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

Rensselaer 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

  • Prevent Substance Abuse and other Mental Emotional Behavioral Disorders.

Prevent HIV/STDs, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Healthcare-Associated Infections: View the State Action Plan for this priority

  • Prevent HIV and STDs

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Community Health Centers
  • Health Insurance Plans
  • Business Organizations/Corporations
  • Colleges/Universities
  • Faith-Based Organizations
  • Media Organizations
  • Housing Organizations
  • Mental/Behavioral Agencies/Organizations
  • Social Services
  • Clinical or community based lifestyle change program
  • Clinical or community based lifestyle change Referral Agency
  • Local Coalition

Goals:

  • Create community environments that promote and support healthy food and beverage choices and physical activity
  • 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
  • Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke
  • Increase screening rates for cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; and breast, cervical and colorectal cancers, especially among populations experiencing health disparities
  • Reduce tobacco use among adults who report poor mental health
  • Decrease STD morbidity in New York State
  • Decrease HIV and STD disparities in New York State

Interventions:

  • Connect with school initiatives; work on policy with Child care providers; worksite initiatives; improve quality and choice in neighborhood food markets; Shopping matters; social media; garden to market; DPP; Lose to Win; Gestational Diabetes; strategies t o meet 2
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  • 0 goals appear to be drawing directly from prevention agenda guidance for each category of stakeholder
  • Promote smoking cessation among people with mental health disabilities through partnerships with the NYS Office of Mental Health
  • Youth education
  • increase provider knowledge
  • social norms campaigns

Local Health Department Contact

II. Hospitals - Priorities, Partners, Goals and Interventions

Burdett Care Center

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.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Health Insurance Plans
  • Media Organizations

Goals:

  • Reduce the prevalence of uncontrolled asthma in Albany and Rensselaer Counties with particular attention to ZIP codes with the highest incidence of asthma in the cities of Albany and Troy
  • Reduce the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Albany and Troy

Interventions:

  • Increase the number of patients engaged in all components of the asthma care loop through strong care transition policies that encourage hospital visit followup with primary care, community medical providers, reduction of asthma triggers, and improved sel fmanagement
  • Increase utilization of asthma action plans to affirm knowledge of how to control asthma through the support of community medical providers
  • Increase access to and utilization of asthma controller medications
  • Strengthen collaborative efforts around the selfmanagement and prevention of asthma
  • Improve processes that support and increase engagement in prevention and self management of diabetes and related comorbidities
  • Create, distribute, and provide educational services and resources for patients and providers
  • Expand school, community and employee wellness programs
  • Expand opportunities for safe physical activity in the community

Hospital Contact

Samaritan Hospital-Northeast Health

Community Service 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 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

  • Strengthen Infrastructure across Systems.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Schools
  • Social Services

Goals:

  • Increase participation of adults with diabetes in a course or class to learn how to manage their condition
  • Increase number of patients engaged with primary care, reduction of triggers and improved self-management
  • Educate the public about the risks of opiate abuse
  • Increase the number of people trained in the NYS Opioid Overdose Prevention Program

Interventions:

  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings
  • Establish linkages with the OMH Early Recognition and Screening Initiative in the region

Hospital Contact

Seton Health St. Mary's Hospital

Community Service 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 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

  • Strengthen Infrastructure across Systems.

Partners:

  • Local Health Department
  • Hospital
  • Business Organizations/Corporations
  • Schools
  • Social Services

Goals:

  • Increase participation of adults with diabetes in a course or class to learn how to manage their condition
  • Increase number of patients engaged with primary care, reduction of triggers and improved self-management
  • Educate the public about the risks of opiate abuse
  • Increase the number of people trained in the NYS Opioid Overdose Prevention Program

Interventions:

  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings
  • Establish linkages with the OMH Early Recognition and Screening Initiative in the region
  • Increasing the availability, accessibility and use of evidence-based interventions in self-care management in clinical and community settings

Hospital Contact