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PART V, SECTION B
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A CONSISTS OF:
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- FACILITY 4: MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE, - FACILITY 5: MCHS IN MANKATO, - FACILITY 8: MCHS IN FAIRMONT, - FACILITY 10: MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE, - FACILITY 11: MCHS IN WASECA, - FACILITY 12: MCHS IN BARRON, - FACILITY 13: MCHS IN BLOOMER, - FACILITY 16: MCHS IN ST. JAMES, - FACILITY 17: MCHS IN SPRINGFIELD, - FACILITY 18: MCHS IN OSSEO
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GROUP A-FACILITY 5 -- MCHS IN MANKATO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 WITH A GATHERING OF A REGIONAL COALITION CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, NICOLLET COUNTY & WATONWAN COUNTY; STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF FROM NICOLLET COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, BLUE EARTH COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY & MARTIN COUNTY; MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; ALLINA HEALTH; UNITED DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS COALITION CAME TOGETHER AS AN INITIAL GROUP TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO COLLABORATE DURING THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND ON FUTURE INITIATIVES.COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MCHS IN MANKATO (MCHS-MANKATO), NICOLLET COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND BLUE EARTH COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN GATHERING AND ANALYZING LOCAL HEALTH DATA, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND FACILITATING THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS AT EVENTS/ACTIVITIES. INPUT WAS ALSO RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS.COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE USED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS TO GET A PULSE ON THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS INCLUDED TEN AREAS OF HEALTH CONCERN: HEALTH CARE ACCESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; SAFETY; ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION; SLEEP; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; HEALTHY FOODS (ACCESS OR COST); TOBACCO, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AND LACK OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM. EACH PARTICIPANT WAS GIVEN TWO STICKY FLAGS AND ASKED TO PUT THE FLAGS ON THE TOP TWO HEALTH CONCERNS IMPACTING THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE TARGETED AT EVENTS THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. EXAMPLES OF THESE EVENTS INCLUDE PROJECT COMMUNITY CONNECT, COMMUNITY FIESTA IN ST. PETER, VINE FAITH IN ACTION, NICOLLET COUNTY WIC AND MORE. 453 PEOPLE PROVIDED THEIR INPUT FOR THE COMMUNITY BOARD ACTIVITIES AT THE 9 BLUE EARTH AND NICOLLET COUNTY EVENTS IN 2018. INPUT ALSO WAS RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND MULTIPLE EVENTS BETWEEN MAY 8, 2018 - MAY 8, 2019. THIS INCLUDED ANNUAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS, A BLUE EARTH AND NICOLLET COUNTY DATA REVIEW AND VISIONING SESSION ON OCTOBER 24, 2018 AND A LE SUEUR COUNTY DATA REVIEW AND VISIONING SESSION ON JANUARY 23, 2019.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 5 -- MCHS IN MANKATO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MCHS-FAIRMONTMCHS-NEW PRAGUEMCHS-SPRINGFIELDMCHS-ST. JAMESMCHS-WASECA
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GROUP A-FACILITY 5 -- MCHS IN MANKATO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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BLUE EARTH COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTNICOLLET COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHMINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
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GROUP A-FACILITY 5 -- MCHS IN MANKATO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN MANKATO (MCHS-MANKATO) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYHYPERTENSIONIN 2019, MCHS-MANKATO TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO THE PUBLIC, MCHS-MANKATO: PROVIDED A COMMUNITY GARDEN AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH GARDENING SKILLS, HEALTHY EATING AND HEALTHY RECIPES.PROVIDED SPACE AND ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR FOOD RX PILOT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (SHIP).PARTICIPATED IN BABY & KIDS TO PROMOTE GAMES TO KEEP KIDS ACTIVE AND HEALTHY SNACK EDUCATION FOR PARENTS. PARTICIPATED IN PARADES IN LAKE CRYSTAL, ST. PETER AND NORTH MANKATO WHERE INFUSED WATER, RECIPE CARDS, AND COLOR CHANGING CUPS WERE HANDED OUT TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY HYDRATION FOR FAMILIES.HOSTED A PRESENTATION FOR MOMS AT THE YMCA FOCUSING ON HEALTHY SNACKS FOR KIDS.HOSTED A BARIATRIC SURGERY SUPPORT GROUP (12 MEETINGS).PARTNERED WITH MANKATO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OFFER A MONTH-LONG WELLNESS CHALLENGE FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.HOSTED A "SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME" COMMUNITY CHALLENGE ENCOURAGING PARTICIPANTS TO REDUCE SCREEN TIME AND GET ACTIVE OUTSIDE.COORDINATED SCHOOL WELLNESS WEEK FOR OVER 4,000 LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.HOSTED A TEACHING KITCHEN AT THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF MANKATO AND THE YWCA TO TEACH KIDS HOW TO MAKE THEIR OWN HEALTHY SNACKS.TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY, MCHS-MANKATO COLLABORATED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:CHILDREN'S MUSEUM: PROVIDED $20,000 FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND OVER $11,000 IN-KIND SUPPORT FOR WELLNESS CONTENT PROVIDED TO MUSEUM MEMBERS AND GUESTS; PROVIDED GUEST EXPERTS AT MUSEUM PROGRAMMING SUCH AS TODDLER WEDNESDAY AND THE HEALTHY SUMMER INITIATIVE WHERE INFUSED WATER, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WERE PROVIDED TO MUSEUM GUESTS.MANKATO MARATHON: AS A PRESENTING SPONSOR, PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, HEALTHY, FUELING SNACKS PRIOR TO THE RACE AND IN-KIND MEDICAL SUPPORT AND STRETCH ZONE ON RACE DAY.RIVER HILLS MALL: PROVIDED HEALTH AND WELLNESS INFORMATION ON A LITERATURE RACK AND ENCOURAGED MALL WALKING THROUGH THE MAYO CLINIC INDOOR MILE. VINE FAITH IN ACTION: THE TRAUMA TEAM AND OTHER MCHS EXPERTS FACILITATED, FREE OF CHARGE, TWO STEPPING ON PROGRAMS DURING THE YEAR. THIS IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM TO REDUCE FALL RISK IN OLDER ADULTS. MAYO CLINIC EXPERTS ALSO HOSTED SIX VINE SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO HEALTH, WELLNESS AND NUTRITION. PROVIDED $160,000 IN SPONSORSHIPS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS SUCH AS UNITED WAY, YMCA, AND FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES PARTNERS.SUPPORTED LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH VOLUNTEERS - FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES PARTNERS - 200 VOLUNTEER HOURS; ECHO FOOD SHELF - 40 VOLUNTEER HOURS; KIWANIS HOLIDAY LIGHTS VOLUNTEER NIGHT - 85 VOLUNTEER HOURS. PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO COLLABORATE AND IMPROVE HEALTH: SHIP CLT (COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT ADVISES SHIP WORK AND PROJECTS), MANKATO AREA CARE NETWORK, BLUE ZONES PLANNING TEAM, AND THE INCLUSIVE HEALTH COALITION.HYPERTENSION: TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION, MCHS-MANKATO:SPONSORED THE GO RED FOR WOMEN EVENT AT WHICH ONE MCHS PHYSICIAN AND ONE MCHS EMT WERE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS. HAD A STROKE BOOTH AT THE MANKATO 50+ LIFESTYLE EXPO WHERE A STAFF PERSON TALKED ABOUT STROKE SYMPTOMS AND HANDED OUT MAGNETS.TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED OUTREACH, MCHS-MANKATO:CONDUCTED OVER 100 BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS.HELD MONTHLY STROKE SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS.IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, MCHS-MANKATO ALSO DISSEMINATED HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS THROUGH THE MEDIA:TEN PRINT ARTICLES ON OBESITY AND THREE PRINT ARTICLES FOR HEART/HYPERTENSION IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.TV MORNING EXPERT ON STROKE AWARENESS, AQUATIC PHYSICAL THERAPY AND IMPORTANCE OF STRETCHING BEFORE RACE. HOMETOWN HEALTH, A PUBLICATION PRODUCED FIVE TIMES A YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. AS AN AFFILIATE OF MAYO CLINIC, HEALTH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-LINE BLOGS WRITTEN BY MAYO CLINIC EXPERTS.MCHS-MANKATO IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES THE FOLLOWING NEEDS FOR THE REASONS AS NOTED: ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL ALTHOUGH THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC WAS INVOLVED WITH APPLYING VARNISH TO TEETH TO PREVENT CAVITIES AS PART OF WELL-CHILD EXAMINATIONS. MCHS-MANKATO IS ALSO PILOTING AN INTEGRATED DENTAL CLINIC AT THEIR EASTRIDGE CLINIC.DEATHS CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: MCHS-MANKATO ADDRESSES THIS NEED THROUGH ITS DISTRACTED DRIVER SIMULATOR AT COMMUNITY EVENTS; HOWEVER THIS ISSUE IS MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE/ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE LOCAL UNITED WAY, ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. REPRESENTATIVES FROM MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM ARE PART OF THIS IMPACT TEAM. TOBACCO: MCHS-MANKATO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION. MCHS-MANKATO ALSO PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST AN EDUCATION EVENT ON VAPING WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH.MENTAL HEALTH: THIS IS A CORE SERVICE OF MCHS-MANKATO THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: MCHS-MANKATO WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 8 -- MCHS IN FAIRMONT PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 WITH A GATHERING OF A REGIONAL COALITION CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, NICOLLET COUNTY & WATONWAN COUNTY; STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF FROM NICOLLET COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, BLUE EARTH COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY & MARTIN COUNTY; MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; ALLINA HEALTH; UNITED DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS COALITION CAME TOGETHER AS AN INITIAL GROUP TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO COLLABORATE DURING THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND ON FUTURE INITIATIVES.COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MCHS IN FAIRMONT (MCHS-FAIRMONT) AND FARIBAULT-MARTIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN GATHERING AND ANALYZING LOCAL HEALTH DATA, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND FACILITATING THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS AT EVENTS/ACTIVITIES IN 2018. INPUT WAS ALSO RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS.COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE USED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS TO GET A PULSE ON THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS INCLUDED TEN AREAS OF HEALTH CONCERN: HEALTH CARE ACCESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; SAFETY; ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION; SLEEP; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; HEALTHY FOODS (ACCESS OR COST); TOBACCO, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AND LACK OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM. EACH PARTICIPANT WAS GIVEN TWO STICKY FLAGS AND ASKED TO PUT THE FLAGS ON THE TOP TWO HEALTH CONCERNS IMPACTING THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE TARGETED AT EVENTS THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. EXAMPLES OF THESE EVENTS INCLUDE MARTIN COUNTY FAIR, SCHOOL ORIENTATIONS, VETERANS PARK BLOCK PARTY AND MORE. OVER 1,000 PEOPLE PROVIDED THEIR INPUT FOR THE COMMUNITY BOARD ACTIVITIES AT THE 14 MARTIN AND FARIBAULT COUNTY EVENTS IN 2018. INPUT ALSO WAS RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND MULTIPLE EVENTS BETWEEN MAY 18, 2018 - MAY 22, 2019. THIS INCLUDED ANNUAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS AND A MARTIN & FARIBAULT COUNTY DATA REVIEW AND VISIONING SESSION ON MARCH 19, 2019.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 8 -- MCHS IN FAIRMONT PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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UNITED DISTRICT HOSPITALMCHS-MANKATOMCHS-NEW PRAGUEMCHS-SPRINGFIELDMCHS-ST. JAMESMCHS-WASECA
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GROUP A-FACILITY 8 -- MCHS IN FAIRMONT PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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FARIBAULT - MARTIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHMINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO-DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
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GROUP A-FACILITY 8 -- MCHS IN FAIRMONT PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN FAIRMONT (MCHS-FAIRMONT) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYHYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)IN 2019, MCHS-FAIRMONT TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS OF PROPER NUTRITION AND EDUCATION REGARDING ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG TERM HEALTH FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES, MCHS-FAIRMONT:PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT OF $19,840 TO SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELLNESS ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES IN OUR SERVICE AREA.DONATED 150 PAID STAFF HOURS & HEALTH EDUCATION TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELLNESS.COORDINATED THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY WELLNESS CHALLENGE. OFFERED STEPPING ON CLASS TO INCREASE MOBILITY IN THOSE AT RISK OF FALLING.COORDINATED SCHOOL WELLNESS WEEK FOR LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.OFFERED SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE EXERCISE AND REDUCTION OF SEDENTARY BEHAVIORS. PARTICIPATED IN PARADES IN FAIRMONT WHERE INFUSED WATER, RECIPE CARDS, AND COLOR CHANGING CUPS WERE HANDED OUT TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY HYDRATION FOR FAMILIES.IMPLEMENTED MAYO MILE AT FIVE LAKES CENTER IN FAIRMONT.PROVIDED SPEAKERS ON TOPICS OF RETHINK YOUR DRINK AND HEALTHY SNACKS AT AREA SERVICE CLUBS, COMMUNITY BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, MCHS-FAIRMONT ALSO DISSEMINATED HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS THROUGH THE MEDIA: FOUR PRINT ARTICLES ON OBESITY.HOMETOWN HEALTH, A PUBLICATION PRODUCED SIX TIMES A YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY;AS AN AFFILIATE OF MAYO CLINIC, HEALTH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-LINE BLOGS WRITTEN BY MAYO CLINIC EXPERTS.HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE): TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED OUTREACH, MCHS-FAIRMONT: OFFERED COMPLIMENTARY BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS ON A WEEKLY BASIS AT MCHS-FAIRMONT. IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, MCHS-FAIRMONT ALSO DISSEMINATED HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS THROUGH THE MEDIA:TWO PRINT ARTICLES FOR HEART/HYPERTENSION IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS;HOMETOWN HEALTH, A PUBLICATION PRODUCED SIX TIMES A YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY;AS AN AFFILIATE OF MAYO CLINIC, HEALTH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-LINE BLOGS WRITTEN BY MAYO CLINIC EXPERTS.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-FAIRMONT IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL. DEATHS CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: MCHS-FAIRMONT DOES ADDRESS THIS NEED THROUGH OUR DISTRACTED DRIVER SIMULATOR PROGRAM REGULARLY SCHEDULED IN OUR COMMUNITIES; HOWEVER THIS ISSUE IS MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE/ABUSE: OTHERS AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. TOBACCO: MCHS-FAIRMONT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION. MENTAL HEALTH: THIS IS A CORE SERVICE OF MCHS-FAIRMONT WHICH WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS; HOWEVER, STRATEGIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY OUR COMMUNITY TO WARRANT MENTAL HEALTH TO BE CHOSEN AS A STRATEGY FOR THIS CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: MCHS-FAIRMONT WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 10 -- MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 WITH A GATHERING OF A REGIONAL COALITION CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, NICOLLET COUNTY & WATONWAN COUNTY; STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF FROM NICOLLET COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, BLUE EARTH COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY & MARTIN COUNTY; MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; ALLINA HEALTH; UNITED DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS COALITION CAME TOGETHER AS AN INITIAL GROUP TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO COLLABORATE DURING THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND ON FUTURE INITIATIVES.COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE (MCHS-NEW PRAGUE), LE SUEUR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN GATHERING AND ANALYZING LOCAL HEALTH DATA, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND FACILITATING THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS AT EVENTS/ACTIVITIES IN 2018. INPUT WAS ALSO RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS.COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE USED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS TO GET A PULSE ON THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS INCLUDED TEN AREAS OF HEALTH CONCERN: HEALTH CARE ACCESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; SAFETY; ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION; SLEEP; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; HEALTHY FOODS (ACCESS OR COST); TOBACCO, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AND LACK OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM. EACH PARTICIPANT WAS GIVEN TWO STICKY FLAGS AND ASKED TO PUT THE FLAGS ON THE TOP TWO HEALTH CONCERNS IMPACTING THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE TARGETED AT EVENTS THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. EXAMPLES OF THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE LE SUEUR COUNTY FAIR, CZECH OUT NEW PRAGUE, TCU UNITED 4 HEALTHY YOUTH AND MORE. 513 PEOPLE PROVIDED THEIR INPUT FOR THE COMMUNITY BOARD ACTIVITIES AT SIX LE SUEUR AND SCOTT COUNTY EVENTS IN 2018. INPUT ALSO WAS RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND MULTIPLE EVENTS BETWEEN MAY 17, 2018 - MAY 21, 2019. THIS INCLUDED ANNUAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS AND A LE SUEUR AND SCOTT COUNTY DATA REVIEW AND VISIONING SESSION ON JANUARY 7, 2019.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 10 -- MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MCHS-MANKATOMCHS-FAIRMONTMCHS-SPRINGFIELDMCHS-ST. JAMESMCHS-WASECA
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GROUP A-FACILITY 10 -- MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHLE SUEUR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHMINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE (MCHS-NEW PRAGUE) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYHYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)IN 2019, MCHS-NEW PRAGUE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO THE PUBLIC, MCHS-NEW PRAGUE:PROVIDED SUPPORT TO NEW PRAGUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'S RUN NEW PRAGUE EVENT:$4,000 SPONSORSHIP; PM&R STAFF AND RESIDENTS PROVIDED EXPERTISE TO RUNNERS AT SPORTS MEDICINE SPOT; AND A DIETITIAN PROVIDED A HYDRATION STATION WITH FRUIT INFUSED WATER ON RACE DAY.PARTNERED WITH THE FITNESS & AQUATIC CENTER ON THEIR MEMBER SCALE BACK CHALLENGE BY PROVIDING NUTRITION EXPERTISE IN PERSON AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.IMPLEMENTED MAYO MILE AT THE FITNESS & AQUATIC CENTER.COORDINATED SCHOOL WELLNESS WEEK FOR LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.PARTNERED WITH NEW PRAGUE COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SCOTT COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO OFFER SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME PROGRAM FOCUSED ON INCREASING EXERCISE AND DECREASING SCREEN TIME.CLINICAL DIETITIAN PRESENTED RETHINK YOUR DRINK TOPIC TO AREA KINDERGARTNERS.COMMUNITY WALKS - WEEKLY WALK SCHEDULED FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE FALL.HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE): TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED OUTREACH, MCHS-NEW PRAGUE:ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER PRESENTED ON HEART DISEASE TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS.IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, MCHS-NEW PRAGUE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS BOTH IDENTIFIED NEEDS: PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES ON A COMMUNITY WELLNESS CHALLENGE - MONTH LONG COMMUNITY CHALLENGE FOCUSING ON A DAILY WELLNESS ACTIVITY WHICH INCLUDED PHYSICAL EXERCISE, MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTHY EATING. CLINICAL DIETITIAN PRESENTED TO SIX NEW PRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL WELLNESS CLASSES ABOUT HEALTHY EATING, A BALANCED DIET AND REDUCING SUGAR AND SODIUM.PROMOTED NUTRITIOUS FOODS THROUGH AN EATING SMART FOR HEALTHY AGING PRESENTATION BY MCHS CLINICAL DIETITIAN AT THE KCHK (RADIO STATION) AGING WELL LIFESTYLE EXPO.CLINICAL DIETITIAN PARTNERED WITH PEACE CENTER FOOD SHELF TO ENSURE HEALTHY ITEMS WERE PRIORITIZED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO CLIENTS.DISSEMINATED HEALTH EDUCATION INFORMATION THROUGH THE MEDIA:HOMETOWN HEALTH - PUBLICATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION PUBLISHED 6 TIMES PER YEAR.AS AN AFFILIATE OF MAYO CLINIC, HEALTH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ONLINE BLOGS WRITTEN BY MAYO EXPERTS.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-NEW PRAGUE IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL. DEATHS CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: MCHS-NEW PRAGUE DOES ADDRESS THIS NEED THROUGH OUR DISTRACTED DRIVER SIMULATOR PROGRAM SCHEDULED IN OUR COMMUNITIES; HOWEVER THIS ISSUE IS MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE/ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. TOBACCO: MCHS-NEW PRAGUE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION. MENTAL HEALTH: THIS IS A CORE SERVICE OF MCHS-NEW PRAGUE WHICH WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS; HOWEVER, STRATEGIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY OUR COMMUNITY TO WARRANT MENTAL HEALTH TO BE CHOSEN AS A STRATEGY FOR THIS CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. PROVIDED TWO STRESS MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE TRAININGS FOR NEW PRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND SCHOOL NURSES. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: MCHS-NEW PRAGUE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS. ADDED URGENT CARE CLINIC IN MCHS-NEW PRAGUE HOSPITAL.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 11 -- MCHS IN WASECA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 WITH A GATHERING OF A REGIONAL COALITION CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, NICOLLET COUNTY & WATONWAN COUNTY; STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF FROM NICOLLET COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, BLUE EARTH COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY & MARTIN COUNTY; MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; ALLINA HEALTH; UNITED DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS COALITION CAME TOGETHER AS AN INITIAL GROUP TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO COLLABORATE DURING THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND ON FUTURE INITIATIVES.COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MCHS IN WASECA (MCHS-WASECA) AND WASECA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN GATHERING AND ANALYZING LOCAL HEALTH DATA, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND FACILITATING THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS AT EVENTS/ACTIVITIES IN 2018. INPUT WAS ALSO RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS.COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE USED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS TO GET A PULSE ON THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS INCLUDED TEN AREAS OF HEALTH CONCERN: HEALTH CARE ACCESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; SAFETY; ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION; SLEEP; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; HEALTHY FOODS (ACCESS OR COST); TOBACCO, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AND LACK OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM. EACH PARTICIPANT WAS GIVEN TWO STICKY FLAGS AND ASKED TO PUT THE FLAGS ON THE TOP TWO HEALTH CONCERNS IMPACTING THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE TARGETED AT EVENTS THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. THESE EVENTS WERE THE WASECA STAKEHOLDER BREAKFAST, WASECA COUNTY FAIR AND WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE. 240 PEOPLE PROVIDED THEIR INPUT FOR THE COMMUNITY BOARD ACTIVITIES AT THE THREE WASECA COUNTY EVENTS IN 2018.INPUT ALSO WAS RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND MULTIPLE EVENTS BETWEEN JUNE 25, 2018 - MAY 15, 2019. THIS INCLUDED ANNUAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS AND A LE SUEUR AND WASECA COUNTY DATA REVIEW AND VISIONING SESSION ON JANUARY 23, 2019.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 11 -- MCHS IN WASECA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MCHS-MANKATOMCHS-FAIRMONTMCHS-SPRINGFIELDMCHS-ST. JAMESMCHS-NEW PRAGUE
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GROUP A-FACILITY 11 -- MCHS IN WASECA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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WASECA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHMINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
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GROUP A-FACILITY 11 -- MCHS IN WASECA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN WASECA (MCHS-WASECA) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYHYPERTENSIONIN 2019, MCHS-WASECA TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO THE PUBLIC AND COLLABORATE WITH KEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY, MCHS-WASECA:PARTNERED WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND LOCAL BUSINESS ON A COMMUNITY WELLNESS CHALLENGE - MONTH LONG COMMUNITY CHALLENGE FOCUSING ON A DAILY WELLNESS ACTIVITY WHICH INCLUDED PHYSICAL EXERCISE, MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALTHY EATING.DIETITIAN PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION ON WEIGHT LOSS, HEALTHY EATING/PORTION CONTROL AND HEALTHY EATING ON A BUDGET AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS.PROVIDED CLINIC NURSING AT THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION FAIR.COORDINATED SCHOOL WELLNESS WEEK FOR LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATED IN THE TOBACCO 21 MOVEMENT IN WASECA. HYPERTENSION: TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED OUTREACH, MCHS-WASECA:PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC BY STAFFING A BOOTH AT THE TASTE OF FARM EVENT AND THE WASECA COUNTY FREE FAIR.DIETITIAN PROVIDED HEALTH EDUCATION ON HYPERTENSION TO BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS AT VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS.IN ADDITION TO ADDRESSING THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, HEALTH INFORMATION WAS DISSEMINATED TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MEDIA AS FOLLOWS:3 ARTICLES ON HEART/HYPERTENSION AND 10 ARTICLES ON OBESITY WERE PUBLISHED IN THE WASECA COUNTY NEWS.HOMETOWN HEALTH IS PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED 6 TIMES PER YEAR.AS AN AFFILIATE OF MAYO CLINIC, HEALTH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-LINE BLOGS WRITTEN BY MAYO CLINIC EXPERTS.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-WASECA IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL. DEATHS CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: MCHS-WASECA ADDRESSES THIS NEED THROUGH ITS DISTRACTED DRIVER SIMULATOR PROGRAM SCHEDULED IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED; HOWEVER THIS ISSUE IS MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE/ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE LOCAL UNITED WAY, ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES.TOBACCO: MCHS-WASECA WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE TOBACCO 21 MOVEMENT.MENTAL HEALTH: THIS IS A CORE SERVICE THAT MCHS-WASECA WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS PATIENTS; HOWEVER, STRATEGIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY OUR COMMUNITY, TO WARRANT MENTAL HEALTH TO BE CHOSEN AS A STRATEGY FOR THIS CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: MCHS-WASECA WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR ITS PATIENTS. THREE NEW ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS WERE HIRED TO SUPPORT FAMILY PRACTICE.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 16 -- MCHS IN ST. JAMES PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 WITH A GATHERING OF A REGIONAL COALITION CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, NICOLLET COUNTY & WATONWAN COUNTY; STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF FROM NICOLLET COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, BLUE EARTH COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY & MARTIN COUNTY; MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; ALLINA HEALTH; UNITED DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS COALITION CAME TOGETHER AS AN INITIAL GROUP TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO COLLABORATE DURING THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND ON FUTURE INITIATIVES.COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MCHS IN ST. JAMES (MCHS-ST. JAMES) AND WATONWAN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN GATHERING AND ANALYZING LOCAL HEALTH DATA, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND FACILITATING THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS AT EVENTS/ACTIVITIES IN 2018. INPUT WAS ALSO RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS.COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE USED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS TO GET A PULSE ON THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS INCLUDED TEN AREAS OF HEALTH CONCERN: HEALTH CARE ACCESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; SAFETY; ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION; SLEEP; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; HEALTHY FOODS (ACCESS OR COST); TOBACCO, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AND LACK OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM. EACH PARTICIPANT WAS GIVEN TWO STICKY FLAGS AND ASKED TO PUT THE FLAGS ON THE TOP TWO HEALTH CONCERNS IMPACTING THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE TARGETED AT EVENTS THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. EXAMPLES OF THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE ST. JAMES COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER BREAKFAST AND THE MULTICULTURAL FIESTA. 93 PEOPLE PROVIDED THEIR INPUT FOR THE COMMUNITY BOARD ACTIVITIES AT THREE WATONWAN COUNTY EVENTS IN 2018. INPUT ALSO WAS RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS WHERE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WERE INVITED TO ATTEND MULTIPLE EVENTS BETWEEN JUNE 8, 2018 - JUNE 10, 2019. THIS INCLUDED ANNUAL COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER GATHERINGS AND ENGAGING AS A MEMBER OF THE WATONWAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH MEETS ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS AND IS ONGOING.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 16 -- MCHS IN ST. JAMES PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MCHS-MANKATOMCHS-FAIRMONTMCHS-SPRINGFIELDMCHS-WASECAMCHS-NEW PRAGUE
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GROUP A-FACILITY 16 -- MCHS IN ST. JAMES PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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WATONWAN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
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GROUP A-FACILITY 16 -- MCHS IN ST. JAMES PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN ST. JAMES (MCHS-ST. JAMES) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYHYPERTENSIONIN 2019, MCHS-ST. JAMES TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO THE PUBLIC AND COLLABORATE WITH KEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY, MCHS-ST. JAMES:OFFERED FREE WEIGHT MEASUREMENT.PROVIDED PROGRAM, PERSONNEL AND MEETING SUPPORT FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES / HEALTHY FUTURES.PROVIDED DIETITIAN SUPPORT TO THE HEALTHY BREAKFAST PROGRAM OFFERED AT THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.PROVIDED DIETITIAN SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL WELLNESS TEAM.COORDINATED SCHOOL WELLNESS WEEK FOR LOCAL ELEMENTARY STUDENTS.HOSTED A "SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME" COMMUNITY CHALLENGE ENCOURAGING PARTICIPANTS TO REDUCE SCREEN TIME AND GET ACTIVE OUTSIDE.PROVIDED DIETITIAN-GUIDED GROCERY STORE TOURS OFFERING EDUCATION IN HEALTHY EATING AND READING LABELS. HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE): TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION AND PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED OUTREACH, MCHS-ST. JAMES OFFERED FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS.IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS, MCHS-ST. JAMES DISSEMINATED HEALTH EDUCATION INFORMATION THROUGH THE MEDIA:FOUR PRINT ARTICLES ON OBESITY AND TWO PRINT ARTICLES FOR HEART/HYPERTENSION IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.HOMETOWN HEALTH, A PUBLICATION PRODUCED SIX TIMES A YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.AS AN AFFILIATE OF MAYO CLINIC, HEALTH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-LINE BLOGS WRITTEN BY MAYO CLINIC EXPERTS.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-ST. JAMES IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL ALTHOUGH THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC WAS INVOLVED WITH APPLYING VARNISH TO PREVENT CAVITIES AS PART OF WELL-CHILD EXAMINATIONS.DEATHS CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: MCHS-ST. JAMES DOES ADDRESS THIS NEED THROUGH OUR DISTRACTED DRIVER SIMULATOR AT COMMUNITY EVENTS; HOWEVER THIS ISSUE IS MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE/ABUSE: OTHERS AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. TOBACCO: WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION. MENTAL HEALTH: THIS IS A CORE SERVICE OF MCHS-ST. JAMES WHICH WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS; HOWEVER, STRATEGIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY OUR COMMUNITY TO WARRANT MENTAL HEALTH TO BE CHOSEN AS A STRATEGY FOR THIS CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: MCHS-ST. JAMES WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 17 -- MCHS IN SPRINGFIELD PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS BEGAN IN OCTOBER 2017 WITH A GATHERING OF A REGIONAL COALITION CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES OF BLUE EARTH COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, NICOLLET COUNTY & WATONWAN COUNTY; STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STAFF FROM NICOLLET COUNTY, WASECA COUNTY, BROWN COUNTY, LE SUEUR COUNTY, BLUE EARTH COUNTY, FARIBAULT COUNTY & MARTIN COUNTY; MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; ALLINA HEALTH; UNITED DISTRICT HOSPITAL AND MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM. THIS COALITION CAME TOGETHER AS AN INITIAL GROUP TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO COLLABORATE DURING THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS AND ON FUTURE INITIATIVES.COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MCHS IN SPRINGFIELD (MCHS-SPRINGFIELD) AND BROWN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PARTICIPATED IN GATHERING AND ANALYZING LOCAL HEALTH DATA, AS WELL AS PLANNING AND FACILITATING THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS. COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE USED AT COMMUNITY EVENTS TO GET A PULSE ON THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS INCLUDED TEN AREAS OF HEALTH CONCERN: HEALTH CARE ACCESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; SAFETY; ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION; SLEEP; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; HEALTHY FOODS (ACCESS OR COST); TOBACCO, ALCOHOL OR DRUGS AND LACK OF A SUPPORT SYSTEM. EACH PARTICIPANT WAS GIVEN TWO STICKY FLAGS AND ASKED TO PUT THE FLAGS ON THE TOP TWO HEALTH CONCERNS IMPACTING THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR FAMILIES. THE COMMUNITY INPUT BOARDS WERE TARGETED AT EVENTS THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. 230 PEOPLE PROVIDED THEIR INPUT FOR THE COMMUNITY BOARD ACTIVITIES. INPUT ALSO WAS RECEIVED DURING A STAKEHOLDER GATHERING. BROWN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, NEW ULM MEDICAL CENTER-ALLINA AND MCHS-SPRINGFIELD COLLABORATED TO BRING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS FOR THE BROWN COUNTY VISIONING SESSION IN MAY 2018.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 17 -- MCHS IN SPRINGFIELD PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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ALLINA HEALTHMCHS-MANKATOMCHS-FAIRMONTMCHS-WASECAMCHS-ST. JAMESMCHS-NEW PRAGUE
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GROUP A-FACILITY 17 -- MCHS IN SPRINGFIELD PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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BROWN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
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GROUP A-FACILITY 17 -- MCHS IN SPRINGFIELD PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN SPRINGFIELD (MCHS-SPRINGFIELD) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYHYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)IN 2019, MCHS-SPRINGFIELD TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO THE PUBLIC AND COLLABORATE WITH KEY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN THE COMMUNITY, MCHS-SPRINGFIELD:PARTNERED WITH AREA BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST COMMUNITY WELLNESS CHALLENGES HELD IN JANUARY AND JUNE.PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD FOR COMMUNITY WALKS HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER IN THE WINTER MONTHS AND ON THE CITY'S TRAIL SYSTEM IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. PARTICIPATED ON THE COMMUNITY WELLNESS TEAM (5 MEETINGS THROUGH SEPTEMBER) AND SERVED AS ITS LEAD ORGANIZING ENTITY.PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO SPONSOR, COORDINATE AND LEAD THE RIVERSIDE DAYS 5K FUN RUN/WALK.HOSTED A "SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME" COMMUNITY CHALLENGE ENCOURAGING PARTICIPANTS TO REDUCE SCREEN TIME AND GET ACTIVE OUTSIDE.PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ON THE BIKE SHARE PROGRAM WHICH WAS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM MAY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2019.HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE): TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION AND PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED OUTREACH, MCHS-SPRINGFIELD:OFFERED FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AT THE HOSPITAL.PROVIDED FREE BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS AT FARMFEST COMMUNITY EVENT.PARTNERED WITH TWO AREA ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE GRATITUDE PRESENTATIONS AT FIVE SEPARATE SESSIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE, MCHS-SPRINGFIELD TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS THAT ADDRESS BOTH IDENTIFIED NEEDS:GROCERY STORE TOURS WERE CONDUCTED BY THE HOSPITAL'S DIETITIAN (12 EVENTS).PARTNERED WITH SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND AND THE LOCAL SPRINGFIELD AREA FOOD SHELF.FOOD RX PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED EDUCATION AND A BOX OF FOOD SELECTED FOR DIABETIC PATIENTS.OFFERED NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SENIORS (NAPS) THAT DELIVERS FOOD AND OFFERS NUTRITION ADVICE.DIETITIAN VISITED THE FOOD SHELF TO EDUCATE CLIENTS ON HEALTHY EATING.HELD BLOOD PRESSURE AND WEIGHT MONITORING EVENTS AT TWO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.DISSEMINATED HEALTH INFORMATION THROUGH MEDIA:FOUR PRINT ARTICLES ON OBESITY AND TWO PRINT ARTICLES FOR HEART/HYPERTENSION IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.HOMETOWN HEALTH, A PUBLICATION PRODUCED SIX TIMES A YEAR AND DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.AS AN AFFILIATE OF MAYO CLINIC, HEALTH INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-LINE BLOGS WRITTEN BY MAYO CLINIC EXPERTS.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-SPRINGFIELD IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL ALTHOUGH THE OUTPATIENT CLINIC WAS INVOLVED WITH APPLYING VARNISH TO TEETH TO PREVENT CAVITIES AS PART OF WELL-CHILD EXAMINATIONS.DEATHS CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: MCHS-SPRINGFIELD DOES ADDRESS THIS NEED THROUGH ITS DISTRACTED DRIVER SIMULATOR AT COMMUNITY EVENTS; HOWEVER THIS ISSUE IS MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES. ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE/ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. TOBACCO: MCHS-SPRINGFIELD WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION. MENTAL HEALTH: THIS IS A CORE SERVICE OF MCHS-SPRINGFIELD WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS PATIENTS; HOWEVER, STRATEGIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMUNITY TO WARRANT MENTAL HEALTH TO BE CHOSEN AS A STRATEGY FOR THIS CURRENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: MCHS-SPRINGFIELD WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 4 -- MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE 2018 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE (MCHS-EAU CLAIRE). THE ASSESSMENT WHICH WAS COMPLETED BY A LOCAL COALITION MADE UP OF LOCAL HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE EAU CLAIRE CITY/COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE UNITED WAY OF EAU CLAIRE AND THE EAU CLAIRE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES COUNCIL. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNTY REPORT WAS TO ASSESS THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY, IDENTIFY COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT NEEDS AND ENCOURAGE ACTION PLANS THAT SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. THIS REPORT IS A RESOURCE FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. THE COLLABORATIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR THE 2018 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT BEGAN BY ENGAGING THE PUBLIC THROUGH A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS SURVEY. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS AND PERCEPTION OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES FACING THE RESIDENTS OF EAU CLAIRE COUNTY.THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND BY PAPER COPIES DISTRIBUTED WIDELY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. SURVEY QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON 14 HEALTH AREAS, BASED ON THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH PLAN, HEALTHIEST WISCONSIN 2020. THE HEALTH FOCUS AREAS ADDRESSED IN THE SURVEY WERE: ALCOHOL MISUSE, CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY NUTRITION, INJURY AND VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, ORAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND TOBACCO USE AND EXPOSURE. SURVEY RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO RATE EACH OF THE HEALTH FOCUS AREAS ON A FOUR-POINT SCALE INDICATING HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM THEY FELT EACH AREA TO BE FOR THE COMMUNITY (1=NOT A PROBLEM, 4=MAJOR PROBLEM) AND IDENTIFY REASONS THEY FELT THE AREA WAS A PROBLEM.A TOTAL OF 1,876 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY RESIDENTS RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY. SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPRESENTED A WIDE RANGE OF COUNTY RESIDENTS, INCLUDING A VARIETY OF INCOME AND EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, AGE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE. INPUT ALSO WAS RECEIVED DURING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND COLLECTED FROM THE TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEYS DISTRIBUTED TO THE LOCAL SENIOR CENTER AND COMMUNITY MEAL SITE. SURVEYS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO AND RECEIVED FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE (MCHS-EAU CLAIRE) WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN OUTREACH SESSIONS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND A FINAL COALITION MEETING OBTAINING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. THESE EVENTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDED TWO COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS HELD IN RURAL (AUGUSTA) AND URBAN (EAU CLAIRE) AREAS OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH LOCAL HEALTH DATA AND RESULTS FROM THE SURVEY WERE SHARED. FOLLOWING FACILITATED DISCUSSION, PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO PRIORITIZE THE TOP HEALTH CONCERNS OF THE COUNTY FROM THE 14 HEALTH AREAS UNDER CONSIDERATION.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 4 -- MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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HSHS SACRED HEART HOSPITAL
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GROUP A-FACILITY 4 -- MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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EAU CLAIRE CITY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTUNITED WAY OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEYMARSHFIELD CLINICEAU CLAIRE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES COUNCIL
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE (MCHS-EAU CLAIRE) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYCHRONIC DISEASEMENTAL HEALTHIN 2019, MCHS-EAU CLAIRE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS OF PROPER NUTRITION AND EDUCATION REGARDING ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG TERM HEALTH FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES:MCHS-EAU CLAIRE PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT THROUGH A HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANT TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:$25,000 TO THE WEST CENTRAL REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. IMPROVE STUDENT HEALTH THROUGH WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL. WALKING AND BIKING ARE EASY WAYS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT WILL BENEFIT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ALTOONA, CHIPPEWA FALLS AND EAU CLAIRE WITH THE AIM OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS USING ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO SCHOOL. $20,000 TO FEED MY PEOPLE HEALTHY MEAL KIT PROGRAM. FOCUSING ON FOOD-INSECURE INDIVIDUALS ACROSS NORTHWEST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN, FEED MY PEOPLE IS WORKING TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH BY INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THIS PROJECT HELPS PEOPLE LEARN HOW TO ASSEMBLE HEALTHY MEALS FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD WITH SIMPLE INGREDIENTS AND RECIPES.$10,476 TO EAU CLAIRE YMCA FOR CAMP WABI COSTS. THE CAMP SUPPORTS YOUTH ACROSS NORTHWEST WISCONSIN WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR WEIGHT. EXPERTS FROM DIETETICS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION AND PEDIATRICS ARE INVOLVED IN THE CURRICULUM AND SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH.$8,000 TO TANDEM MENTORSHIP SEASON OF GIVING. THE GOAL OF TANDEM MENTORING IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 18 WHO OFTEN FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS IN THE GREATER EAU CLAIRE AREA. THESE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE MANY ABILITIES BUT OFTEN DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES OR SUPPORT TO BREAK DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS IN ORDER TO EMBRACE ALL OF THEIR POTENTIAL.$5,000 FOR LEANNE BROWNE EVENT AT THE PABLO CENTER AT THE CONFLUENCE. EVENT WAS AIMED AT TARGETING FOOD INSECURITY AND LEARNING HOW TO COOK HEALTHY MEALS ON A TIGHT BUDGET. EVENT ENGAGED OTHER PARTNERS INVOLVED WITH ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY IN THE GREATER EAU CLAIRE AREA.$5,000 FOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR MANZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.$500 TO FEED MY PEOPLE FOOD BANK IN SUPPORT OF THEIR EMPTY BOWLS EVENT.$250 TO LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR PUDDLE JUMP SPONSORSHIP.MCHS-EAU CLAIRE HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:STRONG BODIES (FOUR TWELVE-FIFTEEN WEEK SESSIONS IN WHICH EACH WEEK CONSISTED OF TWO CLASSES)BARIATRIC CONNECTIONS (TEN MEETINGS)FAMILY DAY IN DOWNTOWNFAMILY HIKE WITH LILY PAD LABSFAMILY SWIMCHALLENGE AND ROPE COURSE ADVENTURE AT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - EAU CLAIREMCHS-EAU CLAIRE PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:EAU CLAIRE YMCA - HOSTED NINTH ANNUAL CAMP WABI FOR CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT.MCHS-EAU CLAIRE DONATED APPROXIMATELY 830 HOURS OF TIME FOR OBESITY, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION HEALTH NEEDS. THE HOURS WERE SPENT SERVING AS BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS, PROVIDING EDUCATION OR GIVING PRESENTATIONS, CONTRIBUTING TO COALITION BUILDING, AND VOLUNTEERING.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO LEARN SKILLS FOR PREPARING AND SERVING HEALTHY FOOD.CHRONIC DISEASE: TO INCREASE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE CONDITIONS:MCHS-EAU CLAIRE PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING: $25,000 TO THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY FREE CLINIC (YEAR 6 OF A 6-YEAR COMMITMENT)$13,635 TO THE PABLO CENTER AT THE CONFLUENCE FOR AN AED$8,500 FOR RELAY FOR LIFE FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY$4,000 THE WELLNESS SHACK (YEAR 3 OF 5-YEAR COMMITMENT)$1,000 TO WESTERN DAIRYLAND; CLEARWATER REVUE BENEFIT TO END HOMELESSNESS$1,000 EPILEPSY FOUNDATION STROLL IN THE PARK$250 FAMILY PROMISE OF CV; HIKE FOR THE HOMELESSMCHS-EAU CLAIRE HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:STEPPING ON FOCUSING ON FALL PREVENTION (ONE SIX-WEEK SESSION IN WHICH EACH WEEK CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS). HEALTHY LIVING WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS (TWO SIX-WEEK SESSIONS IN WHICH EACH WEEK CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS).HEALTHY LIVING WITH DIABETES (THREE SIX-WEEK SESSIONS IN WHICH EACH WEEK CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS).HELD "HER STORY HER HEART" EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WOMEN AND CARDIAC DISEASE.STEERING INTO THE SKID - INTERACTIVE PLAY EDUCATING ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.MCHS-EAU CLAIRE PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:MCHS-EAU CLAIRE DONATED APPROXIMATELY 380 HOURS OF TIME TO CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP IN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEER HOURS, PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATION. THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND TO OBTAIN FOOD NECESSARY FOR A HEALTHY LIFE.MENTAL HEALTH: TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES: MCHS-EAU CLAIRE PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:$25,000 FOR HOPE GOSPEL MISSION. RENEWED HOPE PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THIS REHABILITATION PROGRAM HELPS WITH ADDICTION, ACADEMICS, FINANCES, LIFE SKILLS, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION/FITNESS, SPIRITUALITY AND VOCATIONAL NEEDS, AS WELL AS ASSISTING WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHY SUPPORT NETWORKS AND PARENTING SKILLS.$15,000 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY. SUMMER BRAIN GAIN PROGRAMMING. MEMBERS OF THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB RECEIVE PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON BUILDING ACADEMIC SKILLS OVER THE SUMMER BREAK WHILE PROMOTING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SKILLS THAT BUILD POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH. $15,000 TO THE EAU CLAIRE HOUSING SPRINT. THIS 100-DAY SPRINT MODEL FOCUSED ON EAU CLAIRE'S HIGHEST NEED HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS - THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. THE RAPID CYCLE INNOVATION MODEL BROUGHT TOGETHER A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ACCELERATE THE MOVE FROM THE STREET OR EMERGENCY SHELTER INTO STABLE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. $5,000 GIRLS ON THE RUN OF THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY. THIS IS A PROGRAM FOR GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 AND 13 THAT TEACHES LIFE SKILLS THROUGH POSITIVE MENTORING, LESSONS AND RUNNING. SUPPORT OF THIS EFFORT BRINGS THE GIRLS ON THE RUN PROGRAM TO FIVE NEW RURAL SCHOOLS AND WILL PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO GIRLS IN NEED.$75,000 TO EAU CLAIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS FOR L.E. PHILLIPS MEMORIAL LIBRARY STORY BUILDING CAMPAIGN. THE LIBRARY IS ONE OF THE MOST VISITED LOCATIONS IN DOWNTOWN EAU CLAIRE AND PROVIDES RESOURCE COORDINATION AND REFERRAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE, INCLUDING AREA HOMELESS.$3,000 TO THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB HEALTH & WELLNESS WEEK.$1,500 FOR THE EC WALK FOR ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.$1,000 PREVENT SUICIDE WALK.MCHS-EAU CLAIRE HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:SUICIDE PREVENTION CLASS - QPR (QUESTION, PERSUADE, REFER).THROUGH THE EYES OF A CHILD; SUPPORTING YOUNG HEARTS IN GRIEF.UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA (EIGHT MEETINGS).LIVING AGAIN-CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (SEVEN MEETINGS).IN THE GARDEN - A PLAY ABOUT A FAMILY'S JOURNEY THROUGH ALZHEIMERS.THE NATURE OF GRIEF (TWENTY-FOUR MEETINGS).CREATIVE GRIEF WORKSHOP FOR KIDS (THREE MEETINGS).BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF CARING: ANXIETY & YOUTH EVENT.ROAD TO RESILIENCE ONLINE RESOURCE. ADULTS HELP CHILDREN BUILD RESILIENCY ALONG WITH SOCIAL AND COPING SKILLS BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ONLINE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM. CONTENT IS GROUPED BY AGE LEVEL AND CHILDREN USE A GAME SHEET TO RECORD PROGRESS (10/7 - 11/14).MCHS-EAU CLAIRE PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION:MCHS-EAU CLAIRE WAS AN ACTIVE PARTNER IN THE MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS COALITION WHICH IS AIMED AT INCREASING EDUCATION ABOUT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IN THE COMMUNITY AND BUILDING RESILIENCE IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.MCHS-EAU CLAIRE DONATED APPROXIMATELY 675 HOURS OF TIME FOR MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBER HOURS, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND GIVING PRESENTATIONS.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR LEVELS OF MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-EAU CLAIRE IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ALCOHOL AND DRUG/USE ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES; THEY GENERALLY ARE OUT OF SCOPE FOR MCHS-EAU CLAIRE.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 12 -- MCHS IN BARRON PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE THRIVE BARRON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR MCHS IN BARRON'S (MCHS-BARRON) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNTY REPORT WAS TO ASSESS THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY, IDENTIFY COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT NEEDS AND ENCOURAGE ACTION PLANS THAT SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. THIS REPORT IS A RESOURCE FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. THE COLLABORATIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR THE THRIVE BARRON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN BEGAN BY ENGAGING THE PUBLIC THROUGH A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS SURVEY. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS AND PERCEPTION OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES FACING THE RESIDENTS OF BARRON COUNTY.PAPER AND ELECTRONIC SURVEYS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO LIBRARIES, HOSPITALS, CLINICS, THE FREE CLINIC, FOOD PANTRIES, SENIOR CENTERS, BARRON COUNTY JAIL, MEALS ON WHEELS, SPANISH COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER. A PRESS RELEASE WAS SENT TO AREA NEWSPAPERS ANNOUNCING THE INITIATIVE AND ASKING FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. IN ADDITION, IT WAS PROMOTED AT SEVERAL COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING BARRON COUNTY FAIR AND NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. THE SURVEY ALSO WAS FORWARDED TO PUBLIC HEALTH CONTACTS AT THE ST. CROIX TRIBAL HEALTH CLINIC IN HERTEL, WISCONSIN, TO REACH THE NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION IN THE COUNTY. THE SURVEY WAS TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND SOMALI (PREVALENT POPULATIONS IN BARRON COUNTY) TO ENSURE THE OPINIONS OF THOSE POPULATIONS WERE INCLUDED. A TOTAL OF 838 PAPER AND ONLINE SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED. FOCUS GROUPS AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE HELD WITH THE RICE LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC CLIENTS, PARTICIPANTS OF DRUG COURT, AND OLDER ADULTS/ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES. INTERVIEWS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED WITH SOMALI, SPANISH, FILIPINO, NATIVE AMERICAN, AMISH, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND EMERGENCY ROOM REPRESENTATIVES.THE COMMITTEE HOSTED A COMMUNITY PLANNING DAY ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2018, AND INVITED BUSINESS LEADERS, HEALTH EXPERTS AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY TO REVIEW ASSESSMENT DATA REGARDING PRIORITIES FOR BARRON COUNTY. A TOTAL OF 102 COMMUNITY LEADERS, HEALTH EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM BARRON COUNTY ATTENDED. TWO SESSIONS WERE OFFERED TO ACCOMMODATE SCHEDULES. IN ADDITION, INPUT FROM BARRON COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, BARRON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND THE WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH WAS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 12 -- MCHS IN BARRON PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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CUMBERLAND HEALTHCAREMARSHFIELD MEDICAL CENTER - RICE LAKE
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BARRON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN BARRON (MCHS-BARRON) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYCHRONIC DISEASEMENTAL HEALTHIN 2019, MCHS-BARRON TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS OF PROPER NUTRITION AND EDUCATION REGARDING ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG TERM HEALTH FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES:MCHS-BARRON PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:$1,000 TO KIDS GAMES AT FALL FEST IN BARRON.$1,500 TO SPONSOR CHETEK FISHY FOUR RUN/WALK.$5,000 FOR HANDICAPPED PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT ANDERSON PARK.MCHS-BARRON HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:MY NIGHT TO COOK (TWO EVENTS)ROLLER-SKATINGSNOWSHOE AND WINTER HIKEGARDENING PROGRAM (THREE CLASSES)FAMILY SWIMYOGA (TEN CLASSES)BARRON FALL FESTLEARN TO CURLCANOE PADDLESAFETY CAMPSPLASH PAD FUN MCHS-BARRON PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION: EAU CLAIRE YMCA - HOSTED NINTH ANNUAL CAMP WABI FOR CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT. THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO LEARN SKILLS OF PREPARING AND SERVING HEALTHY FOOD.CHRONIC DISEASE: TO INCREASE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE CONDITIONS:MCHS-BARRON PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION:$2,500 TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE. MCHS-BARRON HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM (YEARLONG)KNOW YOUR NUMBERS (TWO DAYS)LYMPHEDEMA LAUGH & LEARN SUPPORT GROUP (FOUR MEETINGS)HEALTHY LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN (ONE SIX-WEEK SESSION WHICH CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS EACH WEEK)MCHS-BARRON PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION:AGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF BARRON, RUSK AND WASHBURN COUNTIES TO PROVIDE HEALTHY LIVING WITH DIABETES (TWO SIX- WEEK SESSIONS WHICH CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS EACH WEEK).MCHS-BARRON DONATED APPROXIMATELY 445 HOURS OF TIME TO CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH HOURS SUCH AS SERVING AS BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEERING, PRESENTING INFORMATION AND PROVIDING EDUCATION. THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH. MENTAL HEALTH: TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES: MCHS-BARRON PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:$16,500 TO COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES (CASA) BARRON COUNTY. CASA IS A PROGRAM THAT ENLISTS CITIZEN VOLUNTEERS TO CHAMPION THE NEEDS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHO ARE UNSAFE AT HOME AND MUST LIVE TEMPORARILY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS AND THE SUPERVISION OF THE COUNTY WELFARE SYSTEM.$25,000 FOR BENJAMIN'S HOUSE EMERGENCY SHELTER: RAPID REHOUSING PROJECT. UNSTABLE HOUSING CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING HOMELESSNESS, ARE CRITICAL SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF ADULT AND CHILD HEALTH. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH THE GOAL OF MOVING THEM INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. MCHS-BARRON HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:TOUCHPOINTS - GRIEF (FOUR MEETINGS).ROAD TO RESILIENCE: RAISING HEALTHY KIDS. ADULTS HELP CHILDREN BUILD RESILIENCY ALONG WITH SOCIAL AND COPING SKILLS BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ONLINE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM. CONTENT IS GROUPED BY AGE LEVEL AND CHILDREN USE A GAME SHEET TO RECORD PROGRESS.SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME JUNE - JULYWELLNESS BINGO CHALLENGE JUNE - AUGUSTFALL INTO MINDFULNESS (FOUR CLASSES)UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIATHESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR LEVELS OF MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH SUPPORT IN TIMES OF GRIEF AND THROUGH LEARNING THE SKILLS OF RESILIENCE AND IMPROVED COPING ABILITIES. THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-BARRON IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL.ALCOHOL AND DRUG/USE ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES, AND THEY ARE GENERALLY OUT OF SCOPE FOR MCHS-BARRON. TOBACCO USE: MCHS-BARRON CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 18 -- MCHS IN OSSEO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE COMPASS NOW 2018 REPORT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR MCHS IN OSSEO'S (MCHS-OSSEO) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE COMPASS NOW 2018 PARTNERSHIP IS MADE UP OF GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY, GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEM, MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM, OTTO BREMER FOUNDATION, GUNDERSEN ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, TOMAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, GUNDERSEN TRI-COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, VERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE, LA CROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, LA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, VERNON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.THE PURPOSE OF COMPASS NOW 2018 IS TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS, IDENTIFY COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT ONES AND ENCOURAGE ACTION PLANS THAT SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. IT SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. THE PARTNERSHIP CREATES SYNERGY FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARD IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. MEMBERSHIP WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND EXPERTISE.THE COMPASS NOW 2018 PROCESS USED A VARIETY OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS TO CREATE AN OVERALL DEPICTION OF THE ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITIES. THESE METHODS INCLUDED A RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, CONVENIENCE SURVEY, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS, WHICH PROVIDED AN INVENTORY OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES.THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WAS THE KEY DATA SOURCE AND WAS CREATED TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND PERCEPTIONS OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES FACING THE REGION. RESULTS FROM THIS SURVEY WERE EXAMINED BY RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS, AS WELL AS COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS SURVEY RESULTS. OF THE 5,450 HOUSEHOLDS THAT RECEIVED THE SURVEY, 672 WERE RETURNED AND THEIR RESPONSES ANALYZED. TREMPEALEAU COUNTY RECEIVED A 14.2% RESPONSE RATE, SO IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ADDITIONAL VOICES WERE NEEDED.IN ADDITION TO THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, THE COMPASS NOW 2018 COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT ALSO INCLUDED A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE THAT FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC SUBGROUPS IN THE GREAT RIVERS REGION. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS SAMPLING WAS TO COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM POPULATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT WERE POTENTIALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE SURVEY DUE TO THEIR SMALL NUMBERS. THESE SMALLER POPULATIONS INCLUDED, BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO, AFRICAN-AMERICANS, HISPANICS, LGBT YOUTH, AT-RISK YOUTH, LOW-INCOME ADULTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS. RESULTS FROM THIS SAMPLING WERE COMPARED TO THE RESPONSES OF THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY RESPONDENTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO DETERMINE ANY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES THAT EXISTED BETWEEN THE GENERAL POPULATION AND THOSE IN SMALLER SUBGROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. ANOTHER WAY COMMUNITY FEEDBACK WAS GATHERED WAS THROUGH COUNTY-BASED FOCUS GROUPS. THESE SMALL-GROUP GATHERINGS WERE A SAFE SPACE IN WHICH COMMUNITY MEMBERS COULD SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS AND EXPERIENCES ABOUT LIVING IN TREMPEALEAU COUNTY.IN ADDITION, PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS WERE ASKED TO REACH OUT TO AND SHARE EXPERTISE WITH OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS.THE ABOVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS WERE CONDUCTED FROM MARCH 2016 TO MARCH 2018.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 18 -- MCHS IN OSSEO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MCHS-FRANCISCAN MEDICAL CENTER LA CROSSEMCHS-FRANCISCAN MEDICAL CENTER SPARTAGUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEMGUNDERSEN ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICSTOMAH MEMORIAL HOSPITALGUNDERSEN TRI-COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CLINICSVERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
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GROUP A-FACILITY 18 -- MCHS IN OSSEO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAYOTTO BREMER FOUNDATIONLA CROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTMONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTTREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTVERNON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTHOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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GROUP A-FACILITY 18 -- MCHS IN OSSEO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN OSSEO (MCHS-OSSEO) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYCHRONIC DISEASEMENTAL HEALTHIN 2019, MCHS-OSSEO TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS OF PROPER NUTRITION AND EDUCATION REGARDING ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG TERM HEALTH FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES:MCHS-OSSEO HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: SNOWSHOE AND WINTER HIKE ON JANUARY 26MY NIGHT TO COOK ON FEBRUARY 26KIDS IN THE GARDEN ON JUNE 4FAMILY SWIM ON AUGUST 4 MCHS-OSSEO PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:EAU CLAIRE YMCA TO HOST THE NINTH ANNUAL CAMP WABI FOR CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT. OSSEO MERCHANTS BASEBALL TEAM FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE TRAINING AND FUN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO LEARN SKILLS OF PREPARING AND SERVING HEALTHY FOOD. CHRONIC DISEASE: TO INCREASE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE CONDITIONS:MCHS-OSSEO HOSTED A FREE "KNOW YOUR NUMBERS" BIOMETRIC SCREENING ON FEBRUARY 8. MCHS-OSSEO PARTNERED WITH AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO SUPPORT FOUR RELAY FOR LIFE EVENTS IN THE REGION.MCHS-OSSEO DONATED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN HOURS OF TIME PROVIDING VOLUNTEER TIME AT THE FOOD PANTRY AND PROVIDING EDUCATION IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. MCHS-OSSEO DONATED $5,000 TO THE OSSEO FAIRCHILD SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR WEEKEND MEALS PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS CHILDREN WHO MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO FOOD OR ENOUGH FOOD AT HOME. THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION TO USE TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND WITH FOOD NECESSARY FOR A HEALTHY LIFE. MENTAL HEALTH: TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES: MCHS-OSSEO HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:ROAD TO RESILIENCE: RAISING HEALTHY KIDS - ADULTS HELP CHILDREN BUILD RESILIENCY ALONG WITH SOCIAL AND COPING SKILLS BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ONLINE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM - CONTENT IS GROUPED BY AGE LEVEL AND CHILDREN USE A GAME SHEET TO RECORD PROGRESS OCT 7 - NOV 17.TOUCHPOINTS GRIEF SUPPORT PROGRAM FOUR TIMES DURING THE YEAR.SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME VIRTUAL PROGRAM JUNE 1 - JULY 31.GILMANTON POST PROM PARTY FEB 11 AND ELEVA STRUM POST PROM PARTY APRIL 4.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR LEVELS OF MENTAL HEALTH OR HAVE A SAFE, ALTERNATE LOCATION IN WHICH TO ENGAGE IN THE COMMUNITY.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-OSSEO IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL.DEATHS CAUSED BY MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS: MCHS-OSSEO ADDRESSES THIS NEED THROUGH ITS BI-ANNUAL TEEN CAR-CONTROL CLASS; HOWEVER, IT IS MOST EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSED THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES.ALCOHOL AND DRUG/USE ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES; THEY GENERALLY ARE OUT OF SCOPE FOR MCHS-OSSEO. TOBACCO USE: MCHS-OSSEO CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 13 -- MCHS IN BLOOMER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE 2018 CHIPPEWA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR MCHS IN BLOOMER'S (MCHS-BLOOMER) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE ASSESSMENT WHICH WAS COMPLETED BY A LOCAL COALITION MADE UP OF LOCAL HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, CHIPPEWA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEY AND THE CHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP. THE PURPOSE OF THE COUNTY REPORT WAS TO ASSESS THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY, IDENTIFY COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT NEEDS AND ENCOURAGE ACTION PLANS THAT SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. THIS REPORT IS A RESOURCE FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. THE COLLABORATIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR THE 2018 CHIPPEWA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT BEGAN BY ENGAGING THE PUBLIC THROUGH A COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS SURVEY. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS AND PERCEPTION OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES FACING THE RESIDENTS OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY.THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND BY PAPER COPIES DISTRIBUTED WIDELY THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. SURVEY QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON 14 HEALTH AREAS, BASED ON THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH PLAN, HEALTHIEST WISCONSIN 2020. THE HEALTH FOCUS AREAS ADDRESSED IN THE SURVEY WERE: ALCOHOL MISUSE, CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY NUTRITION, INJURY AND VIOLENCE, MENTAL HEALTH, OBESITY, ORAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND TOBACCO USE AND EXPOSURE. SURVEY RESPONDENTS WERE ASKED TO RATE EACH OF THE HEALTH FOCUS AREAS ON A FOUR-POINT SCALE INDICATING HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM THEY FELT EACH AREA TO BE FOR THE COMMUNITY (1=NOT A PROBLEM, 4=MAJOR PROBLEM) AND IDENTIFY REASONS THEY FELT THE AREA WAS A PROBLEM.A TOTAL OF 1,225 CHIPPEWA COUNTY RESIDENTS RESPONDED TO THE SURVEY. SURVEY RESPONDENTS REPRESENTED A WIDE RANGE OF COUNTY RESIDENTS, INCLUDING A VARIETY OF INCOME AND EDUCATIONAL LEVELS, AGE AND HOUSEHOLD SIZE. INPUT WAS COLLECTED FROM THE TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEYS DISTRIBUTED TO THE LOCAL SENIOR CENTER AND COMMUNITY MEAL SITE. SURVEYS WERE ALSO DISTRIBUTED TO AND RECEIVED FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME, AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. ORGANIZATIONS THAT RECEIVED SURVEYS INCLUDE AREA SCHOOLS, RIVER SOURCE FAMILY CENTER, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION, LISTENING SESSIONS WITH UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WERE HELD AT THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT FACILITY AND AGNES' TABLE (CHIPPEWA FALLS) IN ORDER TO GATHER ADDITIONAL PRIMARY DATA ON PERCEIVED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND ASSETS. OVERALL, 127 SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED THROUGH THE TARGETED OUTREACH SESSIONS.MCHS-BLOOMER STAFF WERE HEAVILY INVOLVED IN OUTREACH SESSIONS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND A FINAL COALITION MEETING OBTAINING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK. THESE EVENTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF COMMUNITY RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS. THESE OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDED TWO COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS HELD IN THE CITIES OF CHIPPEWA FALLS AND CORNELL IN WHICH LOCAL HEALTH DATA AND RESULTS FROM THE SURVEY WERE SHARED. FOLLOWING FACILITATED DISCUSSION, PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED TO PRIORITIZE THE TOP HEALTH CONCERNS OF THE COUNTY FROM THE 14 HEALTH AREAS UNDER CONSIDERATION.
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HSHS ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL
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CHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIPCHIPPEWA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHMARSHFIELD CLINICUNITED WAY OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEY
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN BLOOMER (MCHS-BLOOMER) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYCHRONIC DISEASEMENTAL HEALTHIN 2019, MCHS-BLOOMER TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS OF PROPER NUTRITION AND EDUCATION REGARDING ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG TERM HEALTH FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES: MCHS-BLOOMER HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:MUSIC AND MOVEMENT FOR PRESCHOOLERS (FOURTEEN CLASSES).HIKING (TWO EVENTS). FAMILY SWIM.MY NIGHT TO COOK.KIDS IN THE GARDEN. MCHS-BLOOMER PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION:EAU CLAIRE YMCA - HOSTED NINTH ANNUAL CAMP WABI FOR CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT.MCHS-BLOOMER PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING:$500 TO THE MACS IN MOTION DAYS AT THE MCDONNELL CATHOLIC AREA SCHOOLSTHESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO LEARN SKILLS FOR PREPARING AND SERVING HEALTHY FOOD.CHRONIC DISEASE: TO INCREASE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE CONDITIONS:MCHS-BLOOMER HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:"KNOW YOUR NUMBERS" BIOMETRIC SCREENING (TWO TIMES).STRONG BODIES SIX SESSIONS BEGINNING IN JANUARY 20, MAY 1, AND SEPTEMBER 8.HEALTHY LIVING WITH CHRONIC PAIN SIX WEEK SESSION BEGINNING JUNE 3.CHIPPEWA VALLEY BREAST CANCER SIX SESSIONS. MCHS-BLOOMER PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION: BLOOMER HEALTH FAIR - PROVIDING HEALTH INFORMATION, ACTIVITIES AND CHOLESTEROL SCREENING.MCHS-BLOOMER PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:$25,000 TO THE LEGACY COMMUNITY CENTER AGNES TABLE. NOT BEING CONNECTED TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SUPPORT HAS A DIRECT EFFECT ON HEALTH. THE LEGACY CENTER OFFERS A ONE-STOP LOCATION FOR ASSISTANCE WITH BASIC NEEDS AND CONNECTION TO APPROPRIATE AGENCIES INCLUDING HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES TO AGNES.$10,000 TO THE BLOOMER FOOD PANTRY'S FOOD IS MEDICINE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERING PANTRY VISITORS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN A PILOT PROGRAM RECEIVING HEALTHY FOOD BOXES CUSTOMIZED TO THEIR HEALTH CONDITION.$8,500 TO THE HOPE VILLAGE IN CHIPPEWA FALLS FOR THE BUILDING OF ONE TINY HOME. HOMELESSNESS IS A GROWING ISSUE IN CHIPPEWA FALLS. HOPE VILLAGE IS A SMALL COMMUNITY OF TINY HOMES NEAR DOWNTOWN CHIPPEWA FALLS. THE HOUSING IS MEANT TO BE TEMPORARY, WHERE PEOPLE CAN STAY FOR FOUR TO EIGHT MONTHS, AND PROVIDES MENTORS AND LIFE COACHES TO HELP GUESTS GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. MCHS-BLOOMER DONATED APPROXIMATELY 189 HOURS OF TIME TO CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH HOURS SUCH AS SERVING AS BOARD MEMBERS OF ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEERING, AND PRESENTING INFORMATION.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND WITH FOOD NECESSARY FOR A HEALTHY LIFE. MENTAL HEALTH: TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES: MCHS-BLOOMER HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:COMMON BONDS-GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP - TWELVE SESSIONSTOUCHPOINTS GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP - FOUR SESSIONSNATURE OF GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP - FOUR SESSIONSROAD TO RESILIENCE: RAISING HEALTHY KIDS - ADULTS HELP CHILDREN BUILD RESILIENCY ALONG WITH SOCIAL AND COPING SKILLS BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS ONLINE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM. CONTENT IS GROUPED BY AGE LEVEL AND CHILDREN USE A GAME SHEET TO RECORD PROGRESS. OCT 10 - NOVEMBER 17.SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME JUNE - JULYMCHS-BLOOMER PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT THROUGH THE FOLLOWING:$1,000 TO THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT.$500 TO COLFAX HEALTH AND REHABILITATION FOR TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS.$200 TO THE BRIDGING MEMORIES PROGRAM THROUGH THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER.MCHS-BLOOMER WAS AN ACTIVE PARTNER IN THE MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS COALITION WHICH IS AIMED AT INCREASING EDUCATION ABOUT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IN THE COMMUNITY AND BUILDING RESILIENCE IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.THROUGH THE VOICES IN PREVENTION ACTION TEAM OF THE CHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP (CHIP), MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CONTRIBUTED ACTION TEAM MEMBERSHIP AS PART OF WORKING TO IMPROVE COPING MECHANISMS AMONG AREA YOUTH. ACTION TEAM EFFORTS INCLUDED OUTREACH TO AREA SCHOOLS ABOUT VAPING AND HIGH-RISK DRINKING PREVENTION EDUCATION.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR LEVELS OF MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH SUPPORT IN TIMES OF GRIEF AND THROUGH LEARNING THE SKILL OF RESILIENCE.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-BLOOMER IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE: THIS IS OUTSIDE THE EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE HOSPITAL.ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE/ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING THE LOCAL UNITED WAY AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES. REPRESENTATIVES FROM MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM ARE PART OF THESE ACTION TEAMS.TOBACCO USE: MCHS-BLOOMER CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE IN TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION.PARENTING: MCHS-BLOOMER WILL CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER ON ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE PARENTING CONCERNS.
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PART V, SECTION B
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B CONSISTS OF:
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- FACILITY 7: MCHS IN ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN, - FACILITY 14: MCHS IN MENOMONIE
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GROUP B-FACILITY 14 -- MCHS IN MENOMONIE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE 2019 DUNN COUNTY CHNA SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR THE MCHS-MENOMONIE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE 2019 DUNN COUNTY CHNA WAS CONDUCTED BY THE DUNN COUNTY CHNA STEERING COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE IS A COLLABORATIVE MADE UP OF NINE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FROM DUNN COUNTY: ARBOR PLACE, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF DUNN COUNTY, DUNN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, EXTENSION-DUNN COUNTY, MCHS IN MENOMONIE (MCHS-MENOMONIE), MARSHFIELD CLINIC-DENTAL CLINIC, PREVEA HEALTH, UNITED WAY OF DUNN COUNTY AND UW-STOUT.THE CHNA PROCESS INCLUDED A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT METHODS IN ORDER TO CONNECT WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO DEVELOP A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH ISSUES FACING THE DUNN COUNTY RESIDENTS. THESE METHODS INCLUDED PRIMARY QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION THROUGH AN ONLINE AND HARDCOPY COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY, SURVEY OUTREACH WITH UNDERREPRESENTED DEMOGRAPHICS GROUPS, AND STAKEHOLDER CONVERSATIONS WITH UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS TO VALIDATE RESPONSES.AT THE OUTSET OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROCESS, STEERING COMMITTEE PARTNERS CONDUCTED LISTENING SESSIONS WITH THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. THIS PROCESS INFORMED THE NEED TO INCLUDE NEW QUESTIONS AROUND SOCIAL HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDING FAMILY HEALTH, SOCIAL ISOLATION/SUPPORT. IT ALSO AFFIRMED THE NEED TO INCLUDE QUESTIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO CLINICAL MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS AROUND ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT DUNN COUNTY IN MARCH AND APRIL OF 2019. THE LINK TO THE WEB SURVEY WAS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE NETWORKS OF EACH OF THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED: AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER-SENIOR NUTRITION SITES, LOCAL CHURCHES AND FOOD PANTRIES, EXTENSION-DUNN COUNTY, EAU CLAIRE AREA HMONG MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION, THE BRIDGE TO HOPE, THE DUNN COUNTY JAIL, THE DUNN COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLABORATING COUNCIL, EL CENTRO, TOWN/VILLAGE CLERKS AND OTHERS. THE SURVEY LAUNCH WAS ANNOUNCED BY A PRESS RELEASE AND WAS WIDELY ADVERTISED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND FLYERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SPECIAL EFFORT WAS MADE TO ENSURE THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE TO UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WHO CAN BE AT THE HIGHEST RISK OF SUFFERING FROM HEALTH DISPARITIES. HARDCOPY AND LARGE PRINT SURVEYS WERE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. COMMITTEE MEMBERS COMPLETED A MAPPING EXERCISE TO MAKE SURE THE SURVEY WAS DISTRIBUTED TO A BROAD LIST OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. A TOTAL OF 978 DUNN COUNTY RESIDENTS COMPLETED THE SURVEY.IN ADDITION, QUANTITATIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH DATA WAS COLLECTED BASED ON THE MEASURES RECOMMENDED IN THE WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS & BOARDS CORE DATASET AND THE STATE HEALTH PLAN. SOURCES INCLUDED: COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS, US CENSUS, GOVERNMENT REPORTS, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, COUNTY DEPARTMENT REPORTS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES STATISTICS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES.
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GROUP B-FACILITY 14 -- MCHS IN MENOMONIE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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ARBOR PLACECOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF DUNN COUNTYDUNN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTEXTENSION-DUNN COUNTYMARSHFIELD CLINIC-DENTAL CLINICPREVEA HEALTHUNITED WAY OF DUNN COUNTYUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN MENOMONIE (MCHS-MENOMONIE) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITYCHRONIC DISEASEMENTAL HEALTHIN 2019, MCHS-MENOMONIE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY: TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AND AWARENESS OF PROPER NUTRITION AND EDUCATION REGARDING ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG TERM HEALTH FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES:MCHS-MENOMONIE PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:$5,000 SPEEDY EITY RUN$2,500 GET IT DUNN RUN$1,000 COMMUNITY WALKER EVENT$500 KINDNESS KITCHEN EVENT$500 MUSTANG 5K$250 ROAD RUNNER EVENT$150 YOUTH TRIATHLON MCHS-MENOMONIE HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:STRONG BODIES (NINE 12 TO 15 WEEK SESSIONS IN WHICH EACH WEEK CONSISTED OF TWO CLASSES)SNOWSHOE AND WINTER HIKEMUSIC AND MOVEMENT (TWELVE CLASSES)ZUMBA CLASSES (THREE SIXTEEN-WEEK SESSIONS IN WHICH EACH WEEK CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS)COMMUNITY HIKES (THREE EVENTS)COOKING CLASSES FOR KIDS (FOUR CLASSES)MUSIC AND MOVEMENT (WEEKLY CLASSES IN WINTER, SPRING AND FALL)ROLLER SKATINGFAMILY SWIMUW-STOUT CHALLENGE AND ROPE COURSE ADVENTURESEAT WELL ON A BUDGET (TWO CLASSES) MCHS-MENOMONIE PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:EAU CLAIRE YMCA - HOSTED NINTH ANNUAL CAMP WABI FOR CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITH WEIGHT.HEALTH DUNN RIGHT - CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION ACTION TEAM. MCHS-MENOMONIE IS A KEY PARTNER IN SUPPORTING THE HEALTH DUNN RIGHT COALITION INCLUDING A TEAM THAT IS WORKING ON IMPROVING NUTRITION AND INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO LEARN SKILLS FOR PREPARING AND SERVING HEALTHY FOOD. CHRONIC DISEASE: TO INCREASE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITIES TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE CONDITIONS:MCHS-MENOMONIE PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:$12,000 TO THE STEPPING STONES OF DUNN COUNTY WINTERHAVEN (HOMELESS SHELTER). THIS PROGRAM IS A KEY COMMUNITY RESOURCE IN SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE LIVING IN ABANDONED BUILDINGS AND CARS AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE "COUCH SURFING" JUST TO FIND A PLACE TO SLEEP.$10,000 TO STEPPING STONES OF DUNN COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF POP-UP PANTRIES. LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTHY, AFFORDABLE FOOD CONTRIBUTES TO OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THIS PROGRAM OFFERS POP-UP FOOD PANTRIES IN RURAL AREAS PROVIDING EASIER ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS.$5,000 HEALTH WEEK FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.$1,000 KIDS AGAINST HUNGER.$1,000 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.$500 ADVANCED CARE EVENT.MCHS-MENOMONIE HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC PAIN (ONE SIX-WEEK WORKSHOP IN WHICH EACH WEEK CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS)KNOW YOUR NUMBERS CHOLESTEROL SCREENING EVENT (TWO DAYS) TYPE 1 DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP (ONCE A MONTH)HOT TOPICS FOR THE HMONG COMMUNITYSTEPPING ON: FALL PREVENTION CLASS (ONE SIX-WEEK SESSION IN WHICH EACH WEEK CONSISTED OF ONE CLASS)BARIATRIC CONNECTIONS SUPPORT GROUP (TWO CLASSES)MCHS-MENOMONIE PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION:MENOMONIE AREA FREE CLINIC IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN MCHS-MENOMONIE. MCHS-MENOMONIE DONATED APPROXIMATELY 425 HOURS OF TIME TO CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION THROUGH BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP IN LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, VOLUNTEER HOURS, PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATION.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND TO OBTAIN FOOD NECESSARY FOR A HEALTHY LIFE. MENTAL HEALTH: TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES: MCHS-MENOMONIE PROVIDED MONETARY SUPPORT TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:$20,000 BOYCEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT COACHING TRAUMA-INFORMED RESILIENCE. THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES A TRAUMA-INFORMED CURRICULUM. IT ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRESS RESILIENCE BY INCORPORATING MINDFULNESS AND SELF-REGULATION ACTIVITIES IN THE SCHOOL. FUNDING WILL BUILD THE CAPACITY OF INTERNAL COACHES AND TEACHERS AND HELP THEM EXPAND COLLABORATION WITH MONDOVI SCHOOLS.$25,000 TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF DUNN COUNTY TO THE HOME SWEET MENOMONIE PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS WITH BUYING A HOME IN THE CITY OF MENOMONIE, WHICH IS AIMED AT RESTORING THE VITALITY AND CONNECTEDNESS OF THE COMMUNITY.$2,500 EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE AT UW-STOUT.$1,000 THE RIPPLE EFFECT, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY DOCUMENTARY SHOWING AIMED AT SUICIDE PREVENTION. MCHS-MENOMONIE HOSTED OR SPONSORED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:TOUCHPOINTS-GRIEF (FOUR MEETINGS).NOT ENOUGH APOLOGIES: TRAUMA STORIES DOCUMENTARY SCREENING. MCHS-MENOMONIE PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATION:HEALTH DUNN RIGHT - MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION ACTION TEAM. MCHS-MENOMONIE IS A KEY PARTNER IN SUPPORTING THE HEALTH DUNN RIGHT COALITION INCLUDING A TEAM THAT IS WORKING ON STRENGTHENING MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCY EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY.THESE STRATEGIES PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO INCREASE THEIR LEVELS OF MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH SUPPORT IN TIMES OF GRIEF AND TRAUMA RECOVERY.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-MENOMONIE IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE/ABUSE: OTHER AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY ARE ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES, AND THEY ARE GENERALLY OUT OF SCOPE FOR MCHS-MENOMONIE. TOBACCO: MCHS-MENOMONIE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DECREASE OF TOBACCO USE THROUGH PATIENT EDUCATION. HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: THIS IS A CORE SERVICE OF MCHS-MENOMONIE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: MCHS-MENOMONIE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS. REPRODUCTIVE/SEXUAL HEALTH: THIS IS A FOCUS FOR DUNN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES, WHOSE EFFORTS ARE SUPPORTED BY MCHS-MENOMONIE.
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GROUP B-FACILITY 7 -- MCHS IN ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:FREEBORN COUNTY: MAY 2018-AUGUST 2018 MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE, A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS REPRESENTING NUMEROUS SECTORS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF FREEBORN COUNTY.FOCUS GROUPS WITH COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE GROUP, SUBGROUPS OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE INCLUDING SENIOR, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEES AND FREEBORN COUNTY WORKSITE WELLNESS COMMITTEE.1:1 INTERVIEWS WITH KEY COMMUNITY INFORMANTS REPRESENTING A DIVERSE SOCIAL SPECTRUM, INCLUDING FREEBORN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, CHIEF OF POLICE, FREEBORN COUNTY SHERIFF, ALBERT LEA AREA SCHOOLS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UNITED WAY, SENIOR RESOURCES, ALBERT LEA FAMILY YMCA, PARKS AND RECREATION, ALBERT LEA FIRE, BLUE ZONES VITALITY PROJECT, ALBERT LEA CHILDREN'S CENTER AND AMBULANCE SERVICES.TWO COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS OPEN TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND AGENCIES.SURVEYS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS VISITING THE FREEBORN COUNTY HEALTH OFFICE, MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM LANGUAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND ALBERT LEA SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADULT BASIC EDUCATION STUDENTS. MOWER COUNTY: MAY 2018-AUGUST 2018 MEETINGS WITH MOWER REFRESHED STEERING COMMITTEE, A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS REPRESENTING NUMEROUS SECTORS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF MOWER COUNTY.FOCUS GROUPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, SOUTHERN MINNESOTA EDUCATION CONSORTIUM SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND MOWER COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES.ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ADULT LEARNERS1:1 INTERVIEWS WITH KEY COMMUNITY INFORMANTS REPRESENTING A DIVERSE SOCIAL SPECTRUM, INCLUDING MOWER COUNTY SENIOR CENTER, ST. MARK'S LUTHERAN HOME, CHIEF OF POLICE, MOWER COUNTY SHERIFF, UNITED WAY, CITY OF AUSTIN PORT AUTHORITY, AUSTIN YMCA, FAITH COMMUNITIES, MOWER COUNTY HHS, AFRICAN-ASIAN REFUGEE SERVICES, WELCOME CENTER, AMBULANCE SERVICE.SURVEYS SENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.SURVEYS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS VISITING THE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE.
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GROUP B-FACILITY 7 -- MCHS IN ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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FREEBORN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHMOWER COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH
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GROUP B-FACILITY 7 -- MCHS IN ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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FREEBORN COUNTYBASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN (MCHS-AL/AUS) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT IN FREEBORN COUNTY:MENTAL HEALTHHEALTHY EATINGIN 2019, MCHS-AL/AUS IN FREEBORN COUNTY TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE MENTAL WELLNESS, MCHS-AL/AUS HELD OR PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:TWO HEALTH TALK SERIES - PRESENTATIONS TO SENIORS ON TOPICS SUCH AS RESPIRATORY HEALTH, FALL RISKS, VISION HEALTH, ARTHRITIS, HEART DISEASE AND BLADDER HEALTH. THESE TOPICS ARE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO OLDER PEOPLE AND THE INFORMATION SHARED BENEFITS THEIR MENTAL WELL-BEING.ROAD TO RESILIENCE (RAISING HEALTHY KIDS) - FREE VIRTUAL CHALLENGE TO HELP BUILD AND STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE AND COPING SKILLS FOR CHILDREN. TOOLKITS WERE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, PARTICIPANTS WERE GIVEN A LIST OF ACTIVITIES, VIDEOS, ARTICLES AND A GAME BOARD TO TRACK PROGRESS. WIND DOWN WEDNESDAYS - EVENT IN DOWNTOWN ALBERT LEA WHICH EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED TO GIVE OUT INFORMATION ON WHERE TO SEEK CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH, NURSE LINE, ONLINE CARE, EXPRESS CARE CLINIC, CLINIC VISITS, SAME DAY CLINIC AND EMERGENCY ROOM IN FREEBORN COUNTY.EMPLOYER HEALTH FAIRS AT ALBERT LEA SELECT FOODS AND EDWARD MANUFACTURING - EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED TO GIVE INFORMATION ON WHERE TO SEEK CARE IN FREEBORN COUNTY AND INFORMATION TO PROMOTE AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE TO ACHIEVE BETTER WELL-BEING.IN ADDITION, MCHS-AL/AUS DONATED TO THE ALBERT LEA FAMILY YMCA - FIT FOREVER HEALTH INITIATIVE COLLABORATIVE TO PROVIDE FREEBORN COUNTY 5TH, 6TH AND 7TH GRADERS FREE ACCESS TO THE YMCA TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MENTAL WELL-BEING; SENIOR RESOURCES OF FREEBORN COUNTY TO FUND THE SENIOR ADVOCACY & INFORMATION PROGRAM SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH; FREEBORN COUNTY SERVICES/SEMCAC - ASSISTANCE FOR OUTREACH & EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SENIOR SERVICES DEPARTMENTS TO SECURE NEEDED SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND SENIOR RESIDENTS WHICH WILL BENEFIT MENTAL WELL-BEING.HEALTHY EATING: TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY WELLNESS, MCHS-AL/AUS HELD THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:"HEALTHY EATING" EVENT THAT PROVIDED A HEALTHY SNACK DEMONSTRATION TO SENIORS, HEALTHY EATING TIPS AND DISTRIBUTED CUTTING BOARDS, OVEN MITTS AND SPATULAS."MINNESOTA GOVERNORS FISHING OPENER" ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HOOKED ON BROADWAY EVENT IN DOWNTOWN ALBERT LEA AND BLUE ZONES WALK/RUN ON FOUNTAIN LAKE WHICH EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED TO GIVE OUT HEALTHY FISH RECIPES, WATER BOTTLES, FRISBEES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS PROMOTING ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING. FREEBORN COUNTY FAIR "WALKING FOR WELLNESS" BOOTH WHICH EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEERED TO SHARE INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS OF WALKING TO FAIRGOERS, WATER BOTTLES, COOLING TOWELS AND FRISBEES TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIVING AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S FREEBORN COUNTY TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIVING AND BATTLE CHRONIC DISEASE.IN ADDITION, MCHS-AL/AUS DONATED TO THE KIESTER, MN COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY GARDEN; ROCK & ROLL THE LAKES BIKING SPONSORSHIP TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS INCLUDING, ACTIVE LIVING AND HEALTHY EATING; LIFE CENTER OF FREEBORN COUNTY TO CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLE PROGRAM; MOWER COUNTYTHROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND PARTNERSHIPS CONDUCTED IN MOWER COUNTY, MCHS-AL/AUS TEAM DISSEMINATED RELEVANT INFORMATION ON ILLEGAL CHEMICAL USE, FAMILY DYNAMICS AND NUTRITION/EXERCISE. THIS BROUGHT AWARENESS TO RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS PROVIDED RECIPIENTS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION THEY COULD USE TO MANAGE THEIR OWN HEALTH. SOME OF THE STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING THIS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS-AL/AUS IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS IN MOWER COUNTY:ILLEGAL CHEMICAL USENUTRITION AND EXERCISEFAMILY CHALLENGESIN 2019, MCHS-AL/AUS IN MOWER COUNTY TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:ILLEGAL CHEMICAL USE: TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF TOBACCO USE AND VAPING BY TEENS, MOWER REFRESHED, A COMMUNITY COLLABORATION FUNDED BY MCHS-AL/AUS, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CREATED AND POSTED ELECTRONIC SIGNAGE ON HEALTH SYSTEM PROPERTY TO EDUCATE ON TOBACCO AND VAPING HAZARDS. MCHS-AL/AUS ALSO PUBLISHED INFORMATION ON ILLEGAL CHEMICAL USE IN THE MOWER REFRESHED NEWSLETTER, A BI-MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER DISTRIBUTED TO A LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 500 SUBSCRIBERS. MCHS-AL/AUS ALSO PARTICIPATES AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER IN THE AUSTIN POSITIVE ACTION COALITION, A COMMUNITY GROUP FUNDED BY A STATE GRANT TO REDUCE THE USE OF TOBACCO AND VAPING BY TEENS. LIFESTYLE HABITS: TO INCREASE ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS THAT ADDRESS HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING, MCHS-AL/AUS COLLABORATED WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST HARVEST FEST - A DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD EVENT THAT BRINGS THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO HARVEST HEALTHY FOOD FOR LOCAL FOOD SHELVES, ENCOURAGES GETTING OUTDOORS AND MOVING WITH A 5K WALK/RUN THAT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPANTS TO EXPLORE LIVING HEALTHY IN MOWER COUNTY. MCHS-AL/AUS HOSTED A "WOMEN'S MORNING OF WELL-BEING" EVENT IN APRIL 2019, ATTRACTING 160 PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED TO LEARN ABOUT NUTRITION, STRESS MANAGEMENT AND SELF-CARE. A LUNCH & LEARN IN JANUARY 2019 FEATURED A MCHS PHYSICIAN WHO SPOKE ON THE TOPIC OF WORKSITE WELLNESS. FAMILY CHALLENGES: TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE THE HEALTH OF FAMILY SYSTEMS, MCHS-AL/AUS, THROUGH ITS FUNDING OF MOWER REFRESHED, DISTRIBUTES AN E-NEWSLETTER THAT OFFERS INFORMATION ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO LIVE HEALTHY IN MOWER COUNTY SUCH AS NUTRITION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, STRESS REDUCTION, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, GOAL SETTING, ETC. IN 2019, THIS E-NEWSLETTER HAD APPROXIMATELY 500 ADDRESSES ON ITS DISTRIBUTION LIST. MCHS-AL/AUS ALSO SUPPORTED THIS PRIORITY AREA BY HOSTING TWO COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS ON "RAISING KIDS IN THE DIGITAL AGE AND "KEEPING KIDS SAFE IN THE DIGITAL AGE." MCHS-AL/AUS ALSO OFFERED A COMMUNITY LUNCH & LEARN ON "FINDING YOUR WHY," FEATURING A LOCAL WELLNESS SPEAKER. FAMILY CHALLENGE ISSUES WERE ALSO ADDRESSED IN THE BI-MONTHLY MOWER REFRESHED NEWSLETTER, DISTRIBUTED TO 500 SUBSCRIBERS. THE 2016-2019 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCHS-AL/AUS IS NOT ADDRESSING FOR THE REASONS STATED:FREEBORN COUNTYCHRONIC DISEASE: CHRONIC HEALTH ISSUES REMAIN AS SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY CONCERNS SINCE THE 2013 COMMUNITY SURVEY; HOWEVER, FOCUSING ON IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH IS NECESSARY IN ADDRESSING CHRONIC DISEASES, AND IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH LEADS TO GREATER ABILITY TO MANAGE HEALTH. DENTAL CARE: MCHS-AL/AUS DOES NOT PROVIDE DENTAL SERVICES. MOWER COUNTYDECREASING INCIDENCE OF ADOLESCENTS BECOMING SEXUALLY ACTIVE: MCHS-AL/AUS IS LIMITED IN REACHING ADOLESCENTS PRIOR TO BECOMING ACTIVE SEXUALLY. PUBLIC HEALTH, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, AND PARENTS ARE WELL-POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THIS.UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN AFTERSCHOOL: MCHS-AL/AUS IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS SPECIFICALLY BUT WILL PROMOTE AND CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING THIS SUCH AS THE AUSTIN YMCA, DISTRICT SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, ETC.
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PART V, SECTION B
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP D
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP D CONSISTS OF:
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- FACILITY 2: MCHS IN LA CROSSE, - FACILITY 15: MCHS IN SPARTA
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GROUP D-FACILITY 2 -- MCHS IN LA CROSSE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE COMPASS NOW 2018 REPORT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR MCHS IN LA CROSSE (MCHS-LA CROSSE). THE COMPASS NOW 2018 PARTNERSHIP IS MADE UP OF GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY, GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEM, MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM, OTTO BREMER FOUNDATION, GUNDERSEN ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, TOMAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, GUNDERSEN TRI-COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, VERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE, LA CROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, LA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, VERNON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.THE PURPOSE OF COMPASS NOW 2018 IS TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS, IDENTIFY COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT ONES AND ENCOURAGE ACTION PLANS THAT SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. IT SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. THE PARTNERSHIP CREATES SYNERGY FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARD IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. MEMBERSHIP WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND EXPERTISE. THE KEY DATA SOURCE WAS THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY (RHS). THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WAS MAILED TO A RANDOM SELECTION OF 5,450 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN JULY AND AUGUST OF 2016. AFTER REVIEWING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, THE STEERING COMMITTEE DETERMINED WHOSE VOICES WERE MISSING. A PLAN WAS DEVELOPED TO CONDUCT A CONVENIENCE SURVEY (CS) TO CAPTURE THE OPINIONS OF THE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO DID NOT RESPOND TO THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR VOICE WAS HEARD. THE CONVENIENCE SURVEYS WERE GIVEN TO PEOPLE THAT WERE EASY TO REACH. DUE TO THIS DIFFERENCE, THE CS DATA IS SEPARATE FROM THE RHS RESULTS. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS COLLECTED RESPONSES TO THE CONVENIENCE SURVEY. THE DATA WORKGROUP OVERSAW THE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA AND REVIEWED THE RESULTS.AS PART OF THE COMPASS NOW 2018 PROCESS, ORGANIZATIONS WERE ASKED TO REACH OUT TO AND SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE ABOUT POPULATIONS THAT MAY BE UNDERREPRESENTED. LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE ASKED TO GATHER INPUT FROM UNDERREPRESENTED CONSTITUENTS THROUGH CONVENIENCE SURVEY RESPONSES, FOCUS GROUPS, AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. POPULATIONS TARGETED INCLUDED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES, CHILDREN-YOUTH-FAMILIES, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-SEXUAL VIOLENCE-TRAFFICKING, AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.TO ADD TO THE SURVEY DATA, THE DATA WORKGROUP WAS TASKED WITH COLLECTING EXISTING DATA FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL SOURCES. THIS DATA INCLUDED INFORMATION ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS, HEALTH, SOCIAL FACTORS, ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND MANY OTHER TOPICS. BECAUSE NUMBERS-BASED DATA ONLY TELLS PART OF A STORY, THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS ALSO INCLUDED HOLDING COUNTY-BASED FOCUS GROUPS. FOCUS GROUPS ARE USUALLY SMALL GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHOSE OPINIONS ARE GATHERED THROUGH A GUIDED DISCUSSION. FOCUS GROUPS WERE HELD IN ALL SIX COUNTIES AND WITH GENERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STUDENTS, FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCILS, LATINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND HMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DATA FROM ALL THE SOURCES DISCUSSED ABOVE IS USED THROUGHOUT THIS REPORT. THE ABOVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS WERE CONDUCTED FROM MARCH 2016 TO MARCH 2018.
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GROUP D-FACILITY 2 -- MCHS IN LA CROSSE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MCHS-FRANCISCAN MEDICAL CENTER SPARTAGUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEMGUNDERSEN ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICSTOMAH MEMORIAL HOSPITALGUNDERSEN TRI-COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CLINICSVERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
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GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAYOTTO BREMER FOUNDATIONLA CROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTMONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTTREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTVERNON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTHOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN LA CROSSE (MCHS-LA CROSSE) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:CHRONIC DISEASE & CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE MCHS-LA CROSSE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS IN 2019:CHRONIC DISEASE & CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND IMPACT OF CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH INCREASED ADOPTION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, MCHS-LA CROSSE:HOSPITAL STAFF ENGAGED SUPPORTED COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO PREVENT/MANAGE CHRONIC DISEASE, INCLUDING: LA CROSSE MEDICAL HEALTH SCIENCE CONSORTIUM POPULATION HEALTH COMMITTEE, JDRF LOCAL CHAPTER, 7-RIVERS SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST ASSOCIATION, CELEBRATING HER HEART HEALTH COMMITTEE, LA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BOARD, GREAT RIVERS HUB, AND ESSENTIAL HEALTH CLINIC BOARD.PROVIDED FREE ONSITE PROGRAMS INCLUDING PREVENTATIVE SCREENINGS, CLASSES AND SUPPORT GROUPS; ALSO SHARED MAYO EXPERTISE AT COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS ACROSS THE REGION.THE HOSPITAL CONDUCTED 38 MOBILE TEACHING KITCHEN DEMOS AT AREA EVENTS, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE IN EXPLORING NEW FOODS AND LEARNING TO PREPARE EASY, HEALTHY, INEXPENSIVE RECIPES.PROVIDED 90 GARDEN PLOTS FOR URBAN GARDENERS. A PORTION OF THE PRODUCE WAS DONATED TO AREA FOOD PANTRIES. 5 MEALS IN MINUTES TV NEWS SEGMENTS FEATURED THE HOSPITAL'S CHEF SHARING EASY, HEALTHY, TASTY, AND INEXPENSIVE RECIPES FOR FAMILIES/PEOPLE ON THE GO.FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED FOR LOCAL INITIATIVES ENGAGING PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, IN GROWING, TASTING, AND PREPARING FRESH HEALTHY FOODS. PARTNERS INCLUDE HILLVIEW URBAN AGRICULTURE CENTER, GROW LA CROSSE AND COULEE REGION FARM2SCHOOL. IN-KIND SUPPORT OF FARM2SCHOOL INCLUDED 21 SCHOOL-BASED COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS CO-COORDINATED BY HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL STAFF AND FEATURING THE HOSPITAL'S EXECUTIVE CHEF. A COOKING DEMO FOR LICENSED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WAS HELD AT THE HOSPITAL. PRESENTATIONS FOCUSED ON EASY, KID-FRIENDLY, NUTRITIOUS MEALS. THE EVENT WAS HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PARENTING PLACE.PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLNESS: LA CROSSE COUNTY NATURE CONNECTIONS, LA CROSSE AREA BICYCLE FEST, BIKE FEDERATION OF WI BIKE WEEK, YOUTH OUTDOOR FEST, GET UP & GO DAY, CLASSIC BIKE TOUR, WEST SALEM FUN RUN, KORNFEST FUN RUN, GRANDAD HALF MARATHON AND DRIFTLESS HALF MARATHON. PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO GROUPS ASSISTING PEOPLE LIVING WITH CHRONIC DISEASES, INCLUDING: LOCAL LUPUS ALLIANCE, LIVING FOR LIZ (LUNG CANCER), CELEBRATING HER HEART HEALTH, JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION, AUTISM FOUNDATION, DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION, LOCAL EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP, MS SOCIETY, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, AND THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.HELD THE 7TH ANNUAL BIG BLUE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL. DRAGON BOATING PROVIDES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR CANCER SURVIVORS, WHILE ALSO ADDRESSING LYMPHEDEMA. MANY SURVIVORS CONTINUED TO PADDLE ALL SUMMER USING BOATS AND EQUIPMENT OWNED BY THE HOSPITAL. THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER LA CROSSE WAS CO-PRESENTER OF THE FESTIVAL AND A PORTION OF THE NET PROCEEDS WERE DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT THE CLUB'S HEALTHY LIFESTYLES PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH.SUPPORTED THE GREAT RIVERS HUB, A COLLABORATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. THE HUB, A CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPLETED ITS SECOND YEAR OF OPERATION IN 2019. COMMUNITY CARE COORDINATORS WORK 1:1 WITH CLIENTS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS IMPACTING THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE HUB, PROVIDING REFERRALS, ASSISTING WITH DATA COLLECTION, AND PROVIDING STAFF TO SERVE ON THE STEERING AND OTHER COMMITTEES.COLLABORATED WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO POSITIVELY INFLUENCE LOCAL FOOD CULTURE AND A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM: HILLVIEW URBAN AGRICULTURE, UW-LA CROSSE, 5TH SEASON COOPERATIVE, COULEE REGION FARM2SCHOOL, WASHBURN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND CITY OF ONALASKA PARKS & REC DEPARTMENT. THE HOSPITAL ALSO CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A COMMUNITY DROP-OFF SITE FOR COMMUNITY SHARED AGRICULTURE (CSA) FRESH FOOD BOXES. EXPLORED NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND THE POOLING OF RESOURCES TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. NEW COLLABORATIONS INCLUDED THE PARENTING PLACE, ESSENTIAL HEALTH CLINIC, AND THE LOCAL EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP.MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE: TO INCREASE COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONCERNS, MCHS-LA CROSSE:SHARED MAYO CLINIC EXPERTISE AT NO COST VIA BROCHURES, HANDOUTS, HOMETOWN HEALTH MAGAZINE, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WEB BLOGS, MAYOCLINIC.COM, AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS AND PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS HEALTH FAIRS.PROVIDED LEADERS AND STAFF TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE. EXAMPLES INCLUDE COULEE COUNCIL ON ADDICTIONS BOARD, LA CROSSE COUNTY PREVENTION NETWORK, ALLIANCE TO HEAL STEERING AND OTHER COMMITTEES, LA CROSSE AREA SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE, LA CROSSE MENTAL HEALTH COALITION, CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE DIRECTION, AND THE BETTER TOGETHER COLLABORATIVE. CONTINUED TO HOST ITS ANNUAL CHILD MALTREATMENT CONFERENCE FOR CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, SCHOOL PERSONNEL, EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL AND VICTIM/WITNESS ADVOCATES.PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE: YMCA (VETERANS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WALK); LA CROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT (REBUILDING FOR LEARNING), CAMPAIGN TO CHANGE DIRECTION, SALVATION ARMY PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCES (SUPPORT GROUPS), KEVIN'S LEGACY FOUNDATION (SUICIDE PREVENTION), SPORTS MENTORSHIP ACADEMY (TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAM), MINI DONUT FOUNDATION (SUICIDE PREVENTION), LA CROSSE COUNTY PREVENTION NETWORK (REDUCING STIGMA OF MENTAL HEALTH), ALLIANCE TO HEAL (ADDICTION), LA CROSSE POLICE DARE (SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION); COULEE COUNCIL ON ADDICTIONS (RECOVERY). PROVIDED FINANCIAL/IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS, ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE: COULEECAP HOUSING FIRST, INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCES, ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, AND COULEE COUNCIL ON ADDICTIONS.DONATED SPACE ON ITS CAMPUS TO HOUSE TWO LA CROSSE COUNTY SOCIAL WORKERS SERVING THE WASHBURN NEIGHBORHOOD, AND CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FULL-TIME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS FOR THE MATHY AND ERICKSON BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS. THE HOSPITAL EMPLOYS BOTH SPECIALISTS AND ABSORBS WAGES AND BENEFITS FOR ONE.CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LAND ON THE ITS CAMPUS, FOR $1/YEAR, FOR THE COULEE RECOVERY CENTER. THE FACILITY PROVIDES ADDICTION PREVENTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES.OFFERED AN EXERCISE GROUP, LED BY PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, FOR PEOPLE WHO SUFFER CHRONIC PAIN, IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THEIR PAIN AND RELIANCE ON MEDICATIONS.SUPPORTED GREAT RIVERS HUB, A COLLABORATIVE EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH TO COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT. FREQUENT ER USERS WERE THE FOCUS OF A PILOT PROGRAM WHICH CONTINUED IN 2019. A SECOND PILOT WAS LAUNCHED TARGETING PREGNANT WOMEN WITH ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. THE HUB'S COMMUNITY CARE WORKERS PROVIDE 1:1 ATTENTION AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS REFERRED TO THE HUB.EXPLORED NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND POOLING OF RESOURCES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE INFORMATION, SUPPORT, AND SERVICES. NEW COLLABORATIONS INCLUDED THE RESILIENCY AND TRAUMA INFORMED CARE COMMUNITY.MORE THAN 220 PHYSICIANS/PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN OPIOID PRESCRIBING EDUCATION DURING 2019. AFTERWARD, 68% SAID THEY WOULD MAKE PRACTICE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF WHAT THEY LEARNED. TOP RESPONSES FOR EXPECTED PRACTICE CHANGES WERE 1) PRESCRIBE FEWER OPIOIDS, 2) OFFER ALTERNATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT OPTIONS, AND 3) UTILIZE OPIOID RISK TOOLS.PRIORITIES NOT ADDRESSED: THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED ORAL HEALTH AS A PRIORITY NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ORAL HEALTH WAS NOT ADOPTED BY MCHS-LA CROSSE DUE TO LACK OF EXPERTISE OR RESOURCES IN THIS AREA. THE HOSPITAL WAS OPEN TO SUPPORTING INITIATIVES ADDRESSING ORAL HEALTH NEEDS AND PROVIDED A $40,000 CONTRIBUTION TO SCENIC BLUFFS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO HELP ESTABLISH A LOW INCOME DENTAL CLINIC. THE DENTAL CLINIC IS EXPECTED TO OPEN MID-YEAR, 2020.
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE COMPASS NOW 2018 REPORT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR MCHS IN SPARTA (MCHS-SPARTA). THE COMPASS NOW 2018 PARTNERSHIP IS MADE UP OF GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY, GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEM, MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM, OTTO BREMER FOUNDATION, GUNDERSEN ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, TOMAH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, GUNDERSEN TRI-COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CLINICS, VERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE, LA CROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, LA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, TREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, VERNON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.THE PURPOSE OF COMPASS NOW 2018 IS TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS, IDENTIFY COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE MOST URGENT ONES AND ENCOURAGE ACTION PLANS THAT SOLVE COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. IT SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. THE PARTNERSHIP CREATES SYNERGY FOR PROMOTING GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TOWARD IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE POPULATION. MEMBERSHIP WAS CHOSEN TO REPRESENT A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND EXPERTISE. THE KEY DATA SOURCE WAS THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY (RHS). THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WAS MAILED TO A RANDOM SELECTION OF 5,450 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGHOUT THE REGION IN JULY AND AUGUST OF 2016. AFTER REVIEWING THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, THE STEERING COMMITTEE DETERMINED WHOSE VOICES WERE MISSING. A PLAN WAS DEVELOPED TO CONDUCT A CONVENIENCE SURVEY (CS) TO CAPTURE THE OPINIONS OF THE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO DID NOT RESPOND TO THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR VOICE WAS HEARD. THE CONVENIENCE SURVEYS WERE GIVEN TO PEOPLE THAT WERE EASY TO REACH. DUE TO THIS DIFFERENCE, THE CS DATA IS SEPARATE FROM THE RHS RESULTS. STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS COLLECTED RESPONSES TO THE CONVENIENCE SURVEY. THE DATA WORKGROUP OVERSAW THE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA AND REVIEWED THE RESULTS.AS PART OF THE COMPASS NOW 2018 PROCESS, ORGANIZATIONS WERE ASKED TO REACH OUT TO AND SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE ABOUT POPULATIONS THAT MAY BE UNDERREPRESENTED. LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE ASKED TO GATHER INPUT FROM UNDERREPRESENTED CONSTITUENTS THROUGH CONVENIENCE SURVEY RESPONSES, FOCUS GROUPS, AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. POPULATIONS TARGETED INCLUDED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES, CHILDREN-YOUTH-FAMILIES, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-SEXUAL VIOLENCE-TRAFFICKING, AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.TO ADD TO THE SURVEY DATA, THE DATA WORKGROUP WAS TASKED WITH COLLECTING EXISTING DATA FROM FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL SOURCES. THIS DATA INCLUDED INFORMATION ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS, HEALTH, SOCIAL FACTORS, ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND MANY OTHER TOPICS. BECAUSE NUMBERS-BASED DATA ONLY TELLS PART OF A STORY, THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS ALSO INCLUDED HOLDING COUNTY-BASED FOCUS GROUPS. FOCUS GROUPS ARE USUALLY SMALL GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHOSE OPINIONS ARE GATHERED THROUGH A GUIDED DISCUSSION. FOCUS GROUPS WERE HELD IN ALL SIX COUNTIES AND WITH GENERAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STUDENTS, FAMILY ADVISORY COUNCILS, LATINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND HMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS. DATA FROM ALL THE SOURCES DISCUSSED ABOVE IS USED THROUGHOUT THIS REPORT. THE ABOVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS WERE CONDUCTED FROM MARCH 2016 TO MARCH 2018.
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GROUP D-FACILITY 15 -- MCHS IN SPARTA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEMGUNDERSEN ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND CLINICSGUNDERSEN TRI-COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CLINICSMCHS-FRANCISCAN MEDICAL CENTER LA CROSSETOMAH MEMORIAL HOSPITALVERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
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GROUP D-FACILITY 15 -- MCHS IN SPARTA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAYOTTO BREMER FOUNDATIONLA CROSSE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTMONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTTREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTVERNON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTHOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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GROUP D-FACILITY 15 -- MCHS IN SPARTA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MCHS IN SPARTA (MCHS-SPARTA) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:CHRONIC DISEASE & CONTRIBUTING FACTORS MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSEIN 2019, MCHS-SPARTA TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:CHRONIC DISEASE & CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE AND IMPACT OF CHRONIC DISEASE THROUGH INCREASED ADOPTION OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, MCHS-SPARTA:SHARED MAYO CLINIC EXPERTISE IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION/MANAGEMENT AT NO COST TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS VIA BROCHURES, HANDOUTS, HOMETOWN HEALTH MAGAZINE, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEB BLOGS, MAYOCLINIC.COM, AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS.PROVIDED A HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE ON THE MONROE COUNTY NUTRITION WORKGROUP, WHICH WAS CONVENED AS PART OF THE COUNTY'S COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS, INCLUDING WOMEN'S HEALTH NIGHT, THE TORO HEALTH FAIR, AND THE FORT MCCOY WELLNESS FAIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOSPITAL DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION ON RECOGNIZING AND PREVENTING STROKES AT THE MONROE COUNTY FAIR, AND SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA AT MONROE COUNTY'S "THE LONGEST DAY" EVENT AND AT THE TOMAH WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S. ENCOURAGED THE CONSUMPTION OF HEALTHY FOODS AND SUPPORTED IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR FOOD PANTRY AND THE BREAD BASKET, TO COMBAT LOCAL FOOD INSECURITY. ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE TOMAH FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA TO PROVIDE FREE CONTAINER GARDEN PLANTS TO CLIENTS OF THE NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR FOOD PANTRY. PROVIDED HEALTHY MEALS AT THE HOSPITAL TO 20 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE WEEK-LONG DEKE SLAYTON SPACE CAMP. ADDITIONALLY, A HOSPITAL REGISTERED DIETITIAN SPOKE TO THE GROUP ABOUT NUTRITION. CONTINUED TO SERVE AS A COMMUNITY DROP-OFF SITE FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE SHARES (FRESH FOOD BOXES). PROVIDED 5-2-1-0 HEALTHY LIFESTYLES EDUCATION (A PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ENDORSING 5 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, 2 HOURS OF SCREEN TIME, 1 HOUR OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND 0 SUGARY DRINKS) AS A STANDARD COMPONENT OF WELL-CHILD VISITS. FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WELLNESS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM. FUNDING WAS PROVIDED FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: THE REMEMBERING JESSE PARKER 5K RUN; THE TOMAH KITE FESTIVAL; FORT MCCOY FAMILY FUN DAY, AND THE CASHTON LIVE ON MAIN STREET EVENT WITH PROCEEDS SUPPORTING HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. STAFF ALSO ENGAGED IN FUNDRAISING FOR SPARTA AREA CANCER SUPPORT (SACS).EXPLORED NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND THE POOLING OF RESOURCES TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THE COMMUNITY. NEW COLLABORATIONS THIS YEAR INCLUDED THE TOMAH FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA. MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE: TO INCREASE COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONCERNS, MCHS-SPARTA:SHARED MAYO CLINIC EXPERTISE IN THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ON MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AT NO COST VIA BROCHURES, HANDOUTS, HOMETOWN HEALTH MAGAZINE, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, BLOG POSTS, MAYOCLINIC.COM, AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS. HOSPITAL REPRESENTATIVES ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INCLUDING THE MONROE COUNTY PRESCRIPTION DRUG TASKFORCE AND THE MONROE COUNTY DEMENTIA COALITION. SUPPORTED COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING MONROE COUNTY DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY COALITION AND THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER OF MONROE COUNTY. SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SENIOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON DEPRESSION, SENIOR ISOLATION, AND PHQ-9 ASSESSMENTS. CONTINUED TO EDUCATE PHYSICIANS/PROVIDERS ON THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WISCONSIN PRESCRIPTION DRUG MONITORING PROGRAM. CONTINUED TO IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES FOR PRESCRIBING AND MONITORING OPIOIDS, INCLUDING A SPECIAL TOOLKIT AVAILABLE ON THE PHYSICIAN PRACTICE WEBPAGE. THE TOOLKIT INCLUDES SAMPLE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AGREEMENTS, RECENT NEWS ARTICLES, AND OTHER RESOURCES. EMR SCORECARDS FOR CHRONIC OPIOID THERAPY ARE ALSO USED AS TOOLS FOR DOCUMENTING BEST PRACTICES. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS ARE NOW INTEGRATED INTO PRIMARY CARE TEAMS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO CONTINUED TO EXPLORE NON-TRADITIONAL METHODS OF CARE DELIVERY, SUCH AS TELEMEDICINE, TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE AND MAXIMIZE RESOURCES. AT BOTH THE SPARTA AND TOMAH CAMPUSES, PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES VIA TELEMEDICINE.PHYSICIANS/PROVIDERS PARTICIPATED IN OPIOID PRESCRIBING EDUCATION DURING 2019. AFTERWARD, PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THEY WOULD MAKE PRACTICE CHANGES AS A RESULT OF WHAT THEY LEARNED. TOP RESPONSES FOR EXPECTED PRACTICE CHANGES WERE 1) PRESCRIBE FEWER OPIOIDS, 2) OFFER ALTERNATIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT OPTIONS, AND 3) UTILIZE OPIOID RISK TOOLS.PRIORITIES NOT ADDRESSED: THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED ORAL HEALTH AS A PRIORITY NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT ORAL HEALTH WAS NOT ADOPTED BY MCHS-SPARTA DUE TO LACK OF EXPERTISE OR RESOURCES IN THIS AREA. THE HOSPITAL WAS OPEN TO SUPPORTING INITIATIVES SEEKING TO ADDRESS ORAL HEALTH NEEDS, BUT NO FUNDING WAS SOUGHT FOR THIS PURPOSE IN 2019.
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PART V, SECTION B
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP E
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP E CONSISTS OF:
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- FACILITY 1: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER, - FACILITY 3: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA, - FACILITY 6: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA
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GROUP E-FACILITY 6 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE CHNA FOR MARICOPA COUNTY WAS A JOINT EFFORT. ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED IN THE COLLABORATION WERE MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA (MCA), ADELANTE HEALTHCARE, BANNER HEALTH, DIGNITY HEALTH, NATIVE HEALTH, AND PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE INCORPORATED THROUGH THREE MEANS. FIRST, DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS ENGAGING MEMBERS OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. SECOND, SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED WITH KEY INFORMANTS WHO SERVE THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. FINALLY, A SERIES OF MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA OF ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER. MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK AND ARIZONA'S COMMUNITY OF CARE NETWORK (ACCN) PROVIDED INPUT ON THE SELECTION OF DATA INDICATORS, PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON DATA COLLECTED, AND AIDED IN THE SELECTION OF FINAL PRIORITIES. MEMBERSHIP OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED COMMITTEES AND COLLABORATIONS INTENTIONALLY REPRESENT VULNERABLE AND DISENFRANCHISED POPULATIONS INCLUDING THE HOMELESS, UNINSURED/UNDERINSURED, MEDICAID, MEDICARE, IMMIGRANT, DISABLED, MENTALLY ILL, AND ELDERLY.A SERIES OF 36 FOCUS GROUPS WITH MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS ACROSS MARICOPA COUNTY WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2017 AND JUNE 2018. FOCUS GROUPS HELPED TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES, RESOURCES, AND BARRIERS TO CARE WITHIN MARICOPA COUNTY. MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY REPRESENTING SUBGROUPS, DEFINED AS GROUPS WITH UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES (RACE AND ETHNICITY, AGE, SEX, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE, OR RESIDENTS OF AN AREA IN MARICOPA COUNTY), WERE RECRUITED TO PARTICIPATE IN FOCUS GROUPS. A COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS ALSO ADMINISTERED TO KEY INFORMANTS. KEY INFORMANTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS HEALTH OR COMMUNITY EXPERTS FAMILIAR WITH TARGET POPULATIONS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WITHIN MARICOPA COUNTY. THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT WAS CREATED BY MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, AND MAYO CLINIC LEADERSHIP. THE SURVEY WAS ADMINISTERED TO 152 KEY INFORMANTS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGHOUT MARICOPA COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE, COMMUNITY INPUT FOR THE CHNA INCLUDED ENGAGEMENT FROM MCA'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MCA'S COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD AND MCA'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE TEAM.
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GROUP E-FACILITY 6 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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BANNER HEALTHDIGNITY HEALTHPHOENIX CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
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GROUP E-FACILITY 6 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHNATIVE HEALTHADELANTE HEALTHCARE
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GROUP E-FACILITY 6 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA (MCA) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:CANCERACCESS TO CAREHOMELESSNESSMEDICAL TRANSPLANTATIONIN 2019, MCA TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:CANCER: TO MEET THE HEALTH RELATED CANCER NEEDS OF PATIENTS WITHIN MARICOPA COUNTY, MCA:IMPLEMENTED A 2018 APPROVAL FOR A GI CLINIC AT ADELANTE (A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER). ADELANTE PATIENTS WITH ABNORMAL "FIT TEST" ARE REFERRED TO MCA FOR COLONOSCOPIES AT NO COST TO ADELANTE NOR THE REFERRED PATIENT. ADELANTE REFERRED PATIENTS THAT ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AS A RESULT OF THE COLONOSCOPY ARE TREATED AT MCA'S HOSPITAL THROUGH THE PATIENT ACCESS PANEL KNOWN AS CHARITY CARE.PROVIDED PRO BONO BIOPSIES AT MOUNTAIN PARK HEALTH CENTER (MPHC), (A DEEMED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION), AND PROVIDED CANCER TREATMENT TO SIX WOMEN REFERRED TO MCA FROM MPHC. PROVIDED ONGOING WEEKLY MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES AT MPHC THROUGH MCA'S DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY. MCA HAS PROVIDED, AND CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN AND MONITOR THE MCA DONATED EQUIPMENT IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THE SCREENINGS AT NEITHER A COST TO MPHC NOR THE PATIENTS MPHC REFERS FOR SCREENING.ACCESS TO CARE: TO ASSIST WITH PROVIDING CARE THROUGH STRATEGIC COMMUNITY CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS TO POPULATIONS THAT LACK ACCESS TO QUALITY CLINICAL CARE, THE MEDICAL STUDENTS OF THE MAYO CLINIC ALIX SCHOOL OF MEDICINE EXPANDED MCA'S CLINICAL OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY POPULATIONS THAT HAVE ISSUES WITH CLINICAL CARE ACCESS SUCH AS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX WITH 90% IMMIGRANT POPULATION.PROVIDED A MONTHLY SPECIALTY CLINIC FOR PATIENTS SEEN IN THE PRIMARY CARE CLINIC OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE WORKING POOR.HOMELESSNESS: TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, MCA HELPED PROVIDE CARE FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE OF MARICOPA COUNTY AS DESCRIBED BELOW:MAYO CLINIC'S OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FUNDS MAYO EMPLOYEE RESOURCE GROUPS (MERGS), WHICH ARE EMPLOYEE-ORGANIZED GROUPS THAT FORM AROUND A COMMON DIMENSION OF DIVERSITY. MCA'S MERG ADDRESSED HOMELESSNESS AS FOLLOWS:MESA MEN'S SHELTER: STAFF ASSISTED IN PREPARING AND SERVING MEALS ALONG WITH CLEANUP AFTERWARDS.FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN: MEMBERS OF THE MERG VOLUNTEER TO FILL FOOD BOXES FOR RESIDENTS THAT HAVE NEED FOR FOOD. ST. MARY'S FOOD BANK: MERG MEMBERS FILL FOOD BOXES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP. CIRCLE THE CITY RESPITE FACILITY FOR THE HOMELESS: MERG MEMBERS PROVIDE TOILETRY BAGS FOR RESIDENTS AND INFORMATION TO ASSIST RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE FACILITY TO GET SOCIAL SECURITY, DISABILITY BENEFITS. PROVIDED A MONTHLY SPECIALTY CLINIC FOR PATIENTS SEEN IN THE PRIMARY CARE CLINIC OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE WORKING POOR. IN ADDITION, MCA AWARDED $80,000 OF SEASON OF GIVING GRANTS TO THE FOLLOWING FIVE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT TREAT HOMELESS AND IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE: SHERMAN HOUSE HOSPICE OF THE VALLEYCIRCLE THE CITY RESPITE FACILITY FOR THE HOMELESS ADELANTE HEALTH CAREHELP IN HEALING HOME FACILITY FOR TRANSPLANT AND CANCER PATIENTSST. VINCENT DE PAUL MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINICMEDICAL TRANSPLANTATION: MCA CONTINUES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO PATIENTS OF MARICOPA COUNTY IN NEED OF SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. MCA'S HOSPITAL IS THE ONLY HOSPITAL IN MARICOPA COUNTY THAT PROVIDES SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION FOR FOUR ORGANS. MOST HOSPITALS PROVIDE ONE ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION. HOSPITALS REFER PATIENTS TO MCA FOR TRANSPLANT PATIENTS THEY ARE NOT CAPABLE OF TRANSPLANTING.
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GROUP E-FACILITY 3 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED FOR MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA (MCF) WERE BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED BY THE JACKSONVILLE NONPROFIT HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIP (THE PARTNERSHIP). THE PARTNERSHIP IS A COALITION OF NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS WHOSE VISION IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN POPULATION HEALTH ACROSS THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA REGION BY ADDRESSING GAPS THAT PREVENT ACCESS TO QUALITY, INTEGRATING HEALTH CARE, AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THE PARTNERSHIPS MEMBERS ARE BAPTIST HEALTH, BROOKS REHABILITATION, MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA (MCF), UF HEALTH JACKSONVILLE, ST. VINCENT'S HEALTHCARE AND WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THE PRIMARY DATA USED IN THE ASSESSMENT CONSISTED OF KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY PHONE, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND A COMMUNITY SURVEY DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA THROUGH ONLINE AND PAPER SUBMISSIONS. OVER 1,034 COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONTRIBUTED THEIR INPUT ON THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS, BARRIERS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DUVAL AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES, WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON NEEDS OF VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THIRTY-TWO KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED BY PHONE FROM MARCH 13, 2018 THROUGH APRIL 23, 2018. PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, BARRIERS, STRENGTHS, AND OPPORTUNITIES (INCLUDING THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AS REQUIRED BY IRS REGULATIONS). PEOPLE WITH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTISE; THE ABILITY TO SPEAK ON THE NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED, OR MINORITY POPULATIONS; AND THE ABILITY TO SPEAK ON THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS. OF THE 32 KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED, 24 INTERVIEWS WERE WITH COMMUNITY EXPERTS WHO EITHER SERVED OR REPRESENTED UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.22 FOCUS GROUPS WITH 212 PARTICIPANTS WERE CONDUCTED FROM MARCH 28, 2018 THROUGH APRIL 25, 2018. PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND BARRIERS. THE FOCUS GROUPS WERE SPLIT ALMOST EVENLY INTO TWO CATEGORIES: (1) FOCUS GROUPS OF HOSPITAL STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH MCF, AND (2) FOCUS GROUPS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH WIDE BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, PERSONS OF LIMITED INCOME, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, FAITH COMMUNITIES, AND MORE. OF THE 22 FOCUS GROUPS CONDUCTED, 10 OF THE FOCUS GROUPS INCLUDED COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OR COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.THE COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED ONLINE FROM MARCH 26, 2018 THROUGH APRIL 16, 2018. THE SURVEY WAS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ON PAPER, THOUGH PAPER DISTRIBUTION WAS LIMITED. THE SURVEY ELICITED RESPONSES FROM 790 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN DUVAL AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES.
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GROUP E-FACILITY 3 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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BAPTIST HEALTHBROOKS REHABILITATIONST. VINCENT'S HEALTHCAREUF HEALTH JACKSONVILLEWOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
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GROUP E-FACILITY 3 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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CLAY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTDUVAL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTNASSAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTPUTNAM COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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GROUP E-FACILITY 3 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA (MCF), IN COLLABORATION WITH MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE AND COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS MCF, IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:OBESITY, NUTRITION, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MENTAL HEALTHHEALTH DISPARITIES AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CAREIN 2019, MCF TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY, NUTRITION, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT TO INSPIRE AWARENESS FOR HEALTHY HABITS AMONG COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, MCF:CONTINUED THE WELLNESS RX PROGRAM THAT WAS INITIATED IN 2017. WELLNESS RX IS A COMMUNITY LED WELLNESS PROGRAM AND IS MANAGED BY MCF TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE NEW TOWN, FLORIDA RESIDENTS WITH INFORMATION TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL HEALTH. THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, NEW TOWN SUCCESS ZONE HAS CREATED A MODEL OF ENGAGEMENT WHICH ENCOURAGES SELF-RESPONSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN ACTION AROUND HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRIORITIES. DUE TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH STATISTICS AROUND STROKE, HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) WAS ASKED TO SERVE AS THE CORE AGENCY TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE. AHA'S EXPERTISE IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF THE PROGRAMMING PLAN TO ENSURE SUCCESS AROUND HEALTH DISPARITIES. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM SERVED 875 PEOPLE AND 65,000 LBS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED.MENTAL HEALTH: TO INCREASE COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND CITIZENS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENTS, MCF:PARTICIPATED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID INITIATIVE, A COLLABORATION OF ALL NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS IN THE DUVAL COUNTY, JACKSONVILLE AREA TO TRAIN LAY CITIZENS ON THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH REQUISITE KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO RESPOND TO SOMEONE WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL ILLNESS CRISIS. IN 2019 THE EFFORT TRAINED 1,955 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CURRICULUM.COLLABORATED WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT HOSPITALS TO FUND A POST-MSN DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE PSYCH-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES WITH SPECIFIC TRAINING IN MANAGING MENTAL ILLNESS.HEALTH DISPARITIES AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE: TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EFFORTS DESIGNED TO DECREASE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND INCREASE HEALTH CARE RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH LIMITED OR NO FINANCIAL MEANS IN THE COMMUNITY, MAYO PHYSICIANS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS PROVIDED OFF-SITE APPOINTMENTS/MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND ON-CAMPUS CONSULTATIONS AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES, AT NO EXPENSE TO PATIENTS WHO RECEIVE CARE AT THESE AGENCIES. MCF PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH MONETARY AND/OR IN-KIND DONATIONS: SULZBACHER CENTER: MCF CONTRIBUTED SUPPLEMENTAL CARE IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CARDIOLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE (TO INCLUDE ROUTINE PROCEDURES), AND GASTROENTEROLOGY SERVICES. VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE (VIM): MCF CONTRIBUTED ACCESS TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING DONATED SERVICES:INOCULATION AND TESTING FOR HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV);MCF PHYSICIANS SUPPLEMENTED VIM CLINIC STAFF. THE SERVICES INCLUDE CARDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, HEMATOLOGY AND PAIN MANAGEMENT.MISSION HOUSE: MCF SUPPLEMENTED THE CLINIC STAFF WITH INTERNAL MEDICINE AND NEUROLOGY PROVIDERS. WE CARE: MCF PROVIDED GENERAL SURGERY, GYNECOLOGY, ONCOLOGY, AND UROLOGICAL SURGERIES. MASS CLINIC: MCF PROVIDED MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE AND PHYSICAL THERAPY.UNITED WAY OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA: MCF PROVIDED $60,000 TO SUPPORT OUTREACH EFFORTS TO FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED RESIDENTS.THE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS THAT MCF IS NOT ADDRESSING OR ADDRESSING WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE REASONS STATED:DIABETES, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, AND MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH: THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS ROBUST PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON EACH OF THESE TOPICS.POVERTY: THE WOMEN'S GIVING ALLIANCE HAS IDENTIFIED POVERTY AS THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR PROGRAM FUNDING. TRANSPORTATION: THE JACKSONVILLE TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IS THE LOCAL AGENCY THAT MANAGES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. AS SUCH, THEY ARE SPEARHEADING MULTIPLE EFFORTS TO INCREASE ACCESS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THAT TRANSPORTATION.
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GROUP E-FACILITY 1 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE OLMSTED COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR THE MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER (MCH-R) COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE COMMUNITY COALITION ON THE PROJECT ENCOMPASSES THE CORE COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS OF OLMSTED COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OLMSTED COUNTY HEALTH, HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER, MCH-R AND MORE THAN 30 OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT OLMSTED COUNTY. THE PLANNING TEAM USED THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY MEANS OF DATA COLLECTION:OUTREACH TO ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM LEADERS FROM HUMAN SERVICE/NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO GATHER COMMENTS/IMPROVEMENT SUGGESTIONS FROM 2016 CHNA PROCESS.A RANDOM MAIL SURVEY OF 2,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WAS CONDUCTED IN JUNE 2018 AND RESULTED IN 569 RESPONSES.A CONVENIENCE SURVEY (SAME AS THE MAILED SURVEY WITH ADDITION OF 2 QUESTIONS REGARDING FREQUENCY OF MOVES WITHIN PAST MONTH) TO 1,089 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING DIVERSE AND UNDERREPRESENTED PERSPECTIVES IN THE RANDOM MAIL SURVEY.LISTENING SESSIONS WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDER GROUPS, INCLUDING CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND PRIORITIZING MINORITY AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED DIVERSE GROUPS. THE LISTENING SESSIONS INCLUDED A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY GROUPS, INCLUDING YOUTH, ELDERLY, RURAL, VETERANS, AND LGBTQ GROUPS. LISTENING SESSION GROUPS WERE SELECTED TO BROADEN INPUT FROM RESIDENTS NOT AS LIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAIL SURVEY. THE GROUPS GATHERED REFLECTED THE OPINIONS OF 184 INDIVIDUALS.OVER 380 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS REPRESENTING BROAD (PRIVATE/BUSINESS, HUMAN SERVICE/NONPROFIT, GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE COMMUNITY) PERSPECTIVES PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE PUBLIC PRIORITIZATION SESSIONS. THE ABOVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS WERE CONDUCTED FROM JANUARY 2017 THROUGH JULY 2019.
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GROUP E-FACILITY 1 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER
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GROUP E-FACILITY 1 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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OLMSTED COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTOLMSTED COUNTY HEALTH, HOUSING, AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
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GROUP E-FACILITY 1 -- MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER (MCH-R) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:INJURY PREVENTIONMENTAL HEALTHOBESITYIMMUNIZATIONSFINANCIAL STRESSMCH-R INTEGRATES PROGRAMMING AND STAFFING WITH MAYO CLINIC'S COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT PATIENT CARE SERVICES, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION OPERATIONS ON ITS ROCHESTER CAMPUS. LOCAL COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT IS ADDRESSED THROUGH ALL MAYO CLINIC OPERATIONS, INCLUDING HOSPITAL TREATMENT AND RECOVERY ROOMS, CLASSROOMS AND CLINICAL TRAINING AREAS (PUBLIC HEALTH AS WELL AS MEDICAL EDUCATION), RESEARCH LABS, OUTPATIENT CARE SETTINGS AND COMMUNITY SPACES. IN 2019, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAYO CLINIC, MCH-R (HEREIN AFTER COLLECTVELY REFERRED TO AS MAYO) ADDRESSED THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AS FOLLOWS:INJURY PREVENTION: TO INCREASE MAYO'S AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO EDUCATE HIGH RISK GROUPS ABOUT SAFE DRIVING PRACTICES (TEENS) AND FALL PREVENTION (ELDERLY), MAYO:ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE OLMSTED COUNTY FALL PREVENTION COALITION TO PROVIDE AWARENESS, ADVOCACY, AND COLLABORATION AROUND FALL PREVENTION AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. PROVIDED STAFF TIME, EXPERTISE, AND MATERIALS TO THE STEPPING ON PROGRAM - AN EVIDENCE-BASED FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM OFFERED AT MANY COMMUNITY LOCATIONS TO HELP INCREASE CONFIDENCE AND EMPOWER OLDER ADULTS TO CARRY OUT HEALTH BEHAVIORS THAT REDUCE THE RISK OF FALLS. IN 2019, MAYO'S TRAUMA CENTER EXPANDED THESE EFFORTS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS TO TRAIN 7 NEW TRAINING LEADERS AND PROVIDED FALLS-PREVENTION OUTREACH TO 118 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MAYO EXPERTS ALSO PUBLISHED A SCHOLARLY ARTICLE "BUILDING A CASE FOR PEDIATRIC FALL PREVENTION IN THE JOURNAL OF NURSING."CONTINUED TO LOAN MAYO'S DISTRACTED DRIVING SIMULATOR TO COMMUNITY GROUPS TO BUILD AWARENESS AND SKILLS. THROUGH OCTOBER 2019, 1,723 YOUTH AND ADULTS UTILIZED THE EQUIPMENT AND/OR VIEWED A PRESENTATION ON DISTRACTED DRIVING.COORDINATED MONTHLY CAR SEAT INSPECTION CLINICS AT A LOCAL FIRE STATION TO CHECK FOR CORRECT USE OF CHILD SAFETY RESTRAINTS AND TO EDUCATE CAREGIVERS ON THE SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN IN MOTOR VEHICLES. THROUGH OCTOBER 2019, 176 CAR SEATS WERE CHECKED AND 204 ADULTS WERE PROVIDED SAFE CARE SEAT INSTALLMENT EDUCATION. ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA REGIONAL TRAUMA ADVISORY COUNCIL TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MONITOR THE REGIONAL TRAUMA SYSTEM WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING DEATH AND DISABILITY RESULTING FROM TRAUMATIC INJURIES AND MASS CASUALTY EVENTS.CONTINUED WORK WITH THE TOWARD ZERO DEATH STEERING COMMITTEE, FATAL REVIEW COMMITTEE, AND THE OLMSTED SAFE ROADS COALITION TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC SAFETY.MENTAL HEALTH: TO INCREASE MAYO CLINIC'S AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND CITIZENS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, MAYO:COLLABORATED WITH OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER, OLMSTED COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THE COLLABORATION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH INTEGRATION TO ADVOCATE AND SECURE SUPPORT FOR LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES FOR POST-ACUTE BEHAVIORAL PATIENTS. IN 2019 THESE EFFORTS SECURED $5 MILLION FROM STATE FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CENTER TO SERVE OLMSTED AND ADJACENT COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. MAYO WILL BE PROVIDING ONGOING OPERATIONAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO RUN THE NEW CLINIC. PROVIDED SUPPORT TO HOST A MENTAL HEALTH EXHIBIT TO IMPROVE AWARENESS AND ACCESS FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND REDUCE STIGMA IN THE COMMUNITY. NEARLY 5,000 PEOPLE VISITED AND MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE WERE REACHED THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING WITH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MESSAGING THROUGH EARNED AND PAID MEDIA. MAYO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT SERVICES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT FACILITATE MENTAL HEALTH.OBESITY: TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT TO INSPIRE AWARENESS FOR HEALTHY HABITS AMONG COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, MAYO:PROVIDED SUPPORT TOWARDS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS RELATED TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.STAFF PARTICIPATED IN THE OLMSTED COUNTY OBESITY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT WORK GROUP WHICH HELD COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OBESITY TO ELEVATE SPECIFIC THEMES AND OPPORTUNITIES.IMPLEMENTED AND EXPANDED A WELLNESS CHAMPION MODEL AT MAYO AND MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM SITES WITH COMMUNITY-INSPIRED MESSAGES AND RESOURCES.PROMOTED HEALTHY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EATING MESSAGES THROUGH MAYO'S ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.IMMUNIZATIONS: TO INCREASE THE RATE OF IMMUNIZATIONS AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SERIES, ANNUAL INFLUENZA AND HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS, MAYO:CO-FACILITATED COMMUNITY-WIDE IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS AND ACCESS THROUGH THE OLMSTED COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES WORKGROUP. CONTINUED WORK WITH OLMSTED COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE IMMUNIZATIONS TO CHILDREN IN LOCAL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. IN 2019 THIS COLLABORATION VACCINATED A RECORD-HIGH 9,543 STUDENTS WITH INFLUENZA VACCINES AT 55 LOCAL AND REGIONAL K-12 GRADE SCHOOLS. CONTINUED TO LEAD THE SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA IMMUNIZATION CONNECTION (SEMIC), THAT COLLECTS AND ANALYZES LOCAL VACCINATION DATA TO IDENTIFY GAPS. SEMIC ALSO EDUCATES VACCINE PROVIDERS ON BEST PRACTICE TO IMPROVE VACCINE PARTICIPATION AND VACCINE DELIVERY THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA. FINANCIAL STRESS: TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY EFFORTS THAT PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES/SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, MAYO:PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT FINANCIALLY STRESSED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, INCLUDING EDUCATION, LITERACY, JOB TRAINING, AND BASIC NEEDS (HOUSING, FOOD, HEALTH CARE).PARTICIPATED IN THE ROCHESTER AREA HOUSING ALLIANCE AND THE ROCHESTER AREA HOUSING COALITION. IN 2019 THE COALITION AWARDED MORE THAN $2.2 MILLION IN FUNDING TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OLMSTED COUNTY. CONTRIBUTED SUPPORT TO DEVELOP AND OPERATE A NEW WARMING SHELTER TO BE OPEN DURING WINTER MONTHS TO ASSURE SAFE SHELTER TO ROCHESTER'S HOMELESS POPULATION.
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PART V, SECTION B
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP A CONSISTS OF:
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- FACILITY 4: MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE, - FACILITY 5: MCHS IN MANKATO, - FACILITY 8: MCHS IN FAIRMONT, - FACILITY 10: MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE, - FACILITY 11: MCHS IN WASECA, - FACILITY 12: MCHS IN BARRON, - FACILITY 13: MCHS IN BLOOMER, - FACILITY 16: MCHS IN ST. JAMES, - FACILITY 17: MCHS IN SPRINGFIELD, - FACILITY 18: MCHS IN OSSEO
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REPORTING GROUP A PART V, SECTION B, LINE 3J:
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REQUIRED RESPONSE FOR LINE 3E: THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED IN THE CHNA REPORT ARE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS DEFINED IN THE CHNA REPORT.
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THE REGIONAL PROXIMITY OF A PATIENT'S RESIDENCY IS A FACTOR FOR PRESCHEDULED SERVICES ONLY AND SECONDARY TO MEDICAL NEED. REGIONAL PROXIMITY IS NOT A FACTOR FOR EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDED.
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REFER PATIENTS TO APPLY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
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UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE AND EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE PATIENT.
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REPORTING GROUP A PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20E:
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO EVERY PATIENT VIA MAYO'S PUBLIC WEBSITE, FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PATIENT ACCESS LOCATIONS, AND IS REFERENCED ON MAYO'S AUTHORIZATION FORMS, STATEMENTS, AND LETTERS. IN ADDITION, BROCHURES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ADMISSIONS AREA AND THE PROCESS OF HOW TO APPLY IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAYO CLINIC WEBSITE.UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, MAYO DISCUSSES ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE.MONTHLY STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO PATIENTS THAT OUTLINE CURRENT CHARGES AND ACTIONS WITH INSURANCE AND INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT MAYO'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. SOME MAYO SITES UTILIZE ADVOCATES TO CONTACT THE PATIENT UPON DISCHARGE TO HELP THEM SECURE GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.EACH CHARITY CARE REVIEW IS DOCUMENTED IN MAYO'S BILLING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATED TO THE PATIENT. COMPLETED CHARITY CARE FORMS ARE MAINTAINED EITHER IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE PATIENT IS INFORMED REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW.MAYO OFTEN IDENTIFIES CHARITY CARE OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE PATIENT HAS BEEN DISMISSED. IN MANY CASES, THIS IS DUE TO LIMITED INSURANCE COVERAGE OR INSURANCE DENIALS AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. IN THESE CASES, WHEN A PATIENT EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES, STAFF WILL INITIATE A CHARITY REVIEW AS INDICATED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY PATIENT AT MAYOCLINIC.ORG.
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PART V, SECTION B
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP B CONSISTS OF:
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- FACILITY 7: MCHS IN ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN, - FACILITY 14: MCHS IN MENOMONIE
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REQUIRED RESPONSE FOR LINE 3E: THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED IN THE CHNA REPORT ARE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS DEFINED IN THE CHNA REPORT.
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THE REGIONAL PROXIMITY OF A PATIENT'S RESIDENCY IS A FACTOR FOR PRESCHEDULED SERVICES ONLY AND SECONDARY TO MEDICAL NEED. REGIONAL PROXIMITY IS NOT A FACTOR FOR EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDED.
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REFER PATIENTS TO APPLY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
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REPORTING GROUP B PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J:
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UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE AND EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE PATIENT.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO EVERY PATIENT VIA MAYO'S PUBLIC WEBSITE, FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PATIENT ACCESS LOCATIONS, AND IS REFERENCED ON MAYO'S AUTHORIZATION FORMS, STATEMENTS, AND LETTERS. IN ADDITION, BROCHURES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ADMISSIONS AREA AND THE PROCESS OF HOW TO APPLY IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAYO CLINIC WEBSITE.UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, MAYO DISCUSSES ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE.MONTHLY STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO PATIENTS THAT OUTLINE CURRENT CHARGES AND ACTIONS WITH INSURANCE AND INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT MAYO'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. SOME MAYO SITES UTILIZE ADVOCATES TO CONTACT THE PATIENT UPON DISCHARGE TO HELP THEM SECURE GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.EACH CHARITY CARE REVIEW IS DOCUMENTED IN MAYO'S BILLING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATED TO THE PATIENT. COMPLETED CHARITY CARE FORMS ARE MAINTAINED EITHER IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE PATIENT IS INFORMED REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW.MAYO OFTEN IDENTIFIES CHARITY CARE OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE PATIENT HAS BEEN DISMISSED. IN MANY CASES, THIS IS DUE TO LIMITED INSURANCE COVERAGE OR INSURANCE DENIALS AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. IN THESE CASES, WHEN A PATIENT EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES, STAFF WILL INITIATE A CHARITY REVIEW AS INDICATED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY PATIENT AT MAYOCLINIC.ORG.
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PART V, SECTION B
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- FACILITY 9: MCHS IN RED WING, - FACILITY 19: MCHS IN LAKE CITY, - FACILITY 20: MCHS IN CANNON FALLS
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REQUIRED RESPONSE FOR LINE 3E: THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED IN THE CHNA REPORT ARE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS DEFINED IN THE CHNA REPORT.
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COMMUNITY INPUT:MEETINGS WERE HELD THAT INVOLVED A DIVERSE GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS IN GOODHUE COUNTY WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE FROM SEPTEMBER 2018 TO JUNE 2019.FALL OF 2018 SURVEY DATA WAS OBTAINED THROUGH RANDOM MAILED SURVEYS IN GOODHUE COUNTY AND CONVENIENCE SAMPLE SURVEYS GATHERED IN THREE AREAS THAT SERVE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS - FOOD SHELVES, THE CARE CLINIC (FREE CLINIC IN GOODHUE COUNTY) AND AT GOODHUE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES LOBBY. GOODHUE COUNTY HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SUPERVISOR AND UNITED WAY OF GOODHUE, WABASHA AND PIERCE COUNTIES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SERVED ON THE ADVISORY TEAM FOR THE CHNA. NOVEMBER 2018 THROUGH JANUARY 2019 1:1 INTERVIEWS WITH KEY INFORMANTS WERE HELD IN EACH COMMUNITY INCLUDING PUBLIC HEALTH, CHIEF OF POLICE, SHERIFF, SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS, CITY STAFF, AMBULANCE SERVICES, YMCA, CHAMBERS AND CITIZENS.COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS WERE HELD WITH NATURAL FOCUS GROUPS, CAPSTONE PROJECT ON MENTAL HEALTH WAS COMPLETED IN THE RED WING AREA AND CHNA UPDATES WERE GIVEN IN ALL THREE COMMUNITIES.
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GOODHUE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHUNITED WAY OF GOODHUE, WABASHA, AND PIERCE COUNTY
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2016, THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED BY MCHS IN LAKE CITY (MCHS-LAKE CITY) AND MCHS IN CANNON FALLS (MCHS-CANNON FALLS) AND MCHS IN RED WING (MCHS-RED WING), COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS MCHS:OBESITY MENTAL HEALTH HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN 2019, MCHS TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:OBESITY AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS: TO INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PROPER NUTRITION, AND AWARENESS OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN LIFESTYLE AND HEALTH DECISIONS:MCHS-CANNON FALLS:HOSTED A BOOTH OFFERING HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AT FIRST THURSDAYS, A MONTHLY STREET FAIR HELD IN CANNON FALLS DURING SUMMER MONTHS. IN ADDITION, MCHS-CANNON FALLS PARTNERED WITH GOODHUE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE BIKE SAFETY INFORMATION AT THE SAME EVENT.PARTNERED WITH THE CANNON VALLEY TRAIL TO OFFER HEALTHY SNACKS DURING SPECIALTY PROGRAMS.PARTNERED WITH SHIP TO SPONSOR THE "I CAN PREVENT DIABETES" CURRICULUM IN ZUMBROTA.PARTNERED WITH THE CANNON FALLS BOOSTER CLUB TO HOLD AN OBSTACLE COURSE AND OFFERED INFORMATION ON HEALTH AND WELLNESS AT AN EVENT HELD PRIOR TO A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.OFFERED YOGA FOR SENIORS AT THE SENIOR CENTER AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ROOM.PROVIDED HAND WASHING STATIONS AT THE CANNON VALLEY FAIR.MCHS-LAKE CITY:PARTNERED WITH THE LAKE CITY ROTARY TO SPONSOR AND PROMOTE A CIRCLE OF LIFE RELAY, A 5K WALK AND FAMILY RUN EVENT.SPONSORED AND PROMOTED FOOD FOR FIVE, AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE LAKE CITY FOOD SHELF. PARTNERED WITH LAKE CITY FARMERS MARKET AS A SPONSOR FOR THE POP (POWER OF PRODUCE) PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN. POP PROGRAM INCREASED FIRST TIME SHOPPERS AND RETURN SHOPPERS WITH YOUTH. PARTNERED WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO SPONSOR AND PROMOTE THE TOUR DE PEPIN BIKE EVENT.MCHS-RED WING:PROVIDED NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION ALONG WITH A COOKING DEMONSTRATION FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. PARTNERED WITH THE RED WING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO PROVIDE THE 12 HEALTHY HABITS OF WELL-BEING AT A CHAMBER EXPO.PARTNERED WITH THE RED WING FAMILY YMCA TO SPONSOR THE RIVER CITY RAMBLE 5K, WALK AND FAMILY FUN RUN, WHICH RAISES FUNDS TO SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN HEALTHY ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.PARTNERED WITH UNITED WAY AND ST. JOSEPH CHURCH IN FARE FOR ALL - A NONPROFIT FOOD PROGRAM PROMOTING AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO LEAN MEAT, FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE PROGRAM IS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF UNITED WAY, BUT LOCATED AT MCHS-RED WING. PROVIDED VOLUNTEERS AT FOUR OF THE MONTHLY EVENTS.STAFF SPONSORED TENT AT THE FARMERS MARKET FOR FOUR WEEKS WITH HEALTHY INFORMATION, RECIPES, COOKING TIPS AS PART OF THE POP (POWER OF PRODUCE) PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP. DISTRIBUTED POP CERTIFICATES THROUGH THE FREE CLINIC, BACK PACK PROGRAM IN SCHOOLS AND SUMMER PARK PROGRAM.COUNTY WIDE: IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY EACH HOSPITAL TO ADDRESS OBESITY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, COLLECTIVELY, THE THREE HOSPITALS:SUPPORTED THE LIVE WELL GOODHUE COUNTY SHIP PROGRAM WITH STAFF TIME AND MEETING SPACE; SPONSORED THE I CAN PREVENT DIABETES CLASSES THAT WERE HELD AT ZUMBROTA LIBRARY, BUT PUBLICIZED IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING CANNON FALLS, ZUMBROTA AND KENYON.PROVIDED INTEGRATED HEALTH MEDICINE, ROAD TO BETTER HEALTH, AND 12 HEALTHY HABITS TO WELL-BEING AT THE PRAIRIE ISLAND INDIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR. PLINKO GAME WITH HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CARDS WERE DISCUSSED WITH 120 PARTICIPANTS.MCHS EMPLOYEES FROM THE LACTATION COALITION PROVIDED A ROCK AND REST BOOTH FOR GOODHUE COUNTY FAIR PARTICIPANTS. MENTAL WELLNESS: TO INCREASE THE STATE OF WELL-BEING IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN COPE WITH NORMAL STRESSES OF LIFE AND WORK, COLLECTIVELY THE THREE HOSPITALS:SUPPORTED MAKE IT OK - A COUNTY-WIDE ANTI STIGMA EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERED IN AREA CHURCHES AND LOCAL SCHOOLS. AN MCHS STAFF MEMBER SERVED ON THE ADVISORY BOARD AND VOLUNTEERED AS A TRAINER. SPONSORED AND CO-SPONSORED ANGST AT LOCAL SCHOOLS, ZUMBROTA, LAKE CITY, CANNON FALLS, GOODHUE AND RED WING, INCLUDING COMMUNITY FORUMS IN LAKE CITY, CANNON FALLS AND RED WING. ANGST WAS ATTENDED BY 7 TO 12 GRADERS IN ALL SCHOOLS. PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR THE MAKE IT OK SPONSORED RURAL COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPPRIMARY CARE STAFF SERVED ON THE Q&A PANEL FOLLOWING THE ANGST PROGRAM IN LAKE CITY AND ZUMBROTA PROVIDING EXPERTISE TO PARENTS, STAFF AND STUDENTS.CONDUCTED A GRATITUDE CAMPAIGN IN WHICH INFORMATION PROMOTING JOURNALING AND FOCUSING ON GRATITUDE TO BUILD RESILIENCE WAS SHARED AT THREE HEALTH FAIRS.SUPPORTED A WOMEN'S MORNING OF WELL-BEING WORKSHOP AT A LOCAL GOLF COURSE WITH WELL-BEING CHAMPIONS SERVING AS VOLUNTEERS AND ASSISTING WITH THE EVENT. IN ADDITION, THE COST OF THE SPACE AND FOOD WAS PAID FOR BY MCHS. MCHS SPEAKERS PROVIDED EXPERTISE ON NUTRITION THROUGH THE AGES, BUILDING RESILIENCE AND CARE FOR THE CARE GIVER. PARTICIPATED AND SUPPORTED A COUNTY WIDE MENTAL HEALTH CONVENERS COLLABORATIVE TO AVOID DUPLICATION OF SERVICES AND PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS THROUGH COUNTY WIDE INITIATIVES IN THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. PROVIDED STAFF AND FUNDING FOR A FACILITATOR FOR TWO COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS WITH 90 ATTENDING EACH TO DEVELOP MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES IN GOODHUE COUNTY. THE WORK HAS CONTINUED IN FOUR ACTION TEAMS WORKING TO BUILD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, PROVIDE EDUCATION ON ACES, DEVELOP RESOURCE DIRECTORIES AND DEVELOP CIVILITY PROGRAM TO DECREASE ISOLATION IN THE COMMUNITY. BUILDING BRIDGES COLLABORATION LED BY MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WITH MINNESOTA EXTENSION, BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD, ALLINA, AND MCHS, EXPLORING PROGRAMMING ON SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND ISOLATION. PARTNERSHIPS IN GOODHUE COUNTY INCLUDE:CHAMBER OF COMMERCELIVE HEALTHY RED WINGSTRIVE- EVERY HAND JOINEDGOODHUE COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLANLIVE WELL GOODHUE COUNTY- SHIPTHE 2016 CHNA ALSO IDENTIFIED ACCESS TO CARE AS A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. MCHS WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT UNINSURED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CARE CLINIC, A FREE CLINIC FOR GOODHUE COUNTY. THE CARE CLINIC CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN POVERTY AND ARE NOT INSURED BY PROVIDING MEDICAL, DENTAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT NO CHARGE. MCHS WILL SUPPORT THE CARE CLINIC WITH BOARD LEADERSHIP AND LIABILITY COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES FROM ALL SITES WHO VOLUNTEER. THE CARE CLINIC THAT PROVIDES SERVICES FOR AT-RISK POPULATIONS IS CURRENTLY LOCATED, AT NO CHARGE, IN A MCHS FACILITY.
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THE REGIONAL PROXIMITY OF A PATIENT'S RESIDENCY IS A FACTOR FOR PRESCHEDULED SERVICES ONLY AND SECONDARY TO MEDICAL NEED. REGIONAL PROXIMITY IS NOT A FACTOR FOR EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDED.
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UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE PATIENT.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO EVERY PATIENT VIA MAYO'S PUBLIC WEBSITE, FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PATIENT ACCESS LOCATIONS, AND IS REFERENCED ON MAYO'S AUTHORIZATION FORMS, STATEMENTS, AND LETTERS. IN ADDITION, BROCHURES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ADMISSIONS AREA AND THE PROCESS OF HOW TO APPLY IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAYO CLINIC WEBSITE.UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, MAYO DISCUSSES ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE.MONTHLY STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO PATIENTS THAT OUTLINE CURRENT CHARGES AND ACTIONS WITH INSURANCE AND INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT MAYO'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. SOME MAYO SITES UTILIZE ADVOCATES TO CONTACT THE PATIENT UPON DISCHARGE TO HELP THEM SECURE GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.EACH CHARITY CARE REVIEW IS DOCUMENTED IN MAYO'S BILLING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATED TO THE PATIENT. COMPLETED CHARITY CARE FORMS ARE MAINTAINED EITHER IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE PATIENT IS INFORMED REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW.MAYO OFTEN IDENTIFIES CHARITY CARE OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE PATIENT HAS BEEN DISMISSED. IN MANY CASES, THIS IS DUE TO LIMITED INSURANCE COVERAGE OR INSURANCE DENIALS AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. IN THESE CASES, WHEN A PATIENT EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES, STAFF WILL INITIATE A CHARITY REVIEW AS INDICATED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY PATIENT AT MAYOCLINIC.ORG.
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REQUIRED RESPONSE FOR LINE 3E: THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED IN THE CHNA REPORT ARE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS DEFINED IN THE CHNA REPORT.
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THE REGIONAL PROXIMITY OF A PATIENT'S RESIDENCY IS A FACTOR FOR PRESCHEDULED SERVICES ONLY AND SECONDARY TO MEDICAL NEED. REGIONAL PROXIMITY IS NOT A FACTOR FOR EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDED.
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UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE PATIENT.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO EVERY PATIENT VIA MAYO'S PUBLIC WEBSITE, FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PATIENT ACCESS LOCATIONS, AND IS REFERENCED ON MAYO'S AUTHORIZATION FORMS, STATEMENTS, AND LETTERS. IN ADDITION, BROCHURES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ADMISSIONS AREA AND THE PROCESS OF HOW TO APPLY IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAYO CLINIC WEBSITE.UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, MAYO DISCUSSES ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE.MONTHLY STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO PATIENTS THAT OUTLINE CURRENT CHARGES AND ACTIONS WITH INSURANCE AND INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT MAYO'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. SOME MAYO SITES UTILIZE ADVOCATES TO CONTACT THE PATIENT UPON DISCHARGE TO HELP THEM SECURE GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.EACH CHARITY CARE REVIEW IS DOCUMENTED IN MAYO'S BILLING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATED TO THE PATIENT. COMPLETED CHARITY CARE FORMS ARE MAINTAINED EITHER IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE PATIENT IS INFORMED REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW.MAYO OFTEN IDENTIFIES CHARITY CARE OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE PATIENT HAS BEEN DISMISSED. IN MANY CASES, THIS IS DUE TO LIMITED INSURANCE COVERAGE OR INSURANCE DENIALS AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. IN THESE CASES, WHEN A PATIENT EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES, STAFF WILL INITIATE A CHARITY REVIEW AS INDICATED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY PATIENT AT MAYOCLINIC.ORG.
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- FACILITY 1: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER, - FACILITY 3: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA, - FACILITY 6: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA
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REQUIRED RESPONSE FOR LINE 3E: THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AS DESCRIBED IN THE CHNA REPORT ARE PRIORITIZED BASED ON THE PRIORITIZATION PROCESS DEFINED IN THE CHNA REPORT.
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UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE AND EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE PATIENT.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO EVERY PATIENT VIA MAYO'S PUBLIC WEBSITE, FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PATIENT ACCESS LOCATIONS, AND IS REFERENCED ON MAYO'S AUTHORIZATION FORMS, STATEMENTS, AND LETTERS. IN ADDITION, BROCHURES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE ADMISSIONS AREA AND THE PROCESS OF HOW TO APPLY IS AVAILABLE ON THE MAYO CLINIC WEBSITE.UPON ADMISSION, IF THE PATIENT DOES NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY, MAYO DISCUSSES ALL AVAILABLE OPTIONS INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING AS WELL AS CHARITY CARE.MONTHLY STATEMENTS ARE SENT TO PATIENTS THAT OUTLINE CURRENT CHARGES AND ACTIONS WITH INSURANCE AND INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT MAYO'S CHARITY CARE POLICY. SOME MAYO SITES UTILIZE ADVOCATES TO CONTACT THE PATIENT UPON DISCHARGE TO HELP THEM SECURE GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.EACH CHARITY CARE REVIEW IS DOCUMENTED IN MAYO'S BILLING SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATED TO THE PATIENT. COMPLETED CHARITY CARE FORMS ARE MAINTAINED EITHER IN PAPER OR ELECTRONIC FORMAT. THE PATIENT IS INFORMED REGARDING THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW.MAYO OFTEN IDENTIFIES CHARITY CARE OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE PATIENT HAS BEEN DISMISSED. IN MANY CASES, THIS IS DUE TO LIMITED INSURANCE COVERAGE OR INSURANCE DENIALS AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. IN THESE CASES, WHEN A PATIENT EXPRESSES AN INABILITY TO PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES, STAFF WILL INITIATE A CHARITY REVIEW AS INDICATED BY THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY, WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY PATIENT AT MAYOCLINIC.ORG.
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