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ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS: Form 990, tax year 2014

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ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS (EIN 35-1044487)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-08-15
IRS object ID
201632289349300548
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2014v6.0
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DescCOMMUNITY HEALTH AND DISEASE PREVENTION - SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY HEALTH AND DISEASE PREVENTIONMEETING WITH THE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR & PENSIONS (HELP) COMMITTEE: ASTHO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFF, ALONG WITH PAUL JARRIS AND SHARON MOFFAT, MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE HELP COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS ONGOING EFFORTS AROUND ASTHO'S 2015 PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE, AS WELL AS ASTHO'S PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE EFFORTS. THE COMMITTEE WAS INTERESTED IN HEARING MORE ABOUT THE HEALTHY AGING CHALLENGE, AS WELL AS WHAT STATES ARE DOING TO CURB THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE EPIDEMIC. ASTHO WILL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE HELP COMMITTEE AND WILL WORK WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHOULD THEY BEGIN WRITING LEGISLATION ON EITHER OF THESE AREAS. CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON HEALTHY AGING: ON JUNE 16, JEWEL MULLEN (CT) HEADLINED AND MODERATED A CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ENTITLED, "LIVING LONGER BETTER: THE ROLES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTION IN HEALTHY AGING." THE BRIEFING COMPLEMENTED THE 2015 ASTHO PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE, WHICH AIMS TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS BY COLLABORATING ACROSS ALL SECTORS IN OUR STATES AND COMMUNITIES. WAYNE GILES, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF POPULATION HEALTH, NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; JANA LYNOTT, SENIOR STRATEGIC POLICY ADVISOR, AARP; AND JAMES BULOT, DIRECTOR, GEORGIA DIVISION OF AGING SERVICES AND NASUAD BOARD PRESIDENT ALSO PRESENTED. TOBACCO-MEDICAID ADMINISTRATIVE MOUS: ASTHO RELEASED A MEDICAID MATCH FOR STATE TOBACCO CESSATION QUITLINES FACT SHEET IN AUGUST HIGHLIGHTING THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES INITIATIVES TO REDUCE TOBACCO USE. THIS FACT SHEET DETAILS HOW STATES MAY CLAIM TOBACCO CESSATION QUITLINE EXPENDITURES AS A MEDICAID ADMINISTRATIVE COST AND RECEIVE A 50 PERCENT ADMINISTRATIVE MATCH RATE FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES, AS WELL AS CURRENT STATE STATUS, BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTATION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS. PAPER ON PARTNERING WITH MEDICAID AND MEDICARE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES PUBLISHED: ON JULY 13, THE DE BEAUMONT FOUNDATION AND DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE PUBLISHED "THE PRACTICAL PLAYBOOK: PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE TOGETHER." MONICA VALDES LUPI, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION, AND SHARON MOFFAT, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION, CO-AUTHORED A CHAPTER ON PARTNERING WITH MEDICAID, MEDICARE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THIS PUBLICATION IS A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR INTEGRATING PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRIMARY CARE; IT INCLUDES CASE STUDIES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND LINKS TO DATA FROM A DIVERSITY OF SETTINGS TO MAXIMIZE UTILITY AND RELEVANCE. THE CHAPTER PROVIDES CLEAR GUIDANCE FOR CLINICIANS ON HOW TO FIND AND WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND GIVES ADVICE TO PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS ON HOW TO FIND KEY CLINICAL LEADERS AND WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH CLINICAL GROUPS.TEMPLATE MOU FOR IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEM (IIS) INTERSTATE DATA SHARING: IN AUGUST 2014, ASTHO BROUGHT TOGETHER A GROUP OF STATE STAKEHOLDERS FROM MN, MI, CO, ID, AND ND TO DISCUSS BARRIERS AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR MULTISTATE IIS INTERSTATE DATA SHARING. PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL NEXT STEPS, WHICH INCLUDED DEVELOPING A TEMPLATE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU), ESTABLISHING A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE TO SET FORTH POLICY STANDARDS, AND IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL STATES THAT WOULD PARTICIPATE WITH IIS INTERSTATE DATA EXCHANGE. AS A RESULT OF THIS MEETING, ASTHO COLLABORATED WITH THE NETWORK FOR PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO DEVELOP A TEMPLATE IIS INTERSTATE DATA SHARING MOU.PRESIDENT'S HEALTHY AGING CHALLENGE: ASTHO, STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS, AND OUR PARTNERS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ASTHO PRESIDENT JEWEL MULLEN'S (CT) 2015 ASTHO PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE: HEALTHY AGING: LIVING LONGER BETTER. TO DATE, 39 STATES, TERRITORIES, AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES HAVE PLEDGED. ASTHO WORKED WITH FIVE STATE HEALTH AGENCIES - CT, GA, NM, OR, AND WY - THROUGH MAY 2015 TO IDENTIFY HEALTHY AGING GAPS AND NEEDS TO INFORM FUTURE ACTIONS AND DISSEMINATE BEST PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, IN JULY 2015, JEWEL MULLEN ATTENDED THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING AT THE WHITE HOUSE. THIS CONFERENCE HAS BEEN HELD EACH DECADE SINCE THE 1960S; ITS PURPOSE IS TO IDENTIFY AND ADVANCE ACTIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER AMERICANS. THEN IN JULY 2015, ASTHO PARTNERED WITH THE HHS OFFICE OF DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION (ODPHP) AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATES UNITED FOR AGING AND DISABILITIES (NASUAD) TO PLAN A STATE HEALTHY AGING WORKSHOP. THIS WORKSHOP IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED THE 2015 HEALTHY AGING SUMMIT, WHICH WAS JUNE 27-28, AND PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS AND HHS STATE AGING OFFICIALS TO USE LESSONS FROM THE SUMMIT TO IDENTIFY PRIORITIES FOR PROMOTING HEALTHY AGING IN THEIR STATES. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS FROM ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, GEORGIA, IDAHO, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, NEW MEXICO, AND OREGON ATTENDED THE WORKSHOP. ASTHO CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE: ASTHO RELEASED PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROFILES FOR 48 STATES, TWO U.S. TERRITORIES (GUAM AND CNMI), AND ONE FREELY ASSOCIATED STATE (PALAU) TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT OF STATE ACTIVITIES TO ADDRESS PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE. THE PROFILES ARE BASED ON DATA FROM A 2014 MEMBER SURVEY THAT ASKED ABOUT ACTIVITIES IN FIVE CORE AREAS: PREVENTION STRATEGIES; SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING; ENFORCEMENT; TREATMENT AND RECOVERY; AND NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME. A COLUMN WAS ADDED TO THE PROFILES SHOWING THE TOTAL SUM OF ALL STATES THAT PROVIDED A "YES" RESPONSE FOR EACH QUESTION. THIS COUNT PROVIDES AN ESTIMATE OF ACTIVITIES OCCURRING NATIONWIDE AND IS INTENDED TO ILLUSTRATE AREAS WHERE THE DATA SUGGEST THERE MAY BE UNIFORM TRENDS OF ACTION. ASTHO AND NASADAD WERE INVITED TO PARTNER WITH THE HHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION (ASPE) ON A SEPTEMBER 2015 MEETING, "ADVANCING POLICY AND PRACTICE: A 50-STATE CONVENING TO PREVENT OPIOID OVERDOSE AND ADDICTION." THE FOCUS OF THE MEETING WAS ON SAFE AND APPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING, NALOXONE, AND MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT).ASTHO IS CONTINUING TO MONITOR ISSUES CONCERNING NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME (NAS) AND OPIOID USE DURING PREGNANCY. ASTHO DEVELOPED HOW STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS CAN USE THE SPECTRUM OF PREVENTION TO ADDRESS NAS, A REPORT WITH CASE EXAMPLES AND A SUGGESTED FRAMEWORK FOR STATES TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING FOR EFFORTS AIMED AT ADDRESSING NAS.PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT: IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH CDC-OSTLTS ON THE PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT, ASTHO ENSURED THE COMPLETION OF AN EVALUABILITY ASSESSMENT BY ITS CONTRACTOR ICF. THEN IN APRIL 2015, ASTHO AND CDC HOSTED A MEETING TO DISCUSS THE ASSESSMENT RESULTS AND DETERMINE METHODS TO SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATE THE GRANT'S VALUE AND IMPACT. PARTICIPANTS - INCLUDING STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS AND AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS - PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON CDC'S PROPOSED EVALUATION APPROACHES. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDED TERRY CLINE (OK), BRENDA FITZGERALD (GA), JT LANE (LA) AND DAVID PATTON (UT). PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK. EXTENDING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EVALUABILITY ASSESSMENT AND THE MEETING, ASTHO WILL CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH CDC AND ICF TO INFORM AN ADDITIONAL EVALUATION STUDY, NEEDED TO ADVANCE THE EVALUATION PLAN AND MEASURES FOR DEMONSTRATING THE IMPACT OF THE GRANT. ASTHO ENGAGES IN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND CHILD SAFETY WORK: ASTHO DELIVERED THE ESSENTIALS FOR CHILDHOOD WEBINAR SERIES AND DRAFTED A POLICY GUIDE THAT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF POLICY APPROACHES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCTIONS IN CHILD MALTREATMENT. IN ADDITION, HRSA'S MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU (MCHB), IN COOPERATION WITH THE CHILDREN'S SAFETY NETWORK PROGRAM, IS LAUNCHING A CHILD SAFETY COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT NETWORK (COIIN) AND A NATIONAL COORDINATED CHILD SAFETY INITIATIVE WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING FATALITIES AND HOSPITALIZATIONS FROM PREVENTABLE INJURIES AMONG INFANTS, CHILDREN, AND ADOLESCENTS BY OVER 100,000 OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. APPROXIMATELY 15 STATES, TERRITORIES, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE SELECTED FOR THE CHILD SAFETY COIIN, TO TEST AND SCALE-UP EVIDENCE BASED CHILD SAFETY STRATEGIES. ASTHO'S DIRECTOR OF INJURY PREVENTION WILL SERVE ON THE NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE TO THE CHILD SAFETY INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE COIIN AND WILL COMMUNICATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INITIATIVE TO A BROAD NATIONAL AUDIENCE TO INCLUDE PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, POLICYMAKERS, FUNDERS, AND FAMILIES.Desc

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DescHEALTH SECURITY - SEE SCHEDULE OHEALTH SECURITYSTATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORS (SEHDS): IN 2015, THE SEHD STEERING COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED PRIORITY AREAS THAT ALIGN WITH THE NCEH/ATSDR'S 2014-2016 STRATEGIC PLAN, TO GUIDE THE FIVE ACTIVE SEHD WORKGROUPS: 1) THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT/INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, 2) SAFE WATER, 3) FOOD SAFETY, 4) DATA/SURVEILLANCE/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND 5) TOXICS AND EMERGING ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THREE SEHD MEMBERS MADE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASTHO'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY COMMITTEE, PROVIDING INPUT ON SEVERAL POSITION STATEMENTS AND REPRESENTED THE COMMITTEE ON THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON ONE HEALTH AND EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. THE SEHD ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN APRIL WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. PATRICK BREYSEE, DIRECTOR OF NCEH/ASTSDR, ATTENDED ALL THREE DAYS OF THE MEETING. EPA ADMINISTRATOR GINA MCCARTHY DISCUSSED WAYS FOR STATES, CDC, AND EPA TO COLLABORATE ON IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ON TOPICS SUCH AS FRACKING, ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH TRACKING, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. IN ADDITION, ASTHO FIELDS REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE PEER NETWORK. RECENT REQUESTS INCLUDE INFORMATION ON FOOD SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN CHILD CARE SETTINGS AND FOR BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO IT SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING FOOD INSPECTION DATA.DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS (DPHPS): THE DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS (DPHP) CONTINUE TO PLAY AN INCREASINGLY LARGE ROLE AS A CONSULTATIVE BODY TO THE ASTHO PREPAREDNESS POLICY COMMITTEE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER PARTNERS. THE DPHPS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PHEP AND HPP IMPACTS PROJECT AND THE EBOLA OUTBREAK RESPONSE AND IN-PROGRESS REVIEW CONDUCTED IN EARLY AUGUST. MEMBERS OF THE DPHP PEER GROUP ARE ALSO BECOMING MORE ENGAGED IN CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES WITH ASTHO'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE PROGRAM TEAMS AND POLICY COMMITTEES ADDRESSING SUCH TOPICS AS ONE HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY ALSO SERVE ON COMMITTEES WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS SUCH AS THE NGA AND NEMA. ASTHO RECENTLY COMPLETED A NEW JOB AID, RESOURCES FOR DIRECTORS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS. THIS DOCUMENT IS A USEFUL REFERENCE PRINCIPALLY FOR DPHPS ON AN ARRAY OF IMPORTANT PREPAREDNESS-RELATED TOPICS. THE GUIDE HIGHLIGHTS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS, ASTHO RESOURCES AND ACTIVITIES, AND SEVERAL METHODS OF INFORMATION SHARING IN THIS CRITICAL AREA. EBOLA RESPONSE: FOLLOWING THE AUGUST 2014 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARATION THAT THE WEST AFRICA EBOLA OUTBREAK REPRESENTED A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN, ASTHO IMMEDIATELY MOBILIZED, AND CONTINUES TO REMAIN SO, TO MAINTAIN AND PROVIDE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS TO ITS MEMBERS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS; ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL RESPONSE POLICY, STRATEGIES, AND TACTICS; AND PROVIDE A FORUM FOR MEMBER-TO-MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS AND COORDINATION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ASTHO STAFF, WITH GUIDANCE FROM THE PREPAREDNESS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE POLICY COMMITTEES, WORKED DILIGENTLY TO HELP MOUNT THE MOST EFFECTIVE DOMESTIC RESPONSE TO THIS CHALLENGING AND UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT. EXAMPLES OF OUR ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: IMMEDIATE ACTIVATION OF THE ASTHO INTERNAL INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN AND OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OUR HEALTH SECURITY TEAM.ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED FORMAL LIAISON (LNO) WITH CDC'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER INCLUDING EMBEDDING ASTHO STAFF IN THE CDC EOC STATE AND LOCAL TASK FORCE TEAM AND PARTICIPATION ON DAILY CDC SITUATION BRIEFINGS.ESTABLISHED A DEDICATED HOME PAGE ON OUR ASTHO WEBSITE FOR THE POSTING AND SHARING OF RELEVANT MATERIALS FROM VARIOUS STATES (E.G. POLICIES, PROCEDURES, PRESS RELEASES, ETC.).PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS AND PARTNERS APPROXIMATELY 40 INFORMATION ALERTS OR UPDATES THAT PROVIDED REAL-TIME SUMMARY INFORMATION TARGETED TO STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS; THROUGH INFOCENTER@ASTHO.ORG, PROCESSED, TRACKED, AND CLOSED-OUT APPROXIMATELY 50 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS FROM MEMBERS.LAUNCHED FIVE "RAPID QUERIES" OF OUR MEMBERS TO GATHER REAL-TIME NATIONAL SNAPSHOTS OF EBOLA RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. THE DATA OBTAINED WAS USED TO PROVIDE ACCURATE INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ASTHO'S MEMBERS AND PARTNERS (FEDERAL AND NONFEDERAL). OVER THE COURSE OF THESE QUERIES, ASTHO ASKED A TOTAL OF 57 QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO 16 PRIORITY TOPIC AREAS INCLUDING STATUS OF ISC AND EOC ACTIVATION, HEALTHCARE READINESS, PPE AVAILABILITY STATUS, AND THE CONDUCT OF EXERCISES AND DRILLS.HOSTED OR CO-SPONSORED MULTIPLE NATIONAL CALLS WITH STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS, SENIOR DEPUTIES, AND PREPAREDNESS DIRECTORS AND OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS (CDC AND ASPR) TO DISCUSS TIMELY EMERGING ISSUES REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE OUTBREAK IN WEST AFRICA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON U.S. DOMESTIC RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. THIS INCLUDED A FEATURED DISCUSSION AT THE ASTHO WINTER MEETING IN DECEMBER.WITH ASSISTANCE FROM NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED RISK COMMUNICATIONS EXPERTS, DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF "TOP QUESTIONS ON EBOLA" FOR USE TO HELP INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MEDIA, AND POLICY MAKERS.PROVIDED PREDECISION INPUT ON KEY DRAFT CDC PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOL DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS AIRPORT SCREENING AND TRAVELER MONITORING AND TRACKING, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INTERSTATE AND INTRASTATE TRANSPORT, AND EBOLA RESPONSE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS.MET SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STAFF TO BRIEF THEM ON ONGOING STATE AND TERRITORIAL RESPONSE ISSUES AND ATTENDED A WHITE HOUSE-SPONSORED