Partners and Oversight
Incubator Steering Committee
The Incubator Steering Committee was established to provide the overall vision and direction for the processes and actions of the Partnerships. Encompassing perspectives of public health practice and research on many levels, this group includes:
- North Carolina Division of Public Health (NC-DPH) Representative
- North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors (NCALHD) President
- North Carolina Public Health Association (NCPHA) Director
- North Carolina Institute for Public Health (NCIPH) Representatives
- Two representatives from each of the six partnerships
Incubator Project Selection Committee
The NC PHICs Project Selection Committee meets annually to review potential Incubator Partnerships and projects while holding true the purpose of “public health Incubators” for North Carolina and the direction provided by the Incubator Steering Committee. To be fair, the Project Selection Committee is comprised of two current Partnership health directors, two non-participating health directors, and a representative from the NC Institute for Public Health, NC Division of Public Health, the NC Association of Local Health Directors, and the NC Public Health Association.
Through the involvement of these oversight groups, with added support from NCIPH staff dedicated to program coordination, promotion, and guidance, and additional NC Division of Public Health presence in governing boards to help give state level perspective and support, share ongoing work, and assure complementary outcomes - the NC PHICs program continues to strengthen capacity and collaborative enthusiasm.
NC
Institute for Public Health
The NCIPH provides administrative oversight and support of the NC PHICs program and all partnerships through:
- Provide public relations materials and support to health directors and public health association leadership
- Provide logistical support for selected conferences and legislative meetings
- Support sustained Incubator collaboration with evaluations, training, strategic planning and team-building activities
- Provide transitional support for Partnership changes in leadership
- Provide administrative services including the development of proposal materials for Incubator initiatives, coordination of agendas and facilitation of planning sessions, overseeing financial and operational status reporting
- Provide selected trainings based on identified needs
- Provide project management/implementation of selected incubator projects
- Coordinate and staff Incubator Steering Committee, Project Selection and Advocacy Subcommittees
- Oversee the Incubator evaluation process on micro and macro levels
Partners
NC Division of Public Health
Through their role as a key partner
in Incubators oversight, the Division of Public Health (DPH) serves
and supports regional and programmatic efforts through reviewing plans
and progress, as well as consulting with each regional group on project
activities and providing guidance through participation in regional
governing boards. Staff members from the Division assist with the development
of ideas by providing key perspectives, insight and guidance while
assuring that projects are aligned with current and future efforts
at the state level. In addition to their work with regional groups,
the DPH has a representative on both the Incubator Steering Committee
and Project Selection Committee.
State Division of Public Health Staff assigned to Regional Partnerships:
| Partnership | Division of Public Health Representative |
|---|---|
| Central | Walker Wilson, Special Assistant to the State Health Director, NC Division of Public Health |
| Northeastern | Interim for Dr. Joy Reed, RN, Head, Public Health Nursing will be Amanda Cornett, MPH, Assoc. Director, NC Center for Public Health Quality |
| Northwest | Ruth Petersen, MD, MPH, Chief, Chronic Disease and Injury Section, NC Division of Public Health |
| South Central | Bernie Operario, Public Health Program Consultant, Family Planning and Reproductive Health Unit |
| Southern Piedmont | Dennis Harrington, Deputy Division Director and Chief of Administrative, Local & Community Support |
| Western | Sarah Thach, Western Regional Consultant NC DHHS Office of Healthy Carolinians/ Health Education |