County Evaluators for the Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan and The Larger Public Health System

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County Evaluators for the Comprehensive Cancer
Control Plan and The Larger Public Health System

• Marcia M. Sass, ScD
• UMDNJ, School of Public Health

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Background

• County Evaluators (CEs) will need to identify,
  gather, and synthesize both traditional and
  non-traditional sources of information in their
  cancer capacity needs assessments.
• To accomplish this, CEs will need to work with
  many stakeholders. Among these are staff from
  the LINCS agencies and local health departments.
• Good communication skills in addition to
  analytical and writing skills are critical.

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Changes in the Public Health System

• New Jerseys Public Health Practice Standards
  impacting all local health departments and local
  boards of health went into effect in February
  2003.
• They are based on the National Public Health
  Performance Standards.

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National Public Health Performance Standards

• Michael Hatcher, Dr.P.H.
• Division of Public Health Systems
• Development and Research
• Public Health Practice Program Office
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Overview

• Key Concepts for National Public Health
  Performance Standards
• Instruments and Field Testing

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The NPHPS Program
Is a partnership effort to improve the practice
of public health and the performance of public
health systems
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Partners

• Association of State and Territorial Health
  Officials
• National Association of County and City Health
  Officials
• National Association of Local Boards of Health
• American Public Health Association
• Public Health Foundation
• National Network of Public Health Institutes
• Pilot and Field Test States

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Public Health System
A public health system includes All public,
private, and voluntary entities that contribute
to the delivery of public health services within
a jurisdiction.

• A public health system is A network of entities
  with differing roles, relationships, and
  interactions.
• All entities contribute to the health and
  well-being of the community.

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A Public Health System Is Complex
Police
EMS
Corrections
MCOs
Health Department
Parks
Schools
Elected Officials
Mass Transit
Hospitals
Environmental Health
Civic Groups
CHCs
Fire
Tribal Health
Laboratory Facilities
Mental Health
Drug Treatment
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Program Goals

• Establish and evolve performance standards
• Systematic collection and analysis of
  performance data
• Improve quality and accountability of public
  health practice
• Develop a science-base for public health practice
  improvement

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Public Health System Assessment Instruments

• State instrument
• State public health system
• State emergency preparedness
• Local instruments
• Local public health system
• Local emergency preparedness
• Local governance instrument
• International

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Essential Services ofPublic Health

• Monitor health status
• Diagnose and investigate
• Inform and educate
• Mobilize communities to identify health problems
• Develop policies and plans

• Enforce laws and regulations
• Link people to needed health services
• Assure a competent health care workforce
• Evaluate health services
• Conduct research

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TEN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
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User Benefits

• Improves organizational and community
  communication
• Brings partners to same table
• Promotes cohesion and collaborative work among
  system members
• Provides a benchmark for public health practice
  improvements
• Provides a systems view of public health services
  delivery

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PHPS Roll Out

• Beginning next week on May 20, 21, and 22, 2003,
  regional training will begin for New Jersey
  health officers and boards of health members.
• CDC, NACCHO, and NALBOH in addition to the New
  Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
  (NJDHSS) will be there for the training.
• Were working with NJDHSS to have you
  participate in the training.

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PHPS Roll Out

• Cancer capacity needs assessment activities in
  which CEs will be involved will be about one year
  ahead of the roll out process but can contribute
  to it
• CEs need to be aware of the changes and realize
  that they are a part of it.