Governor's Public Health Commission
GPHC Report - Now Available
The Governor's Public Health Commission report is now available and includes recommendations for improvements in six workstreams: funding; workforce; governance and infrastructure; data and analytics; emergency preparedness; and childhood and adolescent health. Those recommendations will form the basis of proposed legislation for the 2023 legislative session.
Governor's Public Health Commission Report
Governor's Public Health Commission Report Appendices
View the Aug. 4, 2022, news brief recording here.
On August 18, 2021, Governor Eric J. Holcomb established by executive order the Governor's Public Health Review Commission to study Indiana's public health system. The Governor’s Public Health Commission will be co-chaired by former state Sen. Luke Kenley, who has spent decades managing complex issues and budgets for the state, and Dr. Judy Monroe, who served as Indiana’s state health commissioner from 2005 to 2010. State Health Commissioner Kris Box is appointed the Commission’s secretary. Congresswoman Susan Brooks, who formerly represented the Fifth Congressional District, serves as a non-voting citizen advisor and brings a wealth of federal experience in preparedness, public health workforce, and more.
Commission Members
Judith A. Monroe, MD, FAAFP, former State Health Commissioner
Co-Chair
Hon. Luke Kenley, JD, former State Senator
Co-Chair
Kristina M. Box, MD, FACOG, current State Health Commissioner
Secretary
Hon. Susan Brooks, JD
Non-voting Citizen Advisor
Virginia Caine, MD
Director and Chief Medical Officer, Marion County Public Health Department
David J. Welsh, MD, MBA
Ripley County Local Health Officer
Mindy Waldron, REHS
Allen County Public Health Administrator
Paul K. Halverson, DrPH, FACHE
Founding Dean, Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health
Hannah L. Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH
Associate Professor and Director of IU Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy
Brian C. Tabor
President of Indiana Hospital Association
Carl Ellison
President and Chief Executive Officer of Indiana Minority Health Coalition
Cara Veale, DHS, OTR, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer at Indiana Rural Health Association
Kim Irwin, MPH
Administrator of Indiana Public Health Association
Hon. Mark Bardsley
Grant County Commissioner
Hon. Bob Courtney, CPA
City of Madison Mayor
Hon. Dennis Dawes, MHA
Hendricks County Commissioner
Public Comment
The Governor's Public Health Commission actively sought input from the public through an online REDCap form. A summary of the comments was read into the record at each meeting and shared with members for their review. Those summaries are included in the meeting notes below.
Listening Tours
Seven listening tours were held around the state to solicit public input. The tour opened with a brief presentation on the Commission and an overview of public health, but the majority of time was allocated to taking public testimony. Listening tours were over the lunch hour to maximize opportunity for participation. Each speaker was allotted 3 minutes for verbal comments on one of the subject areas under review by the Commission, but written testimony was also accepted. The summaries from the listening tours can be found in the April and May meetings notes below.
Listening tour locations and dates
Listening tour slideshow and hearing guidelines
Press release
Meetings
The Governor's Public Health Commission held its final meeting on June 30, 2022 at the Indiana State Library in the History Reference Room. The Commission adopted the draft report with amendments and directed staff to finalize the report for submission to the Governor. Pursuant to Executive Order 21-21, the Commission sunsets upon the delivery of the written report to the Governor and the Indiana Department of Health.
Recordings of the meetings are available below and at the Department's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/IndianaDepartmentofHealth.
Meeting agenda - updated 9/15
Meeting minutes
Indiana's Public Health System Review (2020) conducted by IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
Public Health COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons learned and compelling needs (2021) published by National Academy of Medicine report
Dr. Box's presentation on Public Health and Indiana's rankings
Dr. Halverson's presentation on Indiana's Public Health system
Press release
Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
Bowen Center and IU Fairbanks School of Public Health combined presentation (Courtney Medlock and Dr. Valerie Yeager)
Commission Engagement Plan and Listening Tour
de Beaumont Foundation Report: Staffing Up (2021)
Press release
Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
Public Health Governance and Funding Presentations
Finance annotated bibliography
Public comment synopsis
Indiana Local Health Department Duties and Responsibilities as compiled by the Indiana Local Health Department Managers Association (October 2021)
Press release
Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
Governance and Infrastructure Presentation
Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) and Public Health Modernization: Background Report (November 30, 2021)
Public comment synopsis
Stakeholder meeting presentation (Dr. Box and Co-Chair Kenley)
Press release
Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
Data and Integration presentation
CDC article on Data Modernization Initiative / strategic implementation plan
Annotated bibliography of resources consulted
Public comment synopsis
Press release
Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
Childhood and adolescent health integration presentation
Public comment synopsis
Press release
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Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
Next meeting format and Emergency Preparedness presentations
Trust For America's Health report - 2022 Ready or Not: Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
Public comment synopsis
Press release
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Meeting agenda
Meeting minutes
(Draft) Workforce recommendations
(Draft) Governance, infrastructure, and services recommendations
(Draft) Data and information integration recommendations
Foundational Public Health Services fact sheet (2022 revision)
Public comment synopsis
Public Listening Tour Synopsis - Jasper, New Castle, Huntington
Press release