Database:
OPI Tools, Resources, and Publications

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Publications by YEAR


Frequently Requested OPI Publications

Public Health Interventions: Applications for Nursing Practice
(aka the "Wheel Manual")
Wheel of Public Health Interventions: A Collection of "Getting Behind the Wheel" Stories, 2000-2006
Population-Based Practice: Definition
The Nursing Process Applied to Population-Based Public Health
Nursing Practice
Cornerstones of Public Health Nursing
Three Levels of Public Health Practice
CHS Administration Handbook
A Brief Overview of Data Collection Methods [Community Engagement]
Note: This link opens in a new window
Strategies for Public Health: A Compendium of Ideas, Experience, and Research from Minnesota's Public Health Professionals, Vol. 2
[Healthy Minnesotans] - Note: This link opens in a new window
Newsletters, Databases, and Regular Publications


Community Health Commentary [Newsletter]
Office of Performance Improvement, Published Quarterly

Maps: Counties, CHBs, SCHSAC regions, and PHNCs

Minnesota Public Health Data Access Portal
Minnesota Dept. of Health: Environmental Health Division, Center for Health Statistics

Public Health Nursing Newsletter (PHN News) [Newsletter]
Public Health Nurse Consultants, Published Quarterly

SCHSAC Annual Reports and Work Plans
SCHSAC, Updated annually

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2013

 

Analysis of Local Health Department Factors that Accelerate Population-Based Intervention Implementation and Support Success (PDF: 777KB / 14 slides)
Minnesota Public Health Research to Action Network, Mar. 2013

Building a Solid Foundation for Health: A Report on Public Health System Development (2013)
(PDF: 924KB / 25 pages)
Office of Performance Improvement, Jan. 2013

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2012

Healthy Minnesota 2020: Statewide Health Improvement Framework
(PDF: 1.37MB / 32 pages)
Healthy Minnesota Partnership, Dec. 2012; See also: Statewide Health Assessment

Disease Prevention & Control Common Activities Framework (2012)
(PDF: 537KB / 33 pages)
SCHSAC Disease Prevention & Control Common Activities Framework Ad Hoc Group, Oct. 2012

Financing Local Public Health Services in Minnesota: Trends in Local Tax Levy Expenditures
(PDF: 518KB / 4 pages)
Minnesota Public Health Research to Action Network, Oct. 2012

New Local Public Health Act Performance Measures for the Planning and Performance Measurement Reporting System (PPMRS)
SCHSAC Performance Improvement Steering Committee, Sept. 2012

Assessment of Health and Climate Preparedness
(PDF: 2.52MB / 65 pages)
SCHSAC Climate Change Adaptation Workgroup, May 2012

Emerging Leaders Network: Final Report (2003-2011)
(PDF: 657KB / 22 pages)
Emerging Leaders Network, May 2012

The Health of Minnesota:
Statewide Health Assessment (Parts One and Two)
Healthy Minnesota Partnership, May 2012; See also: Statewide Health Improvement Framework

Local Public Health Quality Improvement Organizational Survey
Minnesota Public Health Research to Action Network, May 2012

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2011


Information Systems, Data Interoperability, and the Requirements for Exchange: Report and Recommendations (PDF: 3.01MB / 96 pages)
SCHSAC Building Health Information Exchange Capacity Workgroup,
Dec. 2011

Organizational Culture at the Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Public Health Research to Action Network, Nov. 2011

Factors Associated with Local Public Health Department
(LHD) Performance
Minnesota Public Health Research to Action Network, Oct. 2011

Giving Voice to Public Health Nursing Practice in Minnesota
(PDF Poster: 279KB / 1 page)
Public Health Nursing Practice Council, Oct. 2011

Minnesota's State and Local Public Health Partnership: Fact Sheet
Office of Performance Improvement, Aug. 2011

Authority and Positioning of Minnesota CHS Administrators and Local Health Directors
(PDF: 362KB / 8 pages)
Minnesota Public Health Research to Action Network, May 2011

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Work Group Final Report
(PDF: 1.06MB / 66 pages)
SCHSAC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Work Group, May 2011

Governance and Organization of Local Public Health Services in Minnesota
(PDF: 438KB / 8 pages)
Research to Action Network, Mar. 2011

Local Public Health Act Overview: Fact Sheet
(PDF: 88KB / 1 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Feb. 2011

Minnesota Community Health Board Medical Consultant Handbook
(PDF: 1.15MB / 9 pages)
Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Medical Association,
Feb. 2011

