NACCHO’s Role Environmental Public Health Tracking

MN EPHT Facilitated DiscussionMay 15, 2012

Overview

• NACCHO activities• Key informant interview summary report• Key recommendations for bridging the gap between state and local

health departments• NACCHO workgroup recommendations• Leveraging efforts

State Tracking Program

LHDS

LHDs

LHDs

NACCHO Activities

• Conducting key informant interviews• Hosting webinars• Providing feedback on new tracking resources

and features• Convening NACCHO’s Environmental Public

Health Tracking Workgroup• Promoting Tracking resources• Hosting facilitated discussions

EPHT

NACCHO Workgroup Recommendations

• Link tracking resources to county health rankings• Provide more localized data • Link data to voting precincts• Directly connect with community nurses,

environmental health specialists, etc. • Tie into community assessment processes

(e.g. PACE-EH, MAPP)• Seek to expand range of data in portal that reflects the

scope of work of LHDs• Provide for educating local policy makers• Develop culture that expects coordination/cooperation

between state and local health departments

Webinars

Environmental Public Health Tracking and Health Impact Assessments• April 12, 2012 (Archived)• Overview of HIA• Online Tool for Tracking Health Impacts of Ambient Air Pollutants – CDC• Estimating Morbidity and Mortality Attributable to Air Pollution – NYC• HIA of a Proposed Cap-and-Trade Framework – California

Environmental Public Health Tracking and Children’s Health• June 1, 2012, 1:30-3:00 PM ET• Overview of Children’s Health Module – CDC• Asthma and Outdoor Quality – Florida• Childhood Lead Poisoning – Maine

Leveraging Efforts

• Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) Process

• Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE-EH)

• Health Impact Assessment (HIA)• Accreditation

Key Informant Interviews: Barriers

• Lack of localized data

• Linkages among hazards, exposure, and health outcomes not clear enough

• Insufficient time and staff capacity

• Uncertainty about the application of tracking data and resources

Key Informant Interviews: Recommendations

• Develop and enhance localized data

• Provide specific programmatic examples

• Connect with community health assessments and health impact assessments

• Market to specific capacity and size of LHD workforces

• Provide plain language communication materials

• Support LHDs building local portals

Bridging Gap Between State/Local Health Departments

• Workgroups• Facilitated discussions• In-person meetings• State-wide meetings• Direct and in-person trainings• Mini grants• Mechanism for LHDs to collect tracking data• Site visits• Direct communications

State Tracking Progra

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LHDS

LHDs

LHDs

Questions?

For more information about NACCHO’s Tracking Project, go to: • Becky Johnson (rjohnson@naccho.org; 202-507-4284)• Amy Chang (achang@naccho.org; 202-507-4221)• Jennifer Li (jli@naccho.org; 202-507-4242)• http://www.naccho.org/org/topics/environmental/EPHT/index.cfm