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Community health assessment: You or your staff might be interested in joining the CHA-CHIP Community of Practice. Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice are also available to help with the community health assessment process. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

Community health improvement planning: You or your staff might be interested in joining the CHA-CHIP Community of Practice. Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice are available to help with the community health improvement plan, including priority selection, writing SMART objectives, and community engagement. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

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Community engagement consultation and facilitation: Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice are available to help with community engagement process design--supporting engagement of specific audiences through appropriate engagement activities within time and resource constraints. This includes supporting partnerships with communities who experience health inequities. When available, staff can provide facilitation services for specific community engagement processes. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

Coaching and technical assistance for people staffing partner and advisory groups: Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice can provide support to those who staff advisory groups, partnerships, workgroups, etc. that include external stakeholders. This could address specific topics such as agenda development, membership recruitment, orientation and engaging groups in decision making. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

Strengthening communities: The MDH strategic plan calls for public health staff to strengthen the capacity of communities to "create their own healthy futures." Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice can provide consultation and coaching so that public health interventions can leave communities stronger with increased capacity to improve the conditions that create health. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

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Community engagement consultation and facilitation: Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice are available to help with community engagement process design--supporting engagement of specific audiences through appropriate engagement activities within time and resource constraints. This includes supporting partnerships with communities who experience health inequities. When available, staff can provide facilitation services for specific community engagement processes. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

Strengthening communities: The MDH strategic plan calls for public health staff to strengthen the capacity of communities to "create their own healthy futures." Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice can provide consultation and coaching so that public health interventions can leave communities stronger with increased capacity to improve the conditions that create health. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

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Local Public Health Grant: The Local Public Health Grant provides funding to community health boards and tribal governments in Minnesota. For more information, visit Local Public Health Grant, or contact DeeAnn Finley (651-201-4551).

Sharing services with others (e.g., cross-jurisdictional sharing, governance, administrative change): MDH has provided a set of planning and communication tools to assist community health boards who are exploring or planning changes to governance or administration. Many tools will also be useful for the exploration of cross-jurisdictional arrangements more generally. For more information, visit Considerations for Shared Governance Structures (PDF), or contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

Strategic planning consultation and facilitation: Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice have been trained and are available to facilitate the strategic vision and goals section of the planning process for community health boards and tribal public health departments. Staff also provide support to prepare for the facilitated session and to complete the plan. For more information, visit LPH Assessment and Planning: Strategic Plan, or contact your region's public health system consultant.

Public health leader orientation: MDH and the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota have put together an orientation guide for public health leadership, which identifies a number of subject/topic areas that are critical for public health leaders to have a basic understanding of and includes a compendium of related resources. For more information, visit Public Health Leader Orientation and Resource Guide, or contact your region's public health system consultant.

Public health nurse residency for new graduates: In partnership with the College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, MDH's public health system consultants facilitate a residency for new PHNs, to provide new grads with the basic elements needed for a successful transition to PHN practice. For more information, visit PHN residency for new graduates, or contact your region's public health system consultant.

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For help considering this foundational capability in your work, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880). 

Problem-solving tools: It's important to select and use appropriate tools for your continuous improvement efforts. For more information, visit the MDH Public Health & QI Toolbox, or contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

Self-assessment against national public health standards: Public health system consultants from the Center for Public Health Practice are available to support tribal health departments and community health boards through the process of assessing performance against national standards. For more information, visit LPH Assessment and Planning: Organizational Self-Assessment, or contact your region's public health system consultant.

Strategic planning consultation and facilitation: Staff from the Center for Public Health Practice have been trained and are available to facilitate the strategic vision and goals section of the planning process for community health boards and tribal public health departments. Staff also provide support to prepare for the facilitated session and to complete the plan. For more information, visit LPH Assessment and Planning: Strategic Plan, or contact your region's public health system consultant.

QI maturity assessment: This short survey, administered to your staff by the Center for Public Health Practice, can help provide a snapshot of your department's commitment to quality improvement, and how QI relates to organizational goals. Repeating this survey on a regular basis can show how your department's maturity with regard to QI is improving over time. Staff from the QI Unit in the Center for Public Health Practice can field the survey on your behalf, help analyze the results, and provide assistance on steps to take to improve performance. For more information, contact Susan Brace-Adkins (651-201-3875) or Megan Drake-Pereyra (651-201-3640).

Customer focus: Customer focus addresses how an organization listens to the voice of its customers, builds customer relationships, determines their satisfaction, and uses customer information to improve and identify opportunities for innovation or improvement. For more information, visit Customer focus or contact Megan Drake-Pereyra (651-201-3640).

Continuous improvement: This includes consultation and assistance with quality councils, quality improvement plans, and process improvement projects. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

Performance management: This includes the application of performance management, performance measures, and monitoring tools. For more information, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).

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Emergency preparedness and response: For help with emergency preparedness and response activities in your area, please visit the MDH Emergency Preparedness and Response Division, or contact your public health preparedness consultant. 

For help considering this foundational capability in your work, contact the Center for Public Health Practice (651-201-3880).