MEETING ON EBOLA MEDICAL WASTE: SAFE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL.MET WITH STAFF OF THE SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS AND INFORM THEM OF ONGOING RESPONSE ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCE NEEDS THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO A CONGRESSIONAL EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION.ALONG WITH ASPR, CDC, THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL COLLEGES, PAUL JARRIS CO-FACILITATED A NATIONAL PARTNERS MEETING ON HEALTHCARE PREPAREDNESS PLANNING FOR EBOLA THAT EVENTUALLY HELPED, IN PART, SHAPE THE ASPR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE THREE-TIERED HEALTHCARE STRATEGY AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NETWORK OF REGIONAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CSTE, JOINTLY DEVELOPED A LETTER TO THE WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDING CHANGES TO THE TRAVELER MONITORING PROGRAM ONCE LIBERIA REACHED THE CRITICAL MILESTONE OF BEING DESIGNATED AS FREE OF EBOLA BY THE WHO.PARTICIPATED IN A NUMBER OF NATIONAL MEETINGS AND WEBINARS TO DISCUSS ASTHO MEMBERS' EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS LEARNED INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS TO THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL CENTER'S CENTER FOR HEALTH SECURITY EMERGING LEADERS INITIATIVE.ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY CONSORTIUM'S REVIEW THAT RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ISSUE PAPER ENTITLED "THE RESPONSE TO EBOLA IN THE UNITED STATES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A MULTI-DISCIPLINE PERSPECTIVE."UNDER OUR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH CDC, PLANNED AND CONDUCTED AN EBOLA "IN-PROGRESS REVIEW" ON AUGUST 4-5 WHICH EXAMINED FOUR SPECIFIC TRACKS: 1) ADMINISTRATIVE PREPAREDNESS (FINANCIAL AND LEGAL), 2) PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS SYSTEMS, 3) EPIDEMIOLOGY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND LABORATORY SYSTEMS, AND 4) COMMUNICATIONS, IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY LESSONS LEARNED, DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND DESCRIBE CROSS-OVER APPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS. THE REPORT OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IS SLATED FOR COMPLETION BY LATE FALL OR EARLY WINTER. BRENDA FITZGERALD (GA) AND KAREN MCKEOWN (WI) PARTICIPATED IN THE MEETING.Desc

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DescHEALTH SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION - SEE SCHEDULE OHEALTH SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATIONASHTO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP HEALTH EQUITY STRATEGIC PLAN: ASTHO AND PARTNERS WORKED WITH THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO COMPLETE A HEALTH EQUITY STRATEGIC PLAN AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY. THIS PLAN IS A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT PREVIOUS HEALTH EQUITY ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE AND A STRATEGIC MAP PROVIDING DIRECTION ON HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH NEW HEALTH EQUITY ACTIVITIES. PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY PLATFORM UPDATE: ASTHO CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY PLATFORM (PHCP), WHICH WILL PROVIDE A SHARED SPACE THAT STRENGTHENS COLLABORATION AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH JURISDICTIONS AND PARTNERS. CURRENTLY, THE PHCP IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING THE SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT ELECTRONIC CASE REPORTING (ECR) FROM ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. BY DEVELOPING SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PHCP PROJECT WILL LIMIT THE NEED FOR EVERY STATE TO DEVELOP THE NEEDED COMPONENTS TO SUPPORT ECR. THIS INCLUDES THE INTEGRATION OF DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS, CASE ROUTING TO THE APPROPRIATE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY, AND THE ABILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL DATA TO BE ELECTRONICALLY REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY AND ENTERED BY THE CLINICAL REPORTER. SUPPORTING ECR WILL LEAD TO MORE TIMELY AND ACCURATE DATA WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCING THE BURDEN OF HEALTHCARE REPORTERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATORS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PHCP HAS INSTITUTED A GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THAT IS CO-CHAIRED BY ASTHO AND NACCHO MEMBERS WITH AN ELECTED EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS. WORK WILL PROGRESS TO IDENTIFY OTHER USE CASES FOR DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS A BUSINESS MODEL THAT ENSURES SUSTAINABILITY.PUBLIC HEALTH PRIMARY CARE COLLABORATIVE: THE ASTHO-SUPPORTED PRIMARY CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH (PCPH) COLLABORATIVE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH A CONTRACTOR TO DEVELOP A COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY FOR THE PCPH COLLABORATIVE. PART OF THE STRATEGY INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW LOGO TO REBRAND THE PCPH COLLABORATIVE AS THE "INTEGRATION FORUM: CONNECTING PRIMARY CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH." STAFF HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A NEW NEWSLETTER TEMPLATE WITH MORE OPTIONS FOR SHARING INFORMATION VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND FEATURE STORIES ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE INTEGRATION SUCCESSES AND PARTNERS. THE COLLABORATIVE HAS ENGAGED MORE THAN 75 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE NONPROFIT, FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIC HEALTH ENTERPRISE.MEDICAID AND PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS: ASTHO CONVENED FOUR MEDICAID AND PUBLIC HEALTH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALLS. THE SERIES FOCUSED ON SOME OF THE KEY AREAS THAT STATES IDENTIFIED DURING ASTHO'S PAYMENT AND DELIVERY REFORM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SURVEY AS NEEDING ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON PAYMENT AND DELIVERY REFORM ACTIVITIES. ASTHO, WITH SUPPORT FROM HRSA, IS HOSTING THREE WEBINARS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2015 THAT FEATURE EXAMPLES OF HOW MEDICAID AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A PARTICULAR HEALTH ISSUE. THE WEBINARS ARE: LONG ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION: PARTNERING TO INCREASE ACCESS AND COVERAGE FOR TEENS AND POST-PARTUM WOMEN; LEVERAGING MANAGED CARE TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND PROMOTE POPULATION HEALTH; AND MAXIMIZING PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND CARE COORDINATION: VERMONT'S HUB AND SPOKE MODEL. IN ADDITION AS PART OF ASTHO'S MEDICAID - PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERSHIP PROJECT, ASTHO CREATED A SINGLE ONLINE INTERFACE FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TO ACCESS LEARNING TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAID AND PUBLIC HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES.ASTHO ENGAGES PRIMARY CARE OFFICE DIRECTORS: IN JUNE, ASTHO STAFF ATTENDED HRSA'S REVERSE SITE VISIT HELD FOR PRIMARY CARE OFFICE DIRECTORS IN ROCKVILLE, MD. THIS MEETING, HELD ANNUALLY, IS A CHANCE FOR PRIMARY CARE OFFICE DIRECTORS TO GATHER TO GET IMPORTANT UPDATES FROM HRSA, MEET WITH THEIR HRSA PROJECT OFFICERS, AND SHARE QUESTIONS, CHALLENGES, AND BEST PRACTICES. THE MEETING PROVIDED ASTHO STAFF WITH A CHANCE TO MEET PCO DIRECTORS IN PERSON, LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING, AND IDENTIFY WAYS THAT ASTHO CAN PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO PRIMARY CARE OFFICES. IN PARTICULAR, THE MEETING FOCUSED ON CHALLENGES PCOS ARE FACING IMPLEMENTING THE NEW SHORTAGE DESIGNATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. ASTHO WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH HRSA TO SUPPORT PCOS DURING THIS TRANSITION. WORKING WITH NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION EXPERT ROUNDTABLE ON POPULATION HEALTH: ASTHO HEALTH SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION TEAM MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE NGA EXPERT ROUNDTABLE ON ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN POPULATION HEALTH IN JULY, WHICH INCLUDED KAREN MURPHY (PA); JOHN DREYZEHNER (TN), JULIE COX-KAIN (SENIOR DEPUTY - OK), TRACY DOLAN (SENIOR DEPUTY - VT), AND SUE GRINNELL (HEALTH INNOVATION AND TRANSFORMATION - WA). ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED COMMERCIAL INSURERS SUCH AS MOLINA HEALTHCARE, FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS CMS, CDC AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO, AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS LIKE HENNEPIN HEALTH FROM MN. THE GROUP MET TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING FOUR FOCUS AREAS: 1) DEFINING AND OPERATIONALIZING POPULATION HEALTH, 2) PAYMENT AND SUSTAINING FUNDING FOR POPULATION HEALTH: OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO STATES, 3) EXAMPLES OF HEALTH SYSTEM-LED POPULATION HEALTH INTEGRATION, AND 4) BUILDING A ROADMAP FOR INTEGRATING POPULATION HEALTH INTO STATE-WIDE SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION. THE DISCUSSANTS PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON NGA'S FORTHCOMING ROADMAP TOOL THAT STATES MAY USE TO INTEGRATE POPULATION HEALTH INTO THEIR EXISTING HEALTH TRANSFORMATION AND PLANNING EFFORTS. PUBLICATIONSBOULTON ML, BECK AJ, CORONADO F, MERRILL JA, FRIEDMAN CP, STAMAS GD, TYUS N, SELLERS K, MOORE J, TILSON HH, LEEP CJ. "PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TAXONOMY." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2014. 47(S3)314-23.LEIDER JL, SHAH GH, CASTRUCCI BC, LEEP CL, SELLERS K, SPRAGUE JB. "CHANGES IN PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE COMPOSITION: PROPORTION OF PART-TIME WORKFORCE AND ITS CORRELATES, 2008-2013." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. 2014. 47(S3)331-36.KAUFMAN NJ, CASTRUCCI BC, PEARSOL J, LEIDER JP, SELLERS K, KAUFMAN IR, FEHRENBACH LM, LISS-LEVINSON R, LEWIS M, JARRIS PE, SPRAGUE JB. "THINKING BEYOND THE SILOS: EMERGING PRIORITIES IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2014. 20(6):557-65.JARRIS PE, SOPER P, GORDON GS, HUANG M, RENNICK M. "SHARED TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH ENTERPRISE: THE TIME IS NOW." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2015. 21(3):308-9.MOFFAT S, LUPI MV, NOLAN K. PARTNERING WITH MEDICAID, MEDICARE, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND PRIMARY CARE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. PRACTICAL PLAYBOOK. NEW YORK, NY: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; 2015:195-205.JARRIS PE. TRANSITIONING FROM "PUBLIC HEALTH HAS THE DATA" TO "PUBLIC HEALTH HAS THE ANSWERS." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2015. 21(5):514-515.Desc

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$2,037,563$410,624CROSS-CUTTING PROGRAMSHEALTH IN ALL POLICIES (HIAP) AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT (HIA) UPDATES: ASTHO DEVELOPED A LIBRARY OF RESOURCES TO EMPOWER STATES AND TERRITORIES TO ADOPT HIAP STRATEGIES IN THEIR WORK. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2015 INCLUDE COMPLETION OF POLICY GUIDES AND THE HIAP LOGIC MODEL, PROGRESS ON THE HIAP FRAMEWORK, AND LEGISLATIVE TRACKING. ASTHO HAS ALSO DEVELOPED ADDITIONAL HIAP RESOURCES THROUGH OTHER GRANT WORK AND CONTINUED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEER GROUPS AND POLICY COMMITTEES THROUGH LEGISLATIVE TRACKING ACTIVITIES. ASTHO'S COLLABORATIVE APPROACH INVITES PARTICIPATION BY TEAMS INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, PREVENTION, INJURY, RESEARCH AND EVALUATION, AND STATE HEALTH POLICY. POLICY GUIDES: THE HIAP POLICY GUIDES SUPPORT STATE HEALTH LEADERSHIP EFFORTS TO WORK ACROSS SECTORS BY HIGHLIGHTING SUCCESSFUL HIAP PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON PROMISING HIAP STRATEGIES. THE 2015 HOUSING POLICY GUIDES COMPLIMENT EARLIER GUIDES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD, AND GUIDES FOR WATER CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED. SEPARATE HOUSING GUIDES COVERED THEMES OF ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AGING IN PLACE, CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN, MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL COHESION, AND HEALTHY HOUSING FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES. HIAP FRAMEWORK: ASTHO IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF COMPLETING THE HIAP FRAMEWORK, A RESOURCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS LOOKING TO IMPLEMENT A HIAP APPROACH. IT INCLUDES KEY ELEMENTS OF HIAP PRACTICE, THE COMPLETED LOGIC MODEL, AND OTHER TOOLS TO PROMOTE HIAP IMPLEMENTATION. THE FRAMEWORK COMPLEMENTS ASTHO'S HIAP POSITION STATEMENT.LEGISLATIVE TRACKING: ASTHO'S TRACKING OF HIAP-RELATED STATE LEGISLATION PROVIDES FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT TO KEY PARTNERS (STATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIRECTORS, HIAP WORKGROUP, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY COMMITTEE) AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOST RECENT POLICY GUIDES. HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT (HIA) UPDATES: ASTHO 2015 MONTHLY HIA CALLS REACHED PRACTITIONERS ON ALL LEVELS AND FROM DIVERSE AFFILIATIONS. CALLS CREATED MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN EXPERIENCED AND NOVICE PRACTITIONERS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ASSESS NEEDS FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, FOR SEVEN YEARS, ASTHO HAS PROVIDED HIA CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS TO HEALTH AGENCIES TO FURTHER THEIR ABILITY TO ENGAGE IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS. THIS YEAR, ASTHO AWARDED TWO MINI-GRANTS TO THE STATE HEALTH AGENCIES IN FLORIDA AND VERMONT TO CONDUCT RAPID HIAS. THE FLORIDA PROJECT FOCUSED ON CHANGING A FEE STRUCTURE FOR A COUNTY PARKS PROGRAM TO INCREASE ACCESS, AND THE VERMONT PROJECT FOCUSED ON ZONING CHANGES TO ALLOW FOR MARKET RATE HOUSING AS PART OF A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN. BOTH FINAL REPORTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE. PUBLICATIONSLEIDER JP, RESNICK B, SELLERS K, KASS N, BERNET P, YOUNG JL, JARRIS PE. "SETTING BUDGETS AND PRIORITIES AT STATE HEALTH AGENCIES." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2014. E-PUBLISHED AHEAD OF PRINT.LEIDER JP, RESNICK B, KASS N, SELLERS K, YOUNG JL, BERNET P, JARRIS PE. "BUDGET- AND PRIORITY-SETTING CRITERIA AT STATE HEALTH AGENCIES IN TIMES OF AUSTERITY: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014. 104(6):1092-9.
$1,694,988$882,000MEMBER ENGAGEMENTSTATE LEGISLATIVE LIAISONS: ASTHO HOSTED THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STATE LEGISLATIVE LIAISONS ON JULY 16-17 IN SALT LAKE CITY. TWENTY-FOUR STATES AND ONE TERRITORY, US VIRGIN ISLANDS, PARTICIPATED IN THE MEETING, WHICH ALSO FEATURED JOINT SESSIONS WITH ASTHO'S SENIOR DEPUTIES PEER NETWORK ON JULY 16 THAT INCLUDED FEDERAL AND STATE HEALTH POLICY UPDATES, A PANEL ON STRATEGIES FOR SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE EFFORTS THROUGH THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AND STATE POLICY LEVERS, AND A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ED EHLINGER (MN) AND PAUL JARRIS ON HEALTH EQUITY IN ALL POLICIES. CINDY PELLIGRINI, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS FOR THE MARCH OF DIMES, PRESENTED ON THE NEWBORN SCREENING SAVES LIVES REAUTHORIZATION ACT: UNDERSTANDING INFORMED CONSENT. STATE LEGISLATIVE LIAISONS SERVED AS PRESENTERS THROUGH THEIR MEETING ON TOPICS INCLUDING EBOLA, E-CIGARETTES, AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.SENIOR DEPUTIES: THE SENIOR DEPUTIES ORIENTATION AND ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD JULY 13-16 IN SALT LAKE CITY. ELEVEN NEW SENIOR DEPUTIES PARTICIPATED IN THE ORIENTATION AND LEARNED TACTICAL STRATEGIES TO MANAGE THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. SDC MEMBERS AND ALUMNI SERVED AS FACULTY FOR THE SESSIONS. MEETING EVALUATIONS FOR THE ORIENTATION INDICATE THAT THE LEVEL OF SATISFACTION WITH THE OVERALL QUALITY OF MEETING PRESENTATION WAS VERY HIGH. THE THEME OF THIS YEAR'S SENIOR DEPUTIES ANNUAL MEETING WAS "IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES." RICHARD PATTON (UT) WELCOMED SENIOR DEPUTIES TO UTAH AND PROVIDED OPENING REMARKS FOR THE CONFERENCE. THE PLENARY SESSIONS FEATURED INNOVATIVE AND PROMISING PRACTICES TO STRENGTHEN CORE PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITIES, SUCH AS HEALTH SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, AND POPULATION HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 74 REGISTRANTS, REPRESENTING 37 STATES AND FIVE TERRITORIES: NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, GUAM, PUERTO RICO, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. MEETING EVALUATIONS WERE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE; NEARLY 97 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THAT THE MEETING WOULD BENEFIT THEM IN THEIR PRACTICE AND THE CONTENT HELD THEIR INTEREST.CREATION OF NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES - DISASTER RELIEF, VETTING NEW PARTNERS: ASTHO HAS BEEN DEVELOPING NEW POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR SPONSORS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS. THE FIRST PROVIDES A GUIDE TO BRINGING ON NEW CORPORATE PARTNERS AND INCLUDES DETAILS ON VETTING AND RESEARCHING THE COMPANY AS WELL AS OBTAINING APPROPRIATE APPROVALS. THE SECOND WILL HELP ASTHO NAVIGATE REQUESTS TO ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. PUBLICATIONSJARRIS PE, TALKINGTON K. "WHAT'S NEXT: ARE WE READY? PUBLIC HEALTH TESTING ITS LIMITS WITH GLOBAL DISEASE THREATS." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2014. 20(6):670-1.
