Prevention Agenda Toward the Healthiest State - Unintentional Injuries Strategies and Partners Matrix

County Collaborating Hospitals Collaborating Counties Specific Area Strategies and/or Interverventions Partners
Allegany
  • Cuba Memorial Hospital
  • Jones Memorial Hospital
  • Olean General Hospital
  • Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
  • TLC Health Network Tri-County Memorial Hospital
Cattaraugus Falls prevention
  1. Expand educational efforts directed toward teenagers, young adults and the elderly on accident and injury prevention, particularly about drinking and driving, and falls.
  2. Propose the advent of alcohol compliance checks on the sale of alcohol to minors, similar to what is already done in regards to the sale of tobacco products.
  3. Continue the promotion of STOP DWI, MADD, and SADD programs within the county.
  • Allegany/Western Steuben Rural Health Network
  • Jones Memorial Hospital (JMH)
  • Cuba Memorial Hospital(CMH)
  • Local physicians
  • Medical practices run by JMH and CMH
  • Allegany County Office for the Aging
  • Home Health Agencies
Chemung
  • Arnot Ogden Medical Center
  • St. Joseph's Hospital
       
Hamilton
  • Glens Falls Hospital
  • Saratoga Hospital
  • Nathan Littauer Hospital
  • Inter-Lakes Health
  • Adirondack Medical Center
  • Warren
  • Washington
  • Saratoga
  • Fulton
  • Essex
Falls prevention Develop an evidenced-based program in falls prevention for the community.
  • Local primary care providers
  • Warren/Hamilton Counties Offices for the Aging
Nassau
  • North Shore LIJ Health System
  • Long Beach Medical Center
  • New Island Hospital
  • South Nassau Communities Hospital
  • St. Francis Hospital
  • Winthrop University Hospital
  • Mercy Medical Center
  Falls prevention
  1. Develop public awareness campaign via newsletters, local government mailings, public service announcements, postings in Naturally Occurring Retirement Centers and physician offices.
  2. Create a directory of community groups providing senior services for referrals.
  3. Create an inventory of current services to identify opportunities to expand and improve:
    • Senior center or retirement community programs
    • Fall prevention education for hospital staff
    • Home assessment tools
    • Inpatient education as part of discharge planning
    • Balance strengthening exercises through hospital facilities
  4. Develop a falls assessment tool, adapted from CDC and Hartford Geriatric Tool for Home Assessment, to be used in partner organizations
  • North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Center
  • Long Beach Medical Center
  • New Island Hospital
  • South Nassau Communities Hospital
  • St. Francis Hospital
  • Winthrop University Hospital
  • Mercy Medical Center
  • Nassau County Department of Senior Citizen Affairs
Suffolk
  • Brookhaven Memorial Hospital
  • Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
  • Huntington Hospital
  • John T. Mather Memorial Hospital
  • North Shore LIJ Health System
  • St. Charles Hospital
  • St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center
  • Southampton Hospital
  • Stony Brook University Medical Center
  Falls prevention
  1. Design and develop health education materials to prevent falls in the elderly.
  2. Incorporate these materials into a community outreach plan. This plan will be community-focused, with participation from all hospitals, Suffolk County Health Department, and community agencies and organizations.
  3. Activities between the partners will be coordinated by the Injury Prevention group.
  4. In order to target high risk areas and subpopulations, develop Data Subcommittee that will analyze pertinent Suffolk County data regarding demographics and high risk areas.
  • Unintentional Injury Workgroup: North Shore-LIJ Health System
  • St. John’s University
  • St. Catherine’s Hospital
  • AARP
  • St. Charles Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Dominican Sisters Family Health Service
  • St. Joseph’s College
  • Eastern Long Island Hospital
  • John T. Mather Memorial Hospital
  • Suffolk County Office for the Aging