Holding on for all its worth! NACCHO Demonstration Grant East Central Kansas Public Health Coalition

CHACHIP Sites

Approach #3: Two or more LHDs with formal agreement East Central Kansas Public Health Coalition: Chase Coffey Franklin Greenwood Lyon Morris Osage Wabaunsee

What brought us to this point? Initiated regional cooperation through preparedness 2008 MLC I – First Regional Project on STD prevention/services Broadened formal agreement 2009 NACCHO Preparation for Accreditation Project 2010 MLC III & Kansas Pilot for Accreditation Introduction / training on assessment and standards 2011 NACCHO CHACHIP Demonstration Site

Project Deliverables Community Health Profile Community Health Improvement Plan Process Report that includes: Assessment Model Engagement of Community Members Broad Public Health System Representation Address Social Determinants of Health Quality improvement and Quality planning techniques Leverage local, regional, state resources

Where we are now: Defined Community: People who live, work, and play in our eight counties. Formed Core Team: 8 HD reps, 8 community reps: three hospital, two extension, one minister, one RPC/mental health, one education Selected CHA model: MAPP (and will incorporate others - Change Tool, ACHI, PACE-EH) Scheduled Monthly Core Team and Standards meetings Completing Circle of Involvement for region Planning regional visioning session for November

Anticipated Barriers/Issues Recruitment: Explaining “why regional” to local constituents Travel and staff time commitment Complexity of regional involvement and assessment Tailoring plans to be meaningful both regionally and locally and in some cases, at the agency level Financial costs Naysayers and government leaders who aren’t supportive of public health

Benefits of Project National Experts provide training and assistance/$35,000 Twelve sites to share experiences and issues Spin off projects Shared responsibility and expenses across the counties to lessen the burden on any one HD Pooled data increases validity/consistency Timeline and expectations to keep us moving forward Reduces burden on other agencies that provide services regionally Opportunity to increase recognized value of PH among community members

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