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Public Health Practice Council Meeting. January 31, 2007. Review of Key PHPC Charter Elements. Purpose: To serve as a forum for a coordinated, enterprise-wide approach to addressing public health practice issues at CDC.
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Public Health Practice Council Meeting January 31, 2007
Review of Key PHPC Charter Elements • Purpose: • To serve as a forum for a coordinated, enterprise-wide approach to addressing public health practice issues at CDC. • To improve inter-Agency communication about shared practice matters and to contribute to a joint strategy for CDC’s leadership in improving public health practice.
Review of Key PHPC Charter Elements • Functions (not limited to): • Providing a forum for discussion, decision-making, and developing recommendations to the CDC Director, Executive Leadership Board, and other leadership bodies within the Agency. • Communicating practice-related information to CDC program areas.
Review of Key PHPC Charter Elements • Leadership: • Chair – Dr. Stephanie Bailey, Chief of Public Health Practice • Vice-Chair – TBD • Will assist and serve as Chair in her absence.
Review of Charter Elements • Membership: • Designated representatives from Coordinating Centers, Coordinating Offices, National Centers, and the Office of the Director Staff Offices, where appropriate.
Review of Key PHPC Charter Elements • External Representation: • Representatives from external organizations will be invited to participate, on a limited basis, to offer insights and comments related to public health practice issues (e.g. ASTHO, NACCHO, NALBOH, CSTE, APHL, etc.).
Review of Key PHPC Charter Elements • Meeting Frequency: • Meetings will be scheduled by the Chair, and will be held the 3rd Thursday of each month (or bi-monthly). • Agenda items may be submitted to the Chair or an OCPHP staff member. • PHPC email box to be explored.
Decision Making • Decision making by the Council should be efficient, but should not close out interaction too quickly – the group will attempt to address all issues of concern.
Decision Making • Decisions will be reached by consensus whenever possible, but votes may be taken when consensus is lacking. Minutes will document the debate and level of consensus achieved.
Decision Making • As issues are decided, groups should specify recommendations, including the options it has considered (role of discussion workgroups).
Public Health Practice Issues • Groupings: • Communication • Programs • Infrastructure • Universal
Voting • Using your red dots, please vote for your top 3 public health practice issues
Top Issues • Translation of science into practice (18 votes) • Establish a conceptual framework of performance of public health systems (Beyond HP 2010) (12 votes) • Facilitate building infrastructure at the local, state, and international levels (9 votes)