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New Mexico’s Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (NM-IBIS). January 2009 NMDOH All-Staff Meeting. Public Health Assessment. The core functions of government in public health: to develop policy that supports the health of populations,
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New Mexico’s Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (NM-IBIS) January 2009 NMDOH All-Staff Meeting
Public Health Assessment • The core functions of government in public health: • to develop policy that supports the health of populations, • to assure access to health care and the quality of that care, and • to assess the health status of the population. Institute of Medicine; Committee for the Study of the Future of Public Health; Division of Health Care Services (1988) The Future of Public Health. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. New Mexico Department of Health
http://ibis.health.state.nm.us New Mexico’s Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (NM-IBIS) New Mexico Department of Health
Why “Indicator-Based?” • GAO found that comprehensive key indicator systems had positive effects in four areas: • Enhanced collaboration to address public issues, • Provided tools to encourage progress, • Informed decision making and improved research, • Increased public knowledge about key issues Government Accountability Office (GAO). Informing Our Nation. Improving how to understand the USA’s position and Progress. November 2004. Accessed 1/5/2007 online at http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d051.pdf. New Mexico Department of Health
You Can Help! • Contribute health indicators to the site. New Mexico Department of Health
You Can Help! • Contribute health indicators to the site. • Let us know what “Help and Resources” topics you’d like to see. (What questions commonly arise? What sites do you often visit?) • Link to NM-IBIS from your program Website. • Let us know we can improve the information on NM-IBIS. New Mexico Department of Health