3179.0: Monday, November 13, 2000 - 4:30 PM

Abstract #12204

Planning to strengthen local public health systems: The New York City experience

Eve R. Cagan, MPH and Tamara Hubinsky, MPP. New York City Department of Health, 125 Worth Street, Room 1047, New York City, NY 10013, 212-341-9812, ecagan@dohlan.cn.ci.nyc.ny.us

In 1998, New York City was one of 41 localities that received a national Turning Point grant to convene a partnership and develop a plan to strengthen the local public health system. The New York City Department of Health, as the grantee, convened a 25 member partnership and engaged in a 20 month planning process that resulted in the New York City Public Health Agenda: A Plan for Action. The Agenda focuses on strengthening the public health system through developing partnerships with communities, collaborating to identify community public health concerns and developing strategies for addressing these concerns, and developing policies to support and sustain new ways of working together. This presentation will describe the process of developing partnerships at the community, county and city levels simultaneously. The challenges of fostering public health systems change in a city of close to 8 million people as well as the lessons learned will be discussed.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will

  1. understand the complexity of implementing a public health systems change project in a large urban area,
  2. learn approaches to partnering with non-traditional public health stakeholders and,
  3. be able to replicate all or some of the elements of New York City’s partnership development process.

Keywords: Collaboration, Public Health Infrastructure

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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