A Day in the Life of a Health Director
Participating Health directors (All MD-MPH)
Bill Nelson, Chesterfield; Kay Rankin, Petersburg; Broooke Rossheim, Chickahominy District
Key Words/Phrases:
district, responsiblity, staffing, community reaction, community information, community partnerships, rapid reaction, staffing, hazards, management
Following these presentations the students will be able to describe and discuss
The day of local health director
The scope of issues the director and staff will be required to manage on a daily basis
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Common issues
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Uncommon issues
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Problems of dealing with the public
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Successes dealing with the public
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Plans for program improvement
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The tasks we do best
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The tasks that are most difficult
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Future plans
- Raedings Essay 1 & Essay 6 (scan topics in essays 7, 8 and 9
Slide Presentations by each Director
Dr. Bill Nelson - Chesterfield Chesterfield2 Handout Handout 2
Dr. Brooke Rossheim - Chickahominy Handout Addendum
Dr. Kay Rankin - Crater Handout
Budgets:
Chesterfield Contact;Dr Bill Nelson 804-741-3297
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Richmond Dr Donald Stern & Michael Welch (205-3733), Make appt through Brenda Woody 646-3134
Budget
Crater Allen McKeown, the Crater Business Manager - 804-863-8934 or 804 221-4255
Budget
Discussion Board Question: Based on the presentations by the health directors, and your readings;
what are some of the most important issues public health directors have to manage day to day?