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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: THROUGH ITS CHNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL SOLICITED AND RECEIVED PARTICIPATION FROM ALL REQUIRED SOURCES, INCLUDING (1) AT LEAST ONE STATE, LOCAL OR REGIONAL GOVERNMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION, OR EXPERTISE RELEVANT TO THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, AND (2) INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING MEMBERS OF MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE REFER TO APPENDIX A FOR A FULL LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE CHNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE POPULATIONS THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENT.AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL CONSULTED WITH THE CHNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN VARIOUS WAYS, INCLUDING THROUGH AN ONLINE SURVEY (DISCUSSED FURTHER BELOW), A STAKEHOLDER MEETING ON AUG. 23, 2022 (DISCUSSED FURTHER BELOW), AND THROUGH DIRECT, ONGOING DISCUSSIONS.IN ADDITION TO THE PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING ON THE CHNA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL COLLABORATED WITH SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP TO ASSIST IN CONDUCTING THE CHNA PROCESS. AMONG OTHER STEPS, SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PROVIDED SOURCE DATA FOR AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL'S REVIEW, PREPARED AND FACILITATED AN ONLINE SURVEY (DISCUSSED BELOW), CONDUCTED A STAKEHOLDER MEETING, ADVISED ON CHNA PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND ASSISTED IN PREPARING THIS CHNA REPORT.AS PART OF ITS 2022 CHNA, AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL TOOK THE FOLLOWING STEPS TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS. FIRST, IT CONDUCTED AN ONLINE SURVEY TO SOLICIT INFORMATION FROM STAKEHOLDERS IN WAYNE, TUSCARAWAS AND CARROLL COUNTIES. SECOND, IT CONDUCTED A MEETING ON AUG. 23, 2022, WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA OF WAYNE COUNTY TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS OF THE ONLINE SURVEY AND OTHER ISSUES CONCERNING THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS AND RESOURCES. THIRD, IT CONSIDERED VARIOUS DATA SOURCES RELATING TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY.AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL COLLABORATED WITH SPB TO CONDUCT AN ONLINE SURVEY THROUGH SURVEYMONKEY. THE SURVEY CONSISTED OF 144 QUESTIONS DIVIDED INTO FOUR COMPONENTS:1. IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING KEY HEALTH ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY2. IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING COMMUNITY RESOURCES FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUES3. IDENTIFYING BARRIERS TO TREATMENT FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH ISSUES4. EVALUATING POST-COVID CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND DELIVERYTHE SURVEY WAS OPEN TO PARTICIPANTS FROM JULY 5 TO AUG. 1, 2022. DURING THAT TIME, MORE THAN 4,700 DATA POINTS WERE COLLECTED FROM THE 29 INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY, REPRESENTING STAKEHOLDERS IN WAYNE, TUSCARAWAS AND CARROLL COUNTIES. A LIST OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY IS PROVIDED AT APPENDIX A. THE SURVEY CONTENTS AND RESULTS ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW.STAKEHOLDER MEETINGON AUG. 23, 2022, AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL CONDUCTED A MEETING WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM WAYNE COUNTY. INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED BOTH IN-PERSON AND REMOTELY BY VIDEO, AND IDENTIFICATION OF ATTENDEES IS INCLUDED IN APPENDIX A.AT THE MEETING, SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS PRESENTED THE RESULTS OF THE ONLINE SURVEY AND FACILITATED A DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS AND OTHER EXPERIENCES AND DATA BEARING ON THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS AND RESOURCES. PARTICIPANTS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE KEY HEALTH ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN THE SURVEY RESULTS (MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT) WERE PRIORITY ISSUES FOR THE COMMUNITY. PARTICIPANTS ALSO DISCUSSED THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY'S RESPONSES TO THOSE KEY ISSUES MAY OVERLAP OR DIFFER. FOR EXAMPLE, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE WERE VIEWED AS FREQUENTLY ALIGNED IN TERMS OF RESOURCES AND BARRIERS TO TREATMENT. IN ADDITION, OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT WAS VIEWED AS A CORE HEALTH ISSUE IMPACTING MANY OF THE OTHER HEALTH ISSUES PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY.THE DISCUSSION ALSO ADDRESSED POST-COVID CHANGES TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND DELIVERY, PARTICULARLY THE ROLE OF ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SERVICES SUCH AS VIDEO, TELEPHONE AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. PARTICIPANTS EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF IDENTIFYING THE TYPES OF SERVICES AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE TELEHEALTH AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SERVICES WERE MOST EFFECTIVE AND PROVIDED THE MOST BENEFIT COMPARED TO IN-PERSON HEALTHCARE. FOR EXAMPLE, TELEHEALTH WAS VIEWED AS MOST EFFECTIVE AS A CONVENIENT MEANS OF ROUTINE OR MAINTENANCE CHECK-INS, WHEREAS IN-PERSON HEALTHCARE WAS VIEWED AS MOST EFFECTIVE IN ACUTE HEALTH EVENTS.IN ADDITION TO DATA FROM THE SURVEY AND STAKEHOLDER MEETING, AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL CONSIDERED VARIOUS DATA SOURCES SUMMARIZED IN APPENDIX D. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF DATA SOURCES BEARING ON AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL'S EVALUATION OF PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS IN ITS COMMUNITY.1. WAYNE COUNTY FAMILY AND CHILDREN FIRST COUNCIL SHARED PLAN FOR SFYS 2022-2412OHIO LAW REQUIRES COUNTY FAMILY AND CHILDREN FIRST COUNCILS (FCFCS) TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL PRIORITIES, MONITOR PROGRESS OF MEETING THESE LOCAL PRIORITIES WITH INDICATORS ESTABLISHED BY THE FCFCS AND DEVELOP AN ANNUAL PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES THE LOCAL INTER-AGENCY EFFORTS TO ENHANCE CHILD WELL-BEING IN THE COUNTY. COUNTY FCFCS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS OF INCREASING CHILD WELL-BEING BY REPORTING ANNUALLY TO THE OHIO FCF CABINET COUNCIL AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.2. 2021-2024 WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN13THE WAYNE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT PREPARED ITS 2021-2024 COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CHIP) AS PART OF A LONG-TERM, SYSTEMATIC EFFORT TO ADDRESS HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY BASED ON RESULTS FROM A COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT (CHA). IT IDENTIFIED THREE PRIORITIES: (1) MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, (2) PHYSICAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND (3) CROSS-CUTTING FACTORS.3. 2020-2022 STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN14THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (ODH)'S STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN (SHIP) TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ACHIEVING EQUITY AND ADDRESSING THE MANY FACTORS THAT SHAPE HEALTH, INCLUDING HOUSING, POVERTY, EDUCATION AND TRAUMA. THE 2020-2022 SHIP IDENTIFIED SIX PRIORITIES, INCLUDING THREE HEALTH FACTORS AND THREE HEALTH OUTCOMES.4. COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS & ROADMAPS (2022)15THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE PREPARES AN ANNUAL SURVEY ON VARIOUS FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH. THE 2022 SURVEY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DATA FOR THE STATE OF OHIO AND WAYNE, TUSCARAWAS AND CARROLL COUNTIES.5. WAYNE COUNTY 2018 YOUTH ASSETS AND SUBSTANCE USE SURVEY (YASUS)16THIS SURVEY INCLUDED EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WAYNE COUNTY. NEARLY THREE-QUARTERS OF THE 3,001 RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WERE SELF-CONFIDENT, AND APPROXIMATELY THE SAME NUMBER HAD FUTURE ASPIRATIONS, WITH 84% REPORTING FUTURE ASPIRATIONS FOR EDUCATION. JUST OVER 80% FELT THEY MADE RESPONSIBLE CHOICES, AND HALF REPORTED THEY HAD FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS.
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5: AACH'S MOST RECENT CHNA WAS PREPARED IN 2019 WITH AULTMAN HOSPITAL AND AULTMAN SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (GROUP). THE GROUP COLLABORATED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY TO CONDUCT THE STARK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT (CHA), THE BASIS FOR THE GROUP CHNA. CHA CONTRACTED WITH THE CENTER FOR MARKETING AND OPINION RESEARCH (CMOR) TO PERFORM THE PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES. CMOR'S EXPERTISE INCLUDES TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS, WEB AND MAIL SURVEYS, FIELD, INTERCEPT AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS, FOCUS GROUP ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF CONSULTING SERVICES THE CHA PROCESS INCLUDED GATHERING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA COLLECTION THROUGH FOUR PHASES: 1) COMMUNITY SURVEY, 2) COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADER SURVEY, 3) SECONDARY DATA AND 4) COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUP. THE PROCESS CULMINATED IN A HEALTH IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT, WHERE HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER MEMBERS OF THE STARK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED AND PRIORITIZED STARK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AS THE FOLLOWING: 1.) MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - ACCESS, ADDICTION, SUICIDE AND 2.) ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE - PRIMARY CARE
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A: THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL FACILITIES: AULTMAN HOSPITAL, AND AULTMAN SPECIALTY HOSPITAL.
