Personnel Management (Human Resources)

Presenters:
Virginia Department of Health, Office of Human Resources:
Rebecca Bynum, HR Director
Robert DeLaney, Manager of Policy and Practice Audit
Laura Rugless, Manager of EEO and Employee Relations
Milan Hapala, Manager of Customer Service Operations

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

The human resource function in a public health organization
HR partnerships in support of PH business, including urgent and emerging issues
The public health manager as a manager of human resources
Workforce planning in a public health organization

HR Workforce Management Lifecycle 
Staffing strategies
Employee Management and Support

Compensation and Rewards
Managing within law and policy

Key Words: Workforce Plan, Compensation, Hiring, Employee Relations, Staffing, Employment Law, EEO

Readings:
Governing by Network, Chapter 7
Essentials of Public Health Management, Chapters 13 & 17

Recommended Resources (Handouts):
Essentials of Public Health Management, Chapters 5, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16
Personnel Management Handouts
VDH Workforce Plan 2008
VDH Strategic Plan; HR Statutory Authority
State Public Health Employee Worker Shortage Report: A Civil Service Recruitment and Retention Crisis; Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 2004
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, January-February 2007, "Public Health Workforce Enumeration: Beware the "Quick Fix."
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, September-October 2006, "Evaluating the Impact of the Management Academy for Public Health: Developing Entrepreneurial Managers and Organizations."
Also read Public Health Workforce Shortages Imperil Nation's Health
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, September-October 2006, "Developing a Web-based Data Mining Application to Impact Community Health Improvement Initiatives: The Virginia Atlas of Community Health."
Virginia Department of Human Resource Management, Public Health Emergency Leave   Policy 4.52

Supporting documents

Email Address for Rebecca Bynum
rebecca.bynum@vdh.virginia.gov

Discussion Board Question: Why are standards important in evaluating employees? What are the most important tools you can use when evaluating an employee?