Transcript National Conference of State Legislatures

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
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Legislation
Executive Orders
Budget Proposals
Educational Summits
Funding Mechanisms
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Rules or Regulations
Interagency Agreements
Program/Policy Initiatives
Informal Partnerships
Task Forces
Participating States
• Arizona
• Baja California
• California
• Chihuahua
• New Mexico
• Coahuila de Zaragoza
• Texas
• 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 People
and
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
Vision
(Your State Tomorrow)
Reality Assessment
(Your State Today)
Goal #1
Goal #2
Strategy 2.1
Goal #3
Strategy 2.2
Action 2.1.1
Action 2.1.2
Action 2.2.1
Action 2.1.3
Action 2.1.4
Action 2.2.3
Action 2.2.2
The Action Plan Itself
STATE TEAM ACTION PLAN
Team Contact
Name:
__________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Phone:
__________________________________________
Fax:
__________________________________________
E-mail:
__________________________________________
State: __________________
Objectives
Develop 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 and
community solutions
 Strengths and successes contributing to chronic
disease prevention
Team Participants:
The Action Plan
IDENTIFY STATE
GOALS:
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3.
STRATEGIES TO
ACCOMPLISH
GOAL 1:
STRATEGIES AND ACTIONS
THAT WILL LEAD TO THIS GOAL
BY WHICH
STAKEHOLDERS:
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]