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Review of CHNA priorities, implementation progress, and strategies for the next quarter. Focus on immunization rates, behavioral health services, and meeting needs of high-risk patient populations.
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CHNA Update July 15, 2015 • Context • Identified priorities • CHNA implementation plan • Progress • Focus for the next quarter
CHNA Priorities • Increase immunization rates. • Access to behavioral health services. • Meet the psycho-social and medical needs of higher risk patient populations, e.g. frequent users of EMS and ED services, and people with chronic or end-of-life illness.
Plan Put in place an inter-organizational advisory group – or Consortium - that can advance the CHNA implementation strategies. • The scope of work for this group: • Building more specific action plans • Resource development • Delineating relatively simple measures of success • Communicating progress to the PIMC Board and community partners.
Implementation • Convened jointly by the Health Department and PIMC • Guide the implementation of the CHNA Plan. • Over the next 12 months all parties will evaluate opportunities for establishing an ongoing community health alliance
Goals Put in place an inter-organizational advisory group – or Consortium - that can help shape implementation strategies. Develop a community resource guide. Increase immunization rates . Increase behavioral health outreach and services. Develop a plan that outlines an approach to meeting the psycho-social and medical needs of higher risk patient populations, e.g. frequent users of EMS and ED services, and people with chronic or end-of-life illness.
Focus for the next quarter Working with local stakeholders, staff assigned to the HRSA grant identified the following set of behavioral health focus areas for further assessment and planning: • School-based outreach and intervention for children with behavioral health issues • Access to psychiatry in the ED and primary care setting • Skilled nursing facility (SNF) access to mental health services • ESL and other sub-group population access to behavioral health services