In the months following Hurricane Katrina, communities,
cities, and entire regions have struggled to rebuild
their public and private infrastructure. In the
Greater New Orleans area, this effort has emerged
as an opportunity to build a public health system
that will improve health indicators and reduce
the burden of chronic disease that has historically
plagued the region.
Ensuring access to primary care, promoting healthy
behaviors, and designing healthy neighborhoods
are among the goals that will contribute to the
framework for a healthier Greater New Orleans.
Community leaders representing all sectors from
private businesses to non-profits to government
agencies have claimed a stake in achieving these
goals. The challenges they face include funding,
coordination with other planning efforts, gaining
support from stakeholders, and the uncertainty
of repopulation. |
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by Wes Wallace, Tulane Medical School
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Join us
as we discuss the strategic planning process that is
helping Greater New Orleans overcome these challenges
to build a better public health system for the future.
Public Health Grand Rounds Goal
This program will seek to increase knowledge and awareness
of the strategic planning process for improving public
health systems.
Objectives
- Describe the role of public health strategic planning
in the wake of a disaster.
- Describe three challenges in the strategic planning
process.
- Identify two strategies to promote community involvement
in the planning process.
- Describe the interdependence of health care and
population health.
Target Audience
Leaders, managers, and professionals from local and
state health departments, hospitals, community-based
health organizations, boards of health, medical services,
emergency services, law enforcement, federal agencies,
academic institutions and others who are interested in
public health preparedness and the emergency response
to disasters.
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education credit will be provided.
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