Genesee County Department of Health and Hospital(s) Prevention Agenda 2013-2018 Priority Selection and Partners

Genesee County Prevention Agenda 2013-2018 Tracking Indicator Dashboard

I. Local County Department of Health - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

Community Health Improvement Plan

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

Preventing Chronic Diseases: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Access to High-Quality Chronic Disease Preventive Care and Management in Clinical and Community Settings.
  • Reduce Illness, Disability and Death Related to Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure.

Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Strengthen Infrastructure across Systems.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Community Health Centers
  • Philanthropies
  • Mental/Behavioral Agencies/Organizations

Goals:

  • Increase the proportion of NYS children who receive comprehensive well-child-care in accordance with AAP guidelines
  • Create community environments that promote and support healthy food and beverage choices and physical activity
  • Prevent childhood obesity through early child-care and schools
  • Prevent initiation of tobacco use by New York youth and young adults, especially among low socioeconomic status (SES) populations
  • Promote tobacco use cessation, especially among low SES populations and those with poor mental health
  • Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke
  • Increase screening rates for cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; and breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, especially among populations experiencing health disparities
  • Promote evidence-based care
  • Strengthen infrastructure for MEB health promotion and MEB disorder prevention

Interventions:

  • Increasing adoption and use of food standards
  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings
  • Adopting tobacco-free outdoor policies
  • Promoting NYS Smokers' Quitline
  • Improve public awareness of mental health services available by creation of a user friendly information portal focused on promoting MEB services

Local Health Department Contact

II. Hospitals - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

United Memorial Medical Center

Community Service Plan (CSP not posted )

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

Preventing Chronic Diseases: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Reduce Illness, Disability and Death Related to Tobacco Use and Secondhand Smoke Exposure.

Promote Mental Health and Prevent Substance Abuse: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Strengthen Infrastructure across Systems.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Community Health Centers
  • Health Insurance Plans
  • Business Organizations/Corporations
  • Philanthropies
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Faith-Based Organizations
  • Media Organizations
  • Housing Organizations
  • Mental/Behavioral Agencies/Organizations
  • Social Services
  • Local Coalition

Goals:

  • Increase screening rates for cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; and breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, especially among populations experiencing health disparities
  • Other chronic disease goal: Reduce obesity by continuation and expansion of UMMC's "Get Fit" Program, a family-based program to combat and prevent childhood obesity
  • Strengthen infrastructure for MEB health promotion and MEB disorder prevention

Interventions:

  • Increase cancer and cardiovascular screening; expand "Get Fit" Program
  • Establish linkages with the OMH Early Recognition and Screening Initiative in the region
  • create a user friendly information portal focused on promotion on MEB services

Hospital Contact