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Welcome! Bienvenidos!
U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission
Mexico City, Mexico
March 17, 2005
Thank You!
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• National Governors Association
• Association of State Health Officials
• Association of State and Territorial Chronic
Disease Program Directors
NCSL’s Mission
• To improve the quality and effectiveness of U.S. state legislatures
• To promote policy innovation and communication among U.S. state legislatures
• To ensure U.S. state legislatures a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system
NCSL Overview
• Membership Organization • Serves 50 State Legislatures and 6 Territories• Serves 7500 Legislators and 35,000
Legislative Staff• Provides research, technical assistance and
consultations• Coordinates educational seminars, Policy
Institutes and Forums
Potential Outcomes
• Legislation
• Executive Orders
• Budget Proposals
• Educational Summits
• Funding Mechanisms
• Rules or Regulations
• Interagency Agreements
• Program/Policy Initiatives
• Informal Partnerships
• Task Forces
Participating States
• Arizona
• California
• New Mexico
• Texas
• Baja California
• Chihuahua
• Coahuila de Zaragoza
• Nuevo León
• Sonora
• Tamaulipas
Institute Objectives
• To increase state policymakers’ knowledge of chronic disease prevalence and prevention and strategies to reduce health disparities related to chronic diseases in the U.S.-Mexican border region.
• To increase state policymakers’ knowledge of risk factors related to chronic disease prevention (improved nutrition, increased physical activity and tobacco use reduction).
Institute Objectives (con't.)
• To explore roles that state legislators play to develop effective health promotion and chronic disease prevention policies in the U.S.-Mexican border region.
• To stimulate dialogue among U.S. state legislators, U.S. and Mexican state health department staff, and non-governmental organizations about chronic disease prevention in the U.S.-Mexican border region.
Policy Institute Design
“Who Are These People and
What Are We Doing Here?”
Team Composition
• U.S. State Senators and Representatives
• Cabinet Secretaries/Health Commissioners
• Border Health Office Directors
• Border Health Commissioners
• Chronic Disease Directors
• Mexican State Health Department Officials
• Facilitators assigned by NCSL
Faculty and National Experts
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention• Secretaria de Salud • Diabetes Research Center, TX Tech Medical Center• U.S. Mexican Border Health Commission• Pan American Health Organization• Conferencia Mexicana de Congresos y Legislatores
Estatles • Mexican Border State Legislator
Policy Institute Design
“Who Are These Peopleand
What Are We Doing Here?”
Developing State Action Plans:How is it Done?
• Attend plenary sessions
• Meet and deliberate as teams three times
• Consult with faculty as desired
• Present Action Plans twice and receive feedback
from faculty and peers
• All guided by facilitators assigned to each team
Developing State Action Plans:How is it Done?
• Conduct a Reality Assessment
• Identify and Prioritize Three Goals
• Develop Strategies to Accomplish Goals
• Define Specific Steps, Stakeholders, Resources
and Timelines
• Determine How to Implement the Action Plan
Visualize the Action Plan
R e a lity A sse ssm e nt(Y o u r S ta te To d a y)
G o a l #1
A c tio n 2 .1 .1 A c tio n 2 .1 .2
A c tio n 2 .1 .3 A c tio n 2 .1 .4
S tra te gy 2 .1
A c tio n 2 .2 .1 A c tio n 2 .2 .2
A c tio n 2 .2 .3
S tra te gy 2 .2
G o a l #2 G o a l #3
V is ion(Y o u r S ta te T o m o rro w )
The Action Plan Itself
STATE TEAM ACTION PLAN State: __________________
Team ContactName: __________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
__________________________________________
Phone: __________________________________________
Fax: __________________________________________
E-mail: __________________________________________
ObjectivesDevelop an action plan for your state and the U.S.-Mexican border region taking into account: Chronic disease prevalence and cost Strategies to reduce health disparities Risk factors related to chronic disease prevention Challenges or obstacles to chronic disease prevention
that require legislative, administrative andcommunity solutions
Strengths and successes contributing to chronicdisease prevention
Team Participants:
The Action Plan
IDENTIFY STATEGOALS:
1.
2.
3.
STRATEGIES TOACCOMPLISHGOAL 1:
STRATEGIES AND ACTIONSTHAT WILL LEAD TO THIS GOAL
BY WHICHSTAKEHOLDERS:
RESOURCES REQUIRED: TIMELINE:
Expectations
• Acknowledge diverse opinions, perspectives, interests and constituents of team members.
• Share existing or desired state or regional policies, programs, funding, problems relevant to chronic disease prevention.
• Share openly and solicit input from team members, peers and faculty.
• Compromise, negotiate and reach decisions by consensus.
Expectations
• Consult with faculty as desired.
• Present the developing Action Plan Saturday afternoon.
• Present the final Action Plan Sunday morning.
• Identify technical assistance needed.
• Leave the Institute prepared to implement the Action Plan.
• Set a date for team to meet after the Institute.
NCSL’s Health Promotion Program, Staff Contacts
• Janis Elaine Borton, Program Manager
– 303-856-1354; [email protected]
• Leslie Robbins, Senior Policy Specialist
– 303-856-1517; [email protected]
• Shannon Harper, Research Analyst
– 303-856-1369; [email protected]