Priority Area |
Collaborating Hospitals |
Collaborating Counties |
Specific Focus Area |
Strategies and/or Interventions |
Partners |
Access to Quality Health Care |
- Samaritan Medical Center
- Carthage Area Hospital
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Increase number of people with healthcare providers |
- Develop brochure to assist worksites in getting employees to opt in to insurance programs.
- Promote and educate residents about various options available.
- Provide opportunities for facilitated enrollers to engage public.
- Continue practice of having DSS on site once a week for MOMS enrollment.
- Educate elected officials about options available.
- Educate 5 worksites annually.
- Market cancer screening programs via the web, food pantries, and churches.
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- Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization
- North Country Children’s Clinic
- Samaritan Medical Center
- Carthage Area Hospital
- River Hospital
- North Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council
- Physicians
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Chronic Disease |
- Samaritan Medical Center
- Carthage Area Hospital
- River Hospital
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Decrease coronary heart disease hospitalizations |
- Provide resources for educating clientele via partner agency contacts.
- Use media and partnerships to promote heart health.
- Participate in local government conference in March 2010 sponsored by the Tug Hill Commission.
- Sustain the Alexandria consortium through capacity-building efforts.
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- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County
- Local employers
- Watertown Family YMCA
- North Country Children's Clinic
- Morth Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council
- Physician practices
- Media
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Physical Activity and Nutrition |
- Samaritan Medical Center
- Carthage Area Hospital
- River Hospital
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- Work with Tug Hill and the Village of Adams to integrate Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) grant with public health goals.
- Develop a curriculum to use with SRTS to encourage parental support for students to walk and bicycle to school safety.
- Continue involvement with School Wellness meetings.
- Provide examples of policies to CHOOSE (Coalition for Healthy Outcomes in Our School Environments) members.
- Provide training on policy development to elected officials.
- Educate employees at worksites.
- Assist localities with increasing farmers market availability.
- Assist schools and farmers with implementing or furthering their Farm to School Program.
- Assist partner agencies and schools with policy and practice changes.
- Provide training on policy development to partner agencies.
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- Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County
- School districts
- Municipalities
- Tug Hill Commission
- Watertown Family YMCA
- North Country Children’s Clinic
- North Country Prenatal/Perinatal Council
- Jefferson Community College
- Worksites
- Churches
- Media
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