Please note: The registration deadline is 9/24/26.
Agenda
9:00am Welcome & Commissioner Remarks
Stephanie Gorman, President, NJACCHO
Dr. Raynard Washington, Commissioner of Health, NJDOH
9:15am New Jersey Transformation Overview
Jamie Weller, Director, Division of Local Public Health, NJDOH
Linda Brown, Executive Director, NJACCHO
9:45am Understanding Local Public Health in NJ Through Data
Jeanne Herb, Senior Policy Fellow, Bloustein School, Rutgers University
Margy Jahn, Health Officer, Freehold Area Health Department
Morgan Patrick, Coordinator, Workforce Planning and Professional
Development Program, NJDOH
10:30 Break
10:45 21C Transformation - National Promising Practices
Maryland
Meenakshi Brewster, Health Officer, St. Mary’s County Health Officer
Ruth Maiorana, Executive Director, Maryland Association of County Health
Officers
Massachusetts
Kaitlin Roane, Public Health Specialist, Massachusetts Department of
Public Health
Cassandra Andersen, Director of Performance Standards, Massachusetts
Department of Health
11:25 System Thinking – Can you See it?
Karen DeMarco, Health Officer, Hunterdon County Health Department
Rikiyah Mixson, Transformation Coordinator, New Jersey Department of
Health
12:15 Lunch
1:15 Fresh Ways of Thinking about Public Health Service Provisions in New Jersey
Stephanie Carey, NJACCHO Board Member
1:45 Moving Transformation to Action
2:45 Closing and Next Steps
3:00 Conclusion
For more information check out the following link on New Jersey Public Health Transformation:
https://www.njaccho.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=317722&module_id=773526
What is 21C: The 21st Century Learning Community (21C), led by the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), is a national network and learning collaborative including states working to advance statewide public health transformation.
The Foundational Public Health Services Model (FPHS) is the foundation of the 21C framework. It defines the minimum set of public health capabilities and programs that every jurisdiction should have.
Foundational Assumptions for NJ Public Health Transformation:
1. Prioritize collaborative efforts to address workforce challenges, develop sustainable solutions, and build a strong public health pipeline.
2. Strengthen quality of public health service provision with clear mechanisms for accountability.
3. Adapt to an evolving landscape through strategic partnerships – guide collaborative messaging and uphold high-quality shared service agreements to ensure all residents can access high quality public health services, regardless of their zip code.
This event has been approved by NJLMN for 5 Public Health CE# 23151
Reach out to Denise DePalma at ddepalma@njaccho.org if you have any questions or concerns.