Priority Area |
Collaborating Hospitals |
Collaborating Counties |
Specific Focus Area |
Strategies and/or Interventions |
Partners |
Chronic Disease |
Columbia Memorial Hospital |
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Increased physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption |
- Complete the "Mobilizing for Action Through Planning and Partnership" (MAPP) process with local partners.
- Utilize media to promote physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption.
- Consider a wellness center in a targeted ZIP code.
- Explore possibility of insurers covering fitness programs.
- Implement Healthy Restaurant Program to increase availability of low-fat, low-cost nutritious menu options.
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- WIC and local OB prividers
- Columbia Alliance for Heart Health
- Tobacco Free Coalition
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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies, and Healthy Children |
Columbia Memorial Hospital |
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- Prenatal care
- Teen pregnancy
- Infant mortality
- Lead poisoning prevention
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- Offer screening for lead poisoning.
- Conduct education to healthcare providers, community members and patients
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- Local OB/GYN groups
- Columbia Opportunities
- WIC
- Migrant population
- Social Services
- Health Care Consortium’s Dental Project
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Mental Health/Substance Abuse |
Columbia Memorial Hospital |
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Alcohol and drug use |
- Conduct media campaign.
- Promote youth community involvement and development, and values clarification.
- Provide alcohol and drug use education and screening.
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- Suicide Task Force
- Sherriff's Dept
- Selected school districts
- Cooperative Extension
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