Special Commission on Local and Regional Public Health

Data Subcommittee 

Meeting Agenda

August 13, 2018 | 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Lobby Conference Room 2
250 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts

1.	Call to Order
2.	VOTE: Minutes of March 23, 2018 Data Subcommittee meeting 

3.	Review and Discussion of the Summary of Feedback from Commission Status Report Stakeholder Listening Sessions 

4.	Workforce Credentials Committee Data 

a.	Brief overview of analyses completed to-date
b.	Any additional analyses we want to do?

5.	Have we accomplished this? 
Recommendations to strengthen public health data reporting, gathering and analysis, including any recommendations on mandatory reporting of local health authorities to the department. (Chapter 3 of the Resolves of 2016- final reporting requirements)

a.	Discuss data reporting requirements for local public health in Connecticut (CT).  What does CT require local public health to collect and report on? (S. Yarnie)
b.	Review data reporting requirements in other states (Colorado, Oregon, Ohio, and New Jersey)
c.	What are the incentives needed for annual reporting to the state?

6.	Plans for subcommittee update on September 20, 2018 Commission meeting

7.	Possible subcommittee tasks for Boston University School of Public Health Activist Fellow

8.	Next meeting
9.	Adjourn