Monday, October 7, 2024
10/7/2024
A.1 Workforce In response to long-term disinvestments in public health infrastructure at the local, state, and national levels, Alameda County Public Health Department will increase capacity by: ) Building our human resource system capacity to move temporary employees to permanent positions and expedite hiring for open and new positions, 2) Providing incentives to aid us in recruiting candidates for hard to hire positions, 3) Fund key management positions, 4) Train staff and, 5) Partner with CBOs and academic institutions to expand our pipeline pathway. A.2 Foundational Capabilities Under Strategy A.2 Foundational Capabilities, Alameda County Public Health Department will focus on building PHAB foundational capabilities to implement continuous quality improvement. To this end, we will undertake the following activities: 1) Refreshing our emergency operations plan and providing training to build staff capacity to engage the community in emergency preparedness and response, 2) Improving equity and organizational competencies addressing leadership, governance, and strategic planning through implementing ACPHD’s equity plan, integrating equity performance measures into all programs and building the capacity of our Quality Improvement Council, 3) Increasing staffing and developing and implementing new processes to strengthen accountability/performance management, including accreditation, 4) Conducting assessment and defining our policy agenda to enhance policy development and legal service and analysis, and 5) Strengthening community partnership development and engagement with a focus on implementing our Community Improvement Plan and expanding our career pipelines. A.3 Data Modernization Under Strategy A.3, the Data Modernization Director (DMD) will work to integrate systems across the Health Care Services Agency’s core service areas of public health, behavioral health, homelessness care and coordination, health care access for uninsured persons, and emergency medical system. The DMD will be responsible for developing plans for and coordinating efforts to integrate the SHIE with the large data platforms used across our major service areas. This includes developing a common data governance structure, standardizing data architecture, and identifying common tools to support near real-time data analytics, reports, and visualizations. In collaboration with agency leadership and IS and data teams, the DMD will develop a cohesive data strategy that supports policy and program development, critical decision-making, and quality improvement. The DMD will also work closely with finance, workforce, IS and data leadership to assess current data science capacity and capability, and develop plans for recruitment and professional development of staff as needed
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