ADPH Annual Conference Origins, Environment and Future Frank Atherton September 2009.

ADPH Annual ConferenceADPH Annual ConferenceOrigins, Environment and Origins, Environment and

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Frank AthertonFrank AthertonSeptember 2009September 2009

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Who/What are we?Who/What are we?

• History – Metropolitan Association of Medical

Officers of Health (1856) – 1989 ADPH– 2005 Constitution– 2006 DH funding for modernisation

• Aim (What we do)– Lobbying and Campaigning Body– Mutual support and knowledge sharing

• Business Plan 2007 -2010

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EnvironmentEnvironment

•Mixed Perceptions on ADPH and its role/function

•Fit between PH organisations•Strong demand for DPH

input/voice •Are DsPH (and is public

health) leading the agenda? •Organisational Maturity

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Current PreoccupationsCurrent Preoccupations

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O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us.Robert Burns, Poem "To a Louse" - verse 8Scottish national poet (1759 - 1796)

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Effective PH TeamsEffective PH Teams

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Organising OurselvesOrganising Ourselves

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Where’s our Voice?Where’s our Voice?

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Do we pick the right fights?Do we pick the right fights?

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FutureFuture

•Business Plan 2010 – 2013

–What should we continue to do?–Are there new things we should do?

–What should we stop doing?

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ADPH MissionADPH Mission

•To maximise the effectiveness and impact of Directors of Public Health as Public Health Leaders

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Three AspirationsThree Aspirations

•Strong and visible leadership

•Collective Action•Positioning and voice

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What/how will we deliver?What/how will we deliver?

•Policy Protocol/Workshops•ADPH spokespersons•Regular surveys DPH views•Definition of PH offer•DPH development programme•Peer Support

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