State Healthy People Coordinators (Frame A)

OMB No. (pending)
Approval expires: (pending)

Draft Healthy People User Survey
ID: _____________________

Draft

01/24/08

OMB No. (pending)
Approval expires: (pending)

5.

Section I.
Background Information

1.

What is the size of the population served by your
organization?

RR,RRR,RRR

What is the name of your organization?
6.

What are your organization’s priority areas? (check
all that apply)
1

2.

Which of the following best describes your
organization?
1
2
3

3.

R
R
R

State
Local
Tribal

Which of the following best describes your job title?
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

4.

R Access to Care
2 R Child Health
3 R Childhood Diseases
4 R Chronic Disease
5 R Dental Care
6 R Disabilities
7 R Disease Prevention
8 R Environmental Health
9 R Health Disparities
10 R Health Statistics
11 R Health Promotion
12 R Healthcare Workforce
13 R Immunization
14 R Long Term Care
15 R Mental Health
16 R Nutrition
17 R Public Health Preparedness
18 R Primary Care
19 R Sex/Reproductive Health
20 R Substance Abuse (illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco)
21 R Unintentional Injury
22 R Women’s Health
23 R Other (specify)

R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R

Director of Health Department
Deputy Director
Program/Division/Research Director
Program/Division/Research Manager
Commissioner
Manager
Supervisor
Clinic Administrator/Director
Other (specify)

What is the size of your organization’s staff?
Number of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees:

2

10. How does your organization use the HP2010
initiative?

Section II.
Use of Healthy People

Yes

8.

9.

a.

R

Yes

2

R

No

Yes

2

R

No

R

2

R

3

R

b.

To guide priorities for the
organization

1

R

2

R

3

R

c.

As a mechanism for
building community
partnerships for promoting
health

1

R

2

R

3

R

d.

As a learning tool for staff
new to the public health
field

1

R

2

R

3

R

1

R

2

R

3

R

1

R

2

R

3

R

1

R

2

R

3

R

e.

Does your organization use HP2010?

R

1

For setting internal priorities:

Î IF NO, GO TO END ON PAGE 9

1

As a data source

For collaboration/outreach:

Are you aware of HP2010?
1

Don’t
know

For research:

Healthy People is a national health promotion and
disease prevention initiative. The current iteration,
Healthy People 2010, has two overarching goals: to
increase the quality and years of healthy life and to
eliminate health disparities. Healthy People 2010
consists of 28 focus areas and more than 400
measurable health objectives designed to identify the
most significant preventable threats to health and to
establish public health priorities. Efforts are underway
to develop the next set of national goals and
objectives—Healthy People 2020.
7.

No

Î IF NO, GO TO SECTION III ON PAGE 8

As a resource for
comparison with
organizational data

f.

As a guide to set spending
priorities in the
organization

g.

As a framework for
planning, goal-setting, or
decision making

How long has your organization used HP2010?

RR

Yes

h.

years

As a model for
participatory goal setting
in building organization’s
own health agenda

Other (specify)

3

1

R

No
2

R

Don’t
know
3

R

11. Has your organization’s use of the HP2010 initiative
changed in the last 4 years?
1

2

14. Has your organization planned programs
intentionally around any of the following focus
areas? (check all that apply)

RYes (specify)

R

RAccess to Quality Health Services
2 RArthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions
3 RCancer
4 RChronic Kidney Disease
5 RDiabetes
6 RDisability and Secondary Conditions
7 REducational and Community-Based Programs
8 REnvironmental Health
9 RFamily Planning
10 RFood Safety
11 RHealth Communication
12 RHeart Disease and Stroke
13 RHIV
14 RImmunization and Infectious Diseases
15 RInjury and Violence Prevention
16 RMaternal, Infant, and Child Health
17 RMedical Product Safety
18 RMental Health and Mental Disorders
19 RNutrition and Overweight
20 ROccupational Safety and Health
21 ROral Health
22 RPhysical Activity and Fitness
23 RPublic Health Infrastructure
24 RRespiratory Diseases
25 RSexually Transmitted Diseases
26 RSubstance Abuse
27 RTobacco Use
28 RVision and Hearing
29 R My organization has not planned programs
1

