Post on 18-Dec-2015
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“MCH Navigator”…
…is a centralized portal for pursuing continuous
learning in maternal and child health…
…scans the landscape of public health training
resources to help emerging and established
MCH professionals map professional growth
pathways
MCH 101
Population Health Concepts/Perspectives & Core Functions/Pyramid, Planning Cycle
Lifecourse/SD, and Developmental Considerations
MCH Population and Mission and Principles
Family Centered, CC, Medical Home
Title V History and Legislation
Title V Implementation MCH Systems and Related MCH Programs
AccountabilityPerformance Measures
Health Objectives
Types of Learning Opportunities
– Just-in-time learning modules– Tutorials– Webinars– Online and on-site courses– Conferences (both in-person
and archived lectures)– Public Health Training Centers – Learning management
systems– Institutes– Certificate and degree
programs
Current, and Potential Future Enhancements
• New trainings to fill gaps
• Distance advisors
• Group learning projects
Vetting Processes
• “Weeding,” by staff• Screening, by graduate PH/MCH students• Selection, by staff and workgroup members• User Reviews, by local, state and federal
colleagues, Summer 2010 …… parent advocates, MCH grantee staff, and others over time.
Learning Opportunity Selection Criteria
Content• Are presentation/learning objective articulated?• Does course content support the presentation/learning objectives?• Is the material presented current, still accurate and relevant?• Is the content applicable to roles and job functions and recommended competencies of
people working with women, children and families? • Is CE available?
Pedagogy• Is the content well-organized and reasonably easy to follow?• Are there interactive/learning engagement components? • Are there resources to complement material presented? Are they logically related, clear?
Presentation• Is there an audio or video component?• Is the speaker(s) engaging?• Presenter speaks clearly, understandable, and at reasonable pace?• Absence of technical problems?
Example: Mary’s 1st Week on the Job
• Newly hired program coordinator for statewide home visiting program
• Recent MSW graduate • Decides with her supervisor that she
should learn more about public health and MCH…
…TO MCH NAVIGATOR!
Orientation to Public Health: Intermediate Levelhttp://lms.southcentralpartnership.org/scphp?ssp=/ems/index.saba
Example: Mary’s 1-Year Review
Acknowledging her growing effectiveness over the previous year, her supervisor agrees with Mary’s proposal to learn more about the areas of program evaluation, leadership, and child development.
…TO MCH NAVIGATOR AGAIN!
Where to from here?
• Continue screening learning opportunities• Continue vetting materials• Develop customized “learning bundles”• Explore, and share information on uses• Pilot test the processes• Develop additional partnerships• Evolve sustainability plan
Design Team MembersPublic Health Faculty
Anita Farel, DrPH (Gillings School of Public Health, UNC at Chapel Hill)Arden Handler, DrPH (UIC School of Public Health)Colleen Huebner, PhD, MPH (University of Washington School of Public Health)Deneen Long (Howard University)Jeanette Magnus, MD, PhD (School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University)Shokufeh Ramirez, MPH (School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, Tulane University)Beverly Mulvihill, PhD (UAB School of Public Health)Marjory Ruderman, MHS (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health)
State GovernmentCathy Taylor, DrPH, MSN, RN (Tennessee Department of Health)Joan Wightkin, DrPH, MPH(Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals)Violanda Grigorcscu, MD, MSPH (Michigan Department of Community Health)
MCH StudentsAlyssa Crawford, MSPH Kathy Vetter Rachel
BrzezinskiNicole Steffens Sara Daleiden
Heather Skanes
Vetting and Consultation – AMCHP Workforce Committee, CityMatCH E-TAG, 35 State and Local MCH Professionals