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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Local requirements and needs ................................................................................................................................ 3
How to use this resource ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Legal ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Board of health ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Department of Health Services ............................................................................................................................. 4
Local jurisdiction ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Audience ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Document type ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Content .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Title ............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Organization ............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Accessibility .............................................................................................................................................................. 8
Language accessibility ......................................................................................................................................... 8
Visual accessibility ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Other accessibility considerations ..................................................................................................................... 9
Credibility (trust and transparency) ....................................................................................................................... 9
Impact ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Communications ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
Considerations ........................................................................................................................................................ 11
Annual report examples ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Connections to national models ............................................................................................................................... 13
Resources ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Legal ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Audience.................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Content .................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Communications .................................................................................................................................................... 15
Other resources ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
Note on language: When this guide references board of health (BOH) this term encompasses any
type of local governing body the health department may interact with when submitting their annual
report. This includes, but is not limited to, a health and human services board, county board, and city
council.