| Priority Area |
Collaborating Hospitals |
Collaborating Counties |
Specific Focus Area |
Strategies and/or Interventions |
Partners |
| Access to Care |
- Bertrand Chaffee Memorial Hospital
- Olean General Hospital
- TriCounty Memorial Hospital
- Southern Tier Health Care System
|
Allegany |
Reduce caries in 3rd grade children |
- Continue to offer dental hygiene programs to all pre-school, day care and school-age children and staff.
- Educate WIC families on the importance of proper dental hygiene.
- Offer brush-and-paste yearly to every child served.
|
- Regional Dental Committee facilitated by Southern Tier Health Care System
- 8th District Dental Society
|
| Chronic Disease |
- Bertrand Chaffee Memorial Hospital
- Olean General Hospital
- TriCounty Memorial Hospital
- Southern Tier Health Care System
|
Allegany |
Increase the percent of adults being treated for pre-diabetes or diabetes |
- Refer smokers to NYS Quitline.
- Collaborate with Regional Cessation Coordinator to counsel home care and clinic clients about cessation.
- Educate pregnant mothers on dangers of second-hand smoke.
- Educate smokers on dangers of second-hand smoke.
- Collaborate with Tri-County Tobacco Coalition to reduce tobacco advertising and promote smoke-free worksites and play grounds.
|
- Tri-County Tobacco Coalition
- Asthma Coalition
|
| Infectious Disease |
- Bertrand Chaffee Memorial Hospital
- Olean General Hospital
- TriCounty Memorial Hospital
- Southern Tier Health Care System
|
Allegany |
Influenza |
- Utilize more non-traditional methods of outreach to public (e.g., Vote & Vax).
- Continue existing efforts of education and outreach to general public.
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- County agencies and organizations
- Not-for-profits
- Medical providers
- School staff
- Business and industry
- Municipalities
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