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Developing Effective Public Health Policies in Clark and Dubois Counties

Explore the importance of public health policies in guiding community health efforts, the process of policy development, involvement with partners, and preparedness planning for emergencies in Clark and Dubois Counties. Understand the impact of existing policies, collaboration in community health improvement, and engagement with system partners for effective emergency response.

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Developing Effective Public Health Policies in Clark and Dubois Counties

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  1. Do we have policies set to guide us in our public health practice? Clark and Dubois Counties Local Public Health Workforce Development Mini-Collaborative

  2. The Ten Essential Services of Public Health Essential Service 5

  3. Develop Policies and Plans that Support Individual and Community Health Efforts Essential Service 5 Having policies in place to guide the process of making important organizational decisions in our county

  4. What is a “policy?” • Public health policies protect the public’s health and guide public health practice. • NOT THE SAME AS LAW (ESSENTIAL SERVICE 6): While law can compel or prohibit behaviors (e.g. a law requiring the payment of taxes on income) policy merely guides actions toward the behaviors that are most likely to achieve a desired outcome.

  5. Steps to develop plans/ policies To develop health policy or plans: • Rely on appropriate data • Develop measurable health objectives • Determine strategies/actions to implement plans.

  6. Essential Service 5 Model Standards

  7. Essential Service 5 • Governmental Presence at the Local Level • LHD serves as the governmental public health entity to assure delivery of Essential Public Health Services in our county. • First line of defense to protect the public’s health at the local level. • The LHD maintains a working relationship with the Board of Health, the County Board, and the State Department of Health. • Policies assure availability of public health resources and services to our population.

  8. Essential Service 5 • Public Health Policy Development • We develop public health policy when we identify a problem, and a set of solutions, and set a course of action to address it. • We must work with our community and our partners to develop effective public health policy. • We have a key role to inform our policy makers (BOH and Commissioners) of the impact of existing and proposed policies to assure the public’s health. • Our policies should be formally reviewed every three to five years.

  9. Essential Service 5 • Community Health Improvement Process and Strategic Planning • We have a responsibility to support ongoing collaboration to identify, analyze and address health problems in our county toward a community-owned health improvement plan – not just a health department plan. • Existing LHD policies strengthen this plan. • Dubois County Partnership (PHSQIP project) is an example of the collaboration needed for this process. The LHD is integrally involved.

  10. Essential Service 5 • Planning For Public Health Emergencies • Have a responsibility to develop and maintain an ‘All-Hazards’ emergency preparedness and response plans. • Must have policies to identify the triggers for implementation of our plans and know our individual and agency responsibilities. • Must work with our system partners to respond effectively to any and all public health emergencies. • Must practice our response through drills, Tabletop, functional and full scale exercises.

  11. Public Health Policies • Vaccinations • Fluoride in drinking water • No smoking areas / restaurants • INShape Indiana • Childhood Lead Poisoning screening • Walking trails

  12. Who are the partners in policy development? • Legislature • Business and regulated industries • City/county councils • Program partners – advisory boards • Community-based organizations • Advocacy groups • Consumers, priority populations • Other health departments

  13. What are examples of public health policies for our agency?? Discussion

  14. Who provides oversight or authority for public health policy in Dubois county? Discussion

  15. in the past year, have we been involved in activities that influenced/informed policy process? Discussion

  16. How do we alert/inform policy makers and the public of the impact of proposed policies? Discussion

  17. Do we review our policies every three to five years? Discussion

  18. Are we engaged in any community health improvement processes? Discussion

  19. How do we participate with our system partners in emergency preparedness planning? Discussion

  20. How often do we review and update our preparedness plans? Discussion

  21. Public Health Preparedness • Raise your hand if you have participated in a Drill to test an emergency plan/policy. • Raise your hand if you have participated in a Tabletop Exercise to test emergency plans/policy . • Raise your hand if you have participated in a Functional Exercise to test emergency plans/policy. • Raise your hand if you have participated in a Full Scale Exercise to test emergency plans/policy.

  22. Are you aware of the agency’s coop plan and your role in it? Discussion

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