Relevant Challenges and Considerations for Public Health
Nursing Practice
(PDF: 579KB / 10 pages)
Public Health Nursing Practice Council, Feb. 2011

Building a Solid Foundation for Health: A Report on Public Health System Development (2011)
(PDF: 944KB / 21 pages)
Office of Performance Improvement, Jan. 2011

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2010


National Public Health Standards and Voluntary Accreditation: Implications and Opportunities for Public Health Performance Improvement in Minnesota
(PDF: 725KB / 56 pages)
SCHSAC Performance Improvement and Accreditation Work Group, Dec. 2010

Statewide Local Public Health Objectives Work Group: Final Report
(PDF: 320KB / 44 pages)
Statewide Local Public Health Objectives Work Group: A joint work group of SCHSAC and the Maternal and Child Health Advisory Task Force, Dec. 2010

Updating Minnesota's Blueprint for Public Health
(PDF: 442KB / 86 pages)
SCHSAC Blueprint for Successful Local Health Departments Work Group, Dec. 2010

Recommendations for the 2010-2014 CHAAP Cycle
(PDF: 132KB / 10 pages)
SCHSAC CHAAP Process Evaluation Ad Hoc Group, Nov. 2010

Social Connectedness: Evaluating the Healthy People 2020 Framework: The Minnesota Project
Office of Public Health Practice, July 2010

Public Health Leader: Orientation and Resource Guide
(PDF: 224KB / 26 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Local Public Health Association of Minnesota, Revised 2010

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2009


Community Health Services Administration Handbook
Office of Public Health Practice, Updated Nov. 2009

Building a Solid Foundation for Health: A Report on Public Health System Development (2009)
(PDF: 357KB / 35 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Jan. 2009

SCHSAC Strategic Plan, 2009-2013
(PDF: 187KB / 41 pages)
SCHSAC, Jan. 2009

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2008


No publications.

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2007


Strategic Plan for Public Health Emergency Preparedness in Minnesota: Final Report
(PDF: 2.79MB / 68 pages)
SCHSAC, Dec. 2007

Health Services in County Correctional Settings:
The Public Health Role
(PDF: 804 KB / 60 pages)
SCHSAC Correctional Health and Local Public Health Work Group, Updated Nov. 2007

Cornerstones of Public Health Nursing
(PDF: 169KB / 7 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Revised Oct. 2007

Community Health Assessment and Action Planning (CHAAP) Handbook, 2005-2009
(PDF: 746KB / 33 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, July 2007

Essential Local Public Health Activities: MDH Contributing Activities and Programs
(PDF: 163KB / 16 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Mar. 2007

SCHSAC Handbook
(PDF: 1.29MB / 108 pages)
SCHSAC, Feb. 2007

Accountability Review Process Work Group Report
(PDF: 385KB / 66 pages)
SCHSAC Accountability Review Process Work Group, Jan. 2007

Building a Solid Foundation for Health: A Report on Public Health System Development (2007)
(PDF: 329KB / 28 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Jan. 2007

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2006


Wheel of Public Health Interventions: A Collection of "Getting Behind the Wheel" Stories, 2000-2006
(PDF: 309KB / 45 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, June 2006

Creating Healthy Communities for an Aging Population
(PDF: 85KB / 19 pages)
Joint Rural Health Advisory Committee, SCHSAC Work Group, May 2006

Areas of Public Health Responsibility, Contact Information and Related Strategies
(PDF: 178KB / 8 pages)
Strategies for Public Health, Feb. 2006

Disease Prevention & Control Issues Team Recommendations Approved by SCHSAC (2006)
(PDF: 24KB / 2 pages)
SCHSAC Disease Prevention and Control Issues Team, Feb. 2006

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2005


2004 Local Public Health Staff Survey: Results
(PDF: 123KB / 12 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Updated Sept. 2005

Linking Public Health Nursing Practice and Education: Preceptor Handbook, 2nd Ed.
(PDF: 238KB / 34 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, June 2005

Additional Recommendations for the Local Public Health Act Funding
(PDF: 19KB / 2 pages)
SCHSAC Funding Formulas Work Group, Jan. 2005

Assuring Essential Local Public Health Activities Throughout the State Work Group: Final Report
(PDF: 1.2MB / 104 pages)
SCHSAC Assuring Essential Local Public Health Activities Throughout the State Work Group, Jan. 2005

Building a Solid Foundation for Health: A Report on Public Health System Development (2005)
(PDF: 187KB / 26 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Jan. 2005

