The HMSC priority strategy to address these chronic health diseases is also a continuation of the work of the Healthy Montgomery Eat Well Be Active Partnership. The Eat Well Be Active Partnership is the obesity workgroup formed from the first community health improvement cycle that began in 2011. The Chronic Disease Cluster Workgroup (CDCW) developed an implementation plan during an facilitated planning session. The CDCW included participants from various departments, agencies and hospital/health systems within Montgomery County. The focus of this planning session was to address the underlying causes chronic diseases using the health equity, collective impact and triple aim frameworks. The objectives and outcome indicators were developed with guidance from the 2016 Healthy Montgomery Community Health Needs Assessment, Healthy People 2020 goals and NACCHO’s High Quality Community Healthy Improvement Process Guidance and Examples. Priority Strategy: Combined diet and physical activity promotion programs (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancers) Goal 1: Increase awareness about and decrease access barriers to preventive services. Objectives: 1) Increase the proportion of persons who have a specific source of ongoing care. 2) Improve health literacy, including patient and provider health insurance literacy. 3) Increase the number of tools that disseminate quality health information and available services. Key Actions Desirable Outcomes Offer group and 1:1 education to needed preventive services Increased % of materials at Cultural competency appropriate reading level Health literacy and culturally competent Available services Increased % of materials Partnerships with community-based organizations, and messaging written in faith communities, etc. major languages of Increase dissemination and use of evidence-based, culturally community competent, health literacy practices and interventions to Increased numbers of include provider training and education materials and providers trained in health messaging literacy and cultural Develop a tool/toolkit and disseminate in diverse setting and competence programs, health and safety information and information about Increased numbers of adults health resources and services that is accurate, accessible, and with routine check-up actionable. Increased numbers of adults aged 50+ with colorectal screenings Increased numbers of women with Pap Smear in 3 years Increased numbers of adults and children who receive age appropriate screenings and preventive care
The HMSC priority strategy to address these chronic health diseases is also a continuation of the work of the Healthy Montgomery Eat Well Be Active Partnership. The Eat Well Be Active Partnership is the obesity workgroup formed from the first community health improvement cycle that began in 2011. The Chronic Disease Cluster Workgroup (CDCW) developed an implementation plan during an facilitated planning session. The CDCW included participants from various departments, agencies and hospital/health systems within Montgomery County. The focus of this planning session was to address the underlying causes chronic diseases using the health equity, collective impact and triple aim frameworks. The objectives and outcome indicators were developed with guidance from the 2016 Healthy Montgomery Community Health Needs Assessment, Healthy People 2020 goals and NACCHO’s High Quality Community Healthy Improvement Process Guidance and Examples. Priority Strategy: Combined diet and physical activity promotion programs (obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancers) Goal 1: Increase awareness about and decrease access barriers to preventive services. Objectives: 1) Increase the proportion of persons who have a specific source of ongoing care. 2) Improve health literacy, including patient and provider health insurance literacy. 3) Increase the number of tools that disseminate quality health information and available services. Key Actions Offer group and 1:1 education to needed preventive services Cultural competency Health literacy Available services Partnerships with community-based organizations, faith communities, etc. Increase dissemination and use of evidence-based, culturally competent, health literacy practices and interventions to include provider training and education materials and messaging Develop a tool/toolkit and disseminate in diverse setting and programs, health and safety information and information about health resources and services that is accurate, accessible, and actionable. Desirable Outcomes Increased % of materials at appropriate reading level and culturally competent Increased % of materials and messaging written in major languages of community Increased numbers of providers trained in health literacy and cultural competence Increased numbers of adults with routine check-up Increased numbers of adults aged 50+ with colorectal screenings Increased numbers of women with Pap Smear in 3 years Increased numbers of adults and children who receive age appropriate screenings and preventive care
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