Prevention Agenda 2013-2018: Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment Action Plan

Promote a Healthy and Safe Environment Action Plan - Complete printable version (PDF, 1.3MB)

Evidence-based programs, policies and practices

• Recommended evidence-based programs, policies and practices have been identified for each action plan and organized by focus area and goal. For each recommended program, policy or practice, a brief description is given along with links to assist with implementation. Journal articles can be accessed from the New York State Library or Dickerman Library.

Evidence Based Interventions and Measures to Assess Progress, Updated 2015 (PDF)

• The DOH has updated the Prevention Agenda's recommended set of evidence based programs, policies and practices to help local communities address local priorities. These recommendations are based on a review of the scientific literature, consultation with subject matter experts within the Department and external partners and the actual experience of local partnerships as reported on the Update Survey completed in December 2014. The goal of this revision is to provide local communities with a set of interventions that offer local communities the best prospects of making meaningful progress in addressing chosen priorities. For each recommended intervention, the charts include short-term process measures to assess progress, as well as resources describing evidence-informed policies, programs and systems changes that will improve the variety of factors known to affect health.

Action Plan

• Introduction
• Focus Area 1: Outdoor Air Quality
  • Goal #1: Reduce exposure to outdoor air pollutants with a particular focus on burdened communities.
  • Interventions by Sector
• Focus Area 2: Water Quality
  • Goal #1: Increase the percentage of State residents that receive fluoridated drinking water.
  • Goal #2: Reduce potential public health risks associated with drinking water and recreational water
  • Interventions by Sector
• Focus Area 3: Built Environment
  • Goal #1: Improve the design and maintenance of the built environment to promote healthy lifestyles, sustainability and adaption to climate change
  • Goal #2: Improve the design and maintenance of home environments to promote health and reduce related illness
  • Interventions by Sector
• Focus Area 4: Injuries, Violence and Occupational Health
  • Goal #1: Reduce fall risks among vulnerable populations.
  • Goal #2: Reduce violence by targeting prevention programs particularly to highest risk populations.
  • Goal #3: Reduce occupational injuries and illnesses
  • Interventions by Sector
• References

Data and Resources

• Indicators For Tracking Public Health Priority Areas - County and state rates compared to 2018 objectives.
• Health Data NY - Downloadable data on the Indicators for Tracking Public Health Priority Areas.
• Health Indicator Reports - tables that contains data for all 62 New York State counties, 8 regions, New York City, Rest of State and New York State.
• County Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity - Minority Health Data and Statistics

Note: The Prevention Agenda 2013-2017 has been extended to 2018 to align its timeline with other state and federal health care reform initiatives.

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