Minnesota Public Health Information Network (MN-PHIN): Road Map and Recommendations for Strategic Action: Report to the Minnesota Legislature
(PDF: 387KB / 39 pages)
Public Health Informatics, Jan. 2005

Public Health Nursing... It's for You
Public Health Nurse Consultants, 2005

Statewide Outcomes: Local Public Health Act
(PDF: 34KB / 2 pages)
SCHSAC, 2005

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2004


2004 Local Public Health Agency Survey: Preliminary Results
(PDF: 510KB / 24 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Nov. 2004

The Henry Street Consortium Clinical Menu
(PDF: 646KB / 30 pages)
Henry Street Consortium, May 2004

Linking Public Health Nursing Practice and Education: Preceptor Role
(PDF: 35KB / 2 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, 2004

Strategies for Public Health, Volume 2:
A Compendium of Ideas, Experience, and Research from Minnesota's Public Health Professionals
Office of Public Health Practice, 2004

Essential Local Public Health Activities Framework
Office of Public Health Practice, 2004-2005

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2003


Healthy Minnesotans: Is Minnesota Gaining or Losing Ground? A Progress Report on Minnesota's Public Health Improvement Goals
(PDF: 1.6MB / 72 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Oct. 2003

Statewide Public Health Outcomes for 2004: Working Document
(PDF: 1.2MB / 54 pages)
SCHSAC Ad Hoc Group on Development of Statewide Outcomes, Sept. 2003

Entry-Level Population-Based Public Health Nursing Competencies for the New Graduate or Novice Public Health Nurse
(PDF: 27KB / 6 pages)
Henry Street Consortium, July 2003

The Nursing Process Applied to Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice
(PDF: 24KB / 2 pages)
Center for Public Health Nursing Practice, Mar. 2003

Population-Based Practice: Definition
(PDF: 16KB / 1 page)
Center for Public Health Nursing, Mar. 2003

Disease Prevention & Control: Common Activities Framework (2003)
(PDF: 69KB / 19 pages)
Minnesota Department of Health, Revised Feb. 2003

Building a Solid Foundation for Health: A Report on Public Health System Development (2003)
(PDF: 400KB / 32 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, Jan. 2003

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2002


Strengthening Environmental Health in Minnesota
(PDF: 990KB / 29 pages)
SCHSAC Environmental Health Work Group, Feb. 2002

Community Engagement
Office of Public Health Practice, Updated 2002

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2001


A Call to Action: Advancing Health for All Through Social and Economic Change
(PDF: 3.28MB / 96 pages)
Minnesota Health Improvement Partnership Social Conditions and Health Action Team, Apr. 2001

Public Health Interventions: Applications for Nursing Practice
(PDF: 1.2MB / 366 pages)
Public Health Nursing Section, Mar. 2001
Note: This manual is sometimes referred to as the "Wheel Manual."

Public Health Interventions Wheel (Color)
(PDF: 218KB / 1 page)
Public Health Nursing Section, Mar. 2001

Public Health Interventions Wheel (Black and White)
(PDF: 298KB / 1 page)
Public Health Nursing Section, Mar. 2001

Public Health Interventions with Definitions
(PDF: 12KB / 2 pages)
Public Health Nursing Section, Mar. 2001

Three Levels of Public Health Practice
(PDF: 9KB / 1 page)
Public Health Nursing Section, Mar. 2001

Building a Solid Foundation for Health: A Report on Public Health System Development (2001)
(PDF: 236KB / 56 pages)
Health Systems Development Section, Feb. 2001

Linking PHN Practice and Education: The PHN Clinical Experience (Highlights of the Key Informant Survey)
(PDF: 28KB / 4 pages)
Office of Public Health Practice, 2001

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2000 and Earlier


Public Health Practice Modules
Public Health Nurse Consultants, mid-2000s

Streamlining Grant Funding for Minnesota's Public Health System
(PDF: 99KB / 31 pages)
SCHSAC Streamline Grants Administration Work Group, Dec. 2000

Public Health Nursing Practice for the 21st Century: National Satellite Learning Conference: Learning Guide
(PDF: 2MB / 89 pages)
Public Health Nursing Section, 2000

Population-Based Public Health Practice (AKA "The Amoeba")
(PDF: 433KB / 1 page)
Section of Public Health Nursing, 2000

A Partnership for Public Health: What Does it Mean?
(PDF: 1.76MB / 30 pages)
SCHSAC CHS Partnership Work Group, Dec. 1999

Local Public Health Accreditation
(PDF: 2.69MB / 60 pages)
Local Public Health Accreditation Work Group, Dec. 1998

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