Plan for a Healthier Allegheny June 30, 2016
Online Health Indicator Survey
Health indicator rankings identified by Allegheny County residents
Community Health Concerns Online Health Indicator Survey Community Needs Health Assessment (Not-for-profit hospitals) Access to healthcare Access to mental healthcare Health Insurance Air & water quality Obesity Nutrition Sources: Allegheny County Health Department Health Indicator Survey, 2014 Non-Profit Hospital Community Needs Health Assessment
Community Health Assessment (CHA)
Goals of ACHD CHA 1) Characterize the overall health of Allegheny County 2) Engage community in a discussion about health concerns 3) Highlight important community health risks and outcomes 4) Identify areas in need of improvement
ACHD CHA Launched Summer 2014 First of its kind in Allegheny County history Foundational to good public health practice Provides baseline data to understand community health issues, set goals for improvement, and monitor progress
Vital Statistics Health Risk Behaviors Infectious Disease Chronic Disease Maternal and Child Health Special Populations Access to Healthcare Economics Unintentional and Intentional Injury Environmental Health Community Assets
2014 Community Health Meetings Meetings were held in each County Council District (13) One meeting with Latino Community Posed three questions to residents: 1) What health factors are important to you and your community? Why? 2) What do you see as major barriers to health in your community? 3) What services or rules/regulations would make the greatest improvement in your health?
Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) aka Plan for a Healthier Allegheny (PHA)
Collaborative PHA Process Multiple planning sessions with Advisory Coalition Voted on priorities Vision, goals, and strategy development Subject matter expert scrubbing Identifying measurable outcome indicators (data) ~5 months
Access Healthcare Insurance Transportation 5 Health Improvement Priorities (Goals and Related Objectives) Chronic Disease Health Risk Behaviors Obesity/Poor Nutrition Physical Inactivity Smoking/Tobacco Environment Air Quality Fracking Water Quality Maternal and Child Health Asthma Breastfeeding Infant Mortality Low Birth Weight Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Depression Drug and Alcohol Use Integration of Mental Health into Physical Health Cross-Cutting Theme: Health Equity
How can Tobacco Free Allegheny get involved? Identify work your organization is currently doing that fits within these strategies Get involved with work that Advisory Coalition members are currently working on Collaborate with other organizations to identify new areas of work that align with these strategies
www.livewellallegheny.com A WALK IN THE PARK CAN KEEP YOU YOUNG AT HEART Allegheny County operates nine parks in the region spanning over 12,000 acres. The County is also home to two State Parks
Exercise Please help us identify activities currently being done that falls within our PHA strategies by placing post-it notes of current work that falls under related strategies Blue post-its: Your organization is currently working on this strategy Yellow post-its: Work you know that another organization is currently working on this strategy Please include your name, email, and organization and we will be in touch to get more information from you to get details about your work
Smoking-Related Initiatives Increase awareness of the risks associated with tobacco use and the PA Free Quit line and other cessation services by developing awareness campaign and marketing to high smoker areas Increase number of smoke-free and tobacco-free parks and playgrounds, particularly in vulnerable communities Decrease initiation rate of smoking through education programs in schools Increase access to nicotine replacement therapy products among retailers and health plans Develop a strategy and campaign to get a local tobacco tax Increase the number of smoke-free public housing units Develop a campaign to support comprehensive clean indoor air legislation