Developing a Balanced Scorecard for Public Health [electronic Resource]

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Subsequent reports should cover performance measurement of specific public health functions, as defined in the Mandatory Health Program and Service Guidelines (MHPSG) of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC), to provide information to program managers for quality improvement and improved resource allocation, and to funders, such as local municipalities and the provincial Public Health [...] Similar to other health sectors, the task of measuring and reporting on public health performance should be shared among a variety of agencies, and led by the Public Health Division of the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies, and the Ontario Public Health Association. [...] The scorecard should be developed using a process similar to that used for the hospital report series, led by a collaborative of the Ontario Public Health Association, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies, and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. [...] A recent example of this type of report is the annual Health of Canadians.26 In Ontario, examples include the Report on the Health Status of the Residents of Ontario and the Local Health System Monitoring Project, a collaborative initiative of Ontario's District Health Councils.27 The Canadian Institute for Health Research suggests public health reports need improvement, calling for uniform system [...] In the United States, a review of public health by the Institute of Medicine led to an renewed examination of public health performance and the development of performance evaluation frameworks.11,35-40 These frameworks focus on measuring public health functions in relationship to structure, process and outcomes.