WELCOME

Nuts and Bolts of Community Assessment with MAPP Heidi M. Deutsch, MA MSDM National Association of County & City Health Officials Sue Grinnell Cowlitz County Health Department (WA)

Overview  What is MAPP  Overview of the Process  Connection with Healthy Alaskans 2010  Tools Available

What is NACCHO? National Association of County & City Health Officials Represents ~3000 local public health departments National voice of local public health Provides resources and technical assistance

MAPP is: A community-wide strategic planning tool for improving public health. A method to help communities prioritize public health issues, identify resources for addressing them, and take action.

Three Keys to MAPP Strategic Thinking Community Driven Process Focus on the Local Public Health System

MCOs Home Health Parks Economic Development Mass Transit Employers Nursing Homes Mental Health Drug Treatment Civic Groups CHCs Laboratories Hospitals EMS Community Centers Doctors Health Department Local Public Health System Faith Organizations Philanthropist Elected Officials Tribal Health Schools Police Fire Corrections Environmental Health

MAPP Overview

The MAPP Assessments

The MAPP Paradigm Shift

Core Principles for Healthy Alaskans 2010 Strategic Planning Partnerships and Collaborative efforts Broad Community Participations ensures local ownership Readily available data relevant to communities Building on existing assets and relationships Outcome measures and indicator tracking MAPP is a Community based process MAPP Assessments

Core Principles for Healthy Alaskans 2010 Strategic Planning – cont. Programs and activities coordinated and linked Systems analysis Public health infrastructure Strategies needed for underserved rural areas and populations, especially addressing health and public health workforce. MAPP is a Strategic Planning Tool to improve the way we do the business of public health MAPP is a tool for the Public Health System

Tools You Can Use MAPP on-line tool MAPP TA Center MAPP Publications MAPP listserv Send Questions to:

MAPP Contacts Heidi Deutsch, MA, MSDM Program Manager, NACCHO (202) , Ext. 252 Julia Joh Elligers, MPH Senior Analyst, NACCHO (202) , Ext. 245