Oregon Public Health System Workgroup Updates
Stay updated on the latest developments within the Oregon Public Health System Workgroup, including changes in membership, upcoming milestones, deliverables, timeline, and workforce modernization efforts. Discover how public health experts are collaborating to shape the future of public health in Oregon.
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PHAB Public Health System Workgroup September 11, 2024
Agenda Update on Workgroup Membership Introductions Review of milestones, deliverables, timeline Next Steps
Workgroup Membership Changes Goodbye and thank you! Welcome New Members! Allison Mora Public Health Program Manager Oregon Coalition of Local Health Officials Kirsten Aird Public Health Division Deputy Director Policy and Partnerships Director Oregon Health Authority Kelly Gonzales, MPH, PhD Founder & Executive Director Indigenous Health Equity Institute PHAB Member Role: Health Equity Expert Anne Arthur, MA Project Manager OHSU-PSU School of Public Health OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 3
Introductions What is one thing you are looking forward to this autumn? OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 4
Workgroup milestones, deliverables, timeline OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 5
Deliverables Responds to funding and priorities within the 2023-2025 biennium legislative deliverable for Public Health Modernization. Summarize what is currently know about the workforce of our public health system. Collaboratively provides guidance and recommendations to inform workforce investments & capacity building for the 2025-2027 legislative biennium. OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 6
Timeline Phase 4 December 2024 April 2025 Phase 2 June September 2024 Phase 3 September November 2024 Phase 1 January 2024 June 2024 Research, Assessment, & Convene: WYSAC literature review, building workgroup, workgroup prioritization of needs/gaps Community Engagement: OHA Workforce Team hosts engagement sessions to gather workforce feedback Draft Recommendations: Workgroup reviews all information (WYSAC materials, workforce engagement input, Costing & Capacity Assessment) PHAB Approval & Draft Statewide Plan: Present recommendations to PHAB and begin drafting Statewide Public Health System Workforce Plan based on recommendations OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 7
Workforce Engagement From June-Sept OHA s Workforce Team held engagement sessions to gather perspectives to inform recommendations for a public health system workforce plan OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 8
Questions for our workforce 1. What are the biggest challenges or obstacles preventing our public health workforce from effectively doing their jobs and meeting community needs? 2. What specific resources, support, or changes are needed to strengthen our public health workforce and improve public health outcomes? OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 9
Workforce Engagement Calendar Public Health Modernization Monthly Chat - August 1st Everyone Tribal Grantee s Meeting August 28th Tribal Director s Meeting September 13th Tribal Public Health Workforce Community Based Organization Public Health Workforce CBO Advisory Committee September 19th Academic Public Health Workforce Partner Meeting September 16th Capacity & Costing Assessment (in progress) PH WINS Survey Begins September State and Local Governmental Public Health OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 10
Refresh on existing workforce material to review to inform recommendations Has everyone reviewed the materials WYSAC produced? https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/about/pages/ophab.aspx Under Reference Materials, Category PHAB Workforce Workgroup OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 11
Plans for Remaining Meetings October: Review feedback from workforce Nov, Dec: costing and capacity assessment findings Draft and finalize Workgroup recommendations OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 12
Break OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 13
Goals for today Agreements on the process for determining recommendations Agreements on the process for providing review of the recommendations Determine who will give updates to PHAB in December Status update Determine who will give presentation on the final recommendations to PHAB in January OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 14
Process questions What else do workgroup members need from OHA staff to support determining recommendations? How does this workgroup want to review the final recommendations prior to submission to PHAB? OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 15
Public Comment OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 16
Next steps Summary of decisions made by workgroup OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 17
Thank you so much! OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 18
PHAB Workforce Prioritized Workforce Recommendations OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 19
Communication 1. Enhance interagency collaboration: Develop formal communication channels and collaborative platforms among public health agencies across counties. 2. Enhance workforce capacity for culturally responsive communication: Conduct community needs assessments and build partnerships to develop training and resources for the public health workforce on developing clear, culturally appropriate, and timely health messages for diverse communities. 3. Build workforce capacity for community engagement: Equip public health staff with skills and resources to effectively engage with diverse communities, including data collection, partnership building, and cultural competency. OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 20
Policy & Planning 1.Invest in inclusive strategic planning: Create a strategic plan for public health that includes input from all relevant partners and contributors across the public health workforce ecosystem. 2.Enhance workforce capacity for agile planning: Equip public health staff with the skills and tools to develop and implement flexible plans that address emerging public health challenges. 3.Address workforce recruitment and retention barriers: Collaborate with HR departments to remove organizational and institutional barriers to hiring and retaining public health staff. OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 21
Health Equity & Cultural Responsiveness 1.Diversify the public health workforce: Invest in programs and initiatives to increase the representation of people of color and other underrepresented groups in the public health workforce. 2.Build workforce health equity capacity: Provide training and development opportunities to equip public health staff with the skills to address health disparities and promote health equity. 3.Enhance workforce well-being: Implement strategies to prevent burnout and promote resilience among public health staff working on health equity issues. OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 22
Community Partnership Development 1. Invest in workforce partnership development: Create dedicated positions and provide training to build and maintain strong partnerships with community organizations. Identify and advocate for long-term funding to support community partnership initiatives. 2. Expand workforce capacity in rural communities: Offer targeted recruitment, training, and support for public health staff working in underserved areas. 3. Develop a framework for partnership evaluation: Create standardized metrics and tools to measure the impact of community partnerships on public health outcomes. OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 23
Emergency Preparedness 1. Expand emergency preparedness workforce training: Provide access to a variety of emergency preparedness training, including FEMA, first aid, and disaster navigation. 2. Invest in emergency response workforce: Increase staffing levels for critical emergency response positions, such as community health workers, community navigators, and call center staff. 3. Enhance workforce capacity for service navigation: Equip public health staff with the skills and resources to connect community members with essential emergency services and support. OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 24
Assessment & Epidemiology 1. Build a robust data and evaluation workforce: Increase the number of epidemiologists, data analysts, informaticians, and program evaluators across public health agencies. Advocate for policy changes to allow for remote work positions for data analysts and epidemiologists in rural areas. 2. Enhance workforce data skills: Equip public health staff with advanced data analysis skills, including big data, small data, qualitative and quantitative methods, and data justice principles. 3. Invest in public health education and mentorship: Expand opportunities for students and early career professionals to gain experience in epidemiology and assessment through internships, fellowships, and mentorship programs. OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 25
Leadership & Organizational Competencies 1. Develop sustainable public health leadership: Invest in leadership development programs to prepare the next generation of public health leaders and build sustainable organizational succession opportunities. 2. Support diverse leadership development & retention: Create mentorship and sponsorship programs for public health leaders from historically marginalized and underrepresented backgrounds and populations. 3. Enhance workforce stability & retention: Implement strategies to reduce turnover and promote long-term career paths in public health. OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION 26
