It’s a Small World After All!It’s a Small World After All! • Colleagues discuss collaborative models and

successes : –Dennis Wagner, HRSA –Dr. John Hoornbeek, Director of the Center for Public Administration and Public Policy, Kent State University

• Opportunity! Dennis Wagner in Ohio forOhio Hospital Association Collaborative;LifeBanc, HRSA and Kent State plan a local event with Dennis Wagner speaking the next day, but time is short---it’s only one month away!

Rolling Up Our SleevesRolling Up Our Sleeves

Two sessions developed:• Morning: focus on the collaborative

model, national and local success, how it can be applied to other areas of public health and public policy

• Afternoon: how can area university/college Workplace Partners help us increase donor registrations?

Build it and They Will Come! Getting the Word Out

• Dr. Hoornbeek---HR, Ohio Urban University Consortium, presidents, colleagues at other area universities; deans of nursing and medical schools, involvement of university marketing produces features in employee e-zine and front page of Web site

• LifeBanc—students for organ donation groups, current educational program contacts, student groups, letters to all NEO University Presidents, etc.

We Built it, They Came...and We Built it, They Came...and Made it Through the Storm!Made it Through the Storm!

Good attendance despite a blizzard!• Representation from University of Akron,

Kent State (Public Policy, HR, Communications, Nursing), Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, County Clerk of Courts and Adult Probation offices, Akoya

• Great discussions, ideas and student newspaper coverage of event, including an interview with student recipient

And Our Partners Responded! And Our Partners Responded! • NEOUCOM—hosting transplant surgeon

presentation and looking into adoption of our medical school curriculum

• Donor drives planned on Kent Campus with Relay for Life

• Kent State nursing school student projects• Invitation to speak to Kent State’s University Staff

Advisory Council for next steps• Article in Kent State’s employee quarterly family

newsletter pending• University of Akron’s Institute for Health and Social

Policy: polling, research partnership• Partnership with local hospital through U of A• LifeBanc new student donor registration mini-grants

made available to student groups – 2 applications pending

• Literature in county offices

The Ball Keeps RollingThe Ball Keeps Rolling

• Collecting data needed for pitching to University leaders

• Strategizing with the 2 directors of policy institutes (Kent and Akron)

• Grants/research important

• Competitions (between and within Universities)

• More student involvement

Lessons LearnedLessons Learned• Take a risk---even though time constraints

made this a challenge, and certainly not a perfectly executed event, the collaboration and event opened many doors

• Be aware of the capabilities of different segments of the University and make your requests match

• Provide relevant data• Keep the conversations and doors open

and follow up on ideas and commitments