Framework for Creating a Community Plan to Target Obesity   12/28/2009

This webinar will provide an introduction to the scope and reality of obesity in Illinois and the social ecological model as the basis for targeting the issue. We'll explore the development of a community stakeholder team to conduct the assessment and plan and the data and information needed to conduct the assessment. We will describe the other components of the Framework and share resources to learn more. Presenters include Adam B. Becker, PhD, Executive Director of the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC); Angie Bailey, MPH, M.S.Ed., CHES, Director of Health Education and Public Information Officer of Jackson County Health Department; and Jeffrey C. Sunderlin, MS., ATC, Program Manager, YMCA-USA Healthier Communities Initiative Statewide Pioneering Healthier Communities. more...

Local Public Health System Assessment Participant Orientation   9/11/2009

This Webinar is designed as an orientation Webinar for local public health system partners as they prepare to participate in the Local Public Health Performance Standards Assessment (LPHSA) as part of their community health assessment and planning process. During the Webinar, participants will learn about the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) and review the 10 Essential Public Health Services that the assessment measures. Participants will explore the LPHSA tool, how the assessment will be administered during a local retreat and potential benefits from this type of work. Guidance on how to prepare for participating in the local assessment retreat and key questions to consider throughout the Webinar will be provided also. more...

Public Health Quality Improvement Webinars   10/23/2009

These webinars are part of the Multi-State Learning Collaborative: Lead States in Public Health Quality Improvement grant in Illinois. Eleven Illinois local health departments are participating in one of two Mini-Learning Collaboratives led by the Illinois Public Health Institute Center for Community Capacity Development. One collaborative, or Target Area Group (TAG), is focused on Quality Improvement with Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP), and the other is focused on Preventable Risk Factors for Chronic Disease (CD). Each TAG has a monthly Technical Assistance webinar that is recorded and posted here for viewing by any local health department or community health partner who is interested in learning more about QI or the focus area. Webinars are recorded monthly and focus on either QI tools (presented by a nationally recognized QI expert) or the specific TAG focus: Community Health Improvement Planning (CHIP), or Preventable Risk Factors for Chronic Disease (CD). more...