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Table 2 Examples of indicators for the four quadrants

From: Applying the balanced scorecard to local public health performance measurement: deliberations and decisions

Quadrant

Indicator

Value

Health status and determinants

Teen pregnancy rate

49.8 per 1,000 young women aged 15–19 years

 

Percentage of overweight or obese adults aged 18+

45.8%

Resources and services

Total number of investigations of institutional outbreaks per year

101

 

Per capita spending for safe water program

$1.40

Community engagement

Proportion of current programs that ever consulted target population in needs assessment

47%

 

Proportion of current programs that have completed a formal program evaluation

22%

Integration and responsiveness

Proportion of staff receiving emergency preparedness training in past year

100%

 

Total number of peer reviewed journal publications, conference presentation and posters

57