This document provides an example of a four-year intergovernmental agreement among six counties in Colorado officially recognizing the collaborative efforts of their jurisdictions to develop regional agreements, activities, and infrastructure for shared public health services in an effort to increase capacity, contain costs, maximize assets and effectively impact health outcomes.
This document establishes the operating structure among a six county public health partnership in Colorado regarding attendance at meetings, decision making, activities, resource management, and roles of chair, vice chair, and coordinator.
This Biannual Survey of Existing Public Health Services asks about the provision of public health services among local health departments across Colorado. It can be used as an assessment tool to determine what public health services may be offered in some jurisdictions and not offered in others to initiate discussion around potential sharing arrangements. It […]
This document provides an overview of the counties involved in the partnership, including their demographic characteristics. The summary highlights the regions need for improved health care access, describes and lists the public health agencies participating in the partnership, and lists the milestones they have completed in creating and formalizing the partnership.
The chart outlines the organizational structure of the partnership, including who the decision makers are, who the shared staff are, who is included in the partnership, and who is affiliated with the partnership.
This document describes the shared mission, vision, and values of the San Luis Valley (CO) Public Health Partnership.
This resource provides an overview of steps for meeting planners to facilitate effective meetings.
This document describes the development of a shared services arrangement in Colorado for one county to provide qualified staff to another county and keep both counties in compliance with state law.
This resource provides an overview on how to effectively engage policymakers in public health partnerships by providing tips about key take-aways, connections, communications and support, and education.
This case study is part of the Partnerships for Health initiative, an initiative designed to help improve the coordination of health services at the community level. Partnerships were among hospitals, local health departments, community-based organizations, government agencies and community members. Each partnership identified a Healthy People 2010 focus area important to its community. Grants were […]