Prevention Agenda - County Strategies and Partners Matrix - Albany County

Priority Area	Collaborating Hospitals	Collaborating Counties	Specific Focus Area	Strategies and/or Interventions	Partners
Access to Care	Albany Medical Center Albany Memorial Hospital Ellis Hospital Northeast Health Samaritan Hospital Seton Health St. Mary's Hospital St. Peter's Health Care Services	Rensselaer Schenectady	The goal of the Healthy Capital District Initiative (HCDI) is to make a measureable and sustainable improvement in the public health of the Capital Region through a reduction of non-urgent ED visits and increased engagement with primary care physicians. To accomplish this goal, the HCDI will: Increase the number of adults with health care coverage. Increase the number of adults with a regular health provider. Increase the number of adults who have seen a dentist in the past year. Increase the proportion of cancers detected in an early stage.	Develop systematic solutions to mitigate the trend of over-use of EDs for ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Encourage patients to establish medical homes for primary/preventive care and choose the appropriate levels of care for their health needs, reducing the use of emergency services for non-urgent care needs. Improve access to urgent care.	The membership of the HCDI includes: Albany County Department of Health Albany Medical Center Catholic Charities of the Catholic Diocese of Albany Capital District Physician's Health Plan Ellis Hospital Fidelis Care New York Northeast Health Samaritan Hospital/Albany Memorial Hospital Rensselaer County Department of Health Schenectady County Public Health Services Senior Whole Health Seton Health/St. Mary’s Hospital St. Peter’s Health Care Services Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center
Chronic Disease	Albany Medical Center Albany Memorial Hospital Ellis Hospital Northeast Health Samaritan Hospital Seton Health St. Mary's Hospital St. Peter's Health Care Services	Rensselaer Schenectady	Reduce prevalence of diabetes and complication-specific hospitalizations Reduce CVD-related hospitalizations Reduce cancer mortality	The Albany County Strategic Alliance for Health will reduce the burden of chronic disease through sustainable, evidence-based chronic disease prevention and health promotion programs focusing on policy and environmental changes.	American Cancer Society Albany Medical Center American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Capital District Community Gardens Capital District Tobacco Free Coalition Capital District YMCA, North Albany Branch City of Albany City School District of Albany Community Cradle Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County Head Start of Albany County Koinonia Primary Care Price Chopper supermarkets Reality Check St. Peter’s Family Health Center Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center