Why Is This Important?
Desired intermediate outcome measures consist of measures that are likely to be impacted by the implementation of the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) but the impact may not be visible until after the implementation period of the plan and the ability to link changes in these measures to SHIP implementation period of the plan and the ability to link changes in these measures to SHIP implementation activities is somewhat limited. As a result, these measures will be monitored but not tracked as performance measures; however, these measures will likely be impacted before the long-term measures and will be more directly impacted by SHIP activities. These measures relate to health behaviors under 'Goal 1 Improve Health Outcomes' (e.g., cancer screenings, blood pressure screening, nutrition, tobacco use, physical activity) and public health system issues under 'Goal 2 Enhance the Public Health System in Nebraska' (e.g., success in meting public health essential service standards).
Definition
The State Public Health System Assessment is a collective stakeholder meeting that contributes to the development of the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP). This event occurred in October 2011, and will be repeated in advance of the next SHIP in the fall of 2016.
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