Best Practice Work Groups and Organizational Efficiency
Due to the success of the Northwest Partnership's existing family practice work group model to address best practices in organizational efficiencies, the Partnership will replicate the model to assess both the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) and Maternity Care departments in each participating health department. Additionally, the Northwest Partnership will collaborate with the Southern Piedmont Partnership to kick start a regional Dental Health Task Force. Regional work groups will be established to meet regularly to assist with assessments and provide recommendations for improving organizational efficiencies in their respective departments. Recommendations will be shared statewide.
NW Partnership Regional WIC Workgroup
Resources
Family Planning Workgroup Meetings & Minutes
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Complimentary Assessment
In order to build on the success of the Family Planning Workgroup, the Northwest Partnership met with Maximus Consultants to perform a regional assessment of their WIC programs. Assessments are available to every North Carolina health department free of charge. To set one up, contact the Regional Nutrition Consultant in your region.
- Public Health Regional Nutrition Consultant Coverage Map (ppt)
The above document outlines Regional Nutrition Consultant (RNC) coverage areas throughout North Carolina.
Dental Health Task Force Meeting Minutes
- May 25 , 2007 Meeting Minutes (pdf)
- June 22, 2007 Meeting Minutes (pdf)
- August 24, 2007 Meeting Minutes (pdf)
- October 17, 2008, Meeting Minutes (doc)
NC Office of Rural Health & Community Care - Recruitment Resources
The NC DHHS Office of Rural Health & Community Care provides local health departments with the opportunity to post job openings online free of cost. Other benefits include student loan repayment ($70,000 for physicians/dentists, $30,000 for FNPs/PAs), and potential travel expense reimbursement for professionals coming to interview at the health department.
Tools Developed
WIC Works Well Project Overview Presentation
The following presentation provides an overview of the WIC Works Well project funded by the Northwest Partnership. This presentation includes detailed information on the project strategy, process, assessment, approach, results, benefits, challenges and lessons learned.
WIC Works Well (January 2009) Ange, RD, MPH; DuVernois, RN, MPH (pdf)
Family Planning Workgroup Templates
- Family Planning (FP) Deferral Consent Form (Word document)
- Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Deferral Consent Form (Word document)
- Patient Education General Table (Generic) Template (Word document)
Inventory of educational pamphlets available and time taken to read each in minutes - Women's Health Program Assessment Supplement Tool (Word document)
Policy and documentation for implementation of Policy/Procedure - Yadkin County Decline Exam Template (English) (Word document)
- Yadkin County Decline Exam Template (Spanish) (Word document)
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Workgroup Tools
- WIC Works Well Regional Assessment Results (June 20, 2008) (ppt)
The above presentation, developed by Candice Duvernois and Megan Stage, presents results from a complimentary WIC assessment performed in the Northwest Partnership region by Maximus Consultants (see Resources table above). - WIC Workgroup Recommendations for Organizational Change (pdf)
The above document provides a list of recommendations provided by the WIC Workgroup for organizational efficiency improvement.