NACCHO’s Role Environmental Public Health Tracking MN EPHT Facilitated Discussion May 15, 2012.
NACCHO’s Role Environmental Public Health Tracking
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NACCHO’s Role Environmental Public Health Tracking
MN EPHT Facilitated DiscussionMay 15, 2012
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Overview
• NACCHO activities• Key informant interview summary report• Key recommendations for bridging the gap between state and local
health departments• NACCHO workgroup recommendations• Leveraging efforts
State Tracking Program
LHDS
LHDs
LHDs
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NACCHO Activities
• Conducting key informant interviews• Hosting webinars• Providing feedback on new tracking resources
and features• Convening NACCHO’s Environmental Public
Health Tracking Workgroup• Promoting Tracking resources• Hosting facilitated discussions
EPHT
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NACCHO Workgroup Recommendations
• Link tracking resources to county health rankings• Provide more localized data • Link data to voting precincts• Directly connect with community nurses,
environmental health specialists, etc. • Tie into community assessment processes
(e.g. PACE-EH, MAPP)• Seek to expand range of data in portal that reflects the
scope of work of LHDs• Provide for educating local policy makers• Develop culture that expects coordination/cooperation
between state and local health departments
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Webinars
Environmental Public Health Tracking and Health Impact Assessments• April 12, 2012 (Archived)• Overview of HIA• Online Tool for Tracking Health Impacts of Ambient Air Pollutants – CDC• Estimating Morbidity and Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution – NYC• HIA of a Proposed Cap-and-Trade Framework – California
Environmental Public Health Tracking and Children’s Health• June 1, 2012, 1:30-3:00 PM ET• Overview of Children’s Health Module – CDC• Asthma and Outdoor Quality – Florida• Childhood Lead Poisoning – Maine
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Leveraging Efforts
• Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) Process
• Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE-EH)
• Health Impact Assessment (HIA)• Accreditation
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Key Informant Interviews: Barriers
• Lack of localized data
• Linkages among hazards, exposure, and health outcomes not clear enough
• Insufficient time and staff capacity
• Uncertainty about the application of tracking data and resources
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Key Informant Interviews: Recommendations
• Develop and enhance localized data
• Provide specific programmatic examples
• Connect with community health assessments and health impact assessments
• Market to specific capacity and size of LHD workforces
• Provide plain language communication materials
• Support LHDs building local portals
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Bridging Gap Between State/Local Health Departments
• Workgroups• Facilitated discussions• In-person meetings• State-wide meetings• Direct and in-person trainings• Mini grants• Mechanism for LHDs to collect tracking data• Site visits• Direct communications
State Tracking Progra
m
LHDS
LHDs
LHDs
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Questions?
For more information about NACCHO’s Tracking Project, go to: • Becky Johnson ([email protected]; 202-507-4284)• Amy Chang ([email protected]; 202-507-4221)• Jennifer Li ([email protected]; 202-507-4242)• http://www.naccho.org/org/topics/environmental/EPHT/index.cfm