Prevention Agenda - County Strategies and Partners Matrix - Schenectady County

Priority Area	Collaborating Hospitals	Collaborating Counties	Specific Focus Area	Strategies and/or Interventions	Partners
Access to Quality Health Care	Ellis Hospital Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital Albany Medical Center Northeast Health/Samaritan Hospital/Albany Memorial Hospital Seton Health/St. Mary’s Hospital St. Peter’s Health Care Services	Albany Rensselaer		A community health nurse from Schenectady County Public Health has been assigned as nurse navigator at Ellis Hospital. This nurse will coordinate care for patients who have no insurance or are underinsured and are utilizing Ellis Hospital as their medical home. The navigator can assist the patient in assessing whether he/she is eligible for government programs that provide health insurance such as Medicaid or Family Health Plus. The navigator can also link the patient with a doctor at the Family Health Center, and can assess if there are other services the patient might need that are available at the medical home. Additionally, if the patient has children who don’t have health insurance the navigator can help enroll them in Child Health Plus. The navigator will follow-up with the patient, serve as an ongoing resource, and even help coordinate care and other services outside of a medical home if necessary.	Bethesda House City Mission Schenectady Free Clinic
Chronic Disease	Ellis Medicine Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Albany Medical Center Northeast Health/Samaritan Hospital/Albany Memorial Hospital Seton Health/St. Mary’s Hospital St. Peter’s Health Care Services	Albany Rensselaer	Primary prevention of chronic diseases	Engage the community in projects to address primary prevention measures for chronic diseases. Make policy and environmental changes to decrease the chronic disease burden in Schenectady County.	Capital District Community Gardens Capital District Tobacco-free Coalition Cornell Cooperative Extension – Schenectady County Schenectady Inner-city Ministry Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
Mental Health and Substance Abuse	Ellis Hospital Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital HCDI hospitals	Albany Rensselaer	Suicide	Participate in and provide administrative support for the county’s Adolescent Suicide Prevention Task Force. A cluster of adolescent suicides occurring in late 2008 resulted in the formation of a multidisciplinary task force comprised of school, DSS, Probation, and Mental Health providers, as well as Public Health Services representatives. Share information about high risk issues, gang-related involvement and other risk situations for the adolescents identified as being part of the vulnerable population.	Ellis Hospital Schenectady County Department of Community Services Child Guidance Center Schenectady City School District