231899 Improving public health systems near, far, and in the future

Monday, November 8, 2010 : 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

Dennis D. Lenaway, PhD, MPH , Ostlts, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
Ehud Miron, MD, MPH , Ministry of Health, District of Nazareth, Nazareth, Israel
Teresa Daub , Ostlts, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
     
State and local communities vary widely, but all face similar challenges in collaborating with public health partners, working more effectively as a system, and accomplishing more with less while improving the quality of public health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its partners have established tools such as the National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPSP) and Mobilizing Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) that offer a framework for building public health partnerships and improving the performance and quality of public health systems. This session will address the role of the NPHPSP and MAPP in improving public health. Speakers will discuss NPHPSP use within the United States and in international settings, including its recent adaptation for use in Israel. Speakers will also unveil new information about the future role of the NPHPSP, highlighting plans and opportunities for building on its proven value, while anticipating its role within the new environment of public health. We will highlight the NPHPSP's role in engaging and strengthening public health system partnerships while preparing for and maintaining agency accreditation.

Learning Areas:
Administration, management, leadership
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Systems thinking models (conceptual and theoretical models), applications related to public health

Learning Objectives:
At the end of this session, participants should be able to: 1) Describe how the NPHPSP system assessments can be used to drive performance improvement at the state and local levels; 2) Explain lessons learned from NPHPSP use in international settings; and 3) Discuss the opportunities and plans for the NPHPSP in the future.

Keywords: Standards, Public Health Infrastructure

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to present because I provide training and technical assistance to state and local health departments who utilized the NPHPSP, along with ongoing oversight and development of the national program.
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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