Description
We adapted agile development to public health (ADPH) methodology from software engineering and assisted a state public health department to adopt this methodology for a time-sensitive project concerning statewide 2016 drug overdose decedents for West Virginia’s 2018 legislative session. Use of ADPH methodology sustained necessary agreement and participation among stakeholders, facilitated completion of this project under time constraints, and provided a timely data-driven report to guide West Virginia’s opioid response plan.
Describe the new knowledge and additional skills the participant will gain after attending your presentation.: Adapting ADPH from software engineering and assisting a state public health department to adopt ADPH methodology was essential. This was achieved by gaining agreement among stakeholders and sustaining their participation throughout this high-priority project, which facilitated a process for project completion under time constraints, and provided a timely, influential data-driven report to guide West Virginia’s opioid rapid action plan. Other jurisdictions, organizations, and individuals in clinical and public health may find the lessons learned useful, and consider adopting ADPH methodology for their own data-driven projects.
Authors:
Faisal Reza (Presenter)
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rahul Gupta, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Mrs. Christina Mullins, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Mr. James Jeffries, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Dr. Sarah Sanders, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Jamie Mells, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr. Jina Dcruz, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mark Messonnier, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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