Instructor: Andrew Rucks, PhD
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the importance of integrating strategic and budget planning, the types and concepts of budgeting, the application of budgeting as a managerial tool, and budget planning and management. This course includes a case study examining Jefferson County (Alabama) Department of Health (JCDH) Budget Systems. Specific references to the JCDH Budget Systems will be made throughout the presentation.
Learning Objectives
? Describe the link between budgets and strategic plans
? Discuss the difference among all the types of governmental budgets
? Describe the budget cycle and major related components
? Explain how to use financial information to make managerial decisions
? Understand the planning and management of budgeting in a local public health department setting
Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
*Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice
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7A4: Participates in the development of a programmatic budget
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7B5: Develops a programmatic budget
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7C5: Defends a programmatic and organizational budget
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7A5: Operates programs within current and forecasted budget constraints
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7B6: Manages programs within current and forecasted budget constraints
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7C6: Ensures that programs are managed within current and forecasted budget constraints
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7A6: Identifies strategies for determining budget priorities based on federal, state, and local financial contributions
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7B7: Develops strategies for determining budget priorities based on federal, state, and local financial contributions
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7C7: Critiques strategies for determining budget priorities
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7C8: Determines budgetary priorities for the organization