Title: City of Worcester Task Force on Public Health Presented to the City Manager on 11/30/90 Slides prepared by Katherine Shocas, Director Special Projects, UMass Memorial
1City of Worcester Task Force on Public
HealthPresented to the City Manager on
11/30/90Slides prepared by Katherine Shocas,
Director Special Projects, UMass Memorial
2Task Force Purpose
- Worcester DPH staff and services cut drastically
in May 2009 due to steep declines in state aid
and local revenue - City Manager OBrien convened Task Force in June
2009 - Task Force charged to redefine mission, vision,
capabilities, and services of DPH
3Task Force Structure
- Two Co-Chairs
- Five Member Executive Committee
- Twenty-Two Member Full Committee
- Four Sub-Committees
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- Mission and Structure
- Measures and Metrics
- Best Practices
- Community Resources
4Task Force Membership List
- Erik Garcia, MD
- Karen Green, BSN, MA
- David Hillis, FACHE, FACATA
- Michael Hirsh, MD
- Catarina Kiefe, PhD, MD
- Robin Klar, DNSc, RN
- Dale Magee, MD, MS
- Antonia (Toni) G. McGuire, RN,
- Charles F. Monahan, Jr.
- (Represented by Deborah OMalley, JD)
- William OConnell, MA, LCSW
- Michele Pugnaire, MD
- Laurie Ross, PhD Professor
- Clara Savage, EdD
- Steven Ward, MPH, REHS/RS
- Dennis Irish
- John OBrien
- Michael F. Collins, MD, FACP
- Leonard Morse, MD
- John Smithhisler
- Carlton Watson, MSW
- Jan Yost, EdD
- Frances Anthes, MSW
- Abigail Averbach, MS
- Patricia Bruchmann, MS, RN
- Suzanne Cashman, ScD
- Dawn Clark, PhD
- Octavio Diaz, MD, MPH
- Sheilah Dooley, RN, BSN, MS
- Jack Dutzar, MD
5Task Force Methodology
- Sub-Committees researched and developed
recommendations - Full Task Force reviewed and commented
- Future State Workgroup drafted goals, priorities
and recommendations - Full Task Force refined and approved final goals
and recommendations - Chairs and Vice Chairs
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8Proposed New Mission Statement
- The mission of the Department of Public
Health, in collaboration with community and
government partners, is to improve and protect
the health and safety of those who live, work,
visit, and study in Worcester.
9Proposed New Vision Statement
- To lead an efficient, effective and equitable
public health system that serves as a national
model and enables all who live, work, visit, and
study in Worcester to be healthy and safe.
10Strategic Goals
- 1 - Improve Organizational Effectiveness
- 2 - Mobilize a Coordinated Community
- Approach
- 3 - Make Data-Driven and Evidence-Based
- Decisions
- 4 - Build a Road to Sustainability
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11Goal 1- Improve Organizational Effectiveness
- Design a new Department of Public Health
- Strengthen governance and leadership
- Advance knowledge of public health practices
- Create innovative and responsive community and
public health approaches - Achieve accreditation by 2015
12Goal 1 Priorities
- Restructure Board of Health to strengthen
governance - Expand public health leadership
- Integrate traditional public health services
- Build capacity to manage new functions
- Identify areas for improvement
- Pursue the highest quality performance
13Goal 2 - Mobilize a Coordinated Community Approach
- Lead a connected and effective local public
health system by establishing new and
strengthening existing collaborative partnerships
and creating strategic alliances.
14Goal 2 Mobilize a Coordinated Community Approach
- Priority One Leverage the local public health
system - Convene and monitor public health system
- Create bridges and links between community and
government - Focus on policy, education, communication
- Improve communication with Mass DPH
15Goal 2 Mobilize a Coordinated Community Approach
- Priority Two Expand community and government
partnerships - Institute formal community partner survey every
five years, starting 2010 - Create new partnerships and collaborations
- Develop contracts and agreements
- Manage and monitor partnerships
16Goal 2 Mobilize a Coordinated Community Approach
- Priority Three Build the future public health
workforce - Strengthen and expand collaborations with
academic health programs - Expand public health learning opportunities, i.e.
internships, field education, service learning,
clerkships, research -
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17Goal 3 - Make Data-Driven and Evidence-Based
Decisions
- Build the capacity and capability to measure,
monitor, and report health status and health
risk, to identify health priorities, and to
evaluate effectiveness.
18Goal 3 - Make Data-Driven and Evidence-Based
Decisions
- Priority One Develop a 24/7 surveillance system.
- Complete work in process and finalize data
- sources.
- Build the system - protocols, processes,
- communication standards
- Align with DPH, Common Pathways, HIE
- Evaluate and improve
19Goal 3 - Make Data-Driven and Evidence-Based
Decisions
- Priority Two Collect population health data.
- Develop system for collecting primary and
- secondary data
- Expand inventory of low cost data sources
- Learn MassCHIP
- Use advanced data analysis, including GIS
- Collaborate with data sources national,
- state, community, HIEs
20Goal 3 - Make Data-Driven and Evidence-Based
Decisions
- Priority Three Involve community in assessment,
planning, and evaluation. - Develop and implement qualitative methods
- focus groups, interviews, community forums
- Work with community stakeholders around
- specific public health policy
21Goal 3 - Make Data-Driven and Evidence-Based
Decisions
- Priority Four Report on health status of the
community - Evaluate competency and capacity needed to
- analyze surveillance and population data
- Develop ongoing capacity to report
- Collaborate with Common Pathways and
- other partners
22Goal 3 - Make Data-Driven and Evidence-Based
Decisions
- Priority Five Use data to assess need and set
priorities - Conduct Community Health Status Survey
- every 5 years, starting in 2010
- Analyze data to identify baseline, problems,
- disparities, service gaps
- Report data geographically
- Train and engage stakeholders in planning
23Goal 3 - Make Data-Driven and Evidence-Based
Decisions
- Priority Six Use advanced information
technology. - Assess current and future IT needs and
available solutions - Develop and implement IT plan
24Goal 4 - Build a Road to Sustainability
- Expand all sources of funding and pursue
regionalization through shared services and
cooperative agreements with area towns.
25Goal 4 Priorities
- Pursue all fee revenue opportunities
- Pursue private funding and partnerships
- Pursue regionalization to improve effectiveness,
maximize resources, and reduce duplication - Pursue grant and other opportunities