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Annotation: Legislators and staff are often faced with the challenge of making decisions, or helping to make decisions, that satisfies diverse constituencies with competing interests. In this webinar, participants learned about both the art and science behind finding consensus to address challenging public policy issues by exploring effective methods and proven techniques that produce agreement to policy challenges. Participants received with new tools and skills for creating consensus among diverse interest groups.

Annotation: The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grants to States Program has established 15 National Performance Measures (NPMs) for the 2015-2017 grant cycle. In order to effectively address the NPMs, MCH professionals need to think about not only the evidence and strategies to make change, but also the capacity of the workforce to carry out these activities. Six skill sets have been identified by the National MCH Workforce Development Center to support overall implementation of the Title V NPMs: (1) advancing equity; (2) analytical and assessment skills; (3) building and sustaining partnerships; (4) financial and management skills; (5) implementation; and (6) leadership and systems thinking skills. The MCH Navigator in collaboration with the Center has developed this crosswalk to guide MCH professionals to online learning opportunities and implementation resources to support these skill sets.

Learning Objectives: Review of each NPM across the six skills sets: •Well-Woman Visit (NPM 1) •Low-Risk Cesarean Deliveries (NPM 2) •Perinatal Regionalization (NPM 3) •Breastfeeding (NPM 4) •Safe Sleep (NPM 5) • Developmental Screening (NPM 6) •Child Safety/Injury (NPM 7) •Physical Activity (NPM 8) •Bullying (NPM 9) •Adolescent Wll-Visit (NPM 10) •Medical Home (NPM 11) •Transition (NPM 12) •Oral Health (NPM 13) •Smoking (NPM 14) •Adequate Insurance Coverage (NPM 15)

Annotation: The Quality Improvement Quick Guide (QI Quick Guide), with a contribution from the National Library of Medicine, was updated in 2017 with the latest QI resources and tools. The improved QI Quick Guide will help you determine which resources to use when pursuing improvement projects within your organization. It consists of a Plan-Do-Check-Act tutorial and suggested resources based on your familiarity with QI. Visit the Quality Improvement Quick Guide today to get started.

Learning Objectives: •Assess your familiarity with QI •Identify your QI needs •Discover QI resources tailored to your knowledge and experience level •Find QI resources geared towards improving public health practice

Special Instructions: Getting Started Tips •It will take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete the PDCA Tutorial and 15 minutes to review the Quick Quiz and tailored resources •You may begin at any page to access QI resources geared toward improving public health practice •You can find additional related resources from PHF and dozens of other organizations and agencies in the Public Health Improvement Resource Center

Continuing Education: TRAIN Certificate of Attendance

Annotation: Public Health Pronto is one of the MCH Navigator's microlearning projects that allows you to participate in short bursts of learning to improve your public health skills. Similar in format to the 5-Minute MCH microlearning program, Public Health Pronto has an improved the format, while keeping the emphasis on just-in-time, incremental, communal learning that can be accessed on-the-go to match your fast-paced work life. The program addresses the eight Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals and three Health Transformation cores (in collaboration with the National MCH Workforce Development Center), putting key public health concepts into alignment with MCH priorities by using an easy-to-follow modular format designed to increase your knowledge and skills through 5-minute intensive learning sessions.

Annotation: This webinar covers these topics: 1. Training as a means to address workforce needs at a health department 2. Training opportunities for Preventive Medicine Residents and Fellows (PMR/F) at a state health department 3. PMR/F training vs. Epidemic Intelligence Service experience 4. Cost and benefits of hosting a PMR/F.

Learning Objectives: • Describe the 3 aspects of the context of any major health issue (public health workforce development in this case) including the at-risk populations, the stakeholders who could influence the outcomes of interventions. • Give an example of building coalition with key stakeholders to address a major health issue. • Identify the 3 key success factors of population health improvement efforts.

Continuing Education: See course listing in TRAIN

Annotation: Healthcare Coalitions (HCCs) across the country have been tasked with supporting disaster operations in their communities during and after events. For many HCCs, the transition from serving as a planning entity to an operational entity is challenging. ASPR’s Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) is hosting a series of webinars for HCCs interested in learning more about operationalizing coalitions. The fourth webinar in this series focuses on financial models for HCCs and how each are unique. Participants will hear from a variety of speakers about different financial models, lessons learned, benefits, and challenges. If you are looking to improve your current model or transitioning to a new financial model, this webinar is for you!

Learning Objectives: • Learn about different HCC financial models. • Discuss financial models lessons learned, benefits, and challenges.

Special Instructions: Requires short registration to view archive.

Annotation: This archived webinar focuses on determining essential core competencies for job positions within public health organizations. Key to a public health organization’s ability to successfully meet the health needs of its community is having staff whose competencies are well matched to the types of activities they perform in their positions. Job descriptions that detail the competencies, including both skills and knowledge, required for a position are good practice for all organizations seeking to build a competent workforce through successful recruitment, hiring, and professional development, and a required element for health departments seeking accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board. The Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (Core Competencies) developed by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice describe foundational skills desirable for professionals engaging in the practice, education, and research of public health. For any job position, the critical competencies within the Core Competencies will vary depending on the responsibilities and activities of individuals in that position. When developing a job description, it is important to determine which competencies are most essential for that position. During this webinar, a simplified form of the Core Competencies and a process for prioritizing competencies for job descriptions or other workforce development activities was introduced. Through this process, health departments and other public health organizations can engage individuals who are doing the day-to-day work within the organization in identifying the competencies that they feel are most important to being successful in their positions. In addition, Denver Public Health shared how they have used this process to identify essential Core Competencies for positions within their organization and built upon this work to strengthen important skills within their workforce. Discussion among the presenters and participants that occurred during the live version of the webinar is captured in the archive.

Special Instructions: Registration required before accessing this course.

Annotation: ASPPH hosts a series of online study sessions in January to help Certified in Public Health (CPH) candidates prepare for the CPH exam. Each study session is led by expert faculty from ASPPH member schools and programs and focuses on one of the core areas of public health: behavioral and social sciences, biostatistics, cross-cutting areas, environmental health, epidemiology, and health policy and management. Each session is two to three hours long and include lectures and interactive segments.

Annotation: Developing a business plan includes planning and problem solving within several components of a program or network, representing a system of interactions. A business plan may include content developed during a combination of planning efforts with a primary purpose of demonstrating the ongoing viability of the organization. This webinar and the accompanying toolkit explore a framework for grantees of the Rural Network Allied Health Training Program to use when creating business plans as part of their ongoing sustainability efforts. The Business Planning Guide and Business Planning Toolkit outline four key elements of a business plan that can support a systems approach to network and business planning. A video, slide deck, and related publications are available.

Annotation: This webinar describes value based purchasing, presented by Meg Comeau, the Co-Principal Investigator for the Catalyst Center.