Table 2.

Ability of Skills in Day-to-Day Work, by Affiliate or Peer Network (Proficient or Expert)

Variable	AMCHP	APHL	ASPHN	CSTE	DPHP	Informatics	LAW	Legislative Liaisons	NACDD	SEHD	Safe States	TCN	Average
Communicate In a way that different audiences can understand, %	66	43	75	73	71	67	78	65	63	67	72	73	66
Collect valid and reliable data for use In decision making, %	63	69	64	80	64	81	87	63	66	67	71	65	69
Identify evidence-based approaches for addressing public health Issues, %	64	47	70	72	62	71	83	62	80	56	77	79	67
Deliver programs and customer service In a culturally competent manner, %	71	58	78	78	75	76	81	60	67	66	76	75	71
Assess the drivers In your environment, %	59	32	63	50	66	77	27	66	58	52	58	72	57
Use community assets and resources to Improve health In a community, %	66	24	70	57	70	67	59	61	69	51	65	74	60
Support application of quality Improvement strategies for agency Droerams and services, %	60	68	59	59	71	74	81	76	62	56	53	59	63

AMCHP, Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs; APHL, Association of Public Health Laboratories; ASPHN, Association of State Public Health Nutritionists; CSTE, Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists; DPHP, Directors of Public Health Preparedness Peer Network; NACDD, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors; SEHD, State Environmental Health Directors Peer Network; TCN, Tobacco Control Peer Network. The Appendix (available online) provides additional information on these Items and the survey Instrument.