Indian Health Service Logo: takes you to the Home Page
Indian Health Service:  The Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives

 
     HOME   ABOUT  I H S   SITE MAP     HELP
Two Healing Feathers

BASELINE MEASURES WORKGROUP
FINAL REPORT

Prepared for the American Indian and Alaska Native People
& the Indian Health Service

September 1996

---------------

TABLE OF CONTENTS

-----------------

* SECTION ONE

I. Executive Summary

II. Introduction

III. Background

IV. Workgroup Structure and Process

V. Assumptions

* SECTION TWO
Charge One
A. Introduction

B. Mission

C. Governmental Role of Public Health

D. Levels of Responsibility

E. Tribal Assessment of Local Public Health Capacity

* SECTION THREE
Charge Two
A. Summary

B. Applicability of Baselines

C. Participation in Data Bank -- Information Flowback

D. Relationship to Existing Performance Indicators

E. Dimensions of Health Systems

F. Criteria

G. Notes on Methods

H. Confidentiality

I. Time Lag, Time Horizon

J. Explanation of Tables in Appendix 2-A

K. Suggestions for Using List of Measures

* SECTION FOUR
Charge Three
A. Introduction

B. Background

C. Recommendations

* SECTION FIVE
Charge Four
A. Introduction

B. Evaluation Approach

C. Scope and Evaluation Content

D. Evaluation Process

* SECTION SIX
VI. Future Recommendations
* SECTION SEVEN
Appendix 1-A (Related to Charge One)
List of Public Health Activities for AI/AN Categorized by Three Core Functions

Appendix 1-B (Related to Charge Two)
Survey Instrument

Appendix 2-A (Related to Charge Two)
Six Categories of Baseline Measures

Appendix 5-A Baseline Measures Workgroup Members

Glossary

References

Case Studies

| Publications | next

 


Please e-mail questions and comments to Tony D'Angelo(adangelo@smtp.ihs.gov)

Accessibility  --  Disclaimer  --  Website Privacy Policy  --  Freedom of Information Act
Kids Page  --  Contact Information  --  FirstGov  --  HHS

This file last modified:   Wednesday November 8, 2000  8:27 AM