Transcript Module 1: MAPP - What and Why?

WELCOME
Nuts and Bolts of
Community Assessment
with MAPP
Heidi M. Deutsch, MA MSDM
National Association of County & City Health Officials
Sue Grinnell
Cowlitz County Health Department (WA)
Overview
 What is MAPP
 Overview of the
Process
 Connection with
Healthy Alaskans
2010
 Tools Available
What is NACCHO?
• National Association of County &
City Health Officials
• Represents ~3000 local public
health departments
• National voice of local public health
• Provides resources and technical
assistance
MAPP is:
• A community-wide
strategic planning tool
for improving public
health.
• A method to help
communities prioritize
public health issues,
identify resources for
addressing them, and
take action.
Three Keys to MAPP
• Strategic Thinking
• Community Driven
Process
• Focus on the Local
Public Health System
Local Public Health System
Police
Community
Centers
EMS
MCOs
Health
Department
Hospitals
Faith
Organizations
Home Health
Corrections
Parks
Schools
Doctors
CHCs
Laboratories
Elected
Officials Nursing Mass Transit
Philanthropist
Homes
Environmental
Civic Groups
Health
Fire
Tribal Health
Economic
Mental
Employers
Drug
Development
Health
Treatment
MAPP Overview
MAPP Overview
The MAPP Assessments
The MAPP Paradigm Shift
Core Principles for Healthy Alaskans
2010 Strategic Planning
• Partnerships and Collaborative
efforts
• Broad Community
Participations ensures local
ownership
• Readily available data relevant
to communities
• Building on existing assets and
relationships
• Outcome measures and
indicator tracking
MAPP is a Community
based process
MAPP Assessments
Core Principles for Healthy Alaskans
2010 Strategic Planning – cont.
• Programs and activities
coordinated and linked
• Systems analysis
MAPP is a tool for the Public
Health System
• Public health infrastructure
• Strategies needed for
underserved rural areas and
populations, especially addressing
health and public health
workforce.
MAPP is a Strategic
Planning Tool to improve
the way we do the
business of public health
Tools You Can Use
• MAPP on-line tool
http://mapp.naccho.org
• MAPP TA Center
http://www.naccho.org
• MAPP Publications
• MAPP listserv
• Send Questions to:
[email protected]
MAPP Contacts
Heidi Deutsch, MA, MSDM
Program Manager, NACCHO
[email protected]
(202) 783-5550, Ext. 252
Julia Joh Elligers, MPH
Senior Analyst, NACCHO
[email protected]
(202) 783-5550, Ext. 245