cdc’s orientation for new health officials
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CDC’s Orientation for New Health Officials. El Paso County Public Health. CALPHO January 21, 2011. Kandi Buckland, R.N., M.P.A., Executive Director. Goal of Orientation. Goal - Initiate and improve relationships with health officials to strengthen the public health system - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
CDC’s Orientation for New Health OfficialsE
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Kandi Buckland, R.N., M.P.A., Executive Director
CALPHO January 21, 2011
Goal of Orientation• Goal - Initiate and improve relationships with health
officials to strengthen the public health system
• Day 1 – Orientation to CDC
• Day 2 – Changing landscape of public health; Introduction to winnable battles
• Day 3 – Continued discussion on winnable battles; Collaboration discussion continued
OSTLTS
The Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support
Judy Monroe, MD – CDC Deputy Director and Director of OSTLTS
Mission: Improve the capacity and performance of the public health system
Working Model: Identify – bring standards, policies, and best practices to light; Validate – confirm relevance, quality, and integrity; Disseminate – deploy across public health system; Adopt – support implementation and effective outcomes
OSTLTS Presentation for New Health Officials Orientation Sept.20, 2010
OSTLTS Key Activities
• Grants standardization and Optimization• STLT Partner Web Portal – CDC Organizational
Resource Directory• Prevention Status Report• Public Health Law• Advisory Committee to the Director• National Accreditation Standards• National Public Health Performance Standards
Program Tools
OSTLTS Presentation for New Health Officials Orientation Sept.20, 2010
OSTLTS Key Activities Cont.
• Training Program for Field Staff• Partnerships• Best Practices• Health Official Orientation – SHO Welcome Packet• Public Health Apprentice Program• National Public Health Improvement Program
OSTLTS Presentation for New Health Officials Orientation Sept.20, 2010
Key Winnable Battles
• Tobacco• Nutrition, obesity, food safety, and physical
activity• Healthcare associated infections• Motor vehicle injury prevention• Teen and unintended pregnancy prevention• HIV prevention
Source: Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
What Every Health Official Should Know
Orientation for New Health Officials
Presentation slides by
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
Get good data Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.
Prioritize and do the hard stuff first
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Fight and win winnable battles
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Hire great people and protect them so they can do their job
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…or you won’t be able to address anything else
Address communicable disease and environmental health…
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Don’t cede the clinical realm
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Learn the budget cycle
Budget hearing
Legislative review
Budget hearing
Passage
Proposal
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Manage the context
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Never surprise your boss
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New Health Officials
• Address high-burden winnable battles• Develop evidence-based prevention strategies• Support surveillance• Increase capacity to advocate for and implement
prevention policy• Leverage CDC resources• Consult with and learn from peers• Follow-up on one policy or program• Do more with less
Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.
Questions?
Kandi Buckland, Executive [email protected] www.elpasocountyhealth.org
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