The KHDA Local Health
Department User Forum
Introduction
The
Kentucky Health Department Association’s (KHDA’s) User Forum is an invitation
only, password protected, web-based interactive environment where local health
department (LHD) employees can post and/or answer questions and share
innovations, tips and suggestions.
By
joining the forum, each user agrees to use it appropriately as detailed
below.
How to Join the KHDA User Forum
If
you would like to join the KHDA Local Health Department User Forum, you must
request approval from your Local Health Department Director, who will submit an
email request to join the forum on your behalf. Local Health Department
Directors are responsible for vetting anyone requesting to join the forum and
should not approve someone with the potential to use the forum inappropriately.
The
request should include:
·
the
employee’s name,
·
official
work email address,
·
and
the category/categories to which the employee wishes to be assigned.
From
there, the appropriate category administrator will send a link via the provided
email address to the employee to join the forum. Your director should submit the
email request on your behalf to one of the forum’s administrators listed below:
Accreditation/QI/Compliance
Officers -- Katrina Howard @ katrinaa.howard@ky.gov
Administrative Assistants -- Laura Foley @ laura.foley@ky.gov
Dental Hygienist -- Kimberly Harris @ kimberlyd.harris@ky.gov
Environmental Directors -- Jackie Cole @ raymondj.cole@ky.gov
Epi/Preparedness -- Blake Johnson @ blakeD.Johnson@ky.gov
Finance –
Lisa Pollock @ lisa.pollock@ltdhd.org
HANDS - Jeanette Pyle @ Jeanettet.Pyle@ky.gov
Harm Reduction/Syringe Exchange - Martin Hensley @ martin.hensley@ky.gov
Home Health -- Judy Broughton @ judym.broughton@ky.gov
Human
Resources – Becki Casey @ becki.casey@ky.gov
Information Technology – Brian Ramsey @ brian.ramsey@lcdhd.org
LHD Directors -- Shawn Crabtree @ shawnd.crabtree@lcdhd.org
Nursing
Administrators -- Stephanie Bentley @ stephanier.bentley@ky.gov
How to Use the KHDA User Forum
·
KHDA
Forum Quick Start Guide for Users: Click Here
·
KHDA
Forum Administrator Guide: Click Here
How to Access the User Forum
To access the forum Click Here. Please note you must have an account.
What the KHDA User Forum Is
The
KHDA User Forum is a place to:
·
share
information,
·
generate
professional, constructive conversations,
·
spur
and/or share innovations,
·
provide
professional networking opportunities with like-minded peers,
·
and,
to provide a location where questions can be posted and answered.
What the KHDA User Forum Is Not
The
KHDA User Forum is intended for public, professional discussions about public
health issues and how to better accomplish the day-to-day duties required of
local health department staff. Therefore, the forum is not:
·
A
Coaching/Mentoring Solution
While
the networking opportunities provided through the forum may connect people to
others who are willing to provide coaching/mentoring, the forum itself is not
intended for such.
·
A
Complex Teaching Solution/Training Module
While
the forum encourages the posting of general “how to” questions, it is not a
place to learn how to “do your job”. The forum assumes you are well-educated
and adequately trained in your area of expertise. Instead, the forum should be
a place to share ideas and innovations, and to post and discuss basic “how to”
questions.
·
A
Blog Site
The
KHDA User Forum is a “professional forum” not a personal blog site. The KHDA
User Forum is not a place to discuss politics or religion, for example, or to
air personal grievances.
·
A
Social Media Site
While
the networking opportunity should nurture professional relationships, the forum
is not a place to, for example, socialize, discuss non-work-related issues, to
share family photos or to seek out romantic relationships.
·
A
Place for Destructive Criticism
The
KHDA User Forum is not the place to offer destructive criticisms of or to make
derogatory comments about your peers, your boss, your employer, the Department
for Public Health, or the state or federal government.
How the KHDA User Forum Works
When
you are approved to join the forum, you will be assigned to a group and
category which best fits your job area (in some instances, you may request and
be approved to join multiple categories). Categories may include areas such as:
·
human
resources,
·
information
technology,
·
finance
and administration,
·
HANDS,
·
nursing,
·
or,
clerical.
The
categories in the forum are expandable and additional areas may be created.
Once
you have joined the forum, you are free to review and respond to posted topics,
or to post new topics for discussion.
If
you so choose, you may set up your forum user account in such a way to receive
email updates when forum topics are posted.