| Standards | # of indicative assessment questions |
| Overall readiness and accountability. | 12 questions |
| Performance standards―assesses the establishment of organizational or system performance standards, targets, and goals to improve public health practices. | 9 questions |
| Performance measures― evaluates the development, application, and use of performance measures to assess achievement of such standards. | 6 questions |
| Reporting of progress―assesses the documentation and reporting of progress in meeting standards and targets and sharing of such information through feedback. | 8 questions |
| Quality improvement―evaluates the establishment of a program or process to manage change and achieve quality improvement in public health policies, programs or infrastructure based on performance standards, measurements, and reports. | 9 questions |