The Sawyer County Health Department Annual Report discusses the status of the Sawyer County Health Department, its successes in providing the ten essential services of public health and the status of its different programs (e.g., Maternal/Child Health). It was developed by the Northwoods Shared Services Project in Wisconsin, a member of the Center’s Shared Services […]
This is a Prezi presentation that overviews the Northwoods Shared Services Project in Wisconsin, including who the participants were, what services were already being shared before the project began, why the project was desirable, the resources needed and expected outcomes, the implementation path, lessons learned through implementation, plans for evaluation, and final goals of the […]
This comparison tool helps multiple jurisdictions compare the fiscal, service and staffing implications of providing a public health service within their own jurisdiction versus in a shared arrangement. It was developed by the Northwoods Shared Services Project in Wisconsin, a member of the Center’s Shared Services Learning Community.
This report highlights the activities and recommendations produced by the Strategy and Action Plan (SAP) Workgroup. The majority of the activities described below took place in 2013. A draft of this report, and the workgroup’s recommendations, were provided to Portage County’s three health departments for review and comment in February of 2014. In the Spring […]
The report explores local health departments in Ohio. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration and resource sharing among LHDs in order to facilitate the provision of the minimum package of local public health services most efficiently. Available online: http://www.communitysolutions.com/assets/docs/Major_Reports/State_Budget_and_tax/publichealthfinal4.12.13.pdf
This report explores public health sharing efforts in Kansas and highlights how these efforts may improve initiatives towards accreditation.
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 report examines the concept of a regionalized organizational structure in relation to Oklahoma’s public health system, and presents a broad model of regionalization possibilities. Available online: http://www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/accreditation/upload/Regionalization-Exploration-for-an-Alternate-Organizational-Model.pdf
The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) is providing this tip sheet for local health departments who are considering or planning major organizational changes. Changes in the organization during or after accreditation may or may not impact the accreditation status of the health department(s). This tip sheet provides clarification of PHAB policies and procedures related to […]
This study assessed the capacity of multi-county health districts to serve as “Quality Improvement Collaboratives” and support local health departments to meet accreditation standards. Available online: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23023281