access healthcare exchange or Medicaid Statewide reduction in the number of Convene and collaborate with coverage. uninsured individuals stakeholders and partners to promote # of partners supporting statewide and support policies that increase access policies to increase access to health to health insurance for all Georgians. insurance Anticipated Impact GHS will continue to assess insurance eligibility and assist with insurance enrollment for all uninsured patients, as well as lead efforts to make the case and raise support for expanded health insurance access for Georgians statewide. These efforts will result in a reduction in the proportion of residents without health insurance and increase opportunities to access appropriate healthcare services. Increased access to care among low-income individuals may improve health outcomes and reduce racial/ethnic and other health disparities in Fulton and DeKalb Counties. HEALTHY BEHAVIORS Implementation Strategy Health Need HIV and Chronic Disease (Diabetes and Hypertension) Prevention and Management; Injury and Homicide Prevention Objective Increase healthy behaviors to prevent HIV and injury and help control diabetes and hypertension Target Population Residents of Fulton and DeKalb Counties (low-income, racial/ethnic minorities, uninsured) Resources EMR/Healthy Planet, Community Affairs, Trauma and Injury Prevention Program, Infectious Disease Program Potential ARCHI, Georgia Department of Public Health, BeltLine Partners 3-Year Goal Strategies Outcomes Tracking Metrics Increase patient Promote healthy behaviors (e.g., smoking Patient Engagement Improved glycemic, blood pressure and cessation, physical activity, healthy eating, and community cholesterol levels among patients # patients with BMI care plan, healthy sexual practices, etc.) among Reduction in smoking rates among engagement in hypertension care plan, or who were patient populations in clinical settings by patient populations served by GHS healthy provided smoking cessation info increasing patient engagement in care Reduction in BMIs of patient behaviors. Community Initiatives plans and providing information, referrals populations served by GHS and follow up. Increased awareness of healthy # number of partners behaviors among patients populations Collaborate with stakeholders and # of community events served by GHS community partners to support the Injury Prevention development of programs and policies to Increased opportunities for residents to promote healthy behaviors in DeKalb and
access healthcare coverage. Statewide reduction in the number of uninsured individuals exchange or Medicaid # of partners supporting statewide policies to increase access to health insurance Convene and collaborate with stakeholders and partners to promote and support policies that increase access to health insurance for all Georgians. Anticipated Impact GHS will continue to assess insurance eligibility and assist with insurance enrollment for all uninsured patients, as well as lead efforts to make the case and raise support for expanded health insurance access for Georgians statewide. These efforts will result in a reduction in the proportion of residents without health insurance and increase opportunities to access appropriate healthcare services. Increased access to care among low-income individuals may improve health outcomes and reduce racial/ethnic and other health disparities in Fulton and DeKalb Counties. HEALTHY BEHAVIORS Implementation Strategy Health Need HIV and Chronic Disease (Diabetes and Hypertension) Prevention and Management; Injury and Homicide Prevention Objective Increase healthy behaviors to prevent HIV and injury and help control diabetes and hypertension Target Population Residents of Fulton and DeKalb Counties (low-income, racial/ethnic minorities, uninsured) Resources EMR/Healthy Planet, Community Affairs, Trauma and Injury Prevention Program, Infectious Disease Program Potential Partners ARCHI, Georgia Department of Public Health, BeltLine 3-Year Goal Strategies Outcomes Tracking Metrics Increase patient and community engagement in healthy behaviors. Promote healthy behaviors (e.g., smoking cessation, physical activity, healthy eating, healthy sexual practices, etc.) among patient populations in clinical settings by increasing patient engagement in care plans and providing information, referrals and follow up. Improved glycemic, blood pressure and cholesterol levels among patients Reduction in smoking rates among patient populations served by GHS Reduction in BMIs of patient populations served by GHS Increased awareness of healthy behaviors among patients populations served by GHS Increased opportunities for residents to Patient Engagement # patients with BMI care plan, hypertension care plan, or who were provided smoking cessation info Community Initiatives # number of partners # of community events Injury Prevention Collaborate with stakeholders and community partners to support the development of programs and policies to promote healthy behaviors in DeKalb and