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Explore ways to strengthen collaboration between EMS and public health entities, focusing on key issues, strategies, and interventions in your area. Learn about effective injury prevention programs and funding options.
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The Appleseed Project: Bringing EMS and Public Health Together Module III Examples of Collaboration
Public Health in Your Area • Division of labor: State, region, local • Organization of services • Priority issues and challenges • Data sources and reporting activities • Relationship to medical community
EMS in Your Area • How is 9-1-1 handled locally? What kinds and volume of calls do your receive? • Who responds to a 9-1-1 medical call? • Who is responsible for EMS in your region? • Do you have a community public access defibrillation (PAD) program? • How is your system funded? • How does your system currently interact with PH?
Injury Prevention in Your Area • Organizational entities • Major leaders and players • Priority issues/challenges • Data sources and reporting activities • Participation of EMS and trauma system personnel
The Appleseed Project: Bringing EMS and Public Health Together Module IV Large Group Discussion: Preventing Elderly Falls in Florida
Five Steps For Injury Prevention Program Development • Conduct Community Assessment • Define the Problem • Set Goals and Objectives • Plan and Test Interventions • Implement and Evaluate
EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program • Conduct Community Assessment • Do we have all the data we need? • How can we best describe and profile the population of greatest risk? • Who else needs to be at the table?
EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program • Define the Problem • What are the causes of falls? • What specific populations (by age, location, etc.) are most at risk? • When and where are falls occurring in your community?
EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program • Define the Problem • What are other factors to consider? • What’s already being done? • Is an effective intervention already identified? What are other resources?
EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 3. Set Goals and Objectives • Goal: General, broad statement • Objectives: Specific, time-limited, quantifiable Process objectives vs. outcome objectives
EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 4. Plan and Test Interventions • Applying the four E’s • Education • Enforcement (laws, regulations) • Engineering/Environment • Economic incentives
EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 4. Plan and Test Interventions • Proven interventions • Cultural factors • Timing • Testing on a sample group
EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 5. Implement and Evaluate Interventions • Limited time and resources • Ability to share experience • Long-term maintenance
Funding • Partnering with local media • Grants • Commercial sponsorships • Service organizations • In-kind services
The Appleseed Project: Bringing EMS and Public Health Together Module IV Continued Small Group Discussion: Focus on interventions
Small Group Discussion • Assign a scribe and a presenter • Select one or more potential interventions (oriented to one or more of the target populations) • Come up with objectives—process&outcome • Use 4 E’s in developing plan • Suggestions for collaboration and funding • Describe next steps after today
The Appleseed Project: Bringing EMS and Public Health Together Sharing Next Steps & Closing Comments: Joe Nelson, DO Florida EMS Deborah Mulligan, MD, FAAP, FACEP Nova Southeastern University
The Appleseed Project: Bringing EMS and Public Health Together Module V Course Evaluation and Feedback