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Washington State 2005 Needs Assessment March 3, 2007 Jan Fleming, MN

Washington State 2005 Needs Assessment March 3, 2007 Jan Fleming, MN http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/mch/MCHPriorities.htm. Washington State Title V. Purpose. Conceptual Framework for 2005 Needs Assessment Process, including: Leadership team Stakeholder involvement Use of logic models

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Washington State 2005 Needs Assessment March 3, 2007 Jan Fleming, MN

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  1. Washington State 2005 Needs Assessment March 3, 2007 Jan Fleming, MN http://www.doh.wa.gov/cfh/mch/MCHPriorities.htm

  2. Washington State Title V

  3. Purpose • Conceptual Framework for 2005 Needs Assessment • Process, including: • Leadership team • Stakeholder involvement • Use of logic models • Issue briefs • Outcomes • Key take-home messages

  4. Office of Maternal and Child Health • Organizational structure: • Six sections ~ 82 FTEs • MCH Management Team • Extended Management Team • Team Approach to work • Cross office and cross divisional work • Multiple Stakeholder Groups

  5. Conceptual Framework We wanted: • Comprehensive, integrated approach • Strength based vs. deficit based • Needs assessment part of strategic planning • Documents to describe MCH work and role

  6. The Process First steps: • What do we know – what do we need to know? • Cross sectional workgroup • Reviewed existing data: needs assessments, reports, issue briefs • Gathered data sources • Compared data to national measures and feedback from stakeholders

  7. The Process • Asked: what does it take to have a healthy pregnant woman; infant; child; youth, adolescent, family? • Listed attributes and preliminary ‘needs’ for each population group (30 – 45 in the lists) • Surveyed key stakeholders

  8. Logic Models • Logic model for each preliminary priority • Analysis revealed overlap, as we expected • Consolidated to a final number of 9 • Validated conceptual approach

  9. Leadership Team Role • Reviewed each priority in depth • Identified activities within each priority for each population group • Identified best practices, data sources, and existing state and national performance measures for each priority.

  10. Leadership Team Role • Shared priorities within division, with stakeholders, MCHB • How would stakeholders use them? • MCHB said ‘ok’ !

  11. Leadership Team Role Issue Briefs: • Created issue briefs for each priority • Intro; data, activities for each population group • Relationship to other public health agendas such as HP 2010; DOH/CFH strategic plans, public health improvement plan. • Work in progress

  12. OUTCOMES • Priority Outcomes vs. “Needs” • Useful in framing issues • Documents inform and educate • Success in integrating with other efforts • Guidance for work in all MCH sections • Useful in current budget decisions

  13. Take Home Messages • Have the courage to try something new • Involve stakeholders in a meaningful way • Use the needs assessment process as part of your on going strategic planning

  14. Questions?

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