No

12. To what degree has HP2010 affected your
organization’s progress toward its own health
promotion goals and objectives?
Not
Affected
1

Significantly
affected
2

3

4

5

13. Has HP2010 resulted in the development of new
programs or the expansion of existing ones? (If you
answer “Yes” to any item below, please describe in
the space provided.)
Yes

No

Don’t
know

a. Developed new programs

1

R

2

R

3

R

b. Expanded existing programs

1

R

2

R

3

R

intentionally around any of the focus areas

15. Has your organization planned programs
intentionally around one or more HP2010
objectives?

If yes, please
specify

1

RYes
2 RNo

4

16. Based on the HP2010 objectives you are familiar
with, how relevant are these objectives to the work
of your organization? (circle appropriate number)
Not
Relevant

Extremely
relevant

1

2

17.

20. If your organization measures changes in behavior
or outcomes related to the use of HP2010, how does
it do so?

3

4

1

R

Collection and evaluation of new data on
health outcomes

2

R

Collection and assessment of qualitative data
(e.g., case studies, focus groups)

3

R

Evaluation of trends using existing data on
health outcomes

4

R

Other (specify)

5

Why?

21. Using the scales below each item, please indicate the
degree to which the following prevent your organization
from using HP2010 more:
Issues related to the Healthy People initiative:
Does
Not
Prevent

18. What aspect of the initiative is the most useful to
your organization? (select one)
1
2

3
4

5
6
7

R

Overarching goals (eliminating health disparities
and increasing quality and years of healthy life)

R
R
R

Focus Areas

R
R
R

Participatory goal-setting process

Strongly
Prevents

a. 10-yr timeframes for objectives are too long

1

2

3

4

5

b. 10-yr timeframes for objectives are too short

1

Specific health objectives

2

3

4

5

4

5

4

5

3

4

5

3

4

5

3

4

5

c. Too close to end of HP2010’s timeframe

Data resources (including the separation of data
by sub-population and identification of data sources
for tracking)

1

2

3

d. Don’t agree with HP2010’s priorities

Leading Health Indicators

1

Other (specify)

2

3

e. Lack of guidance on how to implement

1

2

f. Too much material

1

2

g. Too little material

1

19. Does your organization measure changes in
behavior or outcomes related to use of HP2010?
1

R

Yes

2

R

NoÎ

h. Other

(specify)

IF NO, GO TO Q. 21

5

2

23. Does your organization conduct assessments
around the achievement of HP goals?

Issues related to your organization:
Does Not
Prevent

Strongly
Prevents

i. Insufficient financial resources available for

programming/activities
1

2

3

4

2

3

4

2

R

No

Î

IF NO, GO TO Q. 25

24. Have the assessments indicated that progress
towards goals has been made?

5

k. Lack of buy-in from primary decision-makers

1

3

Yes, once, mid-decade

5

j. Insufficient staff resources

1

Yes, regularly _________________ (specify frequency)

2

R
R

1

3

4

5

3

4

5

1

R

Yes (please specify)

2

R

No

l. Competing priorities

1

2

m. Other

(specify)

22. If HHS were to provide technical assistance to
help increase your organization’s current and
future use of Healthy People, in which areas
would technical assistance be most helpful?
(check all that apply)

2

R
R

3

R

Providing examples of how other states and/or
organizations use Healthy People

4

R

Naming individuals at HHS who can provide
assistance with Healthy People

5

R

Using Healthy People for partnering/coalition
building

6

R

Programs demonstrating progress toward
Healthy People goals

7

R

Other (specify)

1

Translating Healthy People into action

25. Will your organization be completing a final
assessment around the achievement of HP goals?

Guidance on collecting data to track progress
toward Healthy People objectives

1
2

R Yes
R No

26. What could HHS do to encourage more progress
toward the goals and objectives of Healthy People?

6

27. Use the space below to share with us any additional
comments you may have about HP2010:

31. Does your organization anticipate using Healthy
People 2020?
Yes

No

Don’t
know

For collaboration/outreach:
a.

To guide priorities for the
organization

1

R

2

R

3

R

b.

