A BIT ABOUT US
The mission of the Ohio Public Health Partnership (OPHP) is to promote and strengthen public health through a sustained partnership of Ohio’s public health associations, serving as experts, advocates and leaders.
OPHP is dedicated to the advancement of public health through a united, more efficient, effective and sustained relationship between its member public health organizations.
OPHI is currently seeking a consultant to conduct a feasibility study regarding an interactive tool/website for Local Health Departments (LHDs) using the FPHS Capacity & Cost sasessment data.
Please see the Request For Proposals (RFP) below. Deadline is June 1, 2026.
A BIT ABOUT US
Our Mission: To promote and strengthen public health through a sustained collaboration of Ohio’s public health experts, advocates, and leaders
OPHI is recognized by the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI). NNPHI and its 51 member institutes provide trusted training, workforce development, and infrastructure strategies to strengthen public health outcomes in local and statewide contexts.
OPHI is a long-standing member of the 21C Learning Community (Public Health in the 21st Century), convened by the PHAB Center for Innovation, a group of states focused on intentional state-wide public health system transformation.
ACTIVITIES
Making A Difference
FPHS Capacity & Cost Assessment of Local Health Departments
The Ohio 21C Project (Public Health in the 21st Century) developed a tool to measure costs of providing foundational public health services (FPHS) for local health departments (LHDs). The tool is based on other national costing work and is in collaboration with the Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI). Ohio LHDs complete the Costing of FPHS spreadsheet and submit selected data from the spreadsheet to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) for the required Annual Financial Report (AFR). This process has been underway since 2019.
For more information, contact Susan Tilgner at
ACCREDITATION LEARNING COMMUNITY
The Accreditation Learning Community (ALC) began in 2013 as a networking and technical assistance event to help Ohio local health departments pursue national public health accreditation. The ALC's feature expert speakers on performance management, CQI, "How to" of accreditation and reaccreditation, preparing documents, site visit preparation, and staff engagement strategies. The ALCs provide networking, sharing, training and technical assistance in a supportive environment of peers.
The ALC was noted by ASTHO in 2013 as a promising practice, "Collaborative Partnerships for Accreditation Preparation."
ALC success is based on continuous feedback from participants, peer support and meaningful evaluation. Ohio is able to offer lessons learned to other states or regions interested in promoting public health accreditation, including hosting an ALC for you. Contact Susan Tilgner, OPHI Executive Director at tilgnersusan@gmail.com for more information.
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"
Vincent van Gogh
CONTACT OHIO PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
110 Northwoods Blvd. Suite A Columbus OH United States 43235