Setting Standards and Measuring Improvement

in Public Health

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Senator Inn

284 Western Avenue, Augusta

10:30 a.m. — 4:00 p.m.

 

Featured Speaker: Leslie Beitsch

 

Essential Tools for Essential Services:

Introduction to key concepts for measuring, evaluating, and

improving public health performance

Session 1

Friday, March 28, 9:00-12:00

Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell 

 

IOM Community Health Improvement Process Model:  Measuring community health

Featured Speaker: Michael A. Stoto, PhD

 

  • Goals, objectives, and principles of community health assessment, one of the core functions of public health (including the difference between public health and community health)
  • Choosing a limited yet comprehensive set of coherent and significant health indicators that can be monitored over time and disaggregated to relevant social units
  • Models for community health assessment and improvement, including the IOM’s Community Health Improvement Process (CHIP) and NACCHO’s MAPP
  • Examples of community health profiles

 Audio: 1, 2, 3       Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

Sponsored by New England Alliance

Session 2

Friday, April 11, 8:30-3:00

Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell

 

Evaluation 101: Basics of Evaluation and Focus Group Fundamentals

Featured Speaker: Amy Black, PhD

Evaluation 101 -- 8:30-12:00

  • Purpose, definition, and components of program evaluation for public health programs
  • CDC framework for program evaluation
  • Components of evaluation, logic model, and program theory
  • How to develop process and outcome evaluation questions
  • Making evaluation work:  Keys to success

Lunch (included)

Introduction to Focus Groups -- 1:00-3:00

  • Definition of focus groups and how to use them in program evaluation
  • Basics of planning of focus group: group composition, space, recording and facilitator
  • Overview of forming protocol (questions)
  • Tips for facilitation and analysis

 

Basics of Evaluation: Audio: 1, 2, 3     Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

 

Focus Group Fundamentals: Audio: 1     Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

Sponsored by the Maine AHEC Network

Session 3

Friday, April 25, 9:00-12:00

Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell

 

Performance Measures in Community Health Perspectives

 Featured Speaker: Michael A. Stoto, PhD

 

  • Goals, objectives, and principles of performance measurement for community health improvement

  • Choosing valid and actionable performance measures in public health settings

  • Models and examples of performance measurement in public health and related field

 

Audio: 1, 2, 3       Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

Sponsored by New England Alliance

Session 4

Friday, May 9, 9:00-12:00

Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell

 

Public Health 101:  Key concepts, building blocks, and governing principles of the public health infrastructure  

Featured Speaker: Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPH

 

  • Defining and identifying components of the public health infrastructure

  • The national view. 1988 and 2003 reports and national organizations (NALBOH, NACCHO, e;g;) and their implications for infrastructure

  • Maine’s public health infrastructure redesign:  Districts, partnerships, coalitions, and local health officers

  • Roles, responsibilities, and authority in addressing the public health system's needs

  • System opportunities: System standards, accreditation, competencies, credentialing, governance, and accountabilities

 

Audio: 1, 2, 3, 4      Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

Sponsored by the Maine AHEC Network

Session 5

Friday, June 6, 9:00-12:00

Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell

 

Statistics 101: What Makes a Good Measure?

Featured Speaker: Mike Stoto, PhD

  • From purpose to concepts to well operationalized measures

  • Sources of public health data; Maine CDC: data sources for HMPs

  • Statistics of rates and proportions, applied to population health measures, including the problem of small numbers

  • Balancing validity, reliability, and responsiveness to change

  • Privacy and confidentiality, including HIPAA

Audio: 1, 2, 3       Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

Sponsored by New England Alliance

Repeat of Sessions 2 & 4

Friday, June 13, 8:30-4:00

Spectacular Event Center, Bangor

 

Evaluation 101: Basics of Evaluation and Focus Group Fundamentals

Featured Speaker: Amy Black, PhD  

  • Purpose, definition, and components of program evaluation for public health programs

  • CDC framework for program evaluation

  • Components of evaluation, logic model, and program theory

  • How to develop process and outcome evaluation questions

  • Making evaluation work: Keys to success

Basics of Evaluation: Audio: 1, 2, 3     Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

 

Focus Group Fundamentals: Audio: 1     Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

 

Public Health 101: Key concepts, building blocks, and governing principles of the public health infrastructure

Featured Speakers: Hugh Tilson, MD, DrPH and Shawn Yardley, MS, LSW  

  • Defining and identifying components of the public health infrastructure

  • The national view. 1988 and 2003 reports and national organizations (NALBOH, NACCHO, e;g;) and their implications for infrastructure

  • Maine’s public health infrastructure redesign: Districts, partnerships, coalitions, and local health officers

  • Roles, responsibilities, and authority in addressing the public health system's needs

  • System opportunities: System standards, accreditation, competencies, credentialing, governance, and Accountabilities

 

Audio: 1, 2, 3, 4      Slides: Powerpoint Presentation

Sponsored by the Maine AHEC Network

 

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