Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | REDINGTON-FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP, PROVIDE, AND FACILITATE QUALITY, SAFE, COMPREHENSIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE AFFIRM A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IDENTITY, OFFERING PERSONALIZED SERVICES. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | REDINGTON-FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP, PROVIDE, AND FACILITATE QUALITY, SAFE, COMPREHENSIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE AFFIRM A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IDENTITY, OFFERING PERSONALIZED SERVICES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990, THE HOSPITAL'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER REVIEWED THE FILING IN DETAIL WITH THE HOSPITAL BOARD. THE BOARD FOUND THE REPORT TO BE COMPREHENSIVE AND COMPLETE AND SUPPORTED ITS FILING AS REVIEWED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS DISCLOSURE IS REVIEWED WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND DIRECTORS, WHO THEN SIGN THE DISCLOSURE |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | SEE SCHEDULE J |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | REDINGTON FAIRVIEW GENERAL MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | INCREASE IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ASSETS -1,878. EFFECT OF ASC 715 -5,965,279. |
| SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11 | 2015 COMMUNITY HEALTH ANNUAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT & COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK-PLAN RFGH MISSION - TO DEVELOP, PROVIDE, AND FACILITATE HIGH QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE AFFIRM A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IDENTITY, OFFERING PERSONALIZED SERVICES. RFGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT - DIRECTLY, OR IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS, IDENTIFY AND PROVIDE HEALTH, PREVENTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. OFFER COMMUNITY EDUCATION, DISEASE PREVENTION AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES BASED ON COMMUNITY NEED. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT - AS A MEMBER AND FISCAL AGENT FOR SOMERSET PUBLIC HEALTH, RFGH WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH REGIONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROVIDERS TO DELIVER PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES. INTRODUCTION & BRIEF HISTORY THE INTENT OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT IS TO USE IT AS A PLANNING TOOL TO ASSIST IN INITIATING STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CITIZENS WHOSE HEALTH NEED ARE AT RISK IN OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY HEALTH STRIVES TO PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS THROUGH THE SERVICES PROVIDED. RFGH WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO WORK ON PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY. ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED: " OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS RFGH HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE THE APPROACHES TO THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT. ASSESSMENTS WERE COMPLETED IN 2007, 2010, 2012, AND 2013. " IN ADDITION, SOMERSET PUBLIC HEALTH, PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS SOMERSET HEART HEALTH AND LATER AS GREATER SOMERSET PUBLIC HEALTH COLLABORATIVE, AS PART OF THEIR HEALTHY MAINE PARTNERSHIP WORK, COMPLETED A MOBILIZING FOR ACTION THROUGH PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS (MAPP) ASSESSMENT PROCESS IN 2011 AS PART OF THE STRATEGIC APPROACH TO COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. "BEARING THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR" IS AN EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR SOMERSET PUBLIC HEALTH WAS COMPLETED IN 2013. " A SOMERSET COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST 2014 (EMHS) WITH RFGH AS PARTNERING HOSPITAL. " IN 2014 RFGH STRATEGIZED OUR HEALTHY COMMUNITY GOALS AS LISTED BELOW: " TO PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS (PROMOTE NUTRITION AND WEIGHT STATUS, PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FITNESS, REDUCE TOBACCO USE AND REDUCE USE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS) " TO PROMOTE HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITIES (IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, INCREASE VACCINATIONS, PREVENT INJURIES, AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS) " TO IMPROVE SYSTEMS (ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY CARE AND EMERGENCY CARE) IMPROVE MATERNAL, INFANT AND CHILD CARE, IMPROVE HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY, IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE) " TO PREVENT, REDUCE AND MANAGE DISEASES AND DISORDERS (CANCER, CARDIOVASCULAR/ HEART DISEASE AND STROKE, CHRONIC DISEASES, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, PULMONARY AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH) " PARTICIPATED IN THE MAINE SHARED CHNA STAKEHOLDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT - 2015 MOVING FORWARD WITH ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION MOVING FORWARD IN 2015 - 2016, RFGH, SOMERSET PUBLIC HEALTH AND OTHERS ARE WORKING IN SOMERSET COUNTY AND KENNEBEC COUNTY TO SHARE INFORMATION IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO HAVE THE COMMUNITY PROVIDE THEIR INPUT ON PRIORITIES AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THE HOSPITALS IN MAINE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO DO THEIR NEEDS ASSESSMENTS. THE SHARED HOSPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT PLANNING PROCESS (SHNAPP) WILL HAVE DISTRICT LEVEL (KENNEBEC AND SOMERSET COUNTIES) INDICATORS (USING SECONDARY DATA) WHICH WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE DISTRICTS IN EARLY NOVEMBER. THE DATA WILL BE PACKAGED TO HIGHLIGHT EACH DISTRICT'S PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES. "BEARING THE FRUITS OF OUR LABORS" IS THE EVALUATION FRAMEWORK OF SOMERSET PUBLIC HEALTH (FORMALLY KNOWN AS GREATER SOMERSET PUBLIC HEALTH COLLABORATIVE). THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015 FOR THE SEPTEMBER 14 ANNUAL MEETING WHERE THE DIRECTOR OF THE HEALTH INDEX INITIATIVE AT MAINE MEDICAL SHALL PRESENT OUR COUNTY HEALTH RANKING INFORMATION AS WELL AS WHAT QUALITATIVE DATA FROM THE SHNAPP FOR OUR COUNTY THAT IS AVAILABLE. THE GOAL: NEXT STEPS FOR CHANGING OUR HEALTH STATUS. IN AUGUST, 2015 RFGH BEGAN TO SEEK OUR DIRECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS INPUT THROUGH A SURVEY THAT ASKS INDIVIDUALS TO RATE HEALTH ISSUES BASED ON HOW THEY FEEL THEY IMPACT THEIR OVERALL HEALTH. TO DATE, JUST OVER 100 SURVEYS HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. WE WILL CONTINUE THE SURVEYING PROCESS WITH EACH SUPPORT GROUP AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM AS APPLICABLE AS A MEANS OF COLLECTING MEANINGFUL INFORMATION FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THE FOLLOWING CHARTS GIVE A PICTURE OF WHAT THE FIRST 100 WHO COMPLETED THE SURVEY HAD TO SAY. MUCH OF THE NEEDS ASSESSMENTS FROM 2007 - 2013 HAVE FOCUSED ON CHRONIC DISEASES. CHRONIC DISEASES INCLUDE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (HEART AND STROKE), CANCER, CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES, DIABETES, AND BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS SUCH AS ARTHRITIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS. "CHRONIC DISEASE" MAY ALSO BE INCLUSIVE OF ORAL DISEASE AND MENTAL DISORDERS; HOWEVER, RFGH ASSISTS THE COMMUNITY WITH THESE SERVICES THROUGH REFERRALS RATHER THAN DIRECT SERVICE. CAUSES OF CHRONIC DISEASES MAY HAVE UNDERLYING SOCIOECONOMIC, CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS. VERY OFTEN THERE ARE COMMON MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS, NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS, AND INTERMEDIATE RISK FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THE MAIN CHRONIC DISEASES OF HEART DISEASE STROKE, CANCER, DIABETES, AND CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE. PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, POOR NUTRITION AND TOBACCO USE MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS MOST INDIVIDUALS CAN ADJUST IN THEIR DAILY LIFE AND OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMMING CAN HAVE AN IMPACT UPON. INTERMEDIATE RISK FACTORS ARE THOSE UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES THAT ULTIMATELY SHOW UP AS HEALTH CONCERNS IN INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE, CHOLESTEROL, OR GLUCOSE LEVEL OR BEING OVERWEIGHT / OBESE. THE THINGS WE ARE UNABLE TO CHANGE ARE AGE AND HEREDITY (NON-MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS). DEMOGRAPHICS / SOCIOECONOMIC: RFGH SERVICES MOST OF SOMERSET COUNTY. HEALTH STATUS IS IMPACTED BY DISPARITIES SUCH AS INCOME, EDUCATION LEVELS, AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL "HEALTH RANKINGS" IN 2015, PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE. SOMERSET COUNTY CURRENTLY RANKS 16 OUT OF 16 FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES AND 15 OUT OF 16 FOR HEALTH FACTORS. THE HEALTH RANKINGS LOOK AT HEALTH OUTCOMES TO SEE HOW HEALTHY A COUNTY IS AND AT HEALTH FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE HEALTH OF A COUNTY. MEASURES USED ARE MORTALITY, MORBIDITY, HEALTH BEHAVIORS, ACCESS TO CARE, QUALITY OF CARE, INCOME, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT. REPORTED IN THE 2015 HEALTH RANKINGS ARE THE FOLLOWING STATISTICS: SOMERSET COUNTY HAS A POPULATION OF 51,706, 25% OF CHILDREN IN 2015 ARE LIVING IN POVERTY, 18.3% OF SOMERSET COUNTY ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS COMPARED TO 14% IN 2008. VIOLENT CRIMES IN SOMERSET COUNTY ARE 107, LOWER THAN MAINE AT 123 AND THE NATIONAL MEDIUM AT 199. WELLNESS & HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS THE ONE INDICATOR THAT HAS DATA FOR YEARS 2003, 2010, 2012 AND 2015 TO TREND OVER TIME IS % WHO REPORT HEALTH FAIR TO POOR . ACCESS TO CARE ACCESS TO CARE CONTRIBUTES TO ONE'S HEALTH STATUS. BARRIERS TO ACCESS TO CARE MAY INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION, COST, EDUCATION, LACK OF USUAL SOURCE OF CARE, LACK OF INSURANCE, CHILD CARE, OR OTHER BARRIERS MAY EXIST. THE PERCENT OF UNINSURED UNDER THE AGE OF 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE IN 2013 REMAINED AT 13 (NO CHANGE IN THE PAST TEN YEARS) ACCORDING TO "BEARING THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR". CHRONIC DISEASE (S) CHRONIC DISEASES INCLUDE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (HEART AND STROKE), CANCER, CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES, DIABETES, AND BONE AND JOINT DISORDERS SUCH AS ARTHRITIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS. TOBACCO USE AND EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO, POOR NUTRITION, AND SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE OR PHYSICALLY INACTIVITY ARE THE TOP THREE HEALTH BEHAVIOR RISK FACTORS AFFECTING PEOPLE. THESE RISK FACTORS AFFECT ALL OF THE CHRONIC DISEASES: DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, CANCER, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE AND OTHER HEALTH ISSUES AS WELL AND FREQUENTLY START IN ONE'S YOUTH. THOSE WITH ARTHRITIS THAT ARE INACTIVE OR OVERWEIGHT TEND TO BE MORE SYMPTOMATIC (HAVE INCREASED PAIN AND ARE NOT AS ABLE TO MOVE WITH AS MUCH EASE). BETWEEN 2003 AND 2010 SOMERSET COUNTY WAS ABLE TO DROP THE RATE OF CURRENT ADULT SMOKERS FROM 31% TO 26%. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO DECREASE THIS RATE WITH TOBACCO FREE POLICIES IMPLEMENTED IN MUNICIPALITIES, EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, OTHER SUPPORT PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES WITH RETAILERS. |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH WORK PLAN CONTINUED: | NUTRITION AND WEIGHT: SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE, OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY, AND SMOKING ARE RISK FACTORS FOR MOST OF THE CHRONIC DISEASES. REPORTED IN MAINE HEALTH REPORT, MAINE'S ADULT OBESITY RATES HAVE NEARLY DOUBLED IN THE PAST 16 YEARS. DATA SOURCES VARY SLIGHTLY SOURCE TO SOURCE, BUT THE TAKE HOME MESSAGE IS MAINERS AND AMERICANS ARE TRENDING TO THE OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY RANGES. ACCORDING TO THE CDC DATA, THE COUNTY'S OBESITY RATE (BMI >30)DOUBLED IN JUST TEN YEARS FROM 2003 - 2013 AND IS STILL ON THE INCREASE. NOTE: THE CDC SOURCES HAVE CAUTIONED THAT CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM THAT AFFECT THE OBESITY PREVALENCE ESTIMATES AND THEREFORE DATA COLLECTED FOR 2010 AND PRIOR CAN NOT BE COMPARED TO LATER DATA. CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE REFERS TO A GROUP OF DISEASES AND CONDITIONS AFFECTING THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS. ACCORDING TO THE MAINE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND DIABETES PLAN (2011 - 2020) HEART DISEASE IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN MAINE WITH STROKE THE 4TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH. RISKS OF HEART DISEASE AND STROKE ARE 2-4 TIMES GREATER IN PEOPLE WITH DIABETES. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, ABOUT 1 OF 3 U.S. ADULTS-OR ABOUT 70 MILLION PEOPLE-HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. ONLY ABOUT HALF (52%) OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE UNDER CONTROL. THIS COMMON CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK FOR HEART DISEASE AND STROKE, 2ND OF THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH FOR AMERICANS. IN LOOKING AT THE DATA FROM 2003 TO 2013, THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THOSE BEING TOLD THEY HAVE HIGH CHOLESTEROL. IT REMAINS AT 32%. RESPIRATORY HEALTH / PULMONARY DISEASE RESPIRATORY HEALTH INCLUDES DISEASES SUCH AS CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) AND ASTHMA. AS WITH OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES, RISK FACTORS INCLUDE SMOKING AND SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE. IN ADDITION, EXPOSURE TO NOXIOUS PARTICLES OR GASES, RECURRENT INFECTIONS, GENETIC FACTORS AND DIET MAY BE ADDITIONAL RISK FACTORS FOR COPD. RESPIRATORY HEALTH INCLUDES DISEASES SUCH AS CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD), PNEUMONIA AND ASTHMA. ASTHMA IS A CHRONIC DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE LUNGS AND AIRWAYS. THERE IS NO CURE BUT IT CAN BE CONTROLLED. ACCORDING TO THE MAINE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, IN 2010 ONE IN 15 (6.5%) OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN HAVE ASTHMA AND ONE IN 10 (10.8%) ADULTS HAVE ASTHMA IN CENTRAL DISTRICT (SOMERSET AND KENNEBEC COUNTIES. ASTHMA ACCOUNTED FOR > 100 ED VISITS AND FOR > 100 HOSPITALIZATIONS. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) IS A CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY LUNG DISEASE THAT CAUSES OBSTRUCTED AIRFLOW FROM THE LUNGS. ACCORDING TO NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH (2010), COPD IS THE 3RD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 1.5 MILLION ED VISITS AND 726,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS PER YEAR ACROSS THE US AND HAS A COST (DIRECT AND INDIRECT) OF AN ESTIMATED $49.9 BILLION. COPD IS A DISEASE THAT IS CAUSED BY LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO IRRITATING GASES OR PARTICULATE MATTER, MOST OFTEN FROM CIGARETTE SMOKE. MOST PEOPLE WITH COPD CAN ACHIEVE GOOD SYMPTOM CONTROL AND QUALITY OF LIFE WITH PROPER MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS REDUCED RISK OF OTHER ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS. THE MOST CURRENT DATA IN SOMERSET COUNTY AVAILABLE IS FROM 2010 AND IS 7.9%. THE CENTRAL DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN OF 2010 CALLED FOR REDUCING THE CURRENT RATE OF ADMISSIONS FOR COPD FROM 181 / 1000,000 IN KENNEBEC AND SOMERSET COUNTIES COMBINED TO 91 (A 50% REDUCTION) IN THE HOPES OF SAVING AN ESTIMATED $1,153,255 BY 2015. THE 2015 INFORMATION HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. DIABETES DIABETES IS A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE WAY THE BODY USES FOOD. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE INABILITY TO PRODUCE OR PROPERLY USE INSULIN, A HORMONE THAT HELPS CONTROL BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. EVERY MINUTE A PERSON'S BLOOD SUGAR IS HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD BE, THE DISEASE DAMAGES THE NERVOUS AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, LEADING TO BLINDNESS, AMPUTATIONS AND INCREASING DISABILITY. DIABETES IS A DISEASE THAT VERY FREQUENTLY CAN BE CONTROLLED. CAREFUL MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR DIABETICS TO LEAD ACTIVE AND LONG LIVES. RISK FACTORS INCLUDE BEING OVERWEIGHT, PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, AND A FAMILY HISTORY OF DIABETES. COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETES MAY INCLUDE HEART DISEASE, KIDNEY DISEASE, EYE DISEASE, NERVE DISEASE, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, STROKE, BONE OR GUM INFECTIONS, AND BIRTH DEFECTS IN BABIES BORN TO DIABETIC MOTHERS. ACCORDING TO THE SOMERSET COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS (2015) 88% DIABETIC MONITORING (SAME AS MAINE ) - 2010 ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES 11 %. CANCER CANCER IS A TERM USED FOR DISEASES IN WHICH ABNORMAL CELLS DIVIDE WITHOUT CONTROL AND CAN INVADE OTHER TISSUES. CANCER CELLS CAN SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY THROUGH THE BLOOD AND LYMPH SYSTEMS. CANCER IS NOT JUST ONE DISEASE, BUT MANY DISEASES. THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 KINDS OF CANCER. EARLY DETECTION THROUGH SCREENING (FINDING CANCER OR PRE-CANCEROUS CHANGES BEFORE IT CAN GROW AND SPREAD INTO LATE-STAGE DISEASE) MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR MANY CANCERS. NOT ONLY DOES IT SAVE LIVES, PROVIDE QUALITY OF LIFE, IT ALSO SAVES BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF HEALTHCARE TREATMENT COSTS. OSTEOARTHRITIS IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE BREAKDOWN OF THE JOINT'S CARTILAGE. THE BREAKDOWN OF CARTILAGE CAUSES THE BONES TO RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER, CAUSING STIFFNESS, PAIN AND LOSS OF MOVEMENT IN THE JOINT. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS) IS A CHRONIC DISEASE, MAINLY CHARACTERIZED BY INFLAMMATION OF THE LINING, OR SYNOVIUM, OF THE JOINTS. IT CAN LEAD TO LONG-TERM JOINT DAMAGE, RESULTING IN CHRONIC PAIN, LOSS OF FUNCTION AND DISABILITY. IN DECEMBER OF 2014 THE CDC ESTIMATED THAT AN ESTIMATED 52.5 MILLION US ADULTS REPORTED THAT THEIR DOCTOR TOLD THEM THEY HAD ARTHRITIS. AS OUR NATION'S POPULATION AGES, THE PREVALENCE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE. IN ADDITION, 294,000 U.S. CHILDREN UNDER AGE 18 (OR 1 IN 250 CHILDREN) HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ARTHRITIS OR ANOTHER RHEUMATOLOGIC CONDITION. PRIOR ESTIMATES RANGED FROM 80,000 TO 290,000, DEPENDING ON THE DEFINITION OF ARTHRITIS, AGE RANGE AND METHODS USED TO FIND CASES. MANY AFFLICTED WITH THIS DISEASE HAVE LIMITATIONS IN THEIR ABILITY TO DO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HAVE WORK LIMITATIONS, AND HAVE SOCIAL PARTICIPATION LIMITATIONS. ACTION: RFGH AND SPH WILL WORK WITH MAINE HOSPITALS AND THE SHARED HOSPITAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT PLANNING PROCESS (SHNAPP) TO DEVELOP STATE AND DISTRICT LEVEL (KENNEBEC AND SOMERSET COUNTIES) INDICATORS (USING SECONDARY DATA). THE DATA WILL BE PACKAGED TO HIGHLIGHT EACH DISTRICT'S PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES. IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES ARE TO REDUCE ADMISSION RATES, LONG AND SHORT TERM COMPLICATION RATES, PROPER MANAGEMENT AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT OF DISEASES. IN ADDITION, CARRY OUT THE INITIATIVES IN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKPLAN. |
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