The development and pilot testing of a rapid assessment tool to improve local public health system capacity in Australia

Table 1 Components of Capacity

PAHO Public Health National level	CDC Public Health Preparedness State and local level	HP Switzerland Health Promotion Program implementation level	J. Catford Health Promotion National level
Workforce	Education and training	Professionalization	Professional development
Information systems	Surveillance	Information systems
Financial Resources		Resources	Sustainable financing
Organizational capacity	Laboratory capacity	Organizational capacity
Technologies	Information technology
	Planning and assessment	Policies, priorities and programs	Policies and plans
			Program delivery
			Performance monitoring
		Partnerships	Partnerships
		Leadership	Leadership
	Risk communication	Research	Joined-up government

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