Destination Integration Issue 4 | March 2010
In This Issue: Center Integration Update Moving Forward on Tribal Health Integration Success Stories On the Job On Funding Moving Forward at the Legislature
State government works – at least at this Center “State government works” is the headline we all want to see in bold, 24-point type across the top of the Denver Post. In a teamwork exercise at February’s Center staff meeting, one of the table teams presented this headline as the best way to describe the team approach to this year’s integrated work plan.
To kick off the meeting, DeLeeuw presented a kind of “how we got here” history of the reorganization and integration process that led to this year’s plan. The
The CDC-backed integration pilot began last year and continues through 2013. Lessons learned during the first year were applied to this year’s work plan and include efforts to prioritize strategies, align staff with tactics, develop strategic project plans and “just say no” to work not in the plan. With those lessons learned and incorporated and the work plan largely in place, Andrea Poniers laid out next steps. The newly formed leadership team will work with Human Resources to confirm the new organization and everyone’s place in it. The leadership team will also propose a new meeting structure and review the leads for each work plan tactic to ensure the right person is leading the right tactic and no one lead has too much on his or her plate.
Center for Healthy Living & Chronic Disease Prevention |
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The Center’s four new branches: Healthy Living Branch, led by Jason Vahling: Supports Coloradans’ policy and environmental choices for healthy living Chronic Disease Branch, led by Sara R. Rodriguez: Supports Coloradans’ screening and management of chronic disease and its risk factors Planning and Resource Development Branch, led by Andrea Poniers: Supports Center branches and partners through communication, health equity and resource development Fiscal Management and Operations Branch, led by Susan Brunofer: Supports Center branches and partners by managing incoming and outgoing financial resources
Center Integration Update
The teamwork exercise, led by Jason Vahling, capped off a series of meetings celebrating the completion of the new work plan. Built brick by brick by every person and program in the Center, the new plan relies on dedicated teams from across the Center to meet its strategic goals aimed at improving the health of Coloradans. “How can we do the most good for the most people most of the time?” asked Center Director Karen DeLeeuw.
process began as a holistic approach to improve health outcomes for Coloradans based on evidence-based best practices. It led to the creation of a separate EPE unit and two centers sharing PSD staff and strategies.