Prevention Agenda - County Strategies and Partners Matrix - Nassau County

Priority Area	Collaborating Hospitals	Collaborating Counties	Specific Focus Area	Strategies and/or Interventions	Partners
Tobacco Use	North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System Long Beach Medical Center New Island Hospital South Nassau Communities Hospital St. Francis Hospital Winthrop University Hospital Mercy Medical Center			Evaluate all programs and educational materials currently offered. Establish smoke-free hospital campuses. Seek community input for smoking cessation classes. Conduct survey on best practice methods. Develop plan about educating hospital and physician staff. Develop provider education on discussing tobacco use and cessation with patients. CME credits will be awarded as an incentive. Develop media campaign with the Center for Tobacco Control and all hospitals. Hospital pharmacies will ensure that appropriate smoking cessation medications are part of their formulary.	North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System Long Beach Medical Center New Island Hospital South Nassau Communities Hospital St. Francis Hospital Winthrop University Hospital Mercy Medical Center Center for Tobacco Control Tobacco Action Coalition
Unintentional Injury	North Shore LIJ Health System Long Beach Medical Center New Island Hospital South Nassau Communities Hospital St. Francis Hospital Winthrop University Hospital Mercy Medical Center		Falls prevention	Develop public awareness campaign via newsletters, local government mailings, public service announcements, postings in Naturally Occurring Retirement Centers and physician offices. Create a directory of community groups providing senior services for referrals. Create an inventory of current services to identify opportunities to expand and improve: Senior center or retirement community programs Fall prevention education for hospital staff Home assessment tools Inpatient education as part of discharge planning Balance strengthening exercises through hospital facilities Develop a falls assessment tool, adapted from CDC and Hartford Geriatric Tool for Home Assessment, to be used in partner organizations	North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Center Long Beach Medical Center New Island Hospital South Nassau Communities Hospital St. Francis Hospital Winthrop University Hospital Mercy Medical Center Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs