Transcript OPHA Basics - Ohio Public Health Association

Lois Hall, MS
Executive Director
Fast Facts  Began in 1925
 Affiliate of the American Public Health Association
 Currently with over 650 members; representing 1000’s of
Public Health professionals across Ohio
 Encouraged to have joint membership with APHA/OPHA
 Members include Nurses, Health Educators, Physicians,
Epidemiologists, Health Commissioners, Optometrists,
Dentists, Registrars, Medical Directors, Sanitarians,
Chiropractors, Academicians, Students, Voluntary
Organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Corporations,
Retirees
 Always room for more!
Mission:
 The mission of the Ohio Public Health Association is
to be an inclusive voice for Public Health and to enable
the achievement of optimal health for every Ohioan.
 Case Statement – describing OPHA’s role in Public
Health in Ohio
 Found on the OPHA website at
http://www.ohiopha.org/tabs/SpotLight/SpotlightDetails.aspx?DocId=310
Governing Council Composition
 Executive Board
 President –Claire Boettler, MPH, RN
 Past President – Dom Frissora
 President Elect – Wally Burden, MA
 Treasurer – Debbie Wright, RN, MS, CNP
 ARGC – Rosemary Chaudry, RN, PhD, MHA, MPH
 Governing Council Members At Large
 ’16 –Tom Albani, Lisa Strebler
 ’17 – Joe Ebel, Larry Hill
 ‘18 – Peter Denkowski, Karen Towne
OPHA Sections
 Academic – Kristina Knight, Amy Lee
 Environmental Public Health – Mike Bisesi
 Health Education – Jeff Hallam, Mary Chase
 Chiropractic Health – Eric Griffin, Luke Reihnart
 Clinical Health – Margo Erme, Natalie DiPietro
 PH Nurses –Barb Gunning, Carol Howdyshell
 Vision Care – Dean VanNasdale; Jackie Davis
 Vital Statistics – Tawanda Weems, Linda Garcia
 Other Sections to be??? Student, Epi, MCH, other?
OPHA Committees
 Awards – Lynn Giljahn
 Celebrate Public Health Dinner – Pete Denkowski
 Health and Equity in All Policies – Robert Jennings
 Membership – Courtney Hudson, Sally Boales, Lisa
Strebler, Jamie Weaver
 Policy and Advocacy – Mike Smeltzer, Marvin Rubin
 Program –
 PHCC – several members serve this committee
 Public Health Week – Health Ed Section, SOPHE
 Science Day – Luke Reinhart
Special Projects
 Nurses Environmental Advocacy Team of Ohio
 Conferences and partnerships
 Public Policy Institute – annual in spring
 Combined Conference – May 18-20, 2015
 Public Health Professional Services – RWJ funded
 APHN, Henry County, OSU CPH, AOHC Billing,
Franklin County Public Health
 Legislative Liaison Project – Advocacy Across Ohio
 APHA grants – PHAB and Health and Equity in All
Policies (HEiAP)
 Maternal Health and Infant Mortality
OPHA Policy Priorities
 Obesity
 Tobacco
 Injury Prevention
 Health Equity
 Health Access
 Environmental Public Health
 ODH Funding, Vector Program, Public Health
Funding, Violence Prevention, Planned Parenthood
funding
Measures of Success
2014-2015
2015- 2016
 Membership = 511
 Membership = 653
 Web visitors = 1900/mo
 Web visitors = ~1800/mo
 Web pages visited = 7052/mo
 Web pages visited=~6850/mo
 Jobs posted= 217 + ODH/DAS
 Jobs posted = 91 so far +
 Legsltn/policy supt = 32
ODH/DAS
 Legsltn/policy sup’t = 4 so far
 Conference attendees
 Conference attendees
 DON = 112
 PHCC = 387 (~90 OPHA)
 Vital Stats = 103
 PHN = ??
 PHCC = ??
 Vital Stats = 100
OPHA Priorities  Professional Education and Networking
 Conferences, webinars, This Week’s Note, blast e-mails
website (calendar, jobs, articles, forums)
 Collaboration
 Coalitions, partnerships, representations, support
letters, advisory groups
 Professional Services Consultation
 Local health departments, Universities, Non-profits
 Advocacy – Leaders, Liaisons and members
 Policy review, testimony, legislator letters, op-ed pieces
OPHA on the Web!
www.ohiopha.org
Membership
Calendar of Events
Jobs – Post and Find
Advocacy
Front Page
Upcoming Events
Highlights
Make a Donation
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Calendar of Events
Robust!
Post Your
Events/Meetings
Check Dates
Register on-line
Career Mart
Find a Job
Post a Job
A Bit About APHA  National “parent” organization with 54 affiliates
 OPHA pays “dues” to APHA
 Member of APHA Joint Dues Project - >1/3 are both!
 Major source of national advocacy
 Opportunities for TA and mini-grants
 OPHA’s tradition in APHA leadership – presidents,
Governing Council members, Affiliate Rep to GC,
Chair of the Exec Board, Council on Affiliates Chair
 Annual meeting in the fall – about 60+ Ohioans
attend; presentations/posters; Ohio Dinner
Questions???
Ideas???
Opportunities???
Lois Hall, MS, Executive Director
110 A Northwoods Blvd, Columbus, Ohio 43235
[email protected]
www.ohiopha.org
614-635-0207