As a mechanism for
building community
partnerships for promoting
health

1

R

2

R

3

R

1

R

2

R

3

R

For setting internal priorities:
c.

As a guide to set spending
priorities in the
organization

28. HP2010 included 28 focus areas; what is your
opinion of the number of focus areas that should be
included in HP2020?
1
2
3
4

Yes

R Fewer
R More
R Similar number
R No opinion

29. HP2010’s more than 400 objectives were organized
around the 28 topic-specific focus areas; would a
reorganization of health objectives (e.g., by health
risks/determinants, by disease areas, by leading
indicators) be helpful for the next iteration of
Healthy People?
1
2
3

No

Don’t
know

d.

As a framework for
planning, goal-setting, or
decision making

R

2

R

3

R

e.

As a model for
participatory goal setting in 1
R
building organization’s own
health agenda

2

R

3

R

1

Other (specify)

32. Use the space below to share with us any additional
comments you may have about ways HHS can
improve the next iteration of Healthy People:

R Yes
R No
R No opinion

30. Which format for organizing objectives would be
most useful for future iterations of Healthy People?
Please use the space below to explain.
1
2
3
4

R By disease areas
R By risks/determinants
R Life stages
R Other (specify)

Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses
are valuable. Please return your questionnaire in the
postage-paid envelope to:
Healthy People Project # 6490
C/O NORC
1 North State Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60602
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34. What framework does your organization use to set
health objectives?

Section III.
For Non Users of Healthy People 2010
(HP2010)
33. Using the scales below each item, please indicate the
degree to which the following prevent your organization
from using HP2010:
Issues related to the Healthy People initiative:
Does
Not
Prevent

35. What is your opinion of the number of focus areas (28)
in HP2010?

Strongly
Prevents

1

a. 10-yr timeframes for objectives are too long

1

2

3

4

2

5

3

b. 10-yr timeframes for objectives are too short

1

2

3

4

5

4

5

4

5

4

c. Too close to end of HP2010’s timeframe

1

2

3

R
R
R
R

Too many
Too few
Appropriate number
No opinion

36. What is your opinion of the number of objectives in
HP2010

d. Don’t agree with HP2010’s priorities

1

2

3

1
2

e. Lack of guidance on how to implement

1

2

3

4

5

3

f. Too much material

1

2

4

3

4

5

37. What is your opinion of the organization of
objectives in HP2010?

g. Too little material

1

2

3

4

R Too many
R Too few
R Appropriate number
R No opinion

5

h. Other

1

(specify)

2

R Appropriately organized
R Reorganization would be helpful (e.g., by health
risk/determinants, by disease area, by leading indicators)

3

R

No opinion

Issues related to your organization:
Does Not
Prevent

38. What could HHS do to encourage more progress
toward HP2010’s goals?

Strongly
Prevents

i. Insufficient financial resources available for

programming/activities
1

2

3

4

5

3

4

5

j. Insufficient staff resources

1

2

k. Lack of buy-in from primary decision-makers

1

2

3

4

5

3

4

5

l. Competing priorities

1

2

m. Other

(specify)

8

39. Do you think the HP2010 initiative is lacking in some
way?
1

R

Yes Î If yes, please describe how
in the space below.

2

R
R

No

3

42. Use the space below to share with us any additional
comments you may have about ways HHS can
improve the next iteration of Healthy People:

Don’t Know

40. Use the space below to share with us any additional
comments you may have about HP2010:

END

41. Does your organization anticipate using Healthy
People 2020?
Yes

No

Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses
are valuable. Please return your questionnaire in the
postage-paid envelope to:

Don’t
know

Healthy People Project # 6490
C/O NORC
1 North State Street, Suite 1600
Chicago, Illinois 60602

For collaboration/outreach:
a.

To guide priorities for the
organization

1

R

2

R

3

R

b.

As a mechanism for
building community
partnerships for promoting
health

1

R

2

R

3

R

1

R

2

R

3

R

1

R

2

R

3

R

As a model for
participatory goal setting in 1
R
building organization’s own
health agenda

2

R

3

R

For setting internal priorities:
c.

d.

e.

As a guide to set spending
priorities in the
organization
As a framework for
planning, goal-setting, or
decision making

Other (specify)

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