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Governance Groups and Communities of Practice for Foundational Responsibilities
Transforming the Public Health System in Minnesota
Local, state, and Tribal public health staff, and locally-elected officials, work together to decide how to implement foundational public health responsibilities in governance groups, and learn promising and best practices from each other in communities of practice.
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- Communities of practice: In general, communities of practice are open to any local public health staff interested in joining, and often also to state and Tribal public health staff. Members may join any or all meetings as they're able.
- Governance groups: Governance group membership often requires being assigned by leadership or volunteering for a term over one or more years. Members consist of local, state, and Tribal public health leaders and locally-elected officials.
Current communities of practice
Applicable to all areas and capabilities
Foundational Public Health Responsibilities (FPHR) Community of Practice
Public health leaders and practitioners meet online monthly to learn about, discuss, and resolve questions related to the elements of the FPHR framework, its organization, definitions and activities, incorporating FPHR into current work, and more.
Get involved: Foundational Public Health Responsibilities (FPHR) Community of Practice
Assessment and surveillance
CHA-CHIP Community of Practice
This group meets regularly online, to discuss issues around community health assessment (CHA) and community health improvement planning (CHIP).
Get involved: CHA-CHIP Community of Practice
Regional Data Practice Groups
These groups provide a forum where Tribal and local public health can share lessons learned, seek advice, and coordinate efforts related to data collection, analysis, dissemination, reporting, and evaluation. They also provide opportunities to exchange health data information, and pool resources to develop capacity among participants.
Get involved: Contact the MDH Data Technical Assistance Team
Communications
MDH-LPH Communications Community of Practice
Communications leads and staff interested in communications from state, local, and Tribal public health meet every other month online, to discuss communications best practices.
Get involved: MDH-LPH Communications Community of Practice
Community partnership development
Health Equity / Community Partnerships Community of Practice
This community of practice meets regularly to discuss health equity and community partnerships best practices.
Get involved: Contact Linda Kopecky and Kate Ebert, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
Equity
Health Equity / Community Partnerships Community of Practice
This community of practice meets regularly to discuss health equity and community partnerships best practices.
Get involved: Contact Linda Kopecky and Kate Ebert, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
The following responsibilities do not have communities of practice at this time:
- Accountability and performance management (capability)
- Emergency preparedness and response (capability)
- Organizational competencies (capability)
- Policy development and support (capability)
- Access to and linkage to care (area)
- Chronic disease and injury prevention (area)
- Communicable disease control (area)
- Environmental public health (area)
- Maternal, child, and family health (area)
Current governance groups
Applicable to all areas and capabilities
Joint Leadership Team for Public Health System Transformation
The Joint Leadership Team are the stewards of transforming the public health system in Minnesota, with representatives from LPHA, MDH, and SCHSAC.
Learn more: Joint Leadership Team
SCHSAC Foundational Public Health Responsibilities (FPHR) Workgroup
This group meets online monthly, to develop recommendations for minimum standards that the public health system can use to measure if and how foundational responsibilities are implemented at the local and state levels. This group was recommended to convene by the previous SCHSAC Foundational Funding Workgroup (2023-2024). The SCHSAC FPHR Workgroup will deliver its recommendations to SCHSAC in December 2025.
Learn more: Standing and Active SCHSAC Workgroups (click on "Foundational Public Health Responsibilities Workgroup")
SCHSAC Local Public Health Data Modernization Workgroup
This group leads and coordinates local public health data system transformation as part of a whole governmental public health system approach to data modernization. The workgroup works in concert with other public health system transformation efforts and supports the advancement of a more aligned, transparent, and reciprocal governmental public health data partnership between local public health and MDH.
Learn more: Standing and Active SCHSAC Workgroups (click on "Local Public Health Data Modernization Workgroup")
Accountability and performance management
SCHSAC Performance Measurement Workgroup
This workgroup meets online monthly, and leads efforts to measure and assess the performance of Minnesota’s governmental public health system and its capacity to carry out public health responsibilities.
Learn more: Standing and Active SCHSAC Workgroups (click on "Performance Measurement Workgroup")
Emergency preparedness and response
Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Oversight Group
This standing committee partners with MDH to guide strategic direction for public health emergency preparedness and response in Minnesota.
Learn more: Standing and Active SCHSAC Workgroups (click on "PHEP Oversight Group")
Communicable disease control
Infectious Disease Continuous Improvement Board (IDCIB)
The IDCIB works to ensure an effective and efficient state-local partnership in the infectious disease area of public health responsibility. The group serves as a forum for regular communication, identification of issues, and joint problem-solving.
Learn more: Standing and Active SCHSAC Workgroups (click on "IDCIB")
Environmental public health
Environmental Health Continuous Improvement Board (EHCIB)
This group works broadly to monitor and advance state-local work in environmental health.
Learn more: Environmental Health Continuous Improvement Board
The following responsibilities do not have governance groups at this time:
- Assessment and surveillance (capability)
- Communications (capability)
- Community partnership development (capability)
- Equity (capability)
- Organizational competencies (capability)
- Policy development and support (capability)
- Access to and linkage to care (area)
- Chronic disease and injury prevention (area)
- Maternal, child, and family health (area)