Jefferson County Department of Health and Hospital(s) Prevention Agenda 2013-2018 Priority Selection and Partners

Jefferson County Prevention Agenda 2013-2018 Tracking Indicator Dashboard

I. Local County Department of Health - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

Community Health Improvement Plan

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

Preventing Chronic Diseases: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Reduce Obesity in Children and Adults.

Promote Healthy Women, Infants and Children: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Child Health

Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Promote Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being in Communities.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Community Health Centers
  • Health Insurance Plans
  • Business Organizations/Corporations
  • Philanthropies
  • Schools
  • Faith-Based Organizations
  • Media Organizations
  • Mental/Behavioral Agencies/Organizations
  • Social Services
  • Public/Private Transportation
  • Clinical or community based lifestyle change program
  • Clinical or community based lifestyle change Referral Agency
  • Local Coalition

Goals:

  • Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse
  • Increase the proportion of NYS children who receive comprehensive well-child-care in accordance with AAP guidelines
  • Reduce the prevalence of dental caries among NYS children
  • Support collaboration among leaders, professionals and community members working in MEB health promotion, substance abuse and other MEB disorders and chronic disease prevention, treatment and recovery
  • Strengthen infrastructure for MEB health promotion and MEB disorder prevention

Interventions:

  • health education materials regarding colorectal screening developed and distributed; adopt anti-tobacco marketing policy
  • expand school-based dental sealant delivery programs
  • suicide prevention; telemedicine; recruitment and retention; expand the number of regional meetings of suicide prevention coalitions (from one meeting per year to quarterly meetings)

Local Health Department Contact

II. Hospitals - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

Carthage Area Hospital

Community Service Plan (CSP not posted )

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

Preventing Chronic Diseases: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Reduce Illness, Disability and Death Related to Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure.

Promote Healthy Women, Infants and Children: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Child Health
  • Reproductive, Preconception and Inter-Conception Health

Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Strengthen Infrastructure across Systems.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital

Goals:

  • Other chronic disease goal: Maintain Level 2 NCQR Patient Centered Medical Home; Monitor and track ED patients (reduce ED visits and readmissions); and maintain/expand enrollment in school-based health centers
  • Reduce the prevalence of dental caries among NYS children
  • Strengthen infrastructure for MEB health promotion and MEB disorder prevention

Interventions:

  • Maintaining "patient-centered medical homes", maintaining/expanding school health services; and/or reducing use of ED to limit chronic disease
  • maintain and promote utilization of school-based sealant program to reduce dental caries (no out-of-pocket expenses for dental screening and sealants)
  • Maintain/expand enrollments in school-based health programs (no out-of -pocket expenses)
  • Maintain school-based MH consults to address pediatric MH issues; increase "behavioral health program" capacity; implement a CAH's Behavioral Health Center "walk-in" services

Hospital Contact

  • Name: Main Operator
  • Phone: (315)-493-1000

River Hospital

Community Service Plan

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

Preventing Chronic Diseases: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Reduce Illness, Disability and Death Related to Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure.

Promote Healthy Women, Infants and Children: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Child Health

Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Strengthen Infrastructure across Systems.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Health Insurance Plans
  • Philanthropies
  • Faith-Based Organizations
  • Mental/Behavioral Agencies/Organizations
  • Clinical or communnity based lifestyle change program

Goals:

  • Promote culturally relevant chronic disease self-management education
  • Other chronic disease goal: Increase disease self-mgmt
  • education and/or link patient to community-based preventive services at time of service; reminder system in EHR for preventive care and vaccinations
  • Increase the proportion of NYS children who receive comprehensive well-child-care in accordance with AAP guidelines
  • Strengthen infrastructure for MEB health promotion and MEB disorder prevention

Interventions:

  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings
  • Disease self-mgmt
  • education and/or link patient to community-based preventive services at time of service; reminder system in EHR for preventive care and vaccinations; COPD screening
  • Comprehensive child health care, including dental health-improving the number of pediatric patient primary care visits and provide nutritional health education to local schools
  • Support collaboration among professionals; expand mental wellness program for Ft Drum active military; provide outpatient Community MH Services; integrate primary health care with MH services; Substance abuse preventive education in schools

Hospital Contact

Samaritan Health: Samaritan Medical Center

Community Service Plan

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

Preventing Chronic Diseases: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Reduce Illness, Disability and Death Related to Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure.

Promote Healthy Women, Infants and Children: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Child Health

Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Strengthen Infrastructure across Systems.

Partners:

  • Hospital
  • Local Coalition

Goals:

  • Other chronic disease goal: Increase patient's access to care via: use of electronic patient portal to access care; achieve a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home designation for the Graduate Medical
  • Promote tobacco use cessation, especially among low SES populations and those with poor mental health
  • Increase the proportion of NYS children who receive comprehensive well-child-care in accordance with AAP guidelines
  • Strengthen infrastructure for MEB health promotion and MEB disorder prevention

Interventions:

  • Increasing patients access to care via: use of electronic patient portal to access care; achieve a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home designation for the Graduate Medical Education Clinic; providing a seasonal flu clinic, providing free smoking cessatio n
  • Promoting smoking cessation benefits among Medicaid beneficiaries
  • Increase comprehensive well child services including dental health and achieve Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home designation for Graduate Medical Education Clinic
  • Increase the number of behavioral health-related CME courses that are offered
  • Continue to serve on regional behavioral health committees (hosted by FDRHPO)
  • Acquire EHR system for Behavioral Health Clinic and clinical integration between Behavioral and mental health

Hospital Contact