$1,966,177$534,308SCIENCE & STRATEGY
$1,385,551MEMBER SERVICES
$535,946PUBLIC POLICY
OTHER ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONSJARRIS PE. "POPULATION HEALTH: NO ONE DOES IT ALONE." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2014. 20(5):554-6.SHAH GH, LEEP C, YE J, SELLERS K, LISS-LEVINSON R, WILLIAMS K. "PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES' LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT IN AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO PHAB NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2014. E-PUBLISHED AHEAD OF PRINT.MOFFAT S, JARRIS PE, ROMERO E, WADDELL L. "HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE: SUPPORTING 10-STATE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE FOR RAPID-CYCLE CHANGE." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2015. 21(1):100-2.SHAH GH, LEEP CJ, YE J, SELLERS K, LISS-LEVINSON R, WILLIAMS KS. "PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES' LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT IN AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO PHAB NATIONAL VOLUNTARY ACCREDITATION." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2015. 21(2):107-15.MONTERO JT, MOFFATT S, JARRIS PE. OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE POPULATION HEALTH BY INTEGRATING GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE DELIVERY: LESSONS FROM THE ASTHO MILLION HEART QUALITY IMPROVEMENT LEARNING COLLABORATIVE. DISCUSSION PAPER. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE. 2015.MONTERO JT, LUPI MV, JARRIS PE. IMPROVED POPULATION HEALTH THROUGH MORE DYNAMIC PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COLLABORATION. DISCUSSION PAPER. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE. 2015.MULLEN J. "LIVING LONGER BETTER: A CALL TO ACTION TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2015. 21(4):410-2.JARRIS PE, SELLERS K. THE VALUE OF INTEGRATION: PUBLIC HEALTH, PRIMARY CARE, AND BEYOND. PRACTICAL PLAYBOOK. NEW YORK, NY: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; 2015:28-31.$88,324
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$1,826,932TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$88,324TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$24,633,972TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (30 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
HARRY CHEN
REGION 1 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY O'DOWD
REGION 2 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARISSA LEVINE
REGION 3 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY CURRIER
REGION 4 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN MCKEOWN
REGION 5 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JT LANE
REGION 6 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERD CLABAUGH
REGION 7 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDY BRAUND
REGION 8 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES GILLIAN
REGION 9 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN WISEMAN
REGION 10 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEILA PINETTE
REGION 1 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARYL RATTAY
REGION 3 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAMAR HASBROUCK
REGION 5 REPRESENTATIVE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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PAST PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEWEL MULLEN
PRESIDENT2.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
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PRESIDENT ELECT1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
TERRY CLINE
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRENDA FITZGERALD
SECRETARY-TREASURER1.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL E JARRIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.50$347,004$0$65,474Yes (X)
DAVE COTE
ASSOCIATE EXEC. DIRECTOR37.50$206,140$0$34,165Yes (X)
JAMES S BLUMENSTOCK
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER37.50$217,961$0$36,339Yes (X)
SHARON MOFFATT
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER37.50$217,865$0$26,955Yes (X)
LISA WADDELL
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER37.50$174,346$0$33,947Yes (X)
MONICA VALDES LUPI
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER37.50$164,219$0$41,130Yes (X)
MELISSA FERGUSON
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER37.50$150,555$0$900Yes (X)
CATHERINE SELLERS
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER37.50$141,255$0$28,394Yes (X)
SHAWNRICK POLK
CHIEF OF STAFF37.50$138,225$0$26,010Yes (X)
GRACE CONNOLLY
SENIOR DIRECTOR37.50$124,036$0$11,173Yes (X)
SCOTT BRISCOE
SENIOR DIRECTOR37.50$118,202$0$28,645Yes (X)
ELIZABETH ROMERO WALKER
SENIOR DIRECTOR37.50$117,663$0$30,304Yes (X)
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
AMAZON WEB SERVICES INC
PO BOX 84023SEATTLEWA98124WEB SERVICES$381,874
AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
PROSPERITY AVENUE 6TH FLOORFAIRFAXVA22031SYSTEMS SUPPORT$222,300
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
300 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE SEWASHINGTONDC20003LOBBYING CONSULTANT$180,376
FS TAYLOR & ASSOCIATES PC
1420 N STREET NW SUITE 100WASHINGTONDC20005FINANCIAL CONSULTANT$168,223
CHARLES ISHIKAWA & ASSOCIATES LLC
40 CONISTON ROADROSLINDALEMA02131MEETING FACILITATION SERVICES$161,790
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,467,841MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$19,456,019GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,175,952AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$24,099,812TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEETING REGISTRATIONSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$134,299TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$134,299RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$134,299TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,323TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,323ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$58,195TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$58,195ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$58,195OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,297,629TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$134,299RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$63,518ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,053,077TotalAmt
Program Services$5,053,077ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,717,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,107,286ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$609,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,145,786TotalAmt
Program Services$5,244,151ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,825,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$75,987FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$812,967TotalAmt
Program Services$591,654ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$214,149ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,164FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$927,852TotalAmt
Program Services$675,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,412ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,972FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$636,456TotalAmt
Program Services$462,990ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$167,653ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,813FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,454TotalAmt
Management And General$41,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,056TotalAmt
Management And General$58,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$180,376TotalAmt
Program Services$180,376ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,353,771TotalAmt
Program Services$2,698,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$649,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,618FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$565,810TotalAmt
Program Services$226,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$338,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$794FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$502,368TotalAmt
Program Services$293,341ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$209,027ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$789,595TotalAmt
Management And General$789,595ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,831,365TotalAmt
Program Services$1,710,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,055ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,910FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$755,876TotalAmt
Program Services$584,952ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$162,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,584FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,284TotalAmt
Management And General$9,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,002TotalAmt
Management And General$122,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER$276,499$213,326$63,173
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$95,592$75,354$17,238$3,000
ALLOCATION OF G&A$0$5,516,591-$5,560,300$43,709

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,875,186TotalAmt
Program Services$24,633,972ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,663ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$162,551FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$300BOYAmt
EOY$300EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,120,825BOYAmt
EOY$3,042,513EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,466,855BOYAmt
EOY$3,547,197EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$234,856BOYAmt
EOY$415,555EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,387BOYAmt
EOY$174,092EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,434,005LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,591,603LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,125BOYAmt
EOY$842,402EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,349BOYAmt
EOY$181,052EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,150,697BOYAmt
EOY$8,203,111EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,785,052BOYAmt
EOY$3,229,141EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,131,500BOYAmt
EOY$1,739,820EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$590,149EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,519,244BOYAmt
EOY$506,657EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,435,796BOYAmt
EOY$6,065,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,714,901BOYAmt
EOY$2,137,344EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,714,901BOYAmt
EOY$2,137,344EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,150,697BOYAmt
