Prevention. Promotion. Protection.

Public Health Nursing

Public Health

Section of Public Health Nursing Goals

Public Health Nursing has four long range, high level, “BIG PICTURE” GOALS dedicated to achieving our mission. Sub-Goals and Projects with deliverables and key outcomes are developed annually under each BIG PICTURE GOAL.   The GOALS are the foundation of the annual management plan and the progress evaluation process.  Public Health Nursing is accountable for progress and success in each project or sub-goal.   Current examples of sub-goals and projects are listed below each of our four major GOALS. 

GOAL 1:  Improve Public health preparedness and the health of communities by carrying out the core public health functions of assessment, policy development and assurance.

Reduce public health impact of emergencies/disasters via coordinated preparedness activities

Assure access and promote healthy behaviors for children covered by EPSDT

Incorporate increased use of community and systems level PHN interventions into daily PHN activities

Implement community-wide and community-driven assessment and strategic planning using MAPP or other tools

GOAL 2:  Decrease the morbidity and mortality of preventable and controllable disease, violence and unintentional injury in individuals, communities and systems through community capacity building and early detection activities

Reduce injuries and disabilities due to domestic violence

Prevent disease, disability and death from tuberculosis

Prevent disease, disability and death from vaccine preventable diseases

Prevent morbidity, re-infection and complications of Chlamydia infection

GOAL 3:  Assure a dynamic organization that provides for and supports high quality, effective public health nursing services.

Statewide quality assurance, quality improvement, outcome-based performance measures systems

Develop a performance evaluation tool based on competencies and best practices for PHNs

GOAL 4:  Develop and sustain a system and culture that assures the recruitment, retention, and training of a qualified public health nursing workforce to meet current and future public health needs.

Hire highly qualified public health nurse professionals to fill vacant positions

Expand systematic, standardized orientation of new PHN staff to include continuing professional development and leadership/ management succession strategies