Tools

Performance/System Improvement Tools

Health Equity:

WEBINAR: Quality Improvement in Indian Country - Advancing Population Health

Community/Tribal Health Assessments and Improvement Plans:

CHA/CHIP FAQ's for Tribes

Prioritization Resources

CHIP Monitoring Spreadsheet Template

CHA Focus Group and Key Informant Interviews: Brief Training for Facilitators (PPT)

This training provides an introduction to facilitating a focus group or key informant interview. It can be downloaded and used by individuals, or by Tribal organizations to train their facilitators.

Infographic: Aligning Tribal, Local and State Community Health Improvement Plans (PDF)

Sample Workplans for Major PI/Accreditation Plans

These sample workplans can be downloaded and used by Tribes to identify key tasks and budget considerations for developing major PI/Accreditation workplans. Tribal staff can download and adjust these workplans to fit their own needs.

• Community/Tribal Health Assessment Workplan
• Community/Tribal Health Improvement Plan Workplan
• Strategic Planning Workplan
• Quality Improvement Project Workplan

Strategic Planning:

Developing a Tribal Health Department Strategic Plan: A How-To Guide

Completing a Tribal Strategic Plan for Health and Health Equity: Planning, Process and Outcome (PDF)

Strategic Planning to Achieve Health Equity Template (PDF)

Strategic Planning to Achieve Health Equity – Ask Yourself (PDF)

Quality Improvement Projects and Plans:

Creating a Culture of QI Training

Resources for Creating a Culture of QI Training

• Creating a Flowchart Worksheet
• Fishbone Diagram Template for Root Cause Analysis
• 5 Why's Worksheet for Root Cause Analysis Template 1
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• 5 Why's Worksheet for Root Cause Analysis Template 2

QI Plan Template

QI Action Plan Template

Public Health Workforce:

Literature Review on Employee Morale and Engagement

Presentation Summary of Employee Morale and Engagement Literature

PHF Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals

• Tools Related to PHF Core Competencies

Workforce Development Plans for Tribal Health Departments Presentation

Workforce Development Plan Template

Interconnection:

Webinar: Strengthening Tribal COVID-19 Laboratory Testing Capacity
This webinar give an overview on using the PHAB Standards and Measures as a framework for strengthening Tribal Public Health Agencies’ ability to work with laboratories on COVID-19 testing. Tribal and laboratory based panelists from shared the lessons they learned in developing strong relationships between Tribal Health Departments and laboratories (panel start at 41:30). View the slides here

Worksheet for Assessing the Need for Agreements for Public Health Services (DOC)

Building your Public Health Department Utopia Activity:

Building your Public Health Department Utopia Presentation and Guide

Building your Public Health Department Utopia Workbook

Resources for Public Health Utopia Activity

Tribal Public Health Laws and Codes:

Tribal Public Health and the Law: Selected Readings and Resources (CDC)

Other:

Meeting Planning Handout Template

Creating a public health Partnerships Presentation

Public Health Improvement Resource Center
The Public Health Improvement Resource Center is a searchable database of resources designed to support work in public health. Use keywords such as “Tribal” to locate Tribal specific resources.

Public Health Accreditation Tools

Benefits of Public Health Accreditation for Tribal Nations: Fact Sheet

Tribal Specific Companion Document to PHAB Standards and Measures

Documentation Tracking Tool (XLS)

WEBINAR: Advancing Health Equity in Tribal Communities through Public Health Accreditation

6 "Easy" Things To Do to Get Started with Accreditation

Archived Materials from the Seven Directions STARS Workshop

Tribal Public Health Accreditation Readiness Guidebook and Roadmap

Conducting a Public Health Accreditation Self-Assessment

Self-Assessment Workbook for Tribal Health Departments (XLS)
This workbook, published by the Institute for Wisconsin’s Health is based on the December 2013 Version 1.5 Public Health Accreditation Board Standards & Measures and is intended for use by Tribal health departments to self-assess readiness for voluntary national accreditation application.

WEBINAR: Conducting a Public Health Accreditation Self-Assessment
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Creating a Public Health Accreditation Elevator Speech

Creating an Elevator Speech Infographic (PDF)

An elevator speech is a short, catchy way to put forth an idea in an amount of time that could be delivered during an elevator ride. They are often used to market an idea or initiative. You can use an elevator speech to convey meaningful information, and to grab an audience’s attention. Use this tool to develop an elevator speech that will increase the audience’s understanding of your public health accreditation efforts.

Creating an Elevator Speech- Worksheet (PDF)
You can use this worksheet to record your ideas while developing an elevator speech.

Tribal Public Health Accreditation Tools and Resources (PDF)

Video: Tribal Leaders' Perspectives on Public Health Accreditation

The development of this product was supported in part by Cooperative Agreement 3U38OT000193-03S1 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The contents of this product are solely the responsibility of the producers and participants and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Discussion Guide: Tribal Leaders Perspectives on Public Health Accreditation Video

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