EPID 602 - Public Health Management & Organization
2008

Objectives:

General:

Upon completion of this course students should be able to describe the skills necessary to manage various public functions.. They should be able to describe the organization of public health services and their relation to, and interdependency with, national and state public health agencies. They should be able to describe the major programs and how they meld together to improve community health status. The course objectives are derived from the 2003 studies by the Institute of Medicien: 1. ' Who will keep the Public Healthy' and 2. 'Future of PH in the 21st Century". Also included in the objectives are those recommended by the Association of Schools of Public Health and those approved by the faculty as part fo our current accreditation. Each course session will include several of these competencies as part of the session presentation.

Specific:

At the conclusion of this evening's lectures the students should be able to describe:

• The administrative functions of a state health commissioner and the dual responsibility of the Commissioner to a governor, cabinet secretary and advisory/administrative board.
• The alternative development of local health districts from single administrative districts such as Richmond City or Fairfax County to multiple jurisdiction districts such as the Three Rivers district, and the different management challenges affecting the local director.
• The relationship between state & federal agencies and should be able to name the major federal agencies with which state & local health districts/departments have to work
• Different state organizations for local districts.
• Some of the national resources available for local health directors .

Key Word/Phrases :

Board of Health, Commissioner, Local Health Director, Advisory Boards, Legislators, General Assembly, Cabinet, Federal Agencies, programs, staff, responsibilities

Readings:

Governing by Network, Chapter 1
Essentials of Public Health Management; Chapter 8
Dr. Buttery's Essays - Number 2
Introduction to Public Health, Schneider, Scan Chapter 3

Public Health Businesds Planning, A Practical Guide
Read Chapters 1-3 at your leisure
Chapters 12 & 13 during session on Accountability
Scan Chapters 4 & 5 during Fourth Week.
Read Chaoters 6-8 during Week s 4 & 5
Read Chapters 9 & 10 during session on Planning & Assessment.
Read remaing chapters during program weeks that relate to planning the finance and assessemnt of programs.

Student List 2008

Hour 1, Dr Karen Remley, State Health Commissioner's Role  (pdf Handouts)

The Role of the State Health Commissioner, the Board of Health and the State and Local Health Departments in protecting and promoting the public's health

Links:
Org Chart-VDH
Board of Health
Public Health Foundation
Assn of State & Terr. HOs

Hour 2, Jeff Lake
Organization of Federal Public Health Agencies and relationships to State Health Departments. Local Health Agency Accreditation.

Links:

Commissioner Remley - Associations & Foundations (Handouts)

Commissioner Remley - Federal/State/Local (Handouts)
DHHS
DHHS Org Chart
CDC
FDA
NIH
ATSDR

Hour 3: Jeff Lake Organization of State and Local health agencies and their support groups, Public Health Business Planning.
SlidesHandout

Links:
State PH Workforce Issues
Local Health Districts
NACCHO
Operational Definition of a LPHA

Assignments for Mid Term and Final Exam Teams

Recommendation for preparing mid-term Presentations.

Contacts & Spreadsheets for Mid Term Analysis

Chesterfield- Dr Bill Nelson 804-741-3297
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Crater - Allen McKeown, the Crater Business Manager - 804-863-8934 or 804 221-4255
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Henrico- Melody McCormick, our business manager, at 501-4953
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Richmond - Dr Donald Stern & Mel Anderson, District Administrator, Make appt through Brenda Woody 646-3134
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Chickahominy-Dr, Ted Tweel is the contact, using his cell#. 837-3969 (His accountant will probably help you as well.
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