Priority Area |
Collaborating Hospitals |
Collaborating Counties |
Specific Focus Area |
Strategies and/or Interventions |
Partners |
Physical Activity and Nutrition |
- Cuba Memorial
- Jones Memorial
- Olean General
- Bertrand Chaffee
- TLC Hospital
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Cattaraugus |
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- Collect Body Mass Index (BMI) data from Allegany County schools.
- Work with local hospitals, physicians and health care facilities to obtain BMI data on patients.
- Use local BMI data to show benchmarks for Allegany County and develop initiatives to reduce obesity and measure effectiveness of program.
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- Allegany/Western Steuben Rural Health Network – Youth Development Coalition
- Jones Memorial Hospital
- Cuba practices run by Jones Memorial Hospital and Cuba Memorial Hospital
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Tobacco Use |
- Cuba Memorial Hospita (CMH)
- Jones Memorial Hospital (JMH)
- Olean General Hospital
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
- TLC Health Network
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Cattaraugus |
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- Increase the number of physicians who refer their patients who smoke to the New York State Smokers Quitline and a local smoking cessation program.
- Promote the New York State Smokers Quitline through local agencies and physicians.
- Promote use of the New York State Smokers Quitline and local smoking cessation programs through local media outlet campaigns.
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Unintentional Injuries |
- Cuba Memorial Hospital
- Jones Memorial Hospital
- Olean General Hospital
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
- TLC Health Network Tri-County Memorial Hospital
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Cattaraugus |
Falls prevention |
- Expand educational efforts directed toward teenagers, young adults and the elderly on accident and injury prevention, particularly about drinking and driving, and falls.
- Propose the advent of alcohol compliance checks on the sale of alcohol to minors, similar to what is already done in regards to the sale of tobacco products.
- Continue the promotion of STOP DWI, MADD, and SADD programs within the county.
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- Allegany/Western Steuben Rural Health Network
- Jones Memorial Hospital
- Cuba Memorial Hospital
- Local physicians
- Medical practices run by JMH and CMH
- Allegany County Office for the Aging
- Home Health Agencies
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