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

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

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
  • Mental/Behavioral Agencies/Organizations

Goals:

  • Create community environments that promote and support healthy food and beverage choices and physical activity
  • Increase screening rates for cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; and breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, especially among populations experiencing health disparities
  • Promote culturally relevant chronic disease self-management education
  • Promote mental, emotional and behavioral (MEB) well-being in communities
  • Prevent suicides among youth and adults
  • 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

Interventions:

  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings
  • Worksite Wellness through "Creating Healthy Places to Live and Work and Play" Initiative
  • Establish linkages with the OMH Early Recognition and Screening Initiative in the region
  • Conducting suicide prevention education

Local Health Department Contact

II. Hospitals - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

Glens Falls Hospital

Community Service Plan

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

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

  • Access to High-Quality Chronic Disease Preventive Care and Management in Clinical and Community Settings.
  • Reduce Obesity in Children and Adults.
  • Reduce Illness, Disability and Death Related to Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Schools
  • Media Organizations
  • Public/Private Transportation
  • CBO-Youth Focused
  • Local Coalition

Goals:

  • Promote culturally relevant chronic disease self-management education
  • Expand the role of public and private employers in obesity prevention
  • Increase screening rates for cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; and breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, especially among populations experiencing health disparities
  • Create community environments that promote and support healthy food and beverage choices and physical activity
  • Prevent childhood obesity through early child-care and schools

Interventions:

  • Community impact mapping; patient centered medical homes; smoking cessation efforts targeting health providers
  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings
  • Increasing adoption and use of food standards
  • Implementing of Complete Streets policies, plans, and practices

Hospital Contact