples, and Resources
Community Toolbox University of Kansas
www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opi/
Minnesota Department of Health Office of Performance Improvement
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