165091 State of State Public Health: Integrating Services, People and Systems

Monday, November 5, 2007: 8:30 AM

Dennis D. Lenaway, PhD, MPH , Ostlts, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
C. Earl Hunter, MBA , South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC
James Pearsol, M Ed , Performance, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Arlington, VA
              
How do state public health leaders answer the complex demands of the current public health climate? How do they address the need for a competent public health workforce, the need for information systems that provide complete, accurate, and timely data for decision making, and the need to assess and improve both agency and system performance? How do they look across their agencies to ensure that the services, people, and systems in place work together to positively impact the health status of the populations they serve? In this session, three public health leaders will describe successes and opportunities for integrating services, people, and systems. They will also highlight activities of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials that support state efforts in these areas.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the session, audience members will be able to:

1. Recognize examples of successful implementation and integration of initiatives that address workforce, informatics, services, and performance standards.

2. Identify ASTHO initiatives to support the integration of services, people, and systems.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of the session, audience members will be able to: 1. Recognize examples of successful implementation and integration of initiatives that address workforce, informatics, services, and performance standards. 2. Identify ASTHO initiatives to support the integration of services, people, and systems.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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