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Finding Tools and Resources for Performance Improvement After you have your reports and data, what are your next steps? The resources listed below can help keep your momentum going! You can turn to them immediately, or after you have selected a specific EPHS, standard, or other areas for improvement. You can also mine these resources before you decide on your final priorities.

Start finding the information you need to improve! Search the NPHPSP Online Resource Center for State, Local, and Governance resources. This powerful database lets you search by model standard, essential public health service, and keyword.

In addition to the NPHPSP Online Resource Center's searchable database, here are some resources to get you started:

1. Check out the Post-Assessment Toolkit on the CDC web site, complete with sample follow-up letters, improvement plans, priority setting guides, and other links.
2. See what the User Guide says about "After We Complete the Assessment, What Next?"
   • Organize Participation for Performance Improvement
   • Prioritize Areas for Action
   • Explore "Root Causes" of Performance
   • Develop and Implement Improvement Plans
   • Regularly Monitor and Report Progress
3. Get to action and outcomes using NACCHO’s Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership (MAPP) tool. MAPP provides a community-based process for using NPHPSP assessment results in identifying areas for improvement and action planning.
4. Join the NPHPSP "User Calls," held the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 2 PM Eastern. Hear what others are doing, get inspired, and ask for advice. To receive notices of the calls, contact the National Network of Public Health Institutes. Registration is free.