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Local Health Officer Training

November 8, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Four Points by Sheraton Charleston

Hosted by: The Center for Local Health & The Center for Rural Health Development

Local health departments play an extraordinary role in protecting and improving the health of our communities. The Local Health Officer is a critical part of local public health services, making vital contributions to the community’s well-being and safety. This training will provide an overview of the laws and rules for carrying out the duties as a Local Health Officer, local case studies, and resources to assist in doing so. It will also provide an overview of public health informatics and the role of local health officers as chief public health strategists.

Agenda

8:30am – 9:00am  Check-in – Breakfast provided

 

9:00am – 9:15am  Welcome & Introductions

Speaker: Matthew Q Christiansen, MD, MPH

State Health Officer, Bureau for Public Health

 

9:15am – 11:15am   Finding and Reading the Law: Tools for Local Health Officials

Speakers:

• Jami Lynn Crespo, JD, MPA, Senior Attorney, ChangeLab Solutions

• Katie Hannon Michel, JD, MELP, Senior Attorney, ChangeLab Solutions

Objectives:  By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Define and distinguish different types of laws and policies that affect public health;

2. Navigate different legal sources to find relevant laws and policies;

3. Read and analyze laws and policies to aid in their work.

Click here for session 1 slides.

Session 1 evaluation:   www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingSession1

 

11:15am – 11:30am Break

 

11:30am – 12:30pm   Public Health in Action: Local Examples of Public Health Enforcement 

Speakers:

• Anita Stewart, DO, Health Officer, Nicholas County Health Department

• Kevin McCann, MD, Health Officer, Wayne County Health Department

Objectives:  By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Describe strategies for enforcing West Virginia Code and Rule; and

2. Identify support of other local health departments and agencies to carry out Local Health Officer duties.

Click here for slide set 1 and slide set 2 for this session.

Session 2 evaluation: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingSession2

 

12:30pm – 1:00 pm   Lunch (provided)

 

1:00pm – 2:00pm Public Health Officers as Chief Public Health Strategists

Speaker: Michael E. Kilkenny, MD, MS, CEO and Health Officer, Cabell-Huntington Health Department

Objectives:  By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. List three local partners in strategic public health efforts;

2. Describe two practices Chief Public Health Strategists use; and

3. State one practice that will improve the health officer’s strategic position locally.

Click here for session 3 slides.

Session 3 evaluation: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingSession3

 

2:00pm – 3:00pm  Public Health Informatics

Speaker: Meghan Shea, MPH, Sr. Program Analyst – Informatics, National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)

Objectives:  By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Define public health informatics and its role in improving population health outcomes at the local level;

2. Explore commonly used public health informatics tools, processes, and data standards; and

3.Describe the policy landscape of public health informatics, particularly for Local Health Departments.

Click here for session 4 slides.

Session 4 evaluation: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingSession4

 

3:00pm  Closing remarks

Speaker: Matthew Q Christiansen, MD, MPH, State Health Officer, Bureau for Public Health

Overall training evaluation: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LHOTrainingOverallEval

 

Continuing Education Information:

DISCLOSURE AND MITIGATION

The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine and the Center for Rural Health Development controls the content and production of this CE activity and attempt to ensure the presentation of balanced, objective information. In accordance with the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education established by the ACCME, faculty, abstract reviewers, paper presenters/authors, planning committee members, staff and any others involved in planning the educational content must disclose any relationship they or their co-authors have with ineligible companies which may be related to their content. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 24 months that create a conflict of interest. All presenters, planning committee and faculty have declared no financial interest with an ineligible company for this educational activity.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Center for Rural Health Development and CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine. CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5 hours for AMA PRA Category I Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses – The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for 5 contact hours (JA0026-26-24-670).

To Claim Physician or Nursing CEs for your attendance at this event: 

To claim physician or nursing CEs for your attendance at this event you must complete session evaluations (linked above) for each session that you attended and complete the overall session evaluation by November 18, 2024. The CE certificate will then be sent to you by email by November 30, 2024.

Details

  • Date: November 8, 2024
  • Time:
    9:00 am - 3:00 pm