Coalition of Coalitions
Building the Case for Public Health
in Sedgwick County
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Public Health in Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County Health Department
Robust public health education programs (KUSM, WSU)
Significant community partners/organizations
Champions
Collaborative spirit
Coalition of Coalition’s Origins
July 2015 – Proposed Sedgwick County Manager’s Budget
Erosion of public health infrastructure within the health department
8 positions eliminated
Eliminated health promotion/education, public health assessment and planning, some immunization services,
Early Detection Works screenings and other core functions of public health
First Coalition of Coalition (C of C’s) Meeting – 5 members
Over 40 partner organizations engaged
28 meetings of C of Cs, plus planning committee meetings
Evolution from just budget issues to overall community awareness
Building the case for public health/economic development
Activities
Issue brief
Public Health Sister City Site Visit Program #PHSisterCity
Candidate Forums
Vote Like a Mother https://www.facebook.com/votelikeamother/
Civic Engagement Collaborative
National Public Health Week
Earned/owned media/Proclamations
Award
National Public Health Thank You Day
Earned/owned media/Proclamations
Award
21 Days of Public Health Heroes
#publichealthheroes
PHSCSV Project Purpose
• Strengthen the working relationships among diverse delegation of leaders
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Government
Health Care
Economic Development
Public Health Sectors
• Learn best practices from Tulsa Health Department
• The Public Health Sister City Visit was made possible by the generous support of
the Kansas Health Foundation.
Design Team
Core Planning Team
Think Tank
Support
◦ Invitations to key partners
◦ Messaging
◦ Coordination
City Selection
Geographic Location
Previous Comparisons
Public Health System Leadership
◦ Local
◦ State
◦ National
Travel Team
Considerations
◦ Team size
◦ Travel constraints
Critical Partners/Sectors
◦ Health Department
◦ Chamber/business
◦ Health care/hospitals
◦ City planning
◦ Elected officials
◦ Key coalition members
Tulsa Travel Team
What do you want to learn?
Health coalition strategic actions?
CHIP in action?
Hospital – Health Department agreements and
collaborations?
Economic development connections to health?
Health in all policies approaches to city
planning?
Academic-Health Department partnerships?
Programs, roles and responsibilities of the
local health department?
Connection to electronic health exchange
data?
Lessons learned from
Tulsa
Tulsa Overview
THD was established in 1950
There are seven divisions with 34 programs
The focus is on the mission: Improving the health and well-being of Tulsa County
THD has three large sites and five smaller sites. All three large locations are on
the city bus line. While south Tulsa is a more affluent area, the largest refugee
areas are near the THD and the sites are located near the larger pockets of
communities in need (low SES, recent immigrant, etc.)
Community Comparison
Population
Sedgwick County
County: 511,574
Wichita: 389,965
Tulsa County
County: 639,242
Tulsa: 391,906
Community Comparison
Health Department Budget
Sedgwick County
$11,483,069
(FY 2016 budget)
$22.45/person
Tulsa County
$26,053,084
(FY2014-2015)2
$40.76/person
Tulsa Health Department Budget
Community Comparison
Funding Authority, Local
Sedgwick County
Statutes explicitly authorize
BOCC both authority for general
fund expenditures and special
dedicated public health taxes.
Tulsa County
Dedicated two and one half mill
ad valorem levied for the health
department, by statute.
Community Comparison
Health Department Staffing
Sedgwick County
138.75 FTE
Tulsa County
Full Time: 292
Part Time: 17
Temporary: 28
Total: 337
Community Comparison
Board of Health Structure
Sedgwick County
Elected Board of County
Commissioners serve as the
Board of Health.
Tulsa County
Five Board of Health members
are appointed by the city
council and four are appointed
by county commission.
Themes from Tulsa
• Perspectives on Public Health
• Relationships and Collaboration
• Leadership
• Public Health and Planning
• Communication and Messaging
• Partnerships
• Innovation
Tulsa Visits ICT
Variety of Public Health Officials
Kansas Health Foundation
City and County Representation
Coalition Representation
Community Partners
Communications/Generated Media
Created Facebook Event for Community Gathering
Twitter: #PHSisterCity
Local Newspaper (Wichita Eagle)
Local Radio (KMUW)
Example Social Media Generated
Jim Howell @Howell4KS Aug 22
@SedgwickCounty #PHSisterCity
Commissioner Norton talking public health
& history of SgCo Health Dept.
Daniel Salazar @imdanielsalazar Aug 22
Daniel Salazar Retweeted Gabriella
Dunn.@gabriella_dunn covering the
#PHSisterCity visit by the Tulsa Health
Department to #Wichita.
Daniel Salazar added, Gabriella
Dunn @gabriella_dunn "What is the role of
local govt. to protect & promote the health of
its citizens? That's the fundamental question."
Jon Rosell #PHSisterCity
What Happens Next
New relationships with partners
Opportunities to educate decision makers
Creation of a tool kit that would allow others to have similar learning
efforts
Continued opportunities to clarify norms related to the role of the
local public health department in the community
Successes!
Public Health Sister City Pilot Program
KPHA Conferences – 2015 updates and 2016 presentation
Statewide public health coalition meeting – awareness raised
Earned and owned media
5,416,680 print media impressions in first 4 week campaign
NPHW, NPHTYD, etc.
SCHD Public Health Analyst position reinstated!!!
Community awareness and media partnerships
More meaningful and intentional collaboration
Next Steps
Public Health Sister City
Tool Kit
Next site visit
NPHW and NPHTYD activities
Continued quarterly meetings
City of Wichita Council positions open
Candidate Forum on Health on July 18, 2017
Questions?
Contact me!
Becky Tuttle, MA
Project Manager, Health ICT
Coalition of Coalitions Building the Case for Public Health in
Sedgwick County, Chair
1102 South Hillside
Wichita, Kansas 67211
[email protected]
316-651-6099