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Content And Criterion Validity Evaluation Of National Public Health Performance Standards Measurement Instruments., Joyce Beaulieu, F. Douglas Scutchfield, Ann V. Kelly
Content And Criterion Validity Evaluation Of National Public Health Performance Standards Measurement Instruments., Joyce Beaulieu, F. Douglas Scutchfield, Ann V. Kelly
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OBJECTIVE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) has developed instruments to measure the performance of local and state public health departments on the 10 "Essential Services of Public Health," which have been tested in several states. This article is a report of the evaluation of the content and criterion validity of the local public health performance assessment instrument, and the content validity of the state public health performance assessment instrument.
METHODS: Health department performance is measured using a set of indicators developed for the 10 Essential Services of Public Health and a …