212826 Public Health Financial and Operational Indicators

Sunday, November 8, 2009: 4:00 PM

Cheryll Lesneski, DrPH , Public Health Leadership Program, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, CHapel Hill, NC
Attendees will be introduced to a set of financial ratios for use in the financial management of a public health agency. The ratios will provide strategic information about revenues, expenditures, workforce, community demographics, and mission critical programs and outcomes. Participants will learn how to collect data, analyze trends, and use the information to clarify the financial performance and solvency of their organizations.

Learning Objectives:
Describe what strategies can be used to minimize the negative impact of an economic downturn on a public health agency.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a clinical assistant professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill. Since 2005 I have been teaching MPH students and public health practitioners about the field of Public Health Finance. The use of financial ratios is an important strategy to help Local Public Health Agencies (LPHA) acquire, use, and manage their financial resources. I have introduced the financial ratios for public health agencies in multiple settings. The Florida Department of Health recently populated the ratios for 60 of their 67 LPHAs.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

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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