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL EVALUATED THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY DATA, STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK AND OTHER DATA SOURCES DISCUSSED ABOVE TO IDENTIFY THE PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE SURVEY DATA INDICATED MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT WERE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS BY VIRTUALLY ALL METRICS. AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THE SURVEY RESULTS WERE CONSISTENT WITH STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK AND OTHER DATA SOURCES REGARDING COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS, WHICH ALSO INDICATED THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING OBESITY/OVERWEIGHT ISSUES AS PART OF AN OVERALL FOCUS ON HEALTHY BEHAVIORS THAT CAN IMPACT MANY OTHER ASSOCIATED AND PREVENTABLE HEALTH ISSUES.AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL IS ADDRESSING THE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR MOST RECENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT BY:LEVEL I PRIORITY NEEDS:1 & 2 MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSEGOAL: IMPROVE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY: INCREASED USE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE. IMPROVE ACCESS TO SCREENING FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES AND PSYCHIATRIC CARE. IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROVIDERS. IMPROVE ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND PSYCHIATRIC CARE.3) HEALTHY BEHAVIORSGOAL: IMPROVE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS, DECREASE THE PREVALENCE OF UNHEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES THAT ENCOURAGE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. DECREASE THE INCIDENCE OF TOBACCO USAGE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. IMPROVE EDUCATION ON DIABETES PREVENTION. IMPROVE ACCESS TO FACILITIES THAT ENABLE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. INCREASED EDUCATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTHY HABITS AND STRESS RELIEF.THESE PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS ALIGN WITH LOCAL AND STATE HEALTH PRIORITIES. AS DISCUSSED ABOVE, THE TOP THREE PRIORITIES IN THE WAYNE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S 2021-2024 CHIP WERE (1) MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, (2) PHYSICAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS (INCLUDING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, NUTRITION, AND DIET) AND (3) CROSS-CUTTING FACTORS (INCLUDING OBESITY). SIMILARLY, OHIO'S 2020-2022 SHIP IDENTIFIED HEALTHY BEHAVIORS (INCLUDING NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY) AS A PRIORITY HEALTH FACTOR, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION AS A PRIORITY HEALTH OUTCOME.LEVEL II PRIORITY NEEDS:1) ACCESS TO HEALTHCAREGOAL: IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND PROVIDERS, ESPECIALLY FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.ANTICIPATED IMPACT: INCREASE ACCESS TO NECESSARY SERVICES AND SPECIALISTS. IMPROVE CARE COORDINATION ACROSS THE CARE SPECTRUM. IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B: THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FOLLOWING NON-HOSPITAL FACILITIES: ACCESS HEALTH STARK COUNTY, ALLIANCE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ALLIANCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, THE AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION, BEACON CHARITABLE PHARMACY, CANTON CITY PUBLIC HEALTH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, JACKSON TWP FIRE, LIFECARE FAMILY HEALTH AND DENTAL CETNER, MASSILLON CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MEALS ON WHEELS NORTHEAST OHIO, MY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION OFFICE, SALVATION ARMY OF CANTON CITADEL, STARK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, STARKFRESH, STARK PARKS, STARK COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, STARK COUNTY FAMILY COUNCIL, STARK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, STARK COUNTY JOBS AND FAMILY SERVICES, STARK MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION RECOVERY (STARKMHAR), UNITED WAY OF GREATER STARK COUNTY, AND YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY.IN ADDITION, THE COLLABORATION CONTRACTED WITH CENTER FOR MARKETING & OPINION RESEARCH, LLC (CMOR) AND SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS LLP (SQUIRE) TO CONDUCT THE STARK COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PREPARE THE 2022 STARK COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. CMOR PROVIDES PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THEY HAVE EXPERTISE IN ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE THE RIGHT WAY USING TELEPHONE, WEB AND MAIL SURVEYS, FIELD, INTERCEPT AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUP ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF CONSULTING SERVICES.SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP ("SQUIRE"), LOCATED AT 2000 HUNTINGTON CENTER, 41 SOUTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215, WAS ALSO ENGAGED TO ASSIST WITH REVIEW OF THIS CHNA REPORT. SQUIRE IS A FULL SERVICE, GLOBAL LAW FIRM WITH A DEEP HEALTHCARE PRACTICE. THE PRIMARY SQUIRE PERSONNEL WHO REVIEWED THIS REPORT INCLUDE GEORGE SCHUTZER, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION EXPERT WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE; JOHN WYAND, A HEALTHCARE REGULATORY AND OPERATIONS EXPERT WITH 40 YEARS IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD; AND HEATHER STUTZ, A HEALTHCARE GOVERNANCE, REGULATORY AND OPERATIONS EXPERT WITH 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. SQUIRE CONDUCTS AND REVIEWS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ON BEHALF OF HOSPITALS AND THEIR PARENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSISTS TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES WITH FORM 990 TAX RETURNS.
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE CHNA CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL: AULTMANORRVILLE.ORG/AULTMAN-HOSPITAL-INFORMATION/ABOUT-US/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 7D: THE CHNA CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL:AULTMAN.ORG/HOME/ABOUT/AULTMAN-HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL IMPLEMENTATION POLICY:AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL DEVELOPED A STRATEGY FOR THE SELECTED PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL THEN SELECTED STRATEGIES THAT IMPACT THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF OUR PATIENT POPULATION AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF THE PRIORITY NEED.NEED 1: MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION, SCREENING, ACCESS TO PSYCHIATRIC CARE, AND IMPACT ON CHILDHOOD TRAUMA.ACTIONS:1. SCREEN PATIENTS TO EVALUATE THOSE AT HIGH RISK FOR EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY. 2. FACILITATE REFERRALS TO THE APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR AGENCY.3. ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE ON THE WAYNE COUNTY FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S FIRST COUNCIL.4. PARTICIPATE IN THE "STEPPING UP INITIATIVE". THIS NATIONAL INITIATIVE TARGETS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES IN JAILS.5. LEADERSHIP MEMBERS COORDINATE/PARTICIPATE WITH THE O'HUDDLE MENTORING PROGRAM THROUGH THE ORRVILLE CITY SCHOOLS.6. ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN TURNING POINT COALITION. A COMMUNITY-BASED VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO HELP CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WILL HELP KEEP YOUTH ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND DRUG FREE. 7. COLLABORATE WITH AULTMAN HOSPITAL SERENITY PROGRAM THAT ENSURES THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE PROMPT TREATMENT AND CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY SEXUAL OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING.8. COORDINATE WITH WAYNE COUNT CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER TO DEVELOP EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS FOR VICTIM OF SEXUAL ABUSE.ANTICIPATED IMPACT: 1. THE SCREENING SCORES OF AULTMAN ORRVILLE PATIENTS ARE EVALUATED, AND REFERRALS ARE MADE TO THE APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR AGENCY.2. AULTMAN ORRVILLE WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CRISIS CENTER AND THE MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY BOARD TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE CARE AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. 3. COORDINATE RESOURCES TO ASSIST WITH THE NEEDS AND PROGRAMS OF THE WAYNE COUNTY FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S FIRST COUNCIL.4. ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES OF PERSONS IN JAILS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, COORDINATING ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT. 5. WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN THE ORRVILLE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN A MENTORING PROGRAM TO DEVELOP STUDENT ASSETS.6. COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK TO HELP KEEP YOUTH ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND DRUG FREE.NEED 2: HEALTHY BEHAVIORS - TOBACCO USE AND VAPING, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, HEALTHY EATING, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, HEALTHY HABITS AT SCHOOL AND WITHIN THE FAMILY, FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO TYPE II DIABETES, STRESS RELIEF, AND EDUCATION ON HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES.ACTIONS:1. DEPARTMENT OF POPULATION HEALTH WILL PROMOTE WELLNESS THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION, SCREENINGS, AND COORDINATE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. LOSE-A-TON/WIN-A-TON COMMUNITY 12-WEEK WEIGHT LOSS COMPETITION ORRVILLE WALKS PROGRAM ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUALS TO GET UP AND MOVE ORRVILLE WALKS 1-MILE WALK AND ORRVILLE WALKS KIDS FUN RUN2. EXPAND THE "AULTMAN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM" TO SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS. THIS PROGRAM'S MISSION, TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ADOLESCENTS BY IMPLEMENTING ONGOING HEALTH PROMOTION TO DECREASE OBESITY AND INCREASE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, RESULTING IN A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY, SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO ALL THE NEEDS IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS.3. CONTINUE THE "SAFETY FIRST" BIKE HELMET PROGRAM FOR THE FIRST GRADERS AT EASTERN WAYNE COUNTY SCHOOLS.4. FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH TALKS5. SUPPORT GROUPS 6. ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN TURNING POINT COALITION.7. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM8. WORK WITH THE WAYNE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDERS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON SAFE SEX PRACTICES AND THE PREVENTION OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES.ANTICIPATED IMPACT:1. INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND MEASURES TO PROMOTE LIFESTYLE CHANGING BEHAVIORS. 2. THE "AULTMAN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM" UTILIZES THE ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER GENERATIONS ASSESSMENT WHICH IDENTIFIES NEEDS WITHIN THE SCHOOLS. THE AMBASSADORS CORE FOCUS ADDRESS: A. NUTRITIONB. HYDRATIONC. SLEEPD. STRESSE. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY3. EDUCATION TO ADDRESS PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE PROCESSES.4. PROVIDE SUPPORT AND EDUCATION TO THOSE ALREADY DIAGNOSED WITH CHRONIC DISEASES.5. COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO HELP KEEP YOUTH ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND DRUG FREE.6. 12-WEEK WELLNESS-BASED, FOOD-FOCUSED PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BEHAVIOR CHANGE FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.7. DECREASE THE NUMBER OF REPORTED SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN WAYNE COUNTY.NEED 3: ACCESS TO CARE - ACCESS TO FAMILY PRACTICE PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES, ACCESS FOR UNINSURED, MAMMOGRAM SCREENINGS, BARIATRIC PATIENT NEEDS, COORDINATION OF DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, AND ORAL HEALTH SERVICES.ACTIONS:1. IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY CARE ACCESS FOR PATIENTS WITHIN THE CURRENT RURAL HEALTH CLINIC FRAMEWORK.2. INVESTIGATE ADDITIONAL SITES FOR EXPANSION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS.3. INCREASE THE UTILIZATION OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES: AULTMANNOW TELESTROKE SCHOOL BASED 4. SCHEDULE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS PRIOR TO PATIENT DISCHARGE.5. CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SPECIALTY SERVICES ON THE AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL CAMPUS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: GENERAL SURGERY OB/GYN CARDIOLOGY ENDOCRINOLOGY ORTHOPEDICS GASTROENTEROLOGY PODIATRY EAR, NOSE AND THROAT (ENT) PAIN MANAGEMENT SLEEP LAB TRANSITIONAL CARE6. COORDINATE ORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES WITH VIOLA STARTZMAN CLINIC AND THE ORRVILLE AREA BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB SITE. 7. CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CERTIFIED STATE OF THE ART MAMMOGRAM SERVICES8. CONTINUE TO CONTRACT AND COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS UTILIZING AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL, PROVIDERS, AND ITS SERVICES.ANTICIPATED IMPACT:1. INCREASE NUMBER OF VISITS TO PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND SPECIALTY SERVICES WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA.2. INCREASE UTILIZATION OF TELEHEALTH RESOURCES. 3. DECREASE READMISSION FOR HIGH-RISK DIAGNOSIS THROUGH CARE COORDINATION.4. INCREASE MAMMOGRAPHY VISITS BY PROVIDING STATE OF THE ART AFFORDABLE SCREENINGS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.5. INCREASE NUMBER OF VISITS TO HOSPITAL-BASED SERVICES.
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11: 2022 IS THE THIRD YEAR OF THE JOINT CHNA IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE, AND AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (AACH) CONTINUES TO PURSUE OUR GROUP STRATEGIES TO UNDERSTAND AND MEET OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS. WE SET OUR SIGHTS ON CONTINUING TO LEAD OUR COMMUNITY TO IMPROVED HEALTH FOR THE PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED AS FOLLOWS: 1. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE - WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, HOLISTIC, AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT CARE, COMMITTED TO A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES ADDRESSING ACCESSIBLE CARE. A) AACH OFFERS A FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE TO PATIENTS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF ALLIANCE TO ENSURE PATIENT TRANSPORTATION TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS. B) AACH'S TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND THE "AULTMANNOW" APP ALLOW FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES 24/7/365 FROM HOME, WORK OR SCHOOL. C) WE CONTINUED CONTRACTING WITH A LOCAL BUSINESS, PROVIDING OVER 2,600 ONSITE AND TELEHEALTH VISITS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES, GEARED TOWARD PREVENTIVE CARE AND MINOR-ILLNESS TREATMENT SERVICES. D)WE ALSO CONTRACT WITH OUR LOCAL UNIVERSITY TO OFFER THEIR STUDENTS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE (INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION) WHEN THEY ARE AWAY FROM HOME. NO APPOINTMENT IS NEEDED AND THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH CLINIC EXPERIENCED MORE THAN 2,000 VISITS DURING THE YEAR.2. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - WE PROVIDE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE THAT IS INTEGRATED WITH PRIMARY CARE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, INCLUDING CALM (COUNSELING ON ACCESS TO LETHAL MEANS ) PROGRAM TRAINING. THE ONGOING COLLABORATIVE HOPES TO IDENTIFY TRENDS IN CHRONIC USE OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING THE AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND AULTMAN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. THROUGH APRIL 2022, THE CHIEF INTEGRATION OFFICER CONDUCTED SIX COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND 15 SMALL FOCUS GROUPS HOSTED IN THE 17 STARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENSURE INFORMATION GATHERING BY LOCALITY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A VIRTUAL FACILITATED DISCUSSION REGARDING BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES POSED BY COMMUNITY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM. LONG-TERM PLANS INCLUDE THE CREATION OF INCREASED OUTPATIENT ACCESS POINTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH 30 EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS. THIS STRATEGY IS HOPED TO CONTRIBUTE TO A DECREASED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION RATE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. A) AACH MAINTAINS A 12-BED INPATIENT SENIOR CARE UNIT THAT OFFERS CLINICAL AND BEHAVIORAL INITIATIVES INCLUDING PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES, A SENSORY SUITE, A ROBUST DEHYDRATION PREVENTION PROTOCOL, AND ROUTINE FAMILY MEETINGS. IN 2022, WE PROVIDED CARE FOR OVER 2,500 PATIENT DAYS. B) AS PART OF THE AULTMAN OPIOID COMMITTEE, AACH CONTINUES TO INTEGRATE AND STANDARDIZE SYSTEM-WIDE SAFE OPIOID PRESCRIBING PRACTICES ADDRESSING THE KEY DRIVERS OF SAFE OPIOID PRESCRIBING PRACTICES. IN 2022 AACH EXCEEDED THE COMMITTEE GOAL OF 95% COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRESCRIBING PRACTICE OF OPIOID PILL PRESCRIPTIONS WITH A QUANTITY/SUPPLY OF 7 DAYS AT DISCHARGE. C) SINCE 2019, AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PARTNERS WITH SHARPS COMPLIANCE TO REDUCE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION ABUSE BY PROVIDING SOLUTIONS TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF EXPIRED AND UNUSED MEDICATIONS. A MEDSAFE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL RECEPTACLE IS LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE AACH EMERGENCY ROOM ENTRANCE AND IN 2022, WE COLLECTED OVER 290 POUNDS IN THE MEDSAFE RECEPTACLE. 3. INFANT MORTALITY - IN CONJUNCTION WITH A MULTITUDE OF STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, AULTMAN AIMS TO DECREASE STARK COUNTY'S INFANT MORTALITY RATE THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. SAFE SLEEP EDUCATION, POLICIES, AND RESOURCES CREATE AWARENESS AND ENCULTURATE (INFANT) SAFE SLEEP POLICIES AND PRACTICES. STARTING IN JULY 2021, AACH'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM BEGAN BY INCLUDING A SAFE SLEEP INFORMATION SHEET IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DISCHARGE PACKETS FOR FAMILIES. IN 2022, MORE THAN 25,000 SAFE SLEEP INFORMATION SHEETS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DISCHARGE PACKETS. 4. OBESITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND 5.) SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - AACH PROMOTES HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND ADDRESSES THEIR INTERCONNECTION WITH SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS. A) IN AACH'S MEDS (MEDICATION, EDUCATION, DIET, SUPPORT) CLINIC, PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC DISEASES AND CONDITIONS SUCH AS OBESITY, TYPE 2 DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, HEART DISEASE, STROKE AND CANCER ARE THE FOCUS. SERVICES INCLUDING NUTRITIONAL GUIDANCE, GLUCOSE MONITORING, AND INSULIN PUMP EDUCATION ARE SERVICES OFFERED. B) AULTMAN INTEGRATED THE HUNGER VITAL SIGNTM FOOD INSECURITY SCREENING ITEMS IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD (EMR) TO GUIDE SYSTEM-WIDE IDENTIFICATION OF FOOD INSECURE PATIENTS AND HELPS DETERMINE A PATIENT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. C) AACH PARTNERED WITH STARKFRESH AGAIN IN 2022 PROVIDING TWO BUS STOPS LOCATED NEAR THE HOSPITAL FOR THE MOBILE GROCERY MARKET . THE MOBILE GROCERY MARKET PROVIDES EASY ACCESS TO LOW-COST, NUTRITIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS TO SERVE VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. STARKFRESH ALSO PROVIDES THE HOSPITAL WITH SEED PACKETS FOR THE COMMUNITY'S SPRING PLANTING. D) AACH'S NUTRITIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT PREPARES MEALS FOR THE CITY OF ALLIANCE CHAPTER OF MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED OVER 17,000 MEALS TO CITY OF ALLIANCE RESIDENTS IN NEED OF A FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE. E) INITIATED IN 2017, THE COMMUNITY GARDEN LOCATED ON AACH'S CAMPUS HARVESTS VEGETABLES AND FRUITS WHICH ARE THEN GIVEN TO PATIENTS IN THE MEDS CLINIC, CARDIAC REHAB AND COMMUNITY RESIDENTS. THE COMMUNITY GARDEN IS MAINTAINED BY VOLUNTEERS AND PRODUCED MORE THAN 500 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE IN 2022.
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13H: ACCORDING TO AULTMAN ORRVILLE HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), ALL MEDICALLY NECESSARY SELF-PAY PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS BASED ON THE UPDATES PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PERCENT OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS DETERMINED ON A SLIDING SCALE AS FOLLOWS: 0% TO 200% OF FPG RECEIVES 100% DISCOUNT, 201% TO 400% IS DISCOUNTED 65%, AND 401% AND ABOVE IS DISCOUNTED 55%.
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J: AACH'S REGISTRATION PERSONNEL REFER UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME PATIENTS TO FINANCIAL COUNSELORS TO DISCUSS OUR FAP AND OFFER ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. OUR PHYSICIAN PRACTICES FOLLOW THE SAME REFERRAL PROCESS IF A PATIENT IS HAVING A TEST AT THE HOSPITAL.THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL: HTTPS://AULTMANALLIANCE.ORG/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/INSURANCE-AND-BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/
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PART V, SECTION B, LINE 20E: AACH PROVIDES FINANCIAL COUNSELING SERVICES AND PARTNERS WITH A VENDOR TO ASSIST WITH MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY.
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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 1: AULTMAN HOSPITAL, - FACILITY 2: AULTMAN WOODLAWN, - FACILITY 3: AULTMAN MASSILLON
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GROUP A-FACILITY 1 -- AULTMAN HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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SINCE 2010, THE STARK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS FACILITATED A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO MEET AFFORDABLE CARE ACT REQUIREMENTS FOR NONPROFIT HOSPITALS AND PUBLIC HEALTH ACCREDITATION BOARD STANDARDS FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENTS. LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, MENTAL HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT AND GUIDE THIS PROCESS. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS AN ONGOING CYCLE THAT INCLUDES BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS; COORDINATING A CONSORTIUM; ASSESSING DATA, COMMUNITY NEEDS AND CAPACITY; AND PLANNING, PRIORITIZATION, ACTION DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION. THE CHA ADVISORY COMMITTEE SELECTED CENTER FOR MARKETING AND OPINION RESEARCH (CMOR) TO CONDUCT THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT AS THEY DID FOR PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT CYCLES. THE CHA ADVISORY COMMITTEE USES THE MOBILIZING FOR ACTION THROUGH PLANNING AND PARTNERSHIPS (MAPP) MODEL (FIGURE 6). MAPP IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, COMMUNITY-WIDE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS THAT ASSISTS COMMUNITIES WITH PRIