Goal III: Develop human resources and increase human services through improved educational, social and health services, employment opportunities, and assistance to children, elderly, persons with disabilities and those moving toward Objective 1: Improve Health Care and Health Services Number Item Project/Program Proposed Responsible # of Assistance Included Number Timeframe Parties/Groups Potential Needed in Scope Jobs from of Work EDD/EDA 45 1 Encourage the availability and 2013-2018 Local Health T/A and accessibility of adequate health care Dept/health care project services at a reasonable cost and providers/MRPC funding encourage the utilization of both public and private resources to ensure accessibility to comprehensive and integrated health services. 46 2 Encourage the development of 2013-2018 Local Health Dept., T/A and public health programs, including health care project adequate mental health services providers/MRPC funding throughout the region. 47 3 Encourage consumer and elected 2013-2018 Health Dept., official into health care health care providers, programs. MRPC, consumers 48 4 Encourage the continued 2013-2018 Health Dept. development of home health care health care providers programs and services. MRPC, consumers 49 5 Encourage local school boards to 2013-2018 Local Health Dept., employ trained nurses. health care providers, MRPC, schools 50 6 Encourage recreational and physical 2013-2018 Local Health Dept. fitness programs for all persons in health care providers, the region, including the very young agencies that serve and the elderly. youth/ elderly, MRPC, schools 51 7 Encourage the development of 2013-2018 Health Dept., public and private referral groups health care providers, working with the problems of drug MRPC, local law abuse and alcoholism. enforcement 52 8 Encourage the expansion of the use 2013-2018 Local Health Dept., of licensed paraprofessionals in health care providers health and healthrelated social service fields. 53 9 Support an incentive program to 2013-2018 elected officials, T/A encourage medical doctors to state & federal practice in rural areas. legislators, funders, local health dept. and health care providers 54 10 Encourage the provision of medical 2013-2018 Local elected officials, T/A assistance to those persons who are state & federal unable to afford it. legislators, local health depts. and health care providers
Goal III: Develop human resources and increase human services through improved educational, social and health services, employment opportunities, and assistance to children, elderly, persons with disabilities and those moving toward Objective 1: Improve Health Care and Health Services Number Item Number Project/Program Proposed Timeframe Responsible Parties/Groups # of Potential Jobs Assistance Needed from EDD/EDA Included in Scope of Work 45 1 Encourage the availability and accessibility of adequate health care services at a reasonable cost and encourage the utilization of both public and private resources to ensure accessibility to comprehensive and integrated health services. 2013-2018 Local Health Dept/health care providers/MRPC T/A and project funding 46 2 Encourage the development of public health programs, including adequate mental health services throughout the region. 2013-2018 Local Health Dept., health care providers/MRPC T/A and project funding 47 3 Encourage consumer and elected official into health care programs. 2013-2018 Health Dept., health care providers, MRPC, consumers 48 4 Encourage the continued development of home health care programs and services. 2013-2018 Health Dept. health care providers MRPC, consumers 49 5 Encourage local school boards to employ trained nurses. 2013-2018 Local Health Dept., health care providers, MRPC, schools 50 6 Encourage recreational and physical fitness programs for all persons in the region, including the very young and the elderly. 2013-2018 Local Health Dept. health care providers, agencies that serve youth/ elderly, MRPC, schools 51 7 Encourage the development of public and private referral groups working with the problems of drug abuse and alcoholism. 2013-2018 Health Dept., health care providers, MRPC, local law enforcement 52 8 Encourage the expansion of the use of licensed paraprofessionals in health and healthrelated social service fields. 2013-2018 Local Health Dept., health care providers 53 9 Support an incentive program to encourage medical doctors to practice in rural areas. 2013-2018 elected officials, state & federal legislators, funders, local health dept. and health care providers T/A 54 10 Encourage the provision of medical assistance to those persons who are unable to afford it. 2013-2018 Local elected officials, state & federal legislators, local health depts. and health care providers T/A
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