CPO Forum02 May 2006

Denver, Colorado

HSOs Are

• The 4th largest category (829)

• The most diverse category

• The future of the Corps!

Strength Through Diversity!

Who We AreHSOs By Rank

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2004 103 188 187 140 181

2006 69 221 232 161 146

LTJG LT LCDR CDR CAPT

2004

Who We AreHSOs By Subcategory (N=829

as of 10 APR 2006 )

56%24%

20%

Clinical Administration Basic & Applied Sciences

Who We AreHSO Clinical Disciplines

132

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Who We AreHSO Administrative

Disciplines110

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PH Ed

Who We AreHSO BAS Disciplines

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Biology Comp Epi/Stat Occ/Environ

Hlth

Physics/Rad Hlth

Psych Chem

Where We WorkAgencies With >15 HSOs

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127 12496

6744

28 18 18

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IHS BOP HRSA FDA CDC OS NIH DHS CMS

30% 15% 15% 12% 8%

PSC=14, SAMHSA=14, EPA=12, ATSDR=9, USDA=7, Interior=3, CIA=1, DoD=1

Where We Work

States With >30 HSOs*

195

68 6347 46 39 38 37 34 31

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MD GA AZ NM DC CA OK NC AK TX

29% of HSOs work in MD or DC

How We Have GrownNew HSOs by Year of Entry

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Year of entry

New HSOs

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Professional Advisory Groups to HS PAC

Chief HSO

HS PAC

SWPAG HAPAG

MTPAG DHPAG

ITPAG OPAG

PAPAG

PSYPAG

BASPAG

Transformation

Where Are We So Far? - Timeline

November 7, 2005 – Decision-making meeting with Department leadership

December 5, 2005 – Announcement of decisions and follow-on Implementation Planning Work Groups

January 18, 2006 - Secretary’s Roll-out

February 2006 – Congressional Request for increase in FY ’07 Transformation budget

February 2006 – White House Katrina Report

March 8, 2006 – Work Group reports completed

Transformation Work Groups

Classification and Positions Chair – CAPT Patricia Simone

Sizing the Corps Chair – RADM Sam Shekar

Recruitment, Training, Career Development Chair - CAPT Kerry Nesseler

Assignments Chair – RADM Eric Broderick

Readiness Chair – RADM John Babb

Work Groups met weekly from Jan 5 – Feb 28,

2006 HHS agencies with COs invited to designate a

member to serve on each work group. Members also represented BOP, and Coast Guard

Each group also had representatives from OCCFM, OSG/OCCO, and JOAG and staff support from the Lewin Group

Participation included about 100 officers Categories (CPOs and PACs) were not directly

included in this process A coordinating group composed of group chairs

and senior leaders also met weekly

Transformation Work Groups

DECISION: Officers should be grouped based on a

matrix of professional category and functional group (i.e., Clinical, Applied Public Health, Mental Health, and Research)

DECISION: Billets should facilitate force management with descriptions unique for each position, but containing both general and position-specific information; billet development and approval should be managed centrally

Classification

DECISION: The size of the Corps should be

6,600; positions should be allocated across agencies taking that into account

Sizing

DECISION: All avenues should be used

including central recruitment

DECISION: A 2-week BOTC should be required of all new officers; training should be shared by agency and Corps throughout officer’s career

Recruitment and Training

Assignments

DECISION: A central Corps assignment system should assist agencies

DECISION: Positions should be designated as either Corps, civilian, or mixed

DECISION: A variety of incentives should be used to fill 3H (hardship, hazardous, hard-to-fill) positions

Readiness

DECISION: Implement a 4-tiered response capability, exempt mission critical officers

Designate Secretary as the activation decision-maker

Per Katrina Report – Create 315 member Health and Medical Response (HAMR) teamWill draw upon new Corps hires $36 million from central fundsProposed for 2007 Hurricane season

Readiness

Tier One5 Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) Teams of 105

officers will train and deploy as a unit, within 200 miles of:Washington, DC – PHS-1 and PHS-2Atlanta & Raleigh/Durham – PHS-3Dallas & Oklahoma City – PHS-4Phoenix & Albuquerque – PHS-5

10 Secretary’s Emergency Response Teams (SERTs) of 30; centered in each PHS Regional Office

Report to point of departure within 12 hours of notification

Readiness

Tier TwoGeographically dispersed5 Applied Public Health Teams (APHTs)

47 officers per team“A public health department in a box”

5 Mental Health Teams (MHTs)26 officers per teamProvide mental health/behavioral health

services Report to point of departure within 36 hours of

notification

Readiness

Tier ThreeAll other active duty officersReport to point of departure within 72

hours of notificationDeploy to augment Tier 1 or Tier 2 teams or

to provide specific requested skills

Tier Four Officers in the Inactive Reserve Corps

Readiness

All officers will be placed in Tiers 1, 2, or 3 All officers will be on call every 5th month in a

rotating schedule Mission critical officers will only deploy in

extreme events OFRD has asked all officers to go the OFRD

website and fill out a brief questionnaire related to Tier, roles, experience & trainingApplications will be reviewed by Team LeadersOFRD will contact supervisor and agency prior to

Tier 1 or 2 placement

Publicity

ORC Macro under contract with HHS to do PR for PHS Print mediaCommercialsOther promotional material

Request officers to complete an officer bio Request a small number of officers for focus

groups Request officers to participate in a

videotaped interview

QUESTIONS?