135A.5 - GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION COMMITTEE.
135A.5 GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH EVALUATION
COMMITTEE.
1. A governmental public health evaluation committee is
established to develop, implement, and evaluate the governmental
public health system and voluntary accreditation program. The
committee shall meet at least quarterly. The committee shall consist
of no fewer than eleven members and no greater than thirteen members.
The members shall be appointed by the director of the department.
The director may solicit and consider recommendations from
professional organizations, associations, and academic institutions
in making appointments to the committee.
2. Committee members shall not be members of the governmental
public health advisory council.
3. Committee members shall serve for a term of two years and may
be reappointed for a maximum of three consecutive terms. Initial
appointment shall be in staggered terms. Vacancies shall be filled
for the remainder of the original appointment.
4. The membership of the committee shall satisfy all of the
following requirements:
a. At least one member representing each of Iowa's six public
health regions. Each representative shall be an employee or
administrator of a designated local public health agency or a member
of a local board of health. Such members shall be appointed to
ensure expertise in the areas of communicable and infectious
diseases, environmental health, injury prevention, healthy behaviors,
and emergency preparedness.
b. Two members who are representatives of the department.
c. A representative of the state hygienic laboratory at the
university of Iowa.
d. At least two representatives from academic institutions
which grant undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in public health
or other health-related fields.
e. At least one economist who has demonstrated experience in
public health, health care, or a health-related field.
f. At least one research analyst.
5. The committee may utilize other relevant public health
expertise when necessary to carry out its roles and responsibilities.
6. The committee shall do all of the following:
a. Develop and implement processes for evaluation of the
governmental public health system and the voluntary accreditation
program.
b. Collect and report baseline information for organizational
capacity and public health service delivery based on the Iowa public
health standards prior to implementation of the voluntary
accreditation program on January 2, 2012.
c. Evaluate the effectiveness of the accrediting entity and
the voluntary accreditation process.
d. Evaluate the appropriateness of the Iowa public health
standards and develop measures to determine reliability and validity.
e. Determine what process and outcome improvements in the
governmental public health system are attributable to voluntary
accreditation.
f. Assure that the evaluation process is capturing data to
support key research in public health system effectiveness and health
outcomes.
g. Annually submit a report to the department by July 1.
h. Form and utilize subcommittees as necessary to carry out
the duties of the committee. Section History: Recent Form
2009 Acts, ch 182, §119, 126
Referred to in § 135A.4