It is important
to be able to show whether your
programs are effective in
achieving your target. Follow
these basic formulas to
calculate baseline, target, and
achieved rates for the selected
health outcome.
Annual Percent Change Calculator
using Rates (Excel
sheet)
This measure can
be used to track whether
progress is on course and
determine whether the Healthy
People 2020 objectives will be
reached. It provides the amount
of decline each year that is
needed to reach the target.
Example for rates: see objective
C-8
Reduce the melanoma cancer death
rate
Annual Percent Change using
Proportions (Excel
sheet)
This measure can
be used to track whether
progress is on course and
determine whether the Healthy
People 2020 objectives will be
reached. It provides the amount
of decline each year that is
needed to reach the target.
Example for proportions: see
objective
IVP-15
Increase use of safety belts
Percent of Target Achieved
(Excel sheets
with charts)
This equation
is used in measuring progress
for each objective:
Source: Adapted
from Healthy People 2010
Toolkit: A Field Guide to
Health Planning.
Developed by the Public
Health Foundation, under
contract with the Office of
Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion, Office of
Public Health and Science,
U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services (p. 97).
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/compass/documents/Healthy
People Toolkit.pdf
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