Putting the Pieces Together: Leveraging Your Organization's Assets for Performance Improvement

The Colloquium will provide a forum to discuss contemporary strategies and tools for performance improvement opportunities (existing and new); improve management, leadership and human resource development; and improve collaborative community relationships. Linkages between performance improvement and other public health initiatives and their relationship to Public Health Standards will be highlighted.

Objectives

By the end of the program, attendees will be able to:

Recognize ways your local public health agency is already working to meet public health standards
Identify performance improvement opportunities for your agency
Discuss key strategies used to prepare for a Public Health Accreditation Board site visit
Access resources and tools designed to assist with meeting the public health standards

Target Audience

Public health practitioners, including preceptors
Governmental and non-governmental public health agencies/organizations
Academic and community partners

Agenda

1:00 Welcome & Iowa Public Health Heroes Award (video)

Dean Sue Curry, PhD - Dean, UI College of Public Health
Tanya Uden-Holman, PhD - Associate Director, Institute for Public Health Practice

1:35 An Introduction and History to Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Standards (video)

An Introduction and History Leading to the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Standards (Dr. Ronald Eckoff) (powerpoint)

Dr. Ronald Eckoff, MD, MPH

Public Health Advisory Council

Iowa Public Health Gaining Ground Coalition

Dallas County Board of Health

1:40 Session I: A Pathway to Public Health Standards: An Example From Local Public Health (video)

A Pathway to Public Health Standards: An Example From Local Public Health (James Hodina) (powerpoint)

James D. Hodina, MS, QEP

Manager, Environmental Public Health

Linn County Public Health

2:30 Session II: Performance Management You’re Closer Than You Think (video)

Oneida County Health Dept Performance Management (Linda Conlon) (powerpoint)

Linda Conlon, RN, BAN, MPH

Director/Health Officer

Oneida County, WI Health Department

3:25 Session III: Demystifying the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Site Visit Experience (video)

Site Visitor Insights – What is Important to See to Make Sure the Pieces make a Complete PHAB Picture (Mary L. Kushion) (powerpoint)

Mary L. Kushion, MSA

Retired Health Officer

Central Michigan District Health Department

4:10 Closing comments: Next Steps and Resources to Continue Work for Performance Improvement (video)

Next Steps and Resources to continue work for Performance Improvement (Joy Harris) (powerpoint)

Poll (powerpoint)

Joy Harris, MPH - Modernization Coordinator - Iowa Department of Public Health
Tricia L. Kitzmann, MPH - Deputy Director - Johnson County Public Health

Colloquium Materials
Documents 9 Things Every Health Department Should Know About Public Health Department Accreditation (pdf) Do's & Don'ts for Preparing Documentation (pdf) GUIDE to National Accreditation (pdf) Public Health Accreditation Board Standards: An Overview (pdf)	Links National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPS) (website) Turning Point: Performance Management Project and Publications (website) Public Health Accreditation Board (prezi) NACCHO (prezi)