EOY$8,203,111EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$577,557ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,961,952CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,920,617CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,246,422CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,272,385CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,099,812CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$99,501,188TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,961,952CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,920,617CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,246,422CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,272,385CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,099,812CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$99,501,188TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,390,531SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$93,110,657PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,697CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,716CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,366CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,411CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,323CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$29,513TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$59,667CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,696CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,787CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,012CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$58,195CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$168,357TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$99,699,058TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$689,925GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93390PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92480PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$28,254FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$226,054FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$254,308FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$24,620,878FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$24,875,186FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$259,503CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$265,783CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$244,975CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$254,308CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,024,569TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$25,950CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$26,578CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$24,497CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$28,254CurrentYearAmt
Total$105,279TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$480,486OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$370,437DepreciationAmt
Book Value$110,049BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$488,537OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$137,163DepreciationAmt
Book Value$351,374BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,464,982OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,084,003DepreciationAmt
Book Value$380,979BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$842,402TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS$59,109
DEFERRED RENT LIABILITY$447,548
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$506,657TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,297,629TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$24,297,629RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$24,297,629TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,875,186TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,875,186ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$24,875,186TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationASTHO IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ASTHO IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND 2014, ASTHO HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT IS FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedGRANT MAKINGSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$18,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$18,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$18,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantMILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$18,000CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPROGRAM STAFF IDENTIFY SUB-RECIPIENTS THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS. PAYMENT OF FUNDS IS TIED TO PERFORMANCE BY INVOKING SPECIFIC MILESTONES WHICH TRIGGER THE DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. ALL INVOICES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY A GRANTS MANAGER PRIOR TO PAYMENT TO INSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TERMS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (49 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PO BOX 303017MONTGOMERYAL361303017630937081115$46,155MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENT
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
201 MONROE STREET SUITE 1350MONTGOMERYAL36104631106545115$29,678MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENT
ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
3601 C STREET SUITE 322ANCHORAGEAK995035923926001185501(C)(3)$15,000BUILDING STATE HEALTH AGENCY CAPACITY FOR BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AND SUPPORT
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES
8403 COLESVILLE ROAD SUITE 1550SILVER SPRINGMD20910741685515501(C)(3)$74,040VULNERABLE POPULATIONS PLANNING: MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF SEASONAL & PANDEMIC INFLUENZA ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
AMERICAN COLLEGE OBSTETRICIANS GYNECOLOGISTS
409 12TH STREET SWWASHINGTONDC20024362217981501(C)(3)$74,032VULNERABLE POPULATIONS PLANNING: MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF SEASONAL & PANDEMIC INFLUENZA ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
ARKANSAS DEPT OF HEALTH
4815 WEST MARKHAM ST SLOT 57LITTLE ROCKAR72205716007358115$95,972MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENT
ASSN OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES
8515 GEORGIA AVE SUITE 700SILVER SPRINGSMD20912521800436501(C)(3)$133,369PUBLIC HEALTH PLATFORM
ASSOC OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES
110 A NORTHWOODS BLVDCOLUMBUSOH43235455628490501(C)(3)$6,941MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENT
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN INDIAN PHYSICIANS
1225 SOVEREIGN ROW SUITE 103OKLAHOMA CITYOK73108237296826501(C)(3)$47,588VULNERABLE POPULATIONS PLANNING: MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF SEASONAL & PANDEMIC INFLUENZA ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
BREASTFEEDING HAWAII
PO BOX 30142HONOLULUHI96820611636900501(C)(3)$15,000BUILDING STATE HEALTH AGENCY CAPACITY FOR BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AND SUPPORT
COALITION OF OKLAHOMA BREASTFEEDING ADVOCATES
4 NE 10TH ST PMB 188OKLAHOMA CITYOK73104462664843501(C)(3)$30,000BUILDING STATE HEALTH AGENCY CAPACITY FOR BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AND SUPPORT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPT OF HEALTH
899 NORTH CAPITOL STREET NE 3RDWASHINGTONDC20002536001131115$78,397BUILDING STATE HEALTH AGENCY CAPACITY FOR BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AND SUPPORT AND MILLION HEARTS -STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENTFLOOR
EMORY UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 935084ATLANTAGA311935084580566256501(C)(3)$205,775PANDEMIC INFLUENZA COMMUNICATION PARTNERSHIP
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
4052 BALD CYPRESS WAY BIN A-06TALLAHASSEEFL32399593502843115$13,947HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROJECT
FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
125 AIRPORT ROADCONCORDNH03301020275078501(C)(3)$8,951BUILDING STATE HEALTH AGENCY CAPACITY FOR BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AND SUPPORT
GEORGIA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
2 PEACHTREE ST NW 15TH FLOORATLANTAGA303033142900676388115$111,131MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENT
HEALTH RESEARCH INC
150 BROADWAY SUITE 650MENANDSNY12204141402155501(C)(3)$89,048MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENT
ICF-MACRO INC
PO BOX 536259PITTSBURGHPA152535904520955232501(C)(3)$153,539DEVELOPMENT OF A MEASUREMENT FRAMEWORK TO DEMONSTRATE THE IMPACT OF THE PHHS BLOCK GRANT
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
525 WEST JEFFERSON STREET 1ST FLOORSPRINGFIELDIL62761010632628115$63,624BUILDING STATE HEALTH AGENCY CAPACITY FOR BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION AND SUPPORT AND MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENTFLOOR
INT'L SOCIETY FOR DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
136 HARRISON AVENUEBOSTONMA02111203805298501(C)(3)$197,479BIOSENSE 2.0
KANSAS DEPT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
1000 SW JACKSON SUITE 450TOPEKAKS66612486029925115$68,332MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENT
MARYLAND HMH OFFICE OF CDPC
201 W PRESTON ST SUITE 306 JBALTIMOREMD21201526002033115$50,000MILLION HEARTS - STATE AND LOCAL HYPERTENSION FOCUSED MODEL DEVELOPMENT
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF DELAWARE
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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT.)TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CONTROL: ASTHO AND NACCHO CONTINUED THEIR JOINT WEBINAR SERIES ON EMERGING ISSUES IN TOBACCO BY ENGAGING PARTICIPANTS ON TOPICS SUCH AS USING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO SUPPORT TOBACCO CESSATION AND MILLION HEARTS, AND MESSAGING ON E-CIGARETTES AIMED AT WOMEN AND YOUTH. THE ASTHO E-CIGARETTE WORKGROUP HAS DISCUSSED E-CIGARETTE TAXATION, YOUTH ACCESS AND DEFINITIONS OF E-CIGARETTES, AND E-CIGARETTE PACKAGING DURING ITS BIMONTHLY CALLS. THE ASTHO TOBACCO ISSUES FORUM, CHAIRED BY ED EHLINGER (MN), EXPANDED ITS ROSTER TO INCLUDE THE ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL DENTAL DIRECTORS AND DISCUSSED TOPICS SUCH AS RAISING THE MINIMUM AGE TO 21, THE CDC 2015 TIPS CAMPAIGN, AND THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT . ASTHO SIGNED ON TO COMMENT LETTERS ON A VARIETY OF TOBACCO TOPICS INCLUDING THE TOBACCO CONTROL ACT, DEEMING RULE ON E-CIGARETTES, AND COMPREHENSIVE CESSATION COVERAGE. IN ADDITION, ASTHO PROVIDES STAFF SUPPORT TO THE TOBACCO CONTROL NETWORK (TCN). THE TCN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM MET IN-PERSON IN MARCH TO DISCUSS THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF TCN. IN JUNE, ASTHO ASSISTED WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW WEBSITE FOR THE TCN. ADDRESSING INFANT MORTALITY AND PRETERM BIRTHS: ASTHO PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH QUALITY (NICHQ) TO SUPPORT HRSA'S COLLABORATIVE IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION NETWORK (COIIN) TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY NATIONAL ROLLOUT. ASTHO SUPPORTED THE SECOND IN-PERSON LEARNING SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ROLLOUT IN BOSTON IN JULY 2015 BY FACILITATING AND MODERATING SESSIONS AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES. ALMOST 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM 49 STATES. NATIONAL MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH EXPERTS FROM ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MARCH OF DIMES, THE ASSOCIATION OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS, CITYMATCH, AND THE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH BUREAU WERE ALSO IN ATTENDANCE. ASTHO'S INCOMING PRESIDENT, EDWARD EHLINGER (MN), DELIVERED A PRESENTATION ON HEALTH EQUITY AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO CLOSE OUT THE LEARNING SESSION IN BOSTON. OBSERVABLE WINS FROM THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED ENTHUSIASTIC PARTICIPATION OF ATTENDEES, STATE-TO-STATE NETWORKING, AND RESOURCE SHARING AMONG PROJECT PARTNERS AND ATTENDEES. