TM 1 Module III Examples of Collaboration The Appleseed Project: Bringing EMS and Public Health Together

TM 2 Public Health in Your Area Division of labor: State, region, local Organization of services Priority issues and challenges Data sources and reporting activities Relationship to medical community

TM 3 EMS in Your Area How is handled locally? What kinds and volume of calls do your receive? Who responds to a medical call? Who is responsible for EMS in your region? Do you have a community public access defibrillation (PAD) program? How is your system funded? How does your system currently interact with PH?

TM 4 Injury Prevention in Your Area Organizational entities Major leaders and players Priority issues/challenges Data sources and reporting activities Participation of EMS and trauma system personnel

TM 5 Bringing EMS and Public Health Together Module IV Large Group Discussion: Preventing Elderly Falls in Florida The Appleseed Project:

TM 6 Five Steps For Injury Prevention Program Development 1.Conduct Community Assessment 2.Define the Problem 3.Set Goals and Objectives 4.Plan and Test Interventions 5.Implement and Evaluate

TM 7 EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 1.Conduct Community Assessment Do we have all the data we need? How can we best describe and profile the population of greatest risk? Who else needs to be at the table?

TM 8 EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 2.Define the Problem What are the causes of falls? What specific populations (by age, location, etc.) are most at risk? When and where are falls occurring in your community?

TM 9 EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 2.Define the Problem What are other factors to consider? What’s already being done? Is an effective intervention already identified? What are other resources?

TM 10 EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 3. Set Goals and Objectives Goal: General, broad statement Objectives: Specific, time-limited, quantifiable Process objectives vs. outcome objectives

TM 11 EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 4. Plan and Test Interventions Applying the four E’s Education Enforcement (laws, regulations) Engineering/Environment Economic incentives

TM 12 EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 4. Plan and Test Interventions Proven interventions Cultural factors Timing Testing on a sample group

TM 13 EMS for Children’s Five Steps For a Prevention Program 5. Implement and Evaluate Interventions Limited time and resources Ability to share experience Long-term maintenance

TM 14 Funding Partnering with local media Grants Commercial sponsorships Service organizations In-kind services

TM 15 Bringing EMS and Public Health Together The Appleseed Project: Module IV Continued Small Group Discussion: Focus on interventions

TM 16 Small Group Discussion Assign a scribe and a presenter Select one or more potential interventions (oriented to one or more of the target populations) Come up with objectives—process&outcome Use 4 E’s in developing plan Suggestions for collaboration and funding Describe next steps after today

TM 17 The Appleseed Project: Bringing EMS and Public Health Together Sharing Next Steps & Closing Comments: Joe Nelson, DO Florida EMS Deborah Mulligan, MD, FAAP, FACEP Nova Southeastern University

TM 18 The Appleseed Project: Bringing EMS and Public Health Together Module V Course Evaluation and Feedback