A BIT ABOUT US
The mission of the Ohio Public Health Partnership (OPHP) is to promote and strengthen public health through a sustained partnership of Ohio’s public health associations, serving as experts, advocates and leaders.
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OPHP is dedicated to the advancement of public health through a united, more efficient, effective and sustained relationship between its member public health organizations.
A BIT ABOUT US
The mission of OPHI is to promote and strengthen public health through a sustained collaboration of Ohio’s public health community serving as experts, advocates and leaders.
OPHI is Recognized by the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) and is a member of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Center for Innovation, 21C Project (Public Health in the 21st Century).
Our work includes advancing public health practice and making systematic improvements in Ohio public health.
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Currently OPHI has an open position on the Board of Directors. Please click on the link below for more information.
ACTIVITIES
Making A Difference
FPHS Capacity & Cost Assessment of Local Health Departments
The Ohio 21C Project (Public Health in the 21st Century) developed a tool to measure costs of providing foundational public health services (FPHS) for local health departments (LHDs). The tool is based on other national costing work and is in collaboration with the Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI). Ohio LHDs complete the Costing of FPHS spreadsheet and submit selected data from the spreadsheet to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) for the required Annual Financial Report (AFR). This process has been underway since 2019.
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For more information, contact Susan Tilgner at
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ACCREDITATION LEARNING COMMUNITY
The Accreditation Learning Community (ALC) began in 2013 as a networking and technical assistance event to help Ohio local health departments pursue national public health accreditation. The ALC featured expert speakers on performance management, CQI, "How to" of accreditation, preparing documents, site visit preparation, and staff engagement strategies. The ALCs provided networking, sharing, training and technical assistance in a supportive environment of peers.
The ALC was noted by ASTHO in 2013 as a promising practice, "Collaborative Partnerships for Accreditation Preparation."
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ALC success is based on continuous feedback from participants, peer support and meaningful evaluation. Ohio is able to offer lessons learned to other states or regions interested in promoting public health accreditation, including hosting an ALC for you. Contact Susan Tilgner, OPHI Executive Director at tilgnersusan@gmail.com for more information.
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"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"
Vincent van Gogh
CONTACT OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
110A Northwoods Blvd. Columbus OH United States 43235