Identify the organization for which you want to create a performance improvement plan.
Before identifying the organization, will first define performance improvement. Per the National Public Health Performance Standards, the performance improvement is shown through positive change in capacity, process and outcomes of public health as practiced in government, private, and voluntary sector organizations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Furthermore, performance improvement can occur system-wide as well as within individual organizations that are a part of the public health system (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Performance improvement through strategic changes utilized to address public health system (or …show more content…
The mission statement for the Metro Public Health Department says, “… To protect, improve and sustain the health and well-being of all people in Metropolitan Nashville,” (Paul, W.S. 2013). The vision for the Metro Public Health Department says, “People creating healthy conditions everywhere,” (Paul, W.S. 2013). The mission statement and vision (as mentioned above) are important, as they provide the necessary goals that the public health organization assigns to maximize the potential trajectory of functionality for the organization. It’s inspired through historical connections that inspired the creation of its mission statement and …show more content…
The main reasons it needs change implementation includes the following: 1) Growing population from inside and outside the city; 2) Higher costs of receiving an affordable, efficient health care; 3) Preparation for possible health disparities outside of local control. All these reasons interconnect as whole to for a whole message of how change can benefit the public health department. To further elaborate these points… For the first point, the city of Nashville is growing, with higher birth rates from outside and inside, as the city of Nashville is expected to nearly double to two million inhabitants. This means that for the public health department to serve the needs of its citizens, it needs to be flexible and change its structure to meet those health demands, otherwise there comes consequences. While mentioning consequences, comes to the second point, the high costs of receiving an affordable, efficient health care. There is an imbalance in federal budgeting, which means necessities such as education and health care, means higher costs to access health care to balance the