The purpose of this study was to begin to create an evidence base around how tribes organize and partner to deliver public health services to protect and promote the health of their communities. The study aimed to explore the partnerships within one selected tribal public health system that protected and promoted health by examining how […]
This document examines how two other states are using CJS to provide Foundational Public Health Services. The report examines how the Kansas public health system could consider similar strategies moving forward. Available online: http://www.khi.org/policy/article/17-10
Genesee County and Orleans County health departments in rural New York implemented a plan to share a director and deputy director. Additional sharing has developed over time, resulting in enhanced quality of services and reduced costs.
This document describes the statutes and other frameworks that enable public health cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS) in Kansas.
This report offers a series of case studies on shared staffing arrangements in local public health organizations. These cases, which are located in Massachusetts, Iowa and Oregon, were selected for study based on a national environmental scan of arrangements in place and with attention to variation in location, size of jurisdictions, and type of local […]
San Luis Valley Public Health Partnership responds to the question, “When considering the design and implementation of this project, what lessons did you learn that might help other grantees implement similar work in this field?”
To better understand the impact of cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS) among public health agencies, CJS teams need to identify suitable measures and measurement processes. This document from the Center for Sharing Public Health Services
provides instructions to develop and implement an impact measurement plan.
This case study features two county health departments in Kansas that considered sharing a family planning program. Although the CJS arrangement did not move forward, some important lessons were learned as a result of the process.
This document was created specifically for local policymakers to introduce them to the concept of CJS and to explain how it has been used to deliver public health services in Kansas. The document is meant to be shared with board of health members. Available online: http://www.khi.org/policy/article/17-13
Public health funding in Kansas and the nation has decreased in recent years, while the responsibilities of public health agencies have not. As resources become more limited, public health departments must explore alternate ways to effectively and efficiently provide foundational public health services to their communities. Some counties in Kansas are responding to this challenge […]