Program Management / Evaluation

10 Essential Services of Environmental Public Health – tool to strengthen local and state health agency capacity to identify and manage environmental problems

CDC’s Evaluation Efforts – CDC recommended evaluation framework with steps and standards for practical evaluation of public health programs

Environmental Public Health Performance Standards (EnvPHPS) Resources – toolkits for undertaking the EnvPHPS assessment and links to other quality improvement resources.

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Evaluation of a Neighborhood Rat-Management Program — New York City, December 2007–August 2009. MMWR – report describes how neighborhood inspections, prompt communication with owners, publication of findings, and fines for noncompliance reduced the prevalence and severity of rat infestations

National Public Health Performance Standards Program – initiative to provide performance standards for state and local public health systems and encourage their use

Public Health Performance Management: Opportunities for Environmental Public Health – discusses how a local environmental health department used the Environmental Public Health Performance Standards to initiate quality improvement efforts. This is one in a series of monthly Environmental Health Services Branch columns in the Journal of Environmental Health.

Reports by Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute Graduates

These reports were prepared by graduates of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute. These documents have not been revised or edited to conform to agency standards. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For more reports search the EPHLI fellow projects page.

A Closer Look at the State of Iowa's Swimming Pool Program [DOC - 334 KB]

A Plan to Articulate and Market the Value of the Environmental Health Infrastructure and Environmental Health Service [DOC - 453 KB]

Building a Chemical Management System: A Schools Risk Reduction Project [DOC - 421 KB]

Building Environmental Health Capacity in New Health Departments [DOC - 192 KB]

Coordination of Environmental Public Health Services in Four Southeastern Oklahoma Counties [DOC - 901 KB]

Creating a Children's Environmental Health Program [DOC - 454 KB]

Develop Long -Term Environmental Health Services For Three North East Counties in North Dakota [DOC - 387 KB]

Developing a Respiratory Health and Indoor Environments Program for the City of Alexandria, Virginia [DOC - 665 KB]

Developing and Implementing a Coordinated Environmental Health Services Delivery System in New Hampshire [DOC - 512 KB]

Development of a Comprehensive Educational Program to Increase Compliance Among Dry Cleaners [DOC - 442 KB]

Enhancing Community Capacity to Meet Environmental Health Needs in Rural Alaska [DOC - 364 KB]

Environmental Health Promotion Campaign in West Virginia [DOC - 969 KB]

Environmental Health Promotion: Mercury in Fish Campaign [DOC - 320 KB]

Evaluating Quality: Demonstrating the Need for a Formal Quality Assurance Program in Environmental Health [DOC - 564 KB]

Formation of an Illegal Dumping Prevention Program To Reduce Potential Impacts of E. Coli 0157:H7 in Agricultural Produce Grown in Monterey County [DOC - 578 KB]

Implementation of a Pilot Program to Address Reliability of Environmental Sanitation Inspections at Memphis and Shelby County Health Department [DOC - 500 KB]

Implementing a Training Development and Evaluation Plan for the Next Generation of EHS [PDF - 207 KB]

Implementing the Use of Recent Digital Pen & Paper Technology at the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory Division [DOC - 437 KB]

Improving Monitoring and Evaluation of Environmental Public Health in Maryland [PDF - 410 KB]

Improving Performance Evaluation Process by Establishing Environmental Health Workforce Standards [DOC - 588 KB]

Increasing Environmental Public Health Knowledge at Local Public Health Agencies [DOC - 801 KB]

Integrating Environmental Health Indicators into the Austin Climate Protection Program [DOC - 2.25 MB]

Lend Me Your Ears: Noise Induced Hearing Loss in the US Coast Guard [PDF - 591 KB]

Shifting Culture Without a Louisville Slugger; Building Trust, Pride, Honesty, and Integrity [DOC - 416 KB]

State Environmental Health Directors Association [DOC - 1.3 MB]

Using GIS and GPS as a Tool for Site Evaluations for On-Site Ground Absorption Wastewater Disposal Systems [DOC - 351 KB]

Links to information from outside CDC

Building Environmental Health Capacity in Allegheny County: Environmental Indicators Outcomes [PDF - 448 KB] (Allegheny County Health Department) – toolkit to improve delivery of environmental health services at the local level; includes methodology, primer for indicator development [developed with funding from the EHS capacity-building program]

Ensuring Healthy Communities: Results of the 2006 State Environmental Health Directors Survey (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials) – information about typical state environmental health programs and baseline data to monitor program changes over time.

Northwest Center for Public Health Practice

• Essential Services of Environmental Health CD-ROM  – online training and CD-ROM integrating the 10 essential services of environmental health.
• Logic Models and Outcome Measurement – online training module showing how to measure the performance of your local health jurisdiction using logic models and outcome measurement
• Program Evaluation in Environmental Health – interactive module to teach participants about program evaluation

Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) – information about accreditation for public health departments, including standards, measures, and an online orientation

Quality Improvement Keeps Accreditation Flying! (North Carolina Accreditation Learning Collaborative) – webcast explores the role of quality and performance improvement to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of an organization

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