The State of the State Oral Health Plan
Minnesota Oral Health PlanReport of the Workgroup Chairs
Why have a plan?
A state plan gives Minnesota the ability to:Provide a blueprint for actionMaximize resources and recognize opportunities
as they arise Increase collaboration, information sharing, and
partnerships
Planning Process
Oral Health Summit 2009
Workgroup sign-up Three Oral Health Plan Topic groups formed Oral Health vision themes developed
Summit 2009
Workgroup Chairs
The Plan
Future
Where do we go from here?
How do we use the plan?
Workgroups
Ninety individuals volunteered as workgroup members
Volunteer workgroup members represented the diversity found in many Minnesota communities, health care systems, education at all levels, the public, providers, and government
Workgroups and workgroup chairs developed the goals, objectives, and strategies with help from the Oral Health Staff
Workgroup Chairs Three Workgroups:
Prevention, Public Education, and Awareness Amos Deinard Sharon Oswald
Access to Care Rebecca Fahning Daniel Rose
Workforce Development David Gesko David Born
Prevention and Education Workgroup
Strengthening prevention measures, mitigating existing oral disease, and establishing optimal oral health for all Minnesotans
Educate the public and medical and dental professionals about oral health as an essential component of optimal general health
Access to Care Workgroup
Create a coordinated strategy to link people to needed oral health services
Assure availability and acceptability of services by enhancing system capacity
Encourage efficient evidence-based utilization of resources by reducing barriers
Identify existing programs that are successful
Workforce Workgroup
Assure an adequate, equitably distributed, and competent oral health workforce that can appropriately adapt to and meet the oral health needs of all
Workgroup Chairs Role Communicate with work group members and other
stakeholdersProvide feedback on drafts of plan
Conduct meetings of each work group Based on input from Summit and Workgroup meetings:
Draft goalsConfirm goalsDraft objectivesReview and revise draft strategies
Present the Oral Health Plan at 2011 Summit
The Plan
Has the capacity to adapt to the ever-changing environment for health in Minnesota
Timeline and process for periodic review, course correction and evaluation
A public affirmation and statement of specific objectives related to oral health promotion, disease prevention and control, and specific risk factors
State Oral Health Plan Goals
The Plan contains seven goals, which are written as outcome statements
The Goals are statements of the desired future state that we will achieve through implementation of the objectives and strategies
State Oral Health Plan Objectives
The objectives are specific to the goal The objectives are measurable The objectives are achievable The objectives are feasible with appropriate
resources Each objective is actionable within the time
frame of the Plan
How will the plan be updated?
Time line will follow Healthy People 2020
2011 2013 2015 2018 2020 Interim report Mid-course review Interim report
Periodic review, course correction and evaluation
Future Use the plan to
Develop action plansIdentify
resources lead organizations individuals will serve to provide guidance for the next steps.
Framework for action
Goal:
Objective Action Plan Products/Data/Evaluation
Timeframe
Resources needed and Members Responsible
Outcome Measures of Success:
Evaluation:
Transition to Minnesota Oral Health CoalitionCombine ideas, experience, and
expertise Implement the objectives of the Plan. Create partnerships with stakeholders
Summit Work groups Steering
committee
Planning phase
Work Group chairs
Oral Health Plan development
Coalition
1. Access to care 2. Prevention,
education and awareness
3. Workforce development
Transition from developing to implementing MN Oral Health PlanOptimal Oral Health for All Minnesotans
Committee
Implementation phase
Think tank / steering committee
Implementation
Committee
Committee
Access to the plan
View and download the Plan from the
Oral Health Unit website
http://www.health.state.mn.us/oralhealth/oralhealthplan.html