From Concept to Reality  Invited to Submit RWJF Application  Formalized the Work Group  Get Ohio Public Health Association Buy-In and Approval  Develop the Idea  Submit the Application  Wait for the Good News For More Information  Contact:  Jamie Weaver at  Lois Hall at  Nancy Shapiro at Project Support Support for this project was provided by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ® in Princeton New Jersey Concept Development  OPHA Retiree Members “Retired Not Dead”  Forming a Public Health Temp Agency You can temp for a secretary or a clerk How do you temp for an epidemiologist or a health planner?  Great Idea, but… What about unions, double dipping and other legal issues  How to Get it Going Persevering: keep talking to people about the idea Build a strong team  Being at the Right Place, At the Right Time, With the Right People Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funding opportunity  Timing is Finally Right The Ohio Future of Public Health Report, Governor’s Shared Services Project, changing economy Project Need  Aging Workforce Baby Boomers  Changing Government Environment Anti-union sentiment, reduced pensions and benefits, employment opportunities outside of governmental public health service  Insecure Funding and Resources Reduced grants and local resources with downturn of the economy  New or Re-Emphasis on Public Health Infrastructure Requirements Accreditation, health assessments, strategic plans, grant writing  New Business Models Shared services, mergers, changes in how public health services are delivered First Year Deliverables  Develop and Approve a Business Plan  Identify a Core Group of Public Health Professional who Desire Part Time/Temporary Assignments  Identify 3 – 5 Pilot Sites to Test the Newly Developed Service Delivery Model  Develop Recruiting Materials for both Temps and Customers  Assessing Capability of Potential Temp Recruits  Developing Evaluation Processes for both the Temps and the Customer Sites  Modify OPHA Website  Share Our Experience With Other Affiliates Second Year Deliverables  Identify Additional Pilot Sites  Evaluate the Business Plan as Originally Developed  Make Modifications in the Business Plan as Experience Dictates  Expand our Pool of Recruits Beyond Retirees Including recent graduates, mid-career professionals who temporarily left workforce to care for children or aging parents, individuals between permanent positions, others…  Develop and Implement a Marketing Plan  Develop an On-Line Tool Kit for Other APHA Affiliates Progress To Date  Bigger Task Than We Imagined  Contract with a Project Manager  Contract with a Business Plan Consultant  Engage a Law Firm for Legal Advice  Review and Confirm Insurance Coverage for New Service Line  Establish a Separate Bank Account Specific to the New Business Line  Form an Advisory and Development Group  Begin Preliminary Customer and Public Health Service Temp Staff Identification  First Pilot Project Identified and Operational Public Health Professional Services Project: A Workforce Solution Public Health Professional Services Project: A Workforce Solution Lois Hall, MS, Executive Director Ohio Public Health Association; Nancy Shapiro, MA, RN, ARGC, Ohio Public Health Association Ohio Public Health Association, 110 A Northwoods Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43235