This presentation reviews key questions to consider when exploring a shared services arrangement, such as: 1.) What are the goals? 2.) What is the scope? 3.) Who are the partners? 4.) What are the fiscal and service implications? 5.) Is there appropriate leadership? and 6.) Are there appropriate personnel?
This comprehensive report documents public health sharing efforts in Wisconsin, including an explanation of what shared services are, why services are shared, barriers to sharing services, and examples of successful sharing arrangements. In addition, authors review each phase of the Center’s Roadmap to Develop Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing Initiatives.
The Minnesota State Community Health Services Advisory Committee called for a workgroup to investigate increased changes in organizational and governance structures of local public health departments, to understand the changes at a foundational level and to update an earlier blueprint for a strong and successful system of public health departments. This report documents the workgroups […]
This is a short survey (three questions) was developed by the Minnesota System Wide initiative to obtain information from local entities about whether or not they are sharing services.
This organizational chart shows the organization of the different sectors and staff positions of the Horizon Public Health Department in Minnesota. At the top of the organization is the Administrator. Immediately below the administrator are Assistant Administrators, the Budget and Finance Supervisor, and the Human Resource Coordinator. Additional staff positions and programs flow down from […]
This case study examines the Center’s demonstration site in Southwest Washington state. The participants were seeking to develop a governance structure that could be used for a wide variety of projects and services. After eight meetings, the team ultimately determined that further pursuit of the original goal would not be productive. This case study is […]
This case study examines a 30 year old shared service arrangement in rural Kentucky, examining the reasons for the agreement, the history of its formation, and the keys to its success.
This brief document succinctly outlines the guidelines for a successful shared services arrangement.
A feasibility study answers the questions, “Should we do this?” and “What do we need to do it?” In this report, the San Luis Valley project examines the feasibility of creating and sustaining the San Luis Valley Public Health Partnership as outlined by their strategic plan. They evaluate their capacity to meet established goals and […]
This one-pager describing the Northern Michigan Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing team includes a brief description of the different partners in multiple sharing arrangements, their priorities, and accomplishments to date.