This agreement outlines how a public health director position will be shared between two New York counties by working collaboratively toward fiscal responsibility balanced with public health services delivery. The agreement can be used as a template for other jurisdictions interested in sharing staff. Available online (pdf): phsharing.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/SharedStaffAgreementNYDraft.pdf
This presentation provides an overview of the Central Massachusetts Regional Public Health Alliance whose mission is to improve, promote and protect the health and safety of residents in six Central Massachusetts municipalities through the formation of strong community partnerships, data-driven decision-making and delivery of high quality public health services.
This document is a memorandum of understanding (MOU) template for the Northwoods Preparedness Collaborative in Wisconsin, which consists of ten local public health departments that contribute a percentage of their annual public health emergency preparedness (PHEP) allocation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is administered through the State of Wisconsin Department of […]
This Letter of Agreement for a Public Health Shared Services Pilot Project is between two New York counties outlining their commitment to provide quality essential public health services effectively to their residents but acknowledges that fiscal pressures necessitate collaborative measure. The parties agree to share a public health director and deputy public health director and […]
A prioritization matrix can help an organization make decisions by systematically comparing choices through the selection, weighing, and application of criteria. This prioritization matrix can be used to: quickly surface basic disagreements, so disagreements can be resolved openly; force a team to narrow down solutions from all solutions to the best solutions, which are more […]
This implementation work plan developed by the Horizon (Minnesota) restructuring committee outlines next step issues for ongoing discussion, their priority levels, who is responsible, target dates, and status notes for moving forward with consolidating three local public health departments that cover five counties. This document can be used as a template and example for jurisdictions […]
This series of minutes from the Horizon (Minnesota) restructuring committee provides a detailed overview of the process undertaken to address issues related to governance, budget and finance, programs and services, personnel/staff issues, community partnerships, and physical facilities/offices while exploring consolidation of three public health departments covering five counties.
This series of monthly updates was generated by the Horizon (Minnesota) restructuring committee to enhance communication among public health staff about progress to consolidate three public health departments covering five counties.
This document outlines the 2012 organizational restructure committee’s starting principles of agreement, primary areas of consideration (i.e., governance, budget and finance, programs and services, personnel/staff issues, community partnerships, and physical facilities/offices), and proposed timeframe for exploring restructuring three health departments covering five counties in order to assure the current and future presence of a strong […]
This document outlines the 2012 quality improvement plan goals established for the Horizon Community Health Board (Minnesota): 1) assess and address quality improvement as it relates to the broad five-county community health board; 2) explore organizational structure options to identify the structure that will support the organization’s capacity to meet national accreditation standards and measures; […]