2020 Strategic Plan. WVU School of Public Health. WVU School of Public Health: 2020 Strategic Plan

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1 2020 Strategic Plan WVU School of Public Health 1

2 Contents 2 Message from the Dean 3 Vision, Mission, & Values 4-5 Goals & Objectives 6-9 Our Planning Process Implementation of the Strategic Plan 12

3 Message from the Dean The School of Public Health s 2020 Strategic Plan provides a roadmap for the future activities and initiatives of the school. The establishment of a framework to address West Virginia s public health concerns, advance scientific discovery, and prepare our students to meet the public health challenges of the 21 st century guided the development of this plan. Reflecting our core values, we have identified four areas of strategic focus outlined on the following pages. The plan reflects our commitment to the vision of being internationally recognized for demonstrating how academic public health can transform lives and our mission to improve the health of West Virginians through innovation and leadership in education, research, and service. 3 The 2020 Strategic Plan states our goals and provides a broad outline of our path toward those goals. It is an extension of the WVU Strategic Plan and supports the Health Sciences Center s central mission to transform lives and eliminate health disparities. We look forward to the implementation and measurement of the plan and, in part because of our efforts, a healthier West Virginia. Sincerely, Jeffrey Coben, MD Interim Dean

4 Mission The mission of the West Virginia University School of Public Health is to improve the health of West Virginians through innovation and leadership in education, research and service. We achieve this by: Implementing educational programs that produce highly qualified practitioners, educators, and researchers Promoting interdisciplinary research to understand and solve complex health problems with local impact and global significance Engaging communities, businesses and government partners in accomplishing our shared mission 4 Vision The vision of the School of Public Health is to be internationally recognized for demonstrating how academic public health can transform lives.

5 Values The School of Public Health is guided by the following values: Community Engagement: we are proud of the communities we serve, and recognize the importance of bidirectional participatory activities. Collaboration: we collaborate with partners who join us in improving the public s health. Equity: we promote equity and social justice in defining health and eliminating health disparities. 5 Integrity: we adhere to the highest ethical standards of honesty and fairness and we recognize that integrity and ethical behavior are essential elements of our professions. Respect: we respect diverse points of view and the cultural heritage and traditions of all people. Accountability: we hold ourselves accountable to one another, and to the many stakeholders who support the School of Public Health.

6 Develop and maintain educational programs that produce highly qualified practitioners, educators and researchers WVU has the only School of Public Health in West Virginia; therefore, we believe it is our responsibility to provide our state with a highly qualified public health workforce. This is a very important responsibility, given the significant health challenges in West Virginia. 6 Goal 1: Develop and maintain educational programs that produce highly qualified practitioners, educators, and researchers Objective 1.1: Objective 1.2: Objective 1.3: Recruit and retain the highest quality students for all degree programs Prepare students to confront the public health challenges of the 21 st century Strengthen the public health workforce of West Virginia

7 Foster interdisciplinary research addressing priorities and disparities that are relevant to West Virginia and the surrounding Appalachian Region High quality research is an essential priority to help better understand and address the public health challenges of the 21 st century. We also prepare students to be the next generation of research leaders. 7 Goal 2: Foster interdisciplinary research addressing health priorities and disparities that are relevant to West Virginia and the surrounding Appalachian Region Objective 2.1: Objective 2.2: Objective 2.3: Objective 2.4: Increase interdisciplinary research collaborations and partnerships Expand our research portfolio to produce new knowledge about the determinants of disease and injury, causes of health disparities, and effective interventions for prevention and treatment Provide statewide leadership in public health research Promote student participation in research initiatives

8 Promote collaboration, community engagement, outreach and service Outreach and community service is a cornerstone experience at the School of Public Health. We believe that in order to have a successful career in public health you have to connect with the people in your community. It is important that our faculty, staff, and students participate in initiatives that raise awareness about prominent public health issues as well as promote a healthy lifestyle. 8 Goal 3: Objective 3.1: Objective 3.2: Objective 3.3: Promote collaboration, community engagement, outreach, and service Increase faculty engagement with community organizations, public health agencies and professional associations Provide information, technical assistance, and evidence-based guidance to the public, and to public and private organizations Promote and support student engagement in outreach and community service activities

9 Build an organizational culture that fosters success Achieving the mission and vision of the School of Public Health is impossible without the best faculty, staff, and students. The right people and organizational culture are vital to moving the School forward. 9 Goal 4: Build an organizational infrastructure and culture that fosters success Objective 4.1: Objective 4.2: Objective 4.3: Objective 4.4: Objective 4.5: Objective 4.6: Recruit and retain a high quality and diverse workforce Establish an identifiable presence for the School of Public Health Provide effective research support services to faculty Provide an effective information technology infrastructure that supports all other goals Maintain an open and inclusive governance structure that includes students, staff, and faculty Implement a school-wide process of Continuous Quality improvement

10 Our Planning Process The development of our mission, goals and objectives was initiated through a consensus process involving the full range of SPH faculty and staff. This process began in mid-2011, and included a series of group meetings and an off-campus retreat that were facilitated, in part, by Health Sciences Center Assistant Vice President for Institutional Planning & Program Development. These discussions resulted in an initial draft strategic plan, published in June In April 2013, in recognition of the large number of new faculty members that had been recruited to the School during the previous 12 months, the newly appointed Interim Dean convened another school-wide strategic planning retreat including all school faculty and staff. Co-facilitated by the Assistant Vice President for Institutional Planning & Program Development and the SPH Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Educational Effectiveness, a large group discussion was held to re-define strategic priorities. Goal development for strategic priorities was later held in small group sessions. Also in small group discussion, participants developed objectives and possible indicators. This meeting resulted in revisions to the School s mission, values, goals and objectives. The newly drafted mission, vision, and values were distributed electronically to the entire faculty and staff for additional review and input. Following the incorporation of common suggestions, the strategic plan was reviewed and discussed by the members of the Dean s Council prior to their release to the faculty and staff. 10 On July 29, 2013 the strategic plan was posted on the School s Secure Online Environment (SOLE) website and discussion forums were established to help facilitate further review and input. The availability of this information and encouragement for

11 input were simultaneously provided via announcements posted to the faculty and staff list serves, and during monthly plenary meetings. On August 21, 2013 the strategic plan was forward to members of the School s Visiting Committee for their review and comment. Members of the Visiting Committee commented positively on the plan, and made no other suggestions for changes. On August 28, 2013 information about the strategic plan was disseminated to all students in the School via distribution through our student list serves. Students were notified about the availability of the strategic plan on the SOLE website, and were invited to provide input and commentary. On October 1, 2013, following two months of availability to all faculty and staff, and one month of availability to all students, minor changes were made to the strategic plan based upon the feedback received. The strategic plan was then posted on the School s website. This was announced at the Dean s monthly forum with faculty and staff. 11

12 Implementation of the Strategic Plan This document is the School of Public Health s roadmap for the next seven years. It establishes our direction and identifies our priorities. In addition to this plan, we have established specific indicators of success and a measurement plan to accompany this strategic plan. In order to be successful, we will continually engage faculty, staff, students, alumni, and external stakeholders as we monitor our progress and continue to build towards the future. At the end of each academic year, we will summarize in a report what we have achieved in the previous year. This report will be posted on-line as well as circulated to key internal and external stakeholders. Thank you for your interest in the WVU School of Public Health. We invite you to join us on our journey towards helping to build a healthier West Virginia. 12

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