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, ASTHO HAS SERVED AS THE LEAD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATION FOR THE PRE- AND INTERCONCEPTION CARE AND REGIONALIZED SYSTEMS OF CARE (PERINATAL REGIONALIZATION) LEARNING NETWORKS. ASTHO STAFF HAVE SHARED STATE BEST PRACTICES ON MULTIPLE COIIN WEBINARS AND ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN WEEKLY CALLS WITH NICHQ AND PROJECT PARTNERS TO HELP GUIDE THE STRATEGY OF THE PROJECT. HEALTHY BABIES SUBCOMMITTEE: THE HEALTHY BABIES SUBCOMMITTEE CONTINUES TO CONVENE AND DISCUSS ISSUES AFFECTING MATERNAL AND BIRTH OUTCOMES. TOPICS HAVE INCLUDED 17P ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY, REDUCING EARLY ELECTIVE DELIVERIES, AND PREVENTING PRIMARY C-SECTIONS. SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS RESULTED IN AN ISSUE BRIEF ON STATE BEST PRACTICES ON REDUCING EARLY ELECTIVE DELIVERIES, AN UPDATED 17P FACTSHEET AND A 17P ISSUE BRIEF THAT WILL BE RELEASED IN THE FALL OF 2015. IN JULY 2015, KARYL RATTAY (DE) BECAME CHAIR OF THE HEALTHY BABIES SUBCOMMITTEE. ASTHO STAFF MET WITH RATTAY, BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIA TELECONFERENCE, TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE FUTURE FOCUS AREAS FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE, RESULTING IN A NEW FRAMEWORK OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TOPICS THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER WHEN DECIDING ON FUTURE FOCUS AREAS. THE FRAMEWORK INCLUDES A FOCUS ON LEVERAGING ASTHO'S MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH PORTFOLIO TO SUPPORT INCOMING ASTHO PRESIDENT ED EHLINGER'S (MN) CHALLENGE ON HEALTH IN ALL POLICIES AND ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY. THE SUBCOMMITTEE MET ON AUGUST 7 AND WILL FINALIZE THE FRAMEWORK IN THE FALL. LONG ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION (LARC) LEARNING COMMUNITY: ASTHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT A LEARNING COMMUNITY ON LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION (LARC) DURING THE IMMEDIATE POSTPARTUM PERIOD. THROUGHOUT THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT, ASTHO HELD FIVE VIRTUAL LEARNING SESSIONS WITH THE FIRST COHORT OF STATES (CO, GA, IA, MA, NM, AND SC). TOPICS FOR THE VIRTUAL LEARNING SESSIONS WERE IDENTIFIED THROUGH KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS HELD PRIOR TO THE START OF THE PROJECT AND INCLUDED: PROVIDER TRAINING, SUSTAINABILITY AND PAY STREAMS, CONSENT AND COERCION, AND STOCKING AND SUPPLY. IN AUGUST 2015, ASTHO RELEASED A REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTENT FOR STATES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECOND COHORT OF THE LEARNING COMMUNITY. KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD WITH THE TWO SELECTED STATES, AND A SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING WILL BE HELD IN OCTOBER 2015. STATES FROM COHORT ONE WILL SHARE IDEAS AND BEST PRACTICES WITH STATES IN COHORT TWO DURING THIS MEETING AND THROUGHOUT THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROJECT. BREASTFEEDING LEARNING COMMUNITY: SINCE OCTOBER 2014, ASTHO, WITH SUPPORT FROM CDC'S DIVISION OF NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND OBESITY (DNPAO), HAS FACILITATED A STATE LEARNING COMMUNITY WITH 17 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. TO ENHANCE STATE HEALTH AGENCIES' CAPACITY FOR IMPROVING BREASTFEEDING-FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THREE KEY INTERVENTIONS: INCREASING BREASTFEEDING-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL MATERNITY PRACTICES, IMPROVING PEER AND PROFESSIONAL BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, AND ENSURING WORKPLACE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL LACTATION LAW. ASTHO CONVENED PARTICIPATING STATES ON FOUR LEARNING SESSIONS TO FACILITATE STATE-TO-STATE LEARNING, SHARE RESOURCES, AND ADDRESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS. ASTHO LAUNCHED A WEBSITE WITH A MAP OF STATE BREASTFEEDING INITIATIVES AND CONDUCTED KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WITH 10 STATES AND THE STATE BREASTFEEDING COALITIONS TO SHARE SUCCESSES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PROJECT. MILLION HEARTS LEARNING COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE HYPERTENSION CONTROL: ASTHO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH THE YEAR-ONE STATES (AL, DC, IL, MD, MN, NH, NY, OK, AND VT), SIX NEW YEAR-TWO STATES (AR, GA, KS, MI, ND, AND VA), AND PALAU PARTICIPATING IN THE ASTHO MILLION HEARTS STATE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE. ASTHO CONVENED THE YEAR-ONE STATES VIRTUALLY TO SHARE PROGRESS TO DATE AND WORK ON SPREADING AND SUSTAINING SUCCESSES. ASTHO ALSO CONTINUES TO HOST TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALLS ON TOPICS SUCH AS MEDICATION ADHERENCE, DATA, AND STANDARDIZING PROTOCOLS FOR NEW AND CONTINUING STATES. ASTHO LAUNCHED A NEW ONLINE TOOLBOX, MILLION HEARTS TOOLS FOR CHANGE, WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR CREATING SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION. ASTHO HOSTS ACCREDITATION WEBINAR SERIES FOR TRIBAL HEALTH SYSTEMS: WITH SUPPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH (OMH) -NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTION (NPA), ASTHO HOSTED TWO WEBINARS ON ACCREDITATION TARGETING TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS. PRESENTERS FOR THE FIRST WEBINAR INCLUDED; 1) THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACCREDITATION BOARD (PHAB), 2) NATIONAL INDIAN HEALTH BOARD (NIHB), 3) FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY, AND 4) ASTHO. THE PRESENTERS PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS, PROVIDED A TRIBE'S PERSPECTIVE ON BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF APPLYING FOR ACCREDITATION, SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST TRIBES THAT ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR ACCREDITATION, AND ASTHO'S ROLE IN ACCREDITATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH TRIBAL ENTITIES. THE SECOND WEBINAR IN THIS SERIES, "ACCREDITATION IMMERSION," WAS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 31. SUPPORT OF NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ACCREDITATION: ASTHO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEALTH ACCREDITATION BOARD (PHAB) AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES TO STATE HEALTH AGENCIES SEEKING ACCREDITATION. FOUR STATES - CA, DC, IL, AND NY - WERE ACCREDITED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, BRING THE TOTAL TO NINE STATES, WITH 22 MORE STATES ARE IN QUEUE FOR ACCREDITATION. ASTHO CONTINUES TO WORK CLOSELY WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS TO COORDINATE STANDARDIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND TERRITORIES. SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014, ASTHO COMPLETED THIRTY-FIVE REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR AK, AZ, CNMI, CT, FSM, FL, GA, GU, ID, IL, IA, LA, MA, MS, MO, NJ, ND, OH, PW, PR, UT, AND WI. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HAS INCLUDED ACCREDITATION READINESS, DEVELOPMENT OF PHAB PREREQUISITES (STATE HEALTH ASSESSMENT, STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND STRATEGIC PLAN), DOCUMENT REVIEW FOR SUBMISSION TO PHAB, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT/QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. ASTHO HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ADVANCEMENT IN ACCREDITATION PREPARATION, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND INCREASING PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS ASSESSMENTS. ALL OF THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND ON ASTHO'S ACCREDITATION AND PERFORMANCE RESOURCES AND TOOLS WEBPAGE. BASED ON MEMBER FEEDBACK, ASTHO CONTINUES TO ADD RESOURCES TO ITS CURRENT INVENTORY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B (CONT.)SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED A NEW COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AWARD FROM CDC BEGINNING JULY 1 ($1.5M) TO SUPPORT STATES AS THEY IMPLEMENT ENHANCED INFECTION CONTROL THROUGH ELC EBOLA SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING. THE FIRST MAJOR OBJECTIVE IS TO FACILITATE COORDINATION AT THE STATE LEVEL ON EBOLA-RELATED FUNDING. THIS WILL INCLUDE MAINTAINING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; ALIGNING ASTHO WORK ON PREPAREDNESS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ASSEMBLING AND CO-LEADING AN INFECTION CONTROL COUNCIL; AND CONVENING STATE-LEVEL LEADERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH, PREPAREDNESS, AND HEALTHCARE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND DEFINE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE SECOND MAJOR OBJECTIVE IS TO ACCELERATE CAPACITY BUILDING AROUND HEALTHCARE INFECTION CONTROL ASSESSMENT AND OUTBREAK RESPONSE. THIS WILL INCLUDE ASSESSING STATE LEVEL CAPACITY, SHARING BEST PRACTICES, AND DISSEMINATING TOOLS SUCH AS THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD ACCESS TOOLKIT AND COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS TO IMPROVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE. ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: UNDER THE DIRECTION OF OUR INFECTIOUS DISEASE POLICY COMMITTEE (IDPC) CO-CHAIRS TERRY DWELLE (ND) AND NATE SMITH (AR), ASTHO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH MEMBERS AND PARTNERS TO DEFINE AND PROMOTE THE STATE HEALTH AGENCY ROLE IN ADDRESSING ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE ACROSS VARIOUS SETTINGS. THIS PAST FALL, ASTHO CONVENED STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS, STATE AGRICULTURAL OFFICIALS, AND CDC TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES REGARDING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN HUMAN PATHOGENS AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH AGRICULTURE, AND EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOINT LEADERSHIP AND COLLABORATION AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH AND AGRICULTURAL OFFICIALS AT THE STATE LEVEL. ASTHO ALSO REVIEWED EXISTING NATIONAL RESOURCES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND STATE EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES WITH HEALTHCARE SETTINGS; PARTICIPANTS ARTICULATED CONCRETE ACTION STEPS AND TACTICS THAT STATE HEALTH AGENCIES AND OTHER PARTNERS CAN USE TO ADDRESS ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE. NATE SMITH (AR) REPRESENTED ASTHO AT THE WHITE HOUSE FORUM ON ANTIBIOTIC STEWARDSHIP HELD JUNE 2. IN RECOGNITION OF THE FORUM, ASTHO COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH AGENCY ROLE IN OPERATIONALIZING THE WHITE HOUSE'S FIVE-YEAR NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATING ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA. TO SUPPORT STATE STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS, ASTHO RELEASED A REPORT THAT DESCRIBES CURRENT STATE ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTS A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTH AGENCIES TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE STEWARDSHIP POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES. HEPATITIS C - VIRAL HEPATITIS EPI PROFILES PILOT PROJECT AND UPDATING OF THE BIRTH COHORT TESTING COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT: ASTHO CONDUCTED A PILOT PROJECT TO BUILD CAPACITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIRAL HEPATITIS EPIDEMIOLOGIC PROFILES. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROFILES IS TO DOCUMENT, INTERPRET, AND CONTEXTUALIZE THE BURDEN OF THE EPIDEMIC AT THE STATE LEVEL, HEIGHTEN AWARENESS, AND GUIDE POLICIES FOR PREVENTION, CARE, AND PLANNING. THE THREE PARTICIPATING STATES (AR, OR, AND WI) ENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS, DEVELOPED PROFILES, AND BEGAN UTILIZATION. TO-DATE, STATES HAVE USED DATA FROM THEIR PROFILES TO INCREASE AND TARGET STATEWIDE HCV TESTING, GUIDE STATE-LEVEL POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS (E.G., MEDICAID TREATMENT COVERAGE, NALOXONE AVAILABILITY), AND EDUCATE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. ASTHO AND CDC ARE SYNTHESIZING FINDINGS FROM THE PILOT FOR EXPANSION TO OTHER STATES. ASTHO ALSO CONTINUED TO UPDATE AND PROMOTE THE WEB-BASED HEPATITIS C BIRTH COHORT TESTING COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT. THIS TOOLKIT IS A REPOSITORY OF GUIDELINES, RECOMMENDATIONS, PROVIDER AND PUBLIC EDUCATION TOOLS, AND INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS DESIGNED TO HELP HEALTH OFFICIALS COMMUNICATE ABOUT THE TESTING RECOMMENDATIONS. NEW RESOURCES THIS YEAR INCLUDE TWO STATE "HAVE YOU SHARED?" STORIES AND SAMPLE INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS. ONGOING PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES - ASTHO'S PREPAREDNESS TEAM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT MEMBER EFFORTS TO INCREASE READINESS FOR A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS. THOSE WORTHY OF NOTE THIS YEAR INCLUDE: THE USE OF FLU ON CALL FOR POSSIBLE SEASONAL INFLUENZA ACTIVATION - ASTHO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT TO THE CDC FLU ON CALL PROJECT (THE USE OF POISON CONTROL CENTERS AND 2-1-1 CALL CENTERS DURING AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC). PLANNING FOR THE PROJECT NOW INCLUDES CONSIDERATION FOR A POSSIBLE ACTIVATION DURING A SEVERE SEASONAL FLU SEASON IN ADDITION TO A PANDEMIC ACTIVATION. TO ENHANCE THIS PLANNING, ASTHO IS WORKING WITH THE FLU ON CALL PARTNERS FOR A PANDEMIC ACTIVATION EXERCISE IN SEPTEMBER WITH 16 STATES AND A SEASONAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN JANUARY WITH THREE STATES. PUBLIC HEALTH WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE "HOT WASH" EVALUATION OF THE EXERCISE TO ASSESS FEASIBILITY AND INFORM THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS FOR WIDE SPREAD USE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT (EMAC) REQUESTS FOR INDIANA HIV OUTBREAK RESPONSE - THE LARGESCALE RESPONSE TO THE HIV OUTBREAK IN INDIANA DEMONSTRATED THE SUCCESS OF THE ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. REQUESTS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SUPPORT WERE SEAMLESSLY PLACED AND FILLED THROUGH THE EMAC SYSTEM, DEMONSTRATING ANOTHER REAL-WORLD APPLICATION OF THIS WELL-ESTABLISHED STATE-TO-STATE MUTUAL AID SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES BEYOND NATURAL DISASTERS. PHEP AND HPP IMPACTS PROJECT - ASTHO LED A JOINT EFFORT WITH CDC AND ASPR TO VIGOROUSLY ASSESS AND COMMUNICATE THE IMPACTS OF BOTH THE CDC PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (PHEP) AND HHS HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (HPP) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS ON STATE AND LOCAL READINESS. A PROJECT KICKOFF MEETING WAS HELD IN EARLY SUMMER TO DEVELOP KEY MESSAGES WHICH ARE CURRENTLY BEING REFINED. ASTHO WILL RECONVENE STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS IN SEPTEMBER TO DEVELOP COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND TOOLS. ADVANCING PREPAREDNESS PARTNERSHIPS: SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE THIS PAST YEAR IN FORGING RELATIONSHIPS AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION, AND COLLABORATION EFFORTS WITH KEY PARTNERS THAT SHARE THE MISSION SPACE OF HEALTH SECURITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (NEMA) - ASTHO'S ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIP WITH NEMA EXPANDED DURING THIS YEAR AS THE JOINT POLICY WORKGROUP CONDUCTED AN EVALUATION OF THE EBOLA RESPONSE AND EACH ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A MEMBER TO PRESENT AT THE ORIENTATION SESSION OF THE OTHER'S NEW MEMBERSHIP. ASTHO AND NEMA CONTINUED A SECOND YEAR OF DEVELOPING MISSION READY PACKAGING FOR EMAC DEPLOYMENT. THERE ARE NOW 16 PUBLIC HEALTH MISSION-READY PACKAGES AVAILABLE FOR USE, AND ASTHO HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN PROMOTING THEM TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PRACTICE COMMUNITIES. NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION HOMELAND SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (GHSAC) - ASTHO CONDUCTED A JOINT POLICY MEETING WITH MEMBERS OF THE GHSAC TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF COMMON INTEREST AND PROVIDE UPDATES ON CURRENT FOCUS AREAS. THE MEETING RESULTED IN A LIST OF ACTION ITEMS FOR EACH ASSOCIATION AND DISCUSSION CONTINUES ABOUT AN ONGOING WORKGROUP AND POTENTIAL CONNECTIONS WITH NEMA. NATIONAL HOMELAND SECURITY CONSORTIUM (NHSC) - WHILE ASTHO HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE NHSC SINCE INCEPTION, ITS ROLE HAS EXPANDED AS THE RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS GROWN. ASTHO IS NOW ONE OF THE TRI-CHAIRS OF THE CONSORTIUM (JOHN DREYZEHNER (TN)), A FIRST FOR ASTHO AND FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, AS NHSC HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN A LAW ENFORCEMENT-CENTRIC ORGANIZATION. ASTHO HELPED TO LEAD THE NHSC'S EBOLA REVIEW AND MORE RECENTLY LED A DISCUSSION ON HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA. PUBLICATIONS HERMANN J, BLUMENSTOCK JS. GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY: TRAINING A PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TO COMBAT INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC THREATS." JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE. 2014. 20(S5):118-9. HADLER JL, PATEL D, BRADLEY K, HUGHS JM, BLACKMORE C, ETKIND P, KAN L, GETCHELL J, BLUMENSTOCK J, ENGEL J. "NATIONAL CAPACITY FOR SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL OF WEST NILE VIRUS AND OTHER ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS, UNITED STATES, 2004 AND 2012." MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY WEEKLY REPORT. 2014. 63(13):281-284. THIS ARTICLE FROM THE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY WEEKLY REPORT FROM APRIL 4TH DISCUSSES CHANGES IN STATE'S CAPACITY FOR SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL OF WEST NILE VIRUS AND OTHER ARBOVIRUS INFECTIONS AT THE STATE LEVEL FROM 2004 THROUGH 2012. JORSTAD C. "INFECTION CONTROL AND PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES: THE MERS VIRUS." AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE [SERIAL ONLINE]. 2014. VOLUME 20. ACCESSED 1-30-2015. SANTIBANEZ S, SIEGEL V, O'SULLIVAN M, LACSON R, JORSTAD C. "HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION DURING AN EBOLA RESPONSE: PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS." PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS. 130:1-6.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE THE CHIEF HEALTH OFFICIAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF EACH STATE, TERRITORY, OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES, AS SPECIFIED BY LAW, OR AS DESIGNATED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF EACH STATE, TERRITORY, OR POSSESSION. THE CHIEF HEALTH OFFICIAL MAY DELEGATE ANOTHER FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF THE OFFICIAL HEALTH AGENCY TO REPRESENT THAT AGENCY IN ASTHO ACTIVITIES IN HIS OR HER ABSENCE. SUCH A DELEGATED OFFICIAL SHALL HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP VESTED IN THE CHIEF HEALTH OFFICIAL. THE ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS SHALL SERVE AS THE POLICY MAKING BODY OF THE ASSOCIATION, AND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL ELIGIBLE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION, AS PROVIDED BY THE BYLAWS. ELIGIBLE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE THE CURRENTLY SERVING CHIEF HEALTH OFFICIAL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF EACH STATE, TERRITORY, POSSESSION OR FREELY ASSOCIATED STATE OF THE THE UNITED STATES, AS SPECIFIED BY LAW, OR AS DESIGNATED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF EACH STATE, TERRITORY, POSSESSION, OR FREELY ASSOCIATED STATE OF THE UNITED STATES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE MEMBERSHIP ASSEMBLY REVIEWS THE ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE MEMBERSHIP APPROVES ALL ASSOCIATION POLICY STATEMENTS AND REVIEWS THE ASSOCIATION'S PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIC PLAN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ANNUALLY DISTRIBUTED AND SIGNED BY THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS. ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE INVENTORIED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND DISCLOSED TO THE FULL BOARD. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS TASKED WITH MONITORING AND ADMINISTERING COMPLIANCE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CAN REFER MATTERS TO THE BOARD WHO HAS FINAL AUTHORITY ON RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR ITS MEMBERS, INCLUDING EXPULSION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING CEO COMPENSATION INCLUDED REVIEW OF FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, COMPENSATION STUDIES/SURVEYS AS WELL AS APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. ASTHO'S INTERNAL COMPENSATION PLAN, WHICH IS BASED ON PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEYS, WAS USED TO DETERMINE SALARIES FOR TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ASSOCIATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,583,769. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 474,649. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,058,418. FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 114,283. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 174,452. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,618. TOTAL EXPENSES 295,353.