Mobilize Partnerships to Identify and Solve Health Problems

Mobilize Partnerships to Identify and Solve Health Problems Public Health Essential Service #4

Why do we need to know the Ten Essential Public Health Services? Improve quality and performance. Achieve better outcomes – improved health, less preventable death and disease. Be more efficient with time and money. Receive national accreditation.

Why is accreditation important? Documents accountability Encourages continual Quality Improvement Sets benchmarks on services Leads to best practice sharing Helps to identify gaps in performance

#4: One of three Essential Services in Policy Core Function

ES # 4: Mobilize Community Partnerships to Solve Health Problems In “plain English”: Engage people and organizations in health issues. “How well do we really get people and organizations engaged in health issues? ” (CDC, 2008)

ES#4 – Mobilize Community Partnerships: Primary Functions Constituency development and identification of system partners and stakeholders Coalition development Formal and informal partnerships to promote health improvement (CDC, 2008)

ES#4: Detailed Activities Build statewide partnerships to: Collaborate in the performance of public health functions and essential services Utilize the full range of available human and material resources Improve the state's health status (CDC, 2008)

ES#4: Detailed Activities Organize and provide leadership to: Convene, facilitate, and collaborate with statewide partners (including non-traditional) Identify public health priorities based on the work from E. S. # 1 (Monitor) and # 2 (Diagnose) Create effective solutions to solve state and local health problems (CDC, 2008)

ES#4: Detailed Activities Build statewide partnerships to: Collaborate in performing public health functions and essential services Utilize the full range of available human and material resources Improve the state's health status (CDC, 2008)

ES #4: Detailed Activities Assist partners and communities to: Organize and undertake actions Improve the health of the state's communities (CDC, 2008)

ES#4: How do we analyze performance? Use the 4 Model Standards: 1. Planning and Implementation: Do we conduct a variety of community building practices, including engagement, constituency development, and partnership mobilization, to identify and solve health problems?

ES#4: How do we analyze performance? Model Standard 2. State-Local Relationships: How well do we engage local health systems in partnerships to provide technical assistance, capacity building and resources?

ES#4: How do we analyze performance? Model Standard 3. Performance Management and Quality Improvement: How often do we review the effectiveness of our partnership-mobilizing efforts and use this information to improve?

ES#4: How do we analyze performance? Model Standard 4. Public Health Capacity and Resources: Do we effectively invest in and utilize human, information, organizational and financial resources to produce mobilization efforts that meet the health needs of the state’s population?

Indiana’s Composite Scores: 10 Essential Services

Indiana’s Score - ES#4

ES #4 Competencies Skill to : Partner with communities to understand quantitative and qualitative data

ES #4 Competencies Skill to: Collect , summarize , and interpret information State policy options ; write clear, concise policy statements

ES #4 Competencies Skill to : Lead and participate in groups to address specific issues Present accurate demographic, statistical, programmatic, and scientific information for professional and lay audiences

ES #4 Competencies Skill to Establish and maintain linkages with key stakeholders Use leadership skills to build community partnerships Collaborate with community partners Accomplish effective community engagements Identify community assets and available resources

Who are our partners? Other State Agencies (e. g. , FSSA, IDEM, DOE, ITPC, Homeland Security, OFBS) Colleges and Universities Statewide Professional Organizations (e. g. , IEHA, INSOPHE, IPHA, INPHCA, IRHA, ISMA, ISNA, IAFP, IHHA, IMHC, IAPHP, IDA) Voluntary Health Agencies (ACS, AHA, ALA, AF ADA and more) Policy and Decision-makers Local Health Departments and their partners

ES #4: Examples at ISDH Mass Prophylaxis Clinics Chronic Disease Coalitions Minority Health Coalitions Community Health Centers and MCH clinics Rural Health HIV Prevention Services Lead Poisoning Prevention

ES #4 Program Highlight: Laura Heinrich Diabetes Program Chronic Disease Division

References CDC National Public Health Performance Standards Program Website: http: //www. cdc. gov/od/ocphp/nphpsp/Essential. Publ ic. Health. Services. htm#es 2 Indiana Public Health System Quality Improvement Report (2007). Council on Linkages Training Project Website: http: //www. trainingfinder. org/competencies/list_ep hs. htm#2

ES #4 Discussion: What does your program do to mobilize community partnerships?