Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services Council for Public Health Nursing
- Public Health Nursing Manual
- Public Health Nursing Preceptor Handbook
- Public Health Nursing Brochure
You may request copies of this brochure at no cost by sending an e-mail to the Center for Local Public Health Services at clphs1@health.mo.gov. - Nurse Recruitment PowerPoint Presentation
This presentation could be used with students, for recruitment of nurses, or to explain about public health nursing to groups or other audiences.
Purpose
The Council for Public Health Nursing (CPHN) was established within the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) to address issues that impact public health nursing within the public health system. The CPHN provides leadership, expertise, and coordination of public health nursing issues including practice, standards, education, and recruitment.
Vision
Public health nurses will be leaders in promoting healthy people in healthy communities.
Mission
The mission of the Council for Public Health Nursing is to provide leadership, expertise, and advocacy related to public health nursing practice, standards, and issues.
Values
The Council for Public Health Nursing values:
- Public health nursing as a specialty that promotes and protects the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences;
- An interdisciplinary public health team dedicated to promoting healthy people in healthy communities;
- Prevention as the foundation for promoting individual and community health;
- Continuing education designed to enhance leadership skills and professional growth; and
- Quality care which meets or exceeds established standards and is creative, culturally competent, and compassionate.
History & Structure
The Council of Public Health Nursing was established in April, 1997, and the first meeting was held in October, 1997. The CPHN membership was all DHSS staff and the chair was the DHSS public health nursing liaison.
In May, 1999, the CPHN was restructured and expanded to include two standing committees, one representing DHSS and the other representing the local public health agencies (LPHA). The DHSS committee was composed of one representative from each division, center, and district within DHSS, and the LPHA committee was composed of one LPHA nurse from each district.
In July, 2003, the CPHN was again restructured to include greater representation from the LPHAs, and added representatives from nursing education and a public health related organization. An executive board was established with the chair being a representative from a LPHA. The DHSS public health nursing liaison became an ex-officio member of the executive board. The name of the CPHN was changed to Council for Public Health Nursing at this time.
Strategic Issues
The CPHN is currently working on the strategic challenge of identifying and promoting the value of public health nursing in the community.
Work groups have been established to work on the following issues:
- Market public health nursing as a career
- Collaborate with schools of nursing to assure quality public health nursing education
- Advocate role of public health nursing to decision makers
Council Members
Executive Committee
JoAnn Martin
Chair, Pettis County Health Center
Lisa Sitler
Chair Elect, Lincoln County Health Department
Valarie Seyfert
Secretary, Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS)
Stacey White
Member at Large, Warren County Health Department
Cindy Leuthen
Ex-Officio, DHSS - Center for Local Public Health Services
Members
Ruth Brown |
Mary Novinger City of St. Joseph Health Department |
Suzanne Cooney |
Jeanine Pagan |
| Martha “Marti” Daily Caldwell County Health Department |
Michelle “Shelly” Reynolds |
Sharon Dowell |
Reantha “Roni” Seaman DHSS - Bureau of Special Health Care Needs |
Sharon Engelman |
Diane L. Smith College of the Ozarks, Department of Nursing |
Mary Fete |
Jody Spiess St. Louis County Department of Health |
| Linda Garner Southeast Missouri State University |
Trina Teacutter |
| Dianne Holzum Bollinger County Health Department |
Mary Telthorst |
| Shawnna Jackson Independence City Department of Health |
Mary Traver Johnson County Community Health Services |
| Jami Kiesling DHSS - Bureau of Genetics & Healthy Childhood |
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