
Performance management includes identifying, collecting, analyzing, and reporting on indicators that show how well the organization performs, both internally and in the delivery of services to the public, and how that performance compares with its targets or with peer organizations. More importantly, as a management tool, performance data is intended not as an end result, but rather as a means to more informed decision making and a more engaged community.
Local government leaders have an important role in fostering community health and wellbeing through sound infrastructure investments, land use planning, water and sanitation, transportation, public safety, and social services. Find examples and case studies from local governments around the globe are looking at health impacts across systems and sectors.