What is the State Public Health Laboratory System Performance Measurement Program?
The State Public Health Laboratory System Performance Measurement Program helps users answer questions such as, “What are the components, activities, competencies, and capacities of our state public health laboratory system?” and “How well are the essential services and the Essential Public Health Laboratory Functions being provided?” The dialogue that occurs in answering these questions helps to identify system strengths and weaknesses. This information is being used to improve and better coordinate public health laboratory activities at the state and local levels. Additionally, the results gathered provide an understanding of how the state public health laboratory system is performing. This information helps policymakers make better and more effective policy and resource decisions that will help improve the nation’s public health as a whole.
