scholarly journals The Evolution of the Healthy Brain Initiative

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 720-720
Author(s):  
Lisa McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Dementia Caregivers ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Indian Country ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Map Series

Abstract The Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) seeks to advance public health awareness of and action on ADRD as a public health issue. The HBI Road Map Series, State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia: The 2018–2023 Road Map (S&L RM) and Road Map for Indian Country (RMIC), provide the public health with concrete steps to respond to the growing burden of ADRD in communities, consistent with the aim of the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (P.L. 115-406). This series of RMs for state, local, and tribal public health provide flexible menus of actions to address cognitive health, including ADRD, and support for dementia caregivers with population-based approaches. This session will describe how the initiative evolved over the past 15 years including policy and implementation success stories.

scholarly journals INTEREST GROUP SESSION—INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: REVEALING THE HEALTHY BRAIN INITIATIVE’S ROAD MAP FOR INDIAN COUNTRY: OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. SS365-SS365
Author(s):  
Heidi Holt ◽  
Blythe S Winchester
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
International Association ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Native Community ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Indian Country ◽  
State And Local

Abstract This landmark document, The Healthy Brain Initiative: Road Map for Indian Country, is the first-ever public health guide focused on dementia in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. It is intended as a tool for leaders of the 573 federally recognized Indian tribes, as well as state-recognized tribes, to engage their communities in this important issue. Early in the development of the HBI Public Health Road Map for Dementia, CDC recognized strategies that may work for state and local public health agencies likely would need to be tailored by native communities due to culture and unique contexts. This Road Map for Indian Country (Road Map) can be used to support a dialogue within a Native community about how to promote wellness across the lifespan and best support older adults with dementia, their families, and caregivers. The panel will consist of 5 presenters and 1 discussant. Bill Benson, International Association of Indigenous Aging, will discuss the background and need for the project. Molly French, the Alzheimer’s Association, will describe the process used to create the Road Map. Heidi Holt, CDC, will describe the content and goals of the Road Map. Kelsey Donnellan, Association for State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), will present key Indian Country products and Messages that accompany the Road Map. Lisa McGuire will present relevant Behavioral Risk Factor Data, including data specific to the AI/AN population. The discussant will wrap up the panel and provide unique insights as to the use and future for this important document.

scholarly journals CDC Healthy Brain Initiative Action Institutes: Innovative Planning and Lessons Learned

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 720-720
Author(s):  
Heidi Holt
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Health Board ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Care Partners ◽  
Aging Program ◽  
State And Local

Abstract This presentation will demonstrate an innovative strategic planning effort, coined Action Institutes (AI’s), which are designed to promote the implementation of CDC’s “The Healthy Brain Initiative’s State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia” and the “Road Map for Indian Country.” Both of these documents outline how the champions of public health and their partners can create a statewide effort to promote brain health, increase early diagnosis, address cognitive impairment for individuals living in the community, and help meet the needs of care partners. The purpose of these 1-2-day AI’s is to familiarize leaders with the topic, encourage their adoption into current priority setting, and guide participants in creating action plans. The CDC’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program is conducting a series of these AIs, which are made possible through partnerships with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and the National Indian Health Board.

scholarly journals The Public Health Road Map to Respond to the Growing Dementia Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin S Olivari ◽  
Molly E French ◽  
Lisa C McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Cognitive Health ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Health Response ◽  
State And Local

Abstract As the proportion of older adults in the United States is projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades, it is imperative that public health address and maintain the cognitive health of this growing population. More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) today, and this number is projected to more than double by 2050. The public health community must be proactive in outlining the response to this growing crisis. Promoting cognitive decline risk reduction, early detection and diagnosis, and increasing the use and availability of timely data are critical components of this response. To prepare state, local, and tribal organizations, CDC and the Alzheimer’s Association have developed a series of Road Maps that chart the public health response to dementia. Since the initial Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map release in 2007, the Road Map has undergone two new iterations, with the most recent version, The HBI’s State and Local Public Health Partnerships to Address Dementia: The 2018–2023 Road Map, released in late 2018. Over the past several years, significant advances were made in the science of risk reduction and early detection of ADRD. As a result, the public health response requires a life-course approach that focuses on reducing risk and identifying memory issues earlier to improve health outcomes. The most recent Road Map was revised to accommodate these strides in the science and to effect change at the policy, systems, and environment levels. The 2018–2023 Road Map identifies 25 actions that state and local public health agencies and their partners can implement to promote cognitive health and address cognitive impairment and the needs of caregivers. The actions are categorized into four traditional domains of public health, and the Road Map can help public health and its partners chart a course for a dementia-prepared future.

scholarly journals A Review of Instruments Assessing Public Health Preparedness

2005 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. 532-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Asch ◽  
Michael Stoto ◽  
Marc Mendes ◽  
R. Burciaga Valdez ◽  
Meghan E. Gallagher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Process Measures ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
State And Local

Objectives. The purpose of this study was to review instruments that assess the level of preparedness of state and local public health departments to respond to health threats such as bioterrorism. Methods. The authors examined 27 published population-based instruments for planning or evaluating preparedness that were mostly unavailable in the peer-reviewed literature. Using the Essential Public Health Services framework, the instruments were evaluated for ( 1) clarity of measurement parameters, ( 2) balance between structural and process measures, ( 3) evidence of effectiveness, and ( 4) specification of an accountable entity. Results. There was a great deal of overlap but little consistency in what constitutes “preparedness” or how it should be measured. Most instruments relied excessively on subjective or structural measures, lacked scientific evidence for measures assessed, and failed to clearly define what entity was accountable for accomplishing the task or function. Conclusion. Strategies for improvement include measure standardization, better interagency communication, and investment in public health practice research to develop the underlying evidence base required for developing quality measures and assessments.

Use of syndromic surveillance data to monitor poisonings and drug overdoses in state and local public health agencies

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. i43-i49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy Ising ◽  
Scott Proescholdbell ◽  
Katherine J Harmon ◽  
Nidhi Sachdeva ◽  
Stephen W Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
Surveillance Data ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Drug Overdoses ◽  
State And Local

Opportunities to Improve Employee Satisfaction Within State and Local Public Health Agencies

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 440-447
Author(s):  
Janna M. Wisniewski ◽  
Corey Jacinto ◽  
Valerie A. Yeager ◽  
Brian Castrucci ◽  
Theresa Chapple-McGruder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Employee Satisfaction ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
State And Local

scholarly journals An Academic–Practice Partnership at the University of Washington School of Public Health: The Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) Team

2018 ◽  
Vol 133 (6) ◽  
pp. 749-758 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maayan Simckes ◽  
Beth Melius ◽  
Vivian Hawkins ◽  
Scott Lindquist ◽  
Janet Baseman
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Public Health Department ◽  
University Of Washington ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
School Of Public Health ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The University

In 2015, the University of Washington School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology established the Student Epidemic Action Leaders (SEAL) team to provide public health students with experience in field epidemiology in state and local public health communicable disease divisions. The University of Washington Department of Epidemiology developed the SEAL team in collaboration with the Washington State Department of Health to offer public health graduate students opportunities to contribute to the real-time needs of public health agencies during a communicable disease event and/or preparedness event. The SEAL team combines classroom and field-based training in public health practice and applied epidemiology. During the first 2 years of the SEAL team (2016-2018), 34 SEALs were placed at 4 agencies contributing more than 1300 hours of assistance on 24 public health projects.

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