What is the value of using the NPHPSP?
The NPHPSP provides valuable guidance for policy and public health leaders. The standards describe the optimal levels of capacity and performance needed to effectively deliver the Essential Services, which are the underlying practices needed to conduct any public health action. Through the NPHPSP assessment process, state and local public health systems and governing bodies identify capacity and performance strengths and weaknesses and develop plans to make desired system improvements. By creating stronger public health systems, the NPHPSP also will help to improve the capacity of public health systems to deal with emergency preparedness and response issues. To effectively improve emergency preparedness and response, day-to-day public health capabilities must be strong in order to assist in identifying emergency situations and to provide the needed surge capacity of public health personnel and resources during times of emergency response.
