CPO Forum 02 May 2006 Denver, Colorado
Jan 13, 2016
CPO Forum02 May 2006
Denver, Colorado
HSOs Are
• The 4th largest category (829)
• The most diverse category
• The future of the Corps!
Strength Through Diversity!
Who We AreHSOs By Rank
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2004 103 188 187 140 181
2006 69 221 232 161 146
LTJG LT LCDR CDR CAPT
2004
Who We AreHSOs By Subcategory (N=829
as of 10 APR 2006 )
56%24%
20%
Clinical Administration Basic & Applied Sciences
Who We AreHSO Clinical Disciplines
132
97
74 7464
14 9
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80
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120
140
PA SW Opt MT DH Cl Psy Pod
Who We AreHSO Administrative
Disciplines110
53
28
9
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80
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120
PH General Hlth Adm MedicalRecords
PH Ed
Who We AreHSO BAS Disciplines
5445
32
15 9 5 50
20
40
60
80
100
120
Biology Comp Epi/Stat Occ/Environ
Hlth
Physics/Rad Hlth
Psych Chem
Where We WorkAgencies With >15 HSOs
247
127 12496
6744
28 18 18
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IHS BOP HRSA FDA CDC OS NIH DHS CMS
30% 15% 15% 12% 8%
PSC=14, SAMHSA=14, EPA=12, ATSDR=9, USDA=7, Interior=3, CIA=1, DoD=1
Where We Work
States With >30 HSOs*
195
68 6347 46 39 38 37 34 31
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MD GA AZ NM DC CA OK NC AK TX
29% of HSOs work in MD or DC
How We Have GrownNew HSOs by Year of Entry
23
4050
70
11299
82 79
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120
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year of entry
New HSOs
10 APR
Professional Advisory Groups to HS PAC
Chief HSO
HS PAC
SWPAG HAPAG
MTPAG DHPAG
ITPAG OPAG
PAPAG
PSYPAG
BASPAG
Transformation
Where Are We So Far? - Timeline
November 7, 2005 – Decision-making meeting with Department leadership
December 5, 2005 – Announcement of decisions and follow-on Implementation Planning Work Groups
January 18, 2006 - Secretary’s Roll-out
February 2006 – Congressional Request for increase in FY ’07 Transformation budget
February 2006 – White House Katrina Report
March 8, 2006 – Work Group reports completed
Transformation Work Groups
Classification and Positions Chair – CAPT Patricia Simone
Sizing the Corps Chair – RADM Sam Shekar
Recruitment, Training, Career Development Chair - CAPT Kerry Nesseler
Assignments Chair – RADM Eric Broderick
Readiness Chair – RADM John Babb
Work Groups met weekly from Jan 5 – Feb 28,
2006 HHS agencies with COs invited to designate a
member to serve on each work group. Members also represented BOP, and Coast Guard
Each group also had representatives from OCCFM, OSG/OCCO, and JOAG and staff support from the Lewin Group
Participation included about 100 officers Categories (CPOs and PACs) were not directly
included in this process A coordinating group composed of group chairs
and senior leaders also met weekly
Transformation Work Groups
DECISION: Officers should be grouped based on a
matrix of professional category and functional group (i.e., Clinical, Applied Public Health, Mental Health, and Research)
DECISION: Billets should facilitate force management with descriptions unique for each position, but containing both general and position-specific information; billet development and approval should be managed centrally
Classification
DECISION: The size of the Corps should be
6,600; positions should be allocated across agencies taking that into account
Sizing
DECISION: All avenues should be used
including central recruitment
DECISION: A 2-week BOTC should be required of all new officers; training should be shared by agency and Corps throughout officer’s career
Recruitment and Training
Assignments
DECISION: A central Corps assignment system should assist agencies
DECISION: Positions should be designated as either Corps, civilian, or mixed
DECISION: A variety of incentives should be used to fill 3H (hardship, hazardous, hard-to-fill) positions
Readiness
DECISION: Implement a 4-tiered response capability, exempt mission critical officers
Designate Secretary as the activation decision-maker
Per Katrina Report – Create 315 member Health and Medical Response (HAMR) teamWill draw upon new Corps hires $36 million from central fundsProposed for 2007 Hurricane season
Readiness
Tier One5 Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) Teams of 105
officers will train and deploy as a unit, within 200 miles of:Washington, DC – PHS-1 and PHS-2Atlanta & Raleigh/Durham – PHS-3Dallas & Oklahoma City – PHS-4Phoenix & Albuquerque – PHS-5
10 Secretary’s Emergency Response Teams (SERTs) of 30; centered in each PHS Regional Office
Report to point of departure within 12 hours of notification
Readiness
Tier TwoGeographically dispersed5 Applied Public Health Teams (APHTs)
47 officers per team“A public health department in a box”
5 Mental Health Teams (MHTs)26 officers per teamProvide mental health/behavioral health
services Report to point of departure within 36 hours of
notification
Readiness
Tier ThreeAll other active duty officersReport to point of departure within 72
hours of notificationDeploy to augment Tier 1 or Tier 2 teams or
to provide specific requested skills
Tier Four Officers in the Inactive Reserve Corps
Readiness
All officers will be placed in Tiers 1, 2, or 3 All officers will be on call every 5th month in a
rotating schedule Mission critical officers will only deploy in
extreme events OFRD has asked all officers to go the OFRD
website and fill out a brief questionnaire related to Tier, roles, experience & trainingApplications will be reviewed by Team LeadersOFRD will contact supervisor and agency prior to
Tier 1 or 2 placement
Publicity
ORC Macro under contract with HHS to do PR for PHS Print mediaCommercialsOther promotional material
Request officers to complete an officer bio Request a small number of officers for focus
groups Request officers to participate in a
videotaped interview
QUESTIONS?