NALBOH Education Survey

NALBOH Education Survey - less than 10 questions!

NALBOH is looking forward to making plans for 2016 and would like your feedback regarding topics for webinars, conference sessions, etc. Please complete this brief evaluation so we can shape 2016 content to meet your needs!

Which areas of board governance would you most like us to focus on?

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* 1. POLICY DEVELOPMENT - which areas of this function would be most helpful to focus future education?

Developing internal and external policies that support public health agency goals and utilize the best available evidence;

Adopting and ensuring enforcement of regulations that protect the health of the community;

Developing and regularly updating vision, mission, goals, measurable outcomes, and values statements;

Setting short- and long-term priorities and strategic plans;

Ensuring that necessary policies exist, new policies are proposed/implemented where needed, and existing policies reflect evidence-based public health practices; and

Evaluating existing policies on a regular basis to ensure that they are based on the best available evidence for public health practice.

I do NOT feel I need additional education on this board governance function.

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* 2. RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP - which areas of this function would be most helpful to focus future education?

Ensuring adequate facilities and legal resources;

Developing agreements to streamline cross-jurisdictional sharing of resources with neighboring governing entities;

Developing or approving a budget that is aligned with identified agency needs;

Engaging in sound long-range fiscal planning as part of strategic planning efforts;

Exercising fiduciary care of the funds entrusted to the agency for its use; and

Advocating for necessary funding to sustain public health agency activities, when appropriate, from approving/appropriating authorities.

I do NOT feel I need additional education on this board governance function.

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* 3. LEGAL AUTHORITY - which areas of this function would be most helpful to focus future education?

Ensuring that the governing body and its agency act ethically within the laws and rules (local, state, and federal) to which it is subject;

Providing or arranging for the provision of quality core services to the population as mandated by law, through the public health agency or other implementing body; and

Engaging legal counsel when appropriate.

I do NOT feel I need additional education on this board governance function.

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* 4. PARTNER ENGAGEMENT - which areas of this function would be most helpful to focus future education?

Representing a broad cross-section of the community;

Leading and fully participating in open, constructive dialogue with a broad cross-section of members of Serving as a strong link between the public health agency, the community, and other stakeholder organizations; and

Building linkages between the public and partners that can mitigate negative impacts and emphasize positive impacts of current health trends.

I do NOT feel I need additional education on this board governance function.

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* 5. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT - which areas of this function would be most helpful to focus future education?

Assessing the health status of the community and achievement of the public health agency’s mission, including setting targets for quality and performance improvement;

Holding governing body members and the health director/health officer to high performance standards and evaluating their effectiveness;

Examining structure, compensation, and core functions and roles of the governing body and the public health agency on a regular basis; and

Providing orientation and ongoing professional development for governing body members.

I do NOT feel I need additional education on this board governance function.

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* 6. OVERSIGHT - which areas of this function would be most helpful to focus future education?

Assuming individual responsibility, as members of the governing body, for actively participating in governing entity activities to fulfill the core functions;

Evaluating professional competencies and job descriptions of the health director/health officer to ensure that mandates are being met and quality services are being provided for fair compensation;

Maintaining a good relationship with health director/health officer in a culture of mutual trust to ensure that public health rules are administered/enforced appropriately;

Hiring and regularly evaluating the performance of the health director; and

Acting as a go-between for the public health agency and elected officials when appropriate.

I do NOT feel I need additional education on this board governance function.