Working with Consultants for CHA and Accreditation Readiness

1. Working with Consultants for CHA and Accreditation Readiness Strategies for Success October 24, 2012

3. Planning for Accreditation • Completing the accreditation prerequisites and process will take: • Time • Resources • Dedication • Commitment How can consultants help?

4. Readiness Checklists There are four Readiness Checklists: • Initial Checklist • Prerequisite Checklist • Process Readiness Checklist • Organizational Readiness Checklist http://www.phaboard.org/wp-content/uploads/National-Public-Health-Department-Readiness-Checklists.pdf

5. Initial Checklist • Is the health department eligible? • Statutory authority to promote and protect health • Do you have support from: • Health Department Director? • Appointing Authority of the Health Department Director? • Board of Health or other governing entity? • Has the Director considered the cost of applying and budget implications? • Have HD staff reviewed the 10 Essential Public Health Services and determined that the HD is providing all 10?

6. Prerequisite Checklist Prerequisites: • Community/State Health Assessment • Community/State Health Improvement Plan • Department Strategic plan Preliminary Self-Assessment based on Standards and Measures

7. Standards and Measures, Version 1.0 Accreditation is the measurement of a health department’s performance against a set of nationally recognized, practice oriented and evidence-based standards.

8. Community/State Health Assessment (CHA/SHA) • Acollaborative process of collecting and analyzing data and information for use in educating and mobilizing communities, prioritizing, garnering resources, and action planning to improve health. • Involves the systematic collection and analysis of data and information…serves with a sound basis for decision-making and action. • Conducted in partnership with other organizations • Basis for development of the Tribal, state, or local community health improvement plan. • Updated within the last 5 years • Domain 1, Standard 1.1

9. Standard 1.1 and the CHA/SHA • Participation from various sectors • Examples: healthcare industry, community, non-profits, academic institutions, other government departments • Regular meetings • Process used to identify health issues and assets • Various data sources obtained • Documentation that the community at-large has had an opportunity to review and contribute • Documentation that it has been shared and distributed to partners and community

10. Potential Roles for Consultants • Subject Matter Expert • Process Facilitator • Staff Extender • Capacity Builder

11. Getting the Most from Consultants: Communication is Key • Two-Way Interview with Consultant • Provide Detailed Background of Scope of Work • Explore Their Background and Perspectives on Scope of Work • References • Identify Goals, Deliverables, Expectations

12. Choose the right tool for the job

13. Accreditation Support Materials

14. Resources and Tools • PHABwww.phaboard.org • Healthy People 2020 www.healthypeople.gov/2020 • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) www.naccho.org/topics/infrastructure/mapp/ • Kansas Health Matters www.kansashealthmatters.org • Community Tool Box, University of Kansas www.ctb.ku.edu • The Community Guide www.thecommunityguide.org • ASTHO www.astho.org • NACCHO www.naccho.org

15. Questions? Shirley A. Orr, MHS, APRN, NEA-BC Phone: (316)250-6940 E-mail: shirleyaorr@gmail.com