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Communities navigating to a healthier future.
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Community health assessment practice is the process of systematically collecting, analyzing and using information to educate and mobilize communities, develop priorities, gather resources, and plan actions to impact the public's health. Assessment is a core function of public health practice. Assessment is the foundation for the other two core functions of public health; Policy Development and Assurance.
COMPASS improves the capacities of Florida's public health workforce to develop strategies and interventions which lead to improved population health through community partnership building, collaboration and resource sharing. |
Resources, Training,
Making Progress
All pdf files on this page open in a new window and are less than 2mb unless otherwise noted.
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The 2007 Statewide Annual COMPASS Meeting has been canceled due to budget
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2006 Statewide Meeting Presentations
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Benchmarks
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Community health assessment performance benchmarks for Florida's county public health departments. |
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Florida MAPP Field Guide
The Field Guide is a comprehensive package for those who would implement the assessment processes. It includes descriptions of each phase, tools, tips, and other resources to make it a practical implementation guide.
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The State and Local Report Narratives provide an overview of the National Public Health Performance Standards Program, a description of the assessment instrument structure, data limitations, and suggestions for using results for quality improvement. |
Florida's Local and State Public Health System Assessment Results
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FloridaCHARTS.com provides a wealth of public health statistics and reports for
community health assessment and improvement planning. |
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Compass Points Newsletter |
An electronic newsletter for those implementing the MAPP process in Florida communities.
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Quarterly Conference Calls |
Information about these quarterly meet-me calls will be
e-mailed to county health department (CHD) points of contact. Minutes are
in pdf format and open in a new window. 2006:
April  ,
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Training |
| Introduction (pdf. ) (ppt.) |
An overview of key elements of the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) process. This document is provided in .ppt format for convenient download and customization for counties implementing the assessment planning process.
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| A Self Evaluation Checklist (.pdf) (.xls) |
An evaluation tool for self-assessment to be used annually. The self-assessment is based on the community health assessment benchmarks for Florida's county public health departments.
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MAPP Model Training |
A series of power point and pdf training modules on the community health assessment process, using the MAPP model. |
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Core Functions Training |
A training program integrating the Core Functions of Public Health, the 10 Essential Public Health Services, the National Public Health Performance Standards and MAPP - Mobilizing for Action for Planning and Partnerships.
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Making Progress |
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Community |
More community improvement project links... |
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State |
Florida Workplans and Accomplishments
Statehealthfacts.org
Easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. |
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The mission of COMPASS is to improve the capabilities of local public health systems to conduct community health assessments and apply results for improved health outcomes and public health policy formation. COMPASS builds capacity and infrastructure through:
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Formulation of policy for systematic performance of comprehensive community health assessments.
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Establishment of performance measures for community health assessment.
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Development and access to Florida?s web-based data system, Community Health Assessment Resource Tool Set (CHARTS),
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Public health workforce development through multi-modal training opportunities and technical assistance, and evidence-based evaluation and continuous improvement of the statewide initiative as well as the enhancement of local processes.
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