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

Cayuga 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.

Promote Healthy Women, Infants and Children: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Maternal and Infant Health
  • Child Health

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Community Health Centers
  • Schools
  • Media Organizations
  • Public/Private Transportation
  • Local Coalition

Goals:

  • 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
  • Increase proportion of NYS Babies who are breastfed
  • Reduce the prevalence of dental caries among NYS children

Interventions:

  • Implementing Complete Streets policies, plans, and practices
  • Promoting policies and practices in support of breastfeeding
  • Promoting NYS Smokers' Quitline
  • Promoting policies and practices in support of breastfeeding

Local Health Department Contact

II. Hospitals - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

Auburn Community Hospital

Community Service Plan

Prevention Agenda Priorities:

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

  • Reduce Obesity in Children and Adults.

Partners:

  • Hospital
  • Business Organizations/Corporations
  • Clinical or communnity based lifestyle change Referral Agency

Goals:

  • Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke
  • 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

Interventions:

  • Promoting NYS Smokers' Quitline
  • Promoting of policies and practices in support of breastfeeding
  • Adopting tobacco-free outdoor policies

Hospital Contact