from concept to reality invited to submit rwjf application formalized the work group get ohio...

From Concept to Reality

Invited to Submit RWJF Application

Formalized the Work Group

Get Ohio Public Health Association Buy-In and Approval

Develop the Idea

Submit the Application

Wait for the Good News

For More Information Contact:

Jamie Weaver at jweaver@ohiopha.org

Lois Hall at ohiopha@gmail.com

Nancy Shapiro at nlshapiro@gmail.com

Project Support

Support for this project was provided by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ®

in Princeton New Jersey

Concept Development OPHA Retiree Members

• “Retired Not Dead”

Forming a Public Health Temp Agency

• You can temp for a secretary or a clerk

• How do you temp for an epidemiologist or a health planner?

Great Idea, but…

• What about unions, double dipping and other legal issues

How to Get it Going

• Persevering: keep talking to people about the idea

• Build a strong team

Being at the Right Place, At the Right Time, With the Right People

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funding opportunity

Timing is Finally Right

•The Ohio Future of Public Health Report, Governor’s Shared Services Project, changing economy

Project Need Aging Workforce

• Baby Boomers

Changing Government Environment

• Anti-union sentiment, reduced pensions and benefits, employment opportunities outside of governmental public health service

Insecure Funding and Resources

• Reduced grants and local resources with downturn of the economy

New or Re-Emphasis on Public Health Infrastructure Requirements

• Accreditation, health assessments, strategic plans, grant writing

New Business Models

• Shared services, mergers, changes in how public health services are delivered

First Year DeliverablesDevelop and Approve a Business Plan

Identify a Core Group of Public Health Professional who Desire Part Time/Temporary Assignments

Identify 3 – 5 Pilot Sites to Test the Newly Developed Service Delivery Model

Develop Recruiting Materials for both Temps and Customers

Assessing Capability of Potential Temp Recruits

Developing Evaluation Processes for both the Temps and the Customer Sites

Modify OPHA Website

Share Our Experience With Other Affiliates

Second Year Deliverables Identify Additional Pilot Sites

Evaluate the Business Plan as Originally Developed

Make Modifications in the Business Plan as Experience Dictates

Expand our Pool of Recruits Beyond Retirees

• Including recent graduates, mid-career professionals who temporarily left workforce to care for children or aging parents, individuals between permanent positions, others…

Develop and Implement a Marketing Plan

Develop an On-Line Tool Kit for Other APHA Affiliates

Progress To Date Bigger Task Than We Imagined

Contract with a Project Manager

Contract with a Business Plan Consultant

Engage a Law Firm for Legal Advice

Review and Confirm Insurance Coverage for New Service Line

Establish a Separate Bank Account Specific to the New Business Line

Form an Advisory and Development Group

Begin Preliminary Customer and Public Health Service Temp Staff Identification

First Pilot Project Identified and Operational

Public Health Professional Services Project: A Workforce Solution

Public Health Professional Services Project: A Workforce Solution

Lois Hall, MS, Executive Director Ohio Public Health Association; Nancy Shapiro, MA, RN, ARGC, Ohio Public Health AssociationOhio Public Health Association, 110 A Northwoods Blvd., Columbus, Ohio 43235