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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services is working with partners throughout the state on a number of public health performance improvement and planning initiatives. The fundamental purpose and cumulative anticipated results of these efforts is to improve the public's health in New Hampshire. This web page will provide periodic updates on these efforts and links to related initiatives past and present. We welcome your questions, comments and feedback relative to the web page and its contents. They can be sent to: IPHNH@dhhs.state.nh.us
The Public Health Improvement Services Council
HB 491 establishing the Public Health Improvement Services Council, was signed into law on June 28, 2007. The council will sustain the oversight of the public health improvement efforts that began with the Public Health Improvement Action Plan Advisory Committee (PHIAP) in February 2006. The Council is chaired by Representative Trinka Russell and will meet on a monthly basis.
Public Health Improvement Action Plan Strategic Priorities and Workgroups
While the PHIAP advisory committee has been replaced by the Public Health Improvement Services Council, PHIAP Strategic Workgroups continue to meet to address the six strategic priorities established through the planning process:
- Inform, educate and empower people about health issues
- Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems
- Mobilize community partnerships and actions to identify and solve health problems
- Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts
- Develop a communication plan
- Workforce Development
Public Health Regionalization Initiative
There are many maps defining different regions for various public health activities within New Hampshire. In an effort to better align some of these regions, the Division of Public Health Services is convening a public health regionalization task force. The goal of the group is to develop a performance-based public health delivery system, which provides the 10 essential public health services throughout New Hampshire
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