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Welcome to PHNCI’s e-newsletter! Each month, we will send a brief e-newsletter with updates, links to relevant tools and resources, and ways to engage with us. The e-newsletter will be the best way to stay up-to-date on the work of our center, and of public health innovations taking place across the nation.
In this month’s edition, we announce our Innovation Grant Program awardees; share a blog post and seek feedback on the foundational public health services; provide resources from one of our 21st Century states; share information about the NALBOH Annual Conference; and invite you to contribute your innovations to our collection.
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Innovation Grant Program Awardees
PHNCI is excited to announce that nine public health organizations will receive a combined $1.55 million to advance innovative public health practices that monitor and head off threats to the health and welfare of their communities. The funds will allow these organizations to develop, test, and implement innovative practices that other public health agencies can adapt to their communities’ needs. The nine grantees are:
- Baltimore City Health Department (MD)
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Community Relations Division
- DuPage County Health Department (IL)
- Garrett County Health Department (MD)
- Kansas Association of Local Health Departments
- Minnesota Department of Health
- Pima County Health Department (AZ)
- Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (WA)
- University of Chicago, Center for Spatial Data Science and School of Social Service Administration (IL)
Visit our website to read more about these grantees and their projects.
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The Spark: Seeking Feedback on the FPHS Model
In this month’s The Spark: Ideas in Innovation, we continue our exploration of definitions, focusing on the term foundational. Whether you are very familiar with the foundational public health services (FPHS) model or have never heard of it, we want to hear your thoughts. As a first step in understanding the landscape of interest in the model, PHNCI is soliciting feedback from the field. Please inform our work to develop resources to support agencies interested in using the model by completing a brief survey – you may receive a PHNCI water bottle for your time!
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21st Century Resources from Washington
One of PHNCI’s first initiatives includes support of three states in modernizing their public health systems, referred to as 21st Century Grantees. In Washington (one of the states participating in this initiative), they have defined the governmental public health system as comprised of local health departments, sovereign tribal nations, and the state board of health and department of health. They are using a phased, multi-year approach to rebuild and modernize the system so it is funded and organized to effectively and efficiently provide the foundational public health services (FPHS) statewide in an equitable manner.
A Plan to Rebuild and Modernize Washington’s Public Health System was published to set the stage for the 2017 legislative session by highlighting that public health is essential, the critical problem facing the governmental public health system and the proposed solution. It also included an estimated range of funds needed to fully fund FPHS statewide and initial concepts for thinking about new service delivery models to be further explored.
A robust public awareness and communication campaign that was led by the Public Health Roundtable, a key partner in this work, supported legislative efforts:
In the end, the Washington legislature made a one-time appropriation of $12 million dollars a biennium as a start toward funding FPHS. This is a huge success given the very tough budget climate and critical need to fund public education and mental health. The new funds will be used address communicable disease monitoring and implement strategies to control the spread of communicable disease as defined in the FPHS definitions and the impact will be measured and reported to the legislature just before the next biennial budget session.
Meanwhile, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Washington continues to develop the FPHS Framework which includes operational definitions for the defined set of services, exploration of new service delivery models, accountability methods and funding allocation arrangements for these services, plans for routine updates to the framework and continued implementation.
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Connect with PHNCI at the NALBOH Annual Conference
Join PHNCI at the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) Annual Conference taking place on August 2-4, 2017, in Cleveland, OH. This year’s conference theme is Celebrating Innovations in Board Governance: The Past, Preset, and Future, and PHNCI will present during a conference session entitled “How Boards of Health Can Promote Innovation and High Performance in Their Health Departments” on Friday, August 4th. PHNCI will also have a booth with PHAB in the exhibit hall – stop by to connect with our staff!
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Submit Your Innovation
PHNCI is in the process of gathering innovation stories from health departments to share on our website, e-newsletter, and other publications. We’re excited to share the innovative practices of health departments, including yours! Please visit our submission page to provide us with some brief details about your innovation, and we will follow up accordingly – you may receive a PHNCI water bottle for your time!
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Public Health National Center for Innovations
1600 Duke Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
P: 703-778-4549 |
F: 703-778-4556
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