Collaborating Across Boundaries to Improve Population Health: For Local Health Departments

A Foundation Forward Offering of the PHIL Collective

Register Now to Improve Your Health Department’s Collaboration & Partnerships to Address Systems, Advance Equity, and Sustain Impact

About the Workshop

Have you been working with a committee, board, or other group that works across sectors, disciplines, jurisdictions, or government entities to improve the well-being of your community or a specific population? Are you ready to take your collaborative efforts to the next level?

The Population Health Innovation Lab (PHIL) invites you to a training experience that will empower you to leverage strategic collaboration for lasting, systemic change in population health and equity. Whether you’re an emerging leader or seasoned professional, this training will unlock new pathways for you to enhance impact through proven strategies focused on improving systems, advancing equity, and sustaining high-performance collaborations.

This 2-day, project-based virtual workshop will build your knowledge and skills in Community Partnership Development–a foundational capability named in the Foundational Public Health Services framework. The workshop is focused on aiding Local Health Departments (LHDs) representatives to deepen their understanding and practice of cross-boundary collaboration for population health and health equity. The workshop blends theory with practical applications, helping participants develop collaboration strategies tailored to their LHD’s unique context.

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Why You Should Join Us

Participating in this workshop will empower you to:

  • Transform Your Expertise into Action: This training is grounded with theory and research but moves beyond those concepts to equip you with actionable strategies to lead collaborations that deliver measurable outcomes for population health.
  • Learn from Peers and Experts: Gain insider knowledge from cutting edge research. Led by systems change agents with academic training and professional experience in population health and collaboration across sectors and boundaries. You will not only benefit from PHIL’s research and lessons learned in the field, but also have time to connect and learn from peers doing similar work across the nation.
  • Gain Access to Proven Resources: Leverage the lessons learned from PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health research that investigated what led to effective collaboration and outcomes in 22 collaborative groups across tribal, rural, suburban and urban communities throughout California and Washington state. Gain tools, templates, and resources, including a free copy of PHIL’s 300+ page “Powering Change: Building Healthy, Equitable Communities Together” curriculum to enhance your work.
  • Flexible Learning Formats to Fit Your Schedule: We are offering this comprehensive two-day workshop virtually and in person in Denver, Colorado. If you want more depth than a two-day session, sign up now to be notified when we open seats for our space-limited, three-month Strategic Collaboration for Better Community Health, Well-being, and Equity Learning Lab, which is anticipated to run from September-November 2025.

What You’ll Learn

  • Improve Systems with Strategic Collaboration: Discover how to bridge silos across sectors, jurisdictions, and levels and types of government. Learn how to implement collaboration frameworks that drive meaningful change across community health systems.
  • Advance Equity Through Collaboration Dynamics: Learn to embed equity into every phase of your collaborative work to create fair and inclusive processes that generate equitable solutions.
  • Sustain Long-Term Collaborative Success: Get the tools you need to maintain momentum and high performance in your collaborative partnerships for lasting results.

Who Should Enroll

This workshop is intended for local health department:

  • Leaders working across sectors and boundaries
  • Backbone or bridge staff (i.e., supporting Accountable Communities of/for Health, Accountable Health Communities, public health coalitions, Collective Impact initiatives, etc.)
  • Conveners stewarding the work of health-focused collaboratives
  • Members of committees, boards, advisory groups, or other collaborative bodies who are working across sectors, disciplines, or boundaries to improve population health, well-being and equity

Check out the recording of the information session about this workshop that occurred on December 2.

Registation

Workshop Rates

  • Early bird rate: $400 (processing fees included in ticket price) when you register by the early bird deadline for your selected workshop
  • Regular rate: $450 (processing fees included in ticket price)
  • Group discount: There is a 20% discount off the regular workshop rate for any group registering at least 3 or more participants

Registration Deadlines

Tuesday, January 28 – Wednesday, January 29, 2025: Last day for early bird registration rate: December 31, 2024; Last day to register for workshop: January 22, 2025 (UPDATED DATE – final registration date extended due to the California wildfires)

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Virtual Day 1 Agenda – January 28, 2025

Virtual Day 1 Agenda | January 28, 2025

(8 am – 12 pm HT / 10 am – 2 pm PT / 11 am – 3 pm MT / 12 – 4 pm CT / 1 – 5 pm ET)

I. Welcome & Introduction to Collaboration for Improved Population Health

  • What have we learned from PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health with Accountable Communities of/for Health research?
  • Why is strategic collaboration needed to improve population health?
  • Which theories and frameworks can guide your collaborative efforts?

II. Public Health Systems Change via Cross-Boundary Collaboration

  • How can collaboration create positive changes in your community health system?

III. Break

IV. Practical Application

  • How can you apply theories, frameworks, research, tools, and practical resources to your real-world collaborative efforts?

V. Reflections and Areas of Growth

VI. Closing

  • Review key points for each learning objective.

Day 1 Learning Outcomes

After participating in Day 1, you will be able to:

  • Describe three main findings about how collaboration leads to outcomes from PHIL’s Aligning Systems for Health research.
  • Explain at least two collaborative theories or frameworks.
  • Provide an example for how evidence-based theories and frameworks can guide strategic collaboration.

Virtual Day 2 Agenda – January 29, 2025

(8 am – 12 pm HT / 10 am – 2 pm PT / 11 am – 3 pm MT / 12 – 4 pm CT / 1 – 5 pm ET)

I. Health Equity in Cross-Boundary Collaboration

  • How can collaboration advance equity in population health outcomes?

II. Sustaining Collaboration for Long-Term Impact

  • How can collaborative productivity be sustained over time?

III. Break

IV. Practical Application

  • How can you apply research, tools, and practical resources to your real-world collaborative efforts?

V. Reflections and Areas of Growth

VI. Closing

  • Review key points for each learning objective.
  • Share collaborative action plans.
  • Celebrate lessons learned and areas of growth.

Day 2 Learning Outcomes: After participating in Day 1, you will be able to:

  • Provide two examples of actions you can take to help advance equitable outcomes through your collaborative efforts.
  • Provide two examples of actions you can take to sustain collaborative productivity
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Meet the Trainer!

Stephanie Bultema

Stephanie earned a PhD in Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver and an M.A. in Administrative Leadership from Whitworth University, with additional coursework completed through Washington State University’s Master of Health Policy and Administration program. She works as Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Innovations (MERLIN), where she serves as research Principal Investigator and directs the scientific vision and strategy for PHIL. Before joining the PHIL team, Stephanie worked as Senior Researcher in the Center on Network Science and principal consultant of Bultema Consulting LLC. She served as a public health professional from 2010-2017, most recently as Assessment Epidemiologist. She served as President of the School Health Care Association of Spokane County and as Board Member for Communities in Schools of Spokane County from 2015-2017. 

More About Our Foundation Forward Collection

Foundation Forward is collection of trainings from the PHIL Collective, designed specifically for health departments to strengthen their capacity as key community leaders. These sessions equip health departments to excel in roles such as backbone organization, convener, connector, data steward, and fiscal agent. Each training is thoughtfully crafted to enhance skills in alignment with the Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) framework, empowering departments to better serve their local communities. Check out all our current offerings on PHIL’s Events page.

More About the PHIL Collective

The workshop is proudly presented by the PHIL Collective.  The PHIL Collective supports individuals and communities dedicated to improving wellbeing through collaborative, cross-sector, cross-boundary work.   

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