Public Health Programs and the Political System.
Presenters. Mark Levine MD MPH, Joe Hilbert MPA, Leonard Vance Ph.D.,
Objectives:
After these lectures the students will be able to describe and discuss
- What are key emergency preparedness issues for public health at both state and local levels
- How does public health work with other state agencies, the healthcare system, federal partners and the private sector in emergency planning and response
- What emergency planning efforts are being undertaken by the Virginia Department of Health to assure appropriate all hazards emergency response
- How and why State Board develops state wide policy
- Administrative steps in developing policy
- Who the board involves in setting state policy (legislators, citizens, interest groups)
- What legal exposures affect agency and department heads
- Who advises administrators about legal exposure
- How is legal exposure minimized.
Key Words:
Board of Health, State Policy, Legislative policy, Legal awareness, Legal responsibilities, Legal mandates, Legal limitations, 9/11 and changes of state responsibilities, Emergency Preparedness, public health role in community protection.
Readings:
Essentials of Public Health Management,Scan Chapters 3,5 & 8.
Resources:
Hilbert Slides Handouts
Levine Slides, Handouts.
Vance Slides, Handouts
PH in state exercises to reduce medical errors ?
PH role in Death & Dying, from Larry Gostin, Federal Role in EDPS
From KaiserEDU: The State of Public Health Preparedness
Take a look at this story from the Atlanta Constitution on a consultant's report of CDC's performance post Katrina. Do you think the comments about leadership style and political need had any impact on the decisions made?
Discussion Board: How do policies set by the state board or a program influence management activities?