Vector Control Collaborative Hurricane Crisis Debrief Summary
The Vector Control Collaborative (VCC) held a debrief session on February 24, 2020, focusing on assessing participant program capabilities post-VCC, identifying successes and areas of improvement, and documenting mentorship experiences. The meeting also highlighted goals, outcomes, agenda, technical assistance provided by NACCHO, the need for enhancing vector control programs, and NACCHO's efforts in addressing these needs through various capacity-building initiatives.
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Vector Control Collaborative: Hurricane-Crisis Collaborative Debrief February 24, 2020 Chelsea Gridley-Smith, PhD Director, EH Shannon Davis, MPH Sr. Program Analyst Danielle Chatelain, MPH Program Analyst
Meeting Goals Identify how participant program capabilities have changed as a result of the VCC Identify successes and areas of improvement in the design and implementation of the VCC Document mentee and mentor experience participating in the program
Meeting Outcomes Attendees will learn about cohort best practices and lessons learned Attendees will have 1-2 strategies for how to maintain program developments/momentum after the funding CDC/NACCHO will learn more about challenges and barriers to building a fully capable program through a mentorship approach This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA
Agenda Time 1:00 PM 1:10 PM 1:20 PM 1:50 PM Session Description Introduction & Opening Statements Overview of NACCHO TA and Funding to Date Presentations by CDC and CSTE Participant Presentations (15-20 min each) *Tarrant County/Abilene-Taylor County (TX) *Forsyth County/Davidson County (NC) Break Program Focus Group Adjourn 2:50 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM
Technical Assistance Reach Overview of NACCHO s technical assistance program and funding provided.
Identifying the Need Percentage of vector control programs The 2017 vector assessment data revealed that 84% of vector control programs need improvement in one (or more) core capacity. Pesticide resistance testing (98%) Treating based on surveillance data (61%) Routine mosquito surveillance and species identification (52%) 84% Fully Capable Needs Improvement Competent Cannot Assess Source: National Association of County & City Health Officials. 2017. Mosquito Control Capabilities in the U.S.
Addressing the Need NACCHO recognized an opportunity to fill this need by offering technical assistance and capacity building opportunities at the local level. One-on-One Technical Assistance Vector Control Collaborative Vector Control Summits Vector Workshops
By the numbers Participants Workgroup One-on-one TA VCC participants Vector Summits Vector Workshops Funding Total funding out to partners Partnerships Who we work with to provide this TA
Vector Control Collaborative (VCC) The Vector Control Collaborative focuses on capacity-building prior to mosquito season. Providing the opportunity to maximize benefits of the mentorship program and build sustainable initiatives Peer-to-peer learning model encourages bidirectional knowledge building between mentors and mentees Participants have expressed intention to continue partnership post-technical assistance
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