Public health service assessment: enlightenments from worldwide experience

An assessment is a key to public health management. This article reviewed the experiences and researches of assessment on public-health system, as well as public health service quality of medical institutions in America, the United Kingdom and Australia among other countries. On such basis, suggestions were provided on assessments of public health service in China, in order to help the government to improve its indicator evaluation system. Key words: Public health; Hospitals, public; Assessment; Worldwide experience