Joint Leadership Team and Subgroups

Transforming the public health system in Minnesota 

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SCHSAC (State Community Health Services Advisory Committee), LPHA (Local Public Health Association of Minnesota), and MDH have formed a Joint Leadership Team to guide together the work of transforming the state's public health system, determining what it looks like when a system is equitable and has adequate resources.

Joint Leadership Team vision: 

We envision a seamless, responsive, publicly-supported public health system that works closely with the community to ensure healthy, safe, and vibrant communities. This system of state, local, and tribal health departments will help Minnesotans be healthy regardless of where they live. 

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The Joint Leadership Team meets twice per month, and conducts its work in a collaborative, co-created model. What does this mean?

• The core leadership team is facilitated independently (e.g., not facilitated by someone from the organizations listed above).
• All leadership team members develop meeting agendas together in consultation with the independent facilitators.
• The Joint Leadership Team makes decisions collaboratively/by consensus.

This work of system transformation is not led by one single organization.

The team is responsible for:

• Defining and championing a new vision for Minnesota's public health system
• Developing a roadmap to create the public health system we need, and providing the leadership and oversight necessary to implement the roadmap
• Developing recommendations for its organizations, governmental public health leaders, and policymakers
• Engaging leaders, subject matter experts, consultants, and others to explore issues, provide insight, and inform recommendations
• Strategically engaging partners and allies

In alphabetical order:

Local Public Health Association (LPHA)

• Nick Kelley (City of Bloomington), 2024 LPHA Chair
• Kari Oldfield-Tabbert, LPHA Director
• Maggie Rothstein (Aitkin-Itasca-Koochiching Community Health Board), Immediate Past LPHA Chair
• Amy Westbrook (St. Louis County), LPHA Chair-Elect
• More information: LPHA

Minnesota Department of Health (MDH)

• Brooke Cunningham, Commissioner of Health
• Chelsie Huntley, Director, MDH Community Health Division
• Kim Milbrath, Section Manager, MDH Center for Public Health Practice
• Maria Sarabia, Assistant Commissioner, MDH Health Improvement Bureau
• Halkeno Tura, Assistant Commissioner, MDH Health Equity Bureau
• More information: About MDH

State Community Health Services Advisory Committee (SCHSAC)

• Tarryl Clark (Stearns), 2023-2024 SCHSAC Chair
• Sheila Kiscaden (Olmsted), Immediate Past SCHSAC Chair
• De Malterer (Le Sueur-Waseca), SCHSAC Chair-Elect
• More information: SCHSAC

Based on the collaborative nature of this work, please direct any questions or feedback to a Joint Leadership Team representative from your specific sector, above.

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The Joint Leadership Team has commissioned the following subgroups to focus on specific tasks: