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Welcome! Bienvenidos!. U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission Mexico City, Mexico March 17, 2005. Thank You!. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Governors Association Association of State Health Officials
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Welcome! Bienvenidos! • U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission • Mexico City, Mexico March 17, 2005
Thank You! • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • National Governors Association • Association of State Health Officials • Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors
NCSL’s Mission • To improve the quality and effectiveness of U.S. state legislatures • To promote policy innovation and communication among U.S. state legislatures • To ensure U.S. state legislatures a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system
NCSL Overview • Membership Organization • Serves 50 State Legislatures and 6 Territories • Serves 7500 Legislators and 35,000 Legislative Staff • Provides research, technical assistance and consultations • Coordinates educational seminars, Policy Institutes and Forums
Legislation Executive Orders Budget Proposals Educational Summits Funding Mechanisms Rules or Regulations Interagency Agreements Program/Policy Initiatives Informal Partnerships Task Forces Potential Outcomes
Arizona California New Mexico Texas Baja California Chihuahua Coahuila de Zaragoza Nuevo León Sonora Tamaulipas Participating States
Institute Objectives • To increase state policymakers’ knowledge of chronic disease prevalence and prevention and strategies to reduce health disparities related to chronic diseases in the U.S.-Mexican border region. • To increase state policymakers’ knowledge of risk factors related to chronic disease prevention (improved nutrition, increased physical activity and tobacco use reduction).
Institute Objectives(con't.) • To explore roles that state legislators play to develop effective health promotion and chronic disease prevention policies in the U.S.-Mexican border region. • To stimulate dialogue among U.S. state legislators, U.S. and Mexican state health department staff, and non-governmental organizations about chronic disease prevention in the U.S.-Mexican border region.
Policy Institute Design “Who Are These People and What Are We Doing Here?”
Team Composition • U.S. State Senators and Representatives • Cabinet Secretaries/Health Commissioners • Border Health Office Directors • Border Health Commissioners • Chronic Disease Directors • Mexican State Health Department Officials • Facilitators assigned by NCSL
Faculty and National Experts • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Secretaria de Salud • Diabetes Research Center, TX Tech Medical Center • U.S. Mexican Border Health Commission • Pan American Health Organization • Conferencia Mexicana de Congresos y Legislatores Estatles • Mexican Border State Legislator
Policy Institute Design “Who Are These People and What Are We Doing Here?”
Developing State Action Plans:How is it Done? • Attend plenary sessions • Meet and deliberate as teams three times • Consult with faculty as desired • Present Action Plans twice and receive feedback from faculty and peers • All guided by facilitators assigned to each team
Developing State Action Plans:How is it Done? • Conduct a Reality Assessment • Identify and Prioritize Three Goals • Develop Strategies to Accomplish Goals • Define Specific Steps, Stakeholders, Resources and Timelines • Determine How to Implement the Action Plan
Expectations • Acknowledge diverse opinions, perspectives, interests and constituents of team members. • Share existing or desired state or regional policies, programs, funding, problems relevant to chronic disease prevention. • Share openly and solicit input from team members, peers and faculty. • Compromise, negotiate and reach decisions by consensus.
Expectations • Consult with faculty as desired. • Present the developing Action Plan Saturday afternoon. • Present the final Action Plan Sunday morning. • Identify technical assistance needed. • Leave the Institute prepared to implement the Action Plan. • Set a date for team to meet after the Institute.
NCSL’s Health Promotion Program, Staff Contacts • Janis Elaine Borton, Program Manager • 303-856-1354; janis.borton@ncsl.org • Leslie Robbins, Senior Policy Specialist • 303-856-1517; leslie.robbins@ncsl.org • Shannon Harper, Research Analyst • 303-856-1369; shannon.harper@ncsl.org