The Center for Sharing Public Health Services held a webinar, Using Change Management Strategies to Facilitate Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing, on January 24, 2020. Watch a recording of the webinar below. View the slides. Description: As exploring and planning for CJS progress, it is easy to be so consumed with the details of these changes that little […]
The Center for Sharing Public Health Services held a webinar, the Value of Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing, on September 13, 2019. Watch a recording of the webinar below: Description: While it’s not unusual for decision-makers to consider cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS) primarily as a tool to reduce costs, in reality the greatest value of these arrangements comes in […]
Overview: A commonly held misconception is that when health department of unequal size partner around CJS, large health departments will end up using their own resources without adequate reimbursement and smaller health departments will be overtaken and lose their decision-making authority. In fact, the Center for Sharing Public Health Services has worked with a number […]
Overview: While many cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS) arrangements involve only the participating health departments, sometimes a third party can play a vital role in supporting health departments’ efforts to share services. The speakers in this webinar described two different models through which health departments enhanced their efficiency and effectiveness due to the work of a third party. […]
Overview: Cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS) models typically are established to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public health programs and outcomes. CJS arrangements may be initiated by local health departments in response to local needs. In addition, state health departments may use CJS to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of state-funded programs or otherwise make system-wide […]
Gianfranco Pezzino, Center Co-Director, provided an overview of the Center’s Roadmap to Develop Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing Initiatives, including the Success Factors in Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing (CJS) Arrangements. Grace Gorenflo, Senior Project Consultant, presents CJS case studies. Teresa Anderson, MSN, APRN-CNS, Health Director at Central District Health Department, and Michele Bever, PhD, MPH, Executive Director of South Heartland […]
The Center held a webinar November 7, 2014, that focused on efficiency, effectiveness and “return on objectives,” which means getting the best results for the investment. The webinar provides some general tips on effective approaches for advocacy and education on policy-related topics. Before using them to craft any particular message or communications strategy, it is […]
The Northern Michigan CJS Demonstration site presented a webinar in collaboration with the Center for Sharing Public Health Services on August 5, 2014. The webinar focused on quality improvement efforts at Michigan Community Dental Clinics, a nonprofit organization that works with jurisdictions across the state to provide dental services for low-income families. Webinar speakers: Nicole […]
The Center for Sharing Public Health Services presented a webinar in June 2014 that focused on issues associated with cost determination and allocation methods of shared public health services. The webinar was held in conjunction with the release of the Center’s publication Determining and Distributing Costs of Shared Public Health Services. The discussion was led […]
The Health Department of Northwest Michigan formed Dental Clinics North, a shared dental initiative, in 1999 for the six local health departments that make up the Northern Michigan Public Health Alliance. The goal of the cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS) arrangement was to stabilize the delivery of oral health services to low-income people. By 2004, the size of […]