1. CDC’s Orientation for New Health Officials El Paso County Public Health Kandi Buckland, R.N., M.P.A., Executive Director CALPHO January 21, 2011

2. Goal of Orientation Goal - Initiate and improve relationships with health officials to strengthen the public health system Day 1 – Orientation to CDC Day 2 – Changing landscape of public health; Introduction to winnable battles Day 3 – Continued discussion on winnable battles; Collaboration discussion continued

3. OSTLTS The Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support Judy Monroe, MD – CDC Deputy Director and Director of OSTLTS Mission: Improve the capacity and performance of the public health system Working Model: Identify – bring standards, policies, and best practices to light; Validate – confirm relevance, quality, and integrity; Disseminate – deploy across public health system; Adopt – support implementation and effective outcomes OSTLTS Presentation for New Health Officials Orientation Sept.20, 2010

4. OSTLTS Key Activities Grants standardization and Optimization STLT Partner Web Portal – CDC Organizational Resource Directory Prevention Status Report Public Health Law Advisory Committee to the Director National Accreditation Standards National Public Health Performance Standards Program Tools OSTLTS Presentation for New Health Officials Orientation Sept.20, 2010

5. OSTLTS Key Activities Cont. Training Program for Field Staff Partnerships Best Practices Health Official Orientation – SHO Welcome Packet Public Health Apprentice Program National Public Health Improvement Program OSTLTS Presentation for New Health Officials Orientation Sept.20, 2010

6. Key Winnable Battles Tobacco Nutrition, obesity, food safety, and physical activity Healthcare associated infections Motor vehicle injury prevention Teen and unintended pregnancy prevention HIV prevention Source: Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

7. What Every Health Official Should Know Orientation for New Health Officials Presentation slides by Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC

8. Get good data Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

9. Prioritize and do the hard stuff first Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

10. Fight and win winnable battles Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

11. Hire great people and protect them so they can do their job Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

12. …or you won’t be able to address anything else Address communicable disease and environmental health… Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

13. Don’t cede the clinical realm Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

14. Learn the budget cycle Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

15. Manage the context Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

16. Never surprise your boss Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

17. New Health Officials Address high-burden winnable battles Develop evidence-based prevention strategies Support surveillance Increase capacity to advocate for and implement prevention policy Leverage CDC resources Consult with and learn from peers Follow-up on one policy or program Do more with less Presentation slides by Dr. Frieden, CDC Director cont.

18. Questions? Kandi Buckland, Executive Director kandibuckland@epchealth.org www.elpasocountyhealth.org El Paso County Public Health