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What is the goal of
the CEHTP Planning Consortium?
In order to facilitate the development of a statewide Environmental Health Tracking Network (EHTN),
a Planning Consortium (PC) has been convened to address issues of
planning, implementation, and evaluation of the California Environmental
Health Tracking Program (CEHTP).
Who
is
on the Planning Consortium?
The California Department of Health Services, (CDHS) in cooperation with
the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) and the University
of California, has brought together a group of diverse stakeholders that
represent a range of expertise regarding environmental health issues. This group includes (1) technical experts from federal, state
and local health and environmental agencies, and (2) key collaborators in
implementing an EHTN, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
community-based organizations (CBOs), disease-affected groups, health care
providers, and foundations. The diversity of the Planning Consortium
reflects the diversity of stakeholders statewide who are concerned with
environmental health issues and allows for checks and balances of differing
priorities and interests.
What activities will
the Planning Consortium undertake?
The PC is providing guidance to program staff on a variety of components
of this three-year planning program, including:
 Plan and implement a statewide needs assessment to identify and
prioritize state and local needs for health tracking, and to evaluate
existing capacity among key stakeholders to implement an EHTN in California.
Develop a training strategy to increase capacity for environmental
health tracking.
Develop an outreach and education strategy to communicate information
generated through environmental health tracking to diverse stakeholders.
Develop an evaluation strategy to measure the effectiveness of
program activities.
Develop a set of key recommendations to CDC for implementation of an
EHTN.
What are
the roles and responsibilities of a Planning
Consortium member?
The PC will meet quarterly (one day meetings) for three years to review program staff and
collaborators' progress. In addition to meeting quarterly, PC members
may review draft documents and teams may be convened via conference call as
necessary. See the
right column of
this page for materials from the past meetings.
See roles and responsibilities of all program partners >>
What are the PC workgroups?
There are
many stakeholder groups within the California Environmental
Health Tracking Program
that advise and provide key input for
specific components of the program. These workgroups
are contributing significantly in the three-year planning
process and are shaping the future of environmental health
tracking in California.
Click here to see a list of the workgroups >>
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