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

Putnam 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 Obesity in Children and Adults.
  • 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

  • Promote Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being in Communities.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Community Health Centers
  • Schools
  • Mental/Behavioral Agencies/Organizations
  • CBO-Youth Focused
  • Local Coalition

Goals:

  • Prevent childhood obesity through early child-care and schools
  • Expand the role of public and private employers in obesity prevention
  • 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
  • Promote culturally relevant chronic disease self-management education
  • Promote mental, emotional and behavioral (MEB) well-being in communities
  • Prevent suicides among youth and adults

Interventions:

  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings
  • Promoting smoking cessation benefits among Medicaid beneficiaries
  • Promoting smoking cessation among people with mental health disabilities through partnerships with the NYS Office of Mental Health
  • increase anti-tobacco legislative policies, restrict sale and marketing of tobacco products, reduce use of e-cigarettes
  • Develop social marketing and anti-stigma campaigns that promote the importance of early identification and intervention
  • Promote smoking cessation among people with mental health disabilities through partnerships with the NYS Office of Mental Health
  • Reduce suicides and attempts via coalitions and education efforts; collect better data re MEB problems

Local Health Department Contact

II. Hospitals - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

HealthQuest: Putnam Hospital Center

Community Service Plan

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

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

  • Reduce Obesity in Children and Adults.

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

  • Promote Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Well-Being in Communities.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Mental/Behavioral Agencies/Organizations

Goals:

  • Promote tobacco use cessation, especially among low SES populations and those with poor mental health
  • Reduce tobacco use among adults who report poor mental health

Interventions:

  • Reduce the percentage of county residents who self-report as a smoker
  • Disparity: Reduce the percentage of those with poor mental health who smoke
  • Promoting NYS Smokers' Quitline
  • Promoting smoking cessation among people with mental health disabilities through partnerships with the NYS Office of Mental Health
  • Promoting smoking cessation benefits among Medicaid beneficiaries
  • Increase Suicide Risk Assessment, Prevention and Intervention

Hospital Contact