Course Description

This course is a part 2 of a 2 part requirement for the Year 12 Local Health Department (LHD) Performance Incentive Program (PIP)

Course Description:

Part 2 of the Year 12 LHD PIP is intended to help LHDs to develop an action plan based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Active Communities Tool (ACT). The training will discuss the importance of an action plan to help document action steps for creating activity friendly routes to everyday destinations. The webinar will help LHD staff learn about action planning, understand the process for and resources needed to complete an action plan, and to understand the expectations for completing an action plan and submitting with supporting evidence to the New York State Department of Health. 

Learning Objectives – by the end of this course, learners will be able to…:

• Describe the importance of an action plan in helping to document action steps for creating activity friendly routes to everyday destinations

• Outline the process for completion of an action plan

• Identify the resources needed to complete an action plan

• Explain the expectations for completing an action plan and submitting evidence of completion to the NYSDOH.

For questions and more information about ACT, contact:

• Dan French, Program Manager, Bureau of Community Chronic Disease Prevention -  Daniel.French@health.ny.gov
• Abbie Archibald, Evaluator, Bureau of Chronic Disease Evaluation and Research - Abbie.Archibald@health.ny.gov 

For questions about the NYSDOH Performance Incentive Program, email:  A6PI@health.ny.gov