This article reports on a survey of Montana local health officers and county commissioners to determine their viewpoints on interjurisdictional collaboration in public health service delivery. The results indicate that public health officials and county commissioners seem to have similar viewpoints on reasons to collaborate and policy considerations, but different viewpoints on barriers to collaboration. […]
This article provides lessons from regionalized public health services for emergency preparedness in Kansas. It discusses the tangible and intangible benefits of regionalization as perceived by members of focus groups interviewed for this research. Available online: http://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Abstract/2007/09000/Regionalization__Collateral_Benefits_of_Emergency.7.aspx Wetta-Hall, R., RuBerg-Copas, G., Ablah, E., Herrmann, M. B., Kang, S., Orr, S. & Molgaard, C. (2007). Regionalization: […]
This presentation explores public health in the United States, including: its activities and how they fit within the health system; delivery; economic effects; and ways of improvement. One of the possibilities explored is regionalization.
This web article provides insight into thinking about regionalization of public services by focusing on municipal public health services in Massachusetts. It includes links to statutory requirements, types of sharing agreements, and other resources. Available online: http://www.regionalbestpractices.org/projects-will-benefit/public-health/
This article examines the association between institutional, financial and community characteristics of local public health systems and their performance of essential services. It discusses the results of a preliminary study drawing on data from seven states. The researchers conclude that reconfiguring the organization and financing of public health systems in some communities — such as […]
This article documents a “big picture” perspective of resource sharing among health departments across the country (NACCHO 2010 Profile Survey). The reported findings indicate that about one-half of all LHDs are engaged in resource sharing. The extent of sharing was lower for those serving larger populations, with city jurisdictions, or of larger size. Sharing was […]
This article discusses how elected officials are acting locally to make their communities healthier through efforts to build partnerships across sectors, engage community residents, get buy-in from colleagues, identify no-cost and low-cost solutions, communicate co-benefits, identify sources of funding, and work with public health and nonprofit partners. Available online: https://www.preventioninstitute.org/publications/championing-change-elected-officials-act-locally-make-their-communities-healthier
This article focuses on the people who choose collaboration as a management strategy and, in particular, what they view as the skill set of the successful collaborator. Individual attributes and interpersonal skills are essential for successful collaboration, followed by group process skills, strategic leadership skills, and substantive/technical expertise.
This article presents research and practical experiences supporting a model of organizational trust with five key drivers and suggests the five drivers are strong predictors of organizational trust across cultures, languages, industries and types of organizations. The five key drivers are competence, openness and honesty, concern for employees/stakeholders, reliability, and identification. Available online (pdf): https://www.iabc.com/organizational-trust-model-high-trust-organization/
This article identifies that responding to an emergency requires societal coalescence and cohesion to optimize effectiveness. Local, state, territorial, tribal, federal and international jurisdictional levels have to cooperate with each other in ways that are distinct from the norm in order to maximize resource utilization and minimize response time. Available online: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com