Improve the health of Washingtonians
Identify Key Indicators of Success
How citizens measure success sets the decision framework. For example, longer life expectancy or lower incidence of disease would indicate to most people that the population was healthier. Similarly, high employment rates usually signal that the economy is doing well.
Identify Proven or Promising Strategies
Research and experience suggest that certain strategies are more likely to help us achieve the identified success indicators. We evaluate whether currently budgeted strategies and activities accomplish what was intended.
Develop a Results-Based Prioritization of Activities
This framework provides the criteria for choosing activities that best accomplish desired outcomes. With limited resources, we invest in activities that connect to chosen strategies.
Indicators & Measures
1. Improved healthy behaviors
a. Rate of Tobacco Use Among Adults
b. Rate of Tobacco Use Among Youth
2. Improve life expectancy
a. Average Years of Healthy Life Remaining at 20
3. Improved access to health care
a. Health Insurance Coverage by Age Group
b. Percent of Households with Unmet Healthcare Needs
4. State Health Rating
a. United Health Foundation’s America’s Health Rankings
Purchase Strategies
Identify and mitigate risk factors
Occupation
Age and gender
Congenital and genetic factors
Socio-economic status
Mitigate environmental hazards
Exposure to hazardous materials
Exposure to hazardous conditions
Exposure to communicable diseases
Adequate food
Safe food
Safe water
Adequate water
Increase healthy behaviors
Self-protect from accident and injury
Reduce substance abuse
Healthy diet
Reduce obesity
Healthy exercise
Reduce tobacco use
Health sexual behavior
Seek appropriate care
Provide access to appropriate health care
Preventative care
Primary care
Chronic/ long term care
Specialty care
Emergency care
Mental health and substance abuse care