1. Engaging Employees in the Accreditation Journey Shylo Dennison, Public Health Planner Sarah Joseph, Public Information Officer

2. Theme- it’s all about the journey Reviewed other accredited agencies – LPHA’s – Law – Fire – Hospitals

4. Structure at PCCHD

5. Engagement Methods Prezi Postcard Updates Boarding passes Map Staff Meeting Division Meetings A-Team Meetings

6. Engagement Methods: Prezi

7. Engagement Methods: Postcard updates

9. Engagement Methods: Boarding Passes

10. Engagement Methods: Map Shows progress toward collecting documents

11. Engagement Methods: Meetings General Staff Meetings – Prezi – 15 minute presentations Updates Reminders: meeting agendas, document requests, etc. Division Meetings – General and Division Specific Updates A-Team Meetings and E-mails – Process specific information – Almost 25% of PCCHD staff represented

12. That’s all great- but why engage staff?

13. In-flight Survey Results Understanding of accreditation: – 3.48 out of 5 Forms of Communication – In-person meetings are best – E-mails/newsletters second best Ways to Involve: – Specifics on documents and how it applies to jobs – More on purpose, process, etc n results

14. Benefits of Accreditation What staff members said Organizational improvement Funding Recognition/legitimacy Communication with leaders and community members Increase status among colleagues Branding Focus on population health

15. Benefits of Accreditation What staff members said Organizational improvement Funding Recognition/legitimacy Communication with leaders and community members Increase status among colleagues Branding Focus on population health What’s being said nationally Performance and Quality Improvement Leverage for funding Demonstrate/validate capacity Visibility Accountability and credibility Improve partner relationships Awareness of agency strengths and weaknesses Improve communication with governing entity

16. Questions

17. Contact Information Shylo Dennison 719-583-4353 or dennison@co.pueblo.co.usdennison@co.pueblo.co.us Sarah Joseph 719-583-4526 or sarah.bruestle@co.pueblo.co.us sarah.bruestle@co.pueblo.co.us