title: Advancing public health through the assessment initiative.
abstract: The CDC Assessment Initiative provided funds to six states to promote the development of innovative partnerships between traditional public health agencies and other public and private partners. Novel and creative approaches and methods of assessment were developed to monitor progress toward achieving measurable national, state, and community health objectives. In this article, the strategies and accomplishments of the participant states are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Applied Sciences Branch, Division of Public Health Surveillance and Informatics, Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Rosaline
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dhara
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States