Colorado Public Health Improvement Planning

Committees and Groups

Public Health Standards Workgroup formed February 2012.  The group is co-chaired by Alyson Shupe and Lisa VanRaemdonck.  
 

Status on Activities

Core Public Health Services

In October 2011, the State Board of Health established by rule core public health service to be assured or provided by each county and district public health agency.  An inclusive and multi-faceted stakeholder involvement process was conducted in order to draft the proposed core public health services.

Public Health Standards

The Public Health Standards Workgroup formed and met monthly for approximately six months and have developed the proposed rule.  The Office of Planning and Partnerships will present the proposed draft Colorado Minimum Quality Standards for Public Health Services to the State Board of Health on August 15, 2012 to request a public rulemaking hearing on November 21, 2012. 

Resources

• Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)

Status on Activities

Public Health Indicators

• A multi-disciplinary, cross-sectional Public Health Indicators Taskforce was convened. 

   

Members

The PHISC approved the recommended list of indicators.  Learn more in the report, list of indicators, and framework.  

The Colorado Health Data website launched in 2011.  The website hosts the Colorado Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, Colorado Winnable Battles, and Colorado's Health Assessment and Planning System. 

Standardized Community Health Assessments

• The Assessment and Planning Taskforce ( Members ) was convened of content experts, local public health, and users.  In addition seven pilot sites including two regional planning partnerships worked through the assessment and planning process.  The pilot sites are supported through Preventive Block Grant funds.  
• Work from the taskfoce and pilots, culminated into Colorado's Health Assessment and Planning System (CHAPS).  
• Colorado School of Public Health students have supported several counties though stakeholder engagement, coordination, and research.   

Statewide Planning Process

• Preliminary planning will start Fall of 2012.

Local Planning Capacity

• Preventive Block Grant funds from CDPHE have been distributed out to local public health agencies to assist with assessment and plannin activities.

 

Products

• Public Health Indicators Work Group Final Report
• Complete List of Indicators
• Health Equity Framework  

Resources

• Colorado Health Data
• Colorado Health Information Dataset (CoHID)
• Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

Status on Activities

CDPHE Fiscal Practices 

• A Grants Administration Taskforce was identified made up of two teams: The Streamliners and Team Invoice.  Team Invoice's efforts led to a standard invoice for CDPHE contractors.  Implementation is slated for summer 2012.  The Streamliners have been working on a standard form of communication between state and locals on funding opportunity announcements.  The group is piloting a Google Group to communicate announcments.

Core Public Health Funding

• A workgroup was convened to develop a new funding formula to distribute the Local Planning and Support funds.  The 20 member workgroup included managers from various programs within the department as well as thirteen leaders from local public health agencies, representing a variety of agency and population sizes, as well as geographic location. 
• Meeting since June 2011, the workgroup researched national literature and models, considered relevant factors and examined the prior funding formula that was based on the past structure of 15 health departments and 39 nursing services.
• The pilot funding formula was approved by the State Board of Health in April 2012.
• The decision to go for rulemaking or to request a legislative decision item process will occur in summer 2012.  
• In the interim, OPP staff will continue to evaluate the formula, solicit feedback from public health partners, and identify funding needed to improve the overall system.
  
   

Resources

• CDPHE Standard Invoice Orientation, May 2012
• Grant Administration Taskforce  Members Members
• CDC PowerPoint 5/17/10
• ASTHO powerpoint 5/17/10

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Communications

• Identify and evaluate CDPHE and local public health technical assistance and support processes

Orientation and Support

A portion of Public Health Directors participated in NACCHO, Survive and Thrive program in 2011.

Survive and Thrive Roster 2010

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CALBOH or Colorado Association of Local Boards of Health was established in 2011. The association meets bi-annually in conjunction with CCI’s summer and fall meetings. For more information on CALBOH click here.

Products

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Resources

• NACCHO's Survive and Thrive: Roadmap for New Local Officials
• The Public Health Alliance of Colorado
• Colorado Counties Inc,
  
   

Status on Activities

Assessing the Worforce

The Center for Public Health Practice (CO-PHTC) assesses public health workforce development needs in collaboration with a variety of public health partners at state and local levels including:

• CDPHE division and program leadership to identify the workforce development needs as well as staff of state and local CDPHE-funded programs.
• CALPHO and the Colorado Public Health Alliance regularly identify workforce development  priorities from local public health agencies across the state through membership surveys and input provided during meetings of the member organization.
•  LPHAs contact the CO-PHTC with their workfroce development needs.
• AHECs colloborate to serve rural counties across the state.  Each AHEC is responsible for identifying regional public health-related workforce development priorities, promoting and hosting CO-PHTC in-person and online trainings, and providing additional capacity-building support.
• Ute Mountain Ute, Southern Ute, and Pine Ridge met to determine workforce development needs.

Training Based on Competencies

Trainings are developed based on identified workforce development needs of Colorado public health practicioners and emerginig state and national public health priorities.

The CO-PHTC will continue to work with statewide and local public health partners to identify workforce priorities and to develop and deliver timely and appropriate trainings.  The CO-PHTC plans to signficantly increase the number and variety of online and face-to-face trainings offered each year.

Information about trainings is posted on the Colorado School of Public Health Center for Public Health Practice website: www.publichealthpractice.org

Management System

The CPHP website and online training registration system continues to expand in order to support a wide variety of public health related trainings offered by the CO-PHTC and partners.

Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce

The Public Health Academy (PHA) summer program, which began in 2011, is designed to enhance students of color to explore, pursue, and advance in public health professions and to create a more diverse public health workforce to better serve Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region.  The summer 2012 program will include both high school and undergraduate students.

Cultural Competency Trainings

The CPHP continues to facilitate Cultural Competency trainings throughout the state.  During these interactive workshops participants learn techniques on how to work more effectively in multi-cultural settings.

Resources

• Colorado School of Public Health
• Center for Public Health Practice

Status on Activities 
 

Infrastructure

• Survey completed by Colorado School of Public Health

Data Sharing

• The Colorado Health Data website was launched in 2011.  The website hosts an extension of the Colorado Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, Colorado Winnable Battles, and Colorado's Health Assessment and Planning System (CHAPS).