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

Fulton County Prevention Agenda 2013-2018 Tracking Indicator Dashboard

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

Community Health Improvement Plan (not posted )

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

  • Child Health

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Community Health Centers
  • Business Organizations/Corporations
  • Schools
  • Media Organizations
  • 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
  • Increase screening rates for cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; and breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, especially among populations experiencing health disparities
  • Increase the proportion of NYS children who receive comprehensive well-child-care in accordance with AAP guidelines

Interventions:

  • Diabetes screening; increase physical activity and the eating of healthier foods
  • The intervention was to increase lead screening by better access to well child care

Local Health Department Contact

II. Hospitals - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

Nathan Littauer Hospital

Community Service Plan

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

  • Child Health

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Business Organizations/Corporations
  • Media Organizations
  • Housing Organizations
  • Social Services
  • CBO-Youth Focused
  • Clinical or communnity based lifestyle change program
  • Clinical or communnity based lifestyle change Referral Agency
  • Local Coalition

Goals:

  • Increase screening rates for cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; and breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, especially among populations experiencing health disparities
  • Increase the proportion of NYS children who receive comprehensive well-child-care in accordance with AAP guidelines

Interventions:

  • Promoting of policies and practices in support of breastfeeding
  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings
  • improve children's access to well child services with a focus on improving lead screening and reducing childhood lead poisoning

Hospital Contact