Building a Healthier Madison County Identifying Our Strategic Issues

Agenda

• Welcome & Agenda Review• Introductions• Review of handouts• Issues Development (Revised)• Brainstorming Group Session• Profile Groups• Announcements• Closing• Adjourn

Meeting Objectives

• Continue strategic issue development through brainstorming session

• Identify strategic issues within context of Vision

• Review and Approve life stage & healthy place profile templates

• Assign members to Profile Advisory Groups• Discuss roles and responsibilities of Profile

Advisory Groups

Strategic Issue Development ProcessFebruary - April

• Review and Discuss Findings (1/14/09)• Brainstorm potential strategic issues• Determine why an issue is strategic• Determine consequence of not

addressing the issue• Consolidating overlapping or related

issues• Arrange issues into an ordered list

Brainstorming – Group Exercise

• When developing issues consider:– How they relate to the Vision for a

Healthy Madison County

– Findings from the 4 assessments

– NYSDOH Prevention Agenda Priorities

– Write issue in the form of a question

Strategic Issue - Example

• Vision: Includes accessible services for all populations, particularly the most vulnerable.– CT&S: community members face cultural barriers to

care– LPHS: assurance of personal health services only

partially meets outreach and linkage standards– Health Status: 15% of residents lack health insurance– FOC: state funding cuts have caused health care

providers to reduce hours– NYSDOH Priority: Access to Quality Health Care

• Strategic Issue: How can our community ensure access to personal health care services?

Brainstorm Question

Which issues suggested by the assessment findings must be addressed in order to achieve the vision?

Recording your issues

• Strategic Issue Relationship Diagram– One for each vision statement– One diagram sheet per issue developed– Record comments from assessments– Recorder collect and create master

• Parking Lot Worksheet– Additional comments, anecdotal experiences– ID additional information and data needs– Record questions

Profile Groups

• Advise and agree on content and format

• Assist in identifying relevant literature, data, model frameworks, programs, etc.

• MCDOH will draft profiles for Advisor Group to edit

• Work via emails, in person meetings if necessary.

Next Steps

• April 8th meeting:– Continue strategic issue development– Identify related or overlapping issues– Develop strategic issue

• Ensure issues are strategic• Consolidate issues to list of <12• Determine consequences of not addressing

Closing

• Next Meeting – April 8, 2009 1:00-3:00 pm– Location – TBD

• Action Items– Secure meeting room– Materials posted on website– Additional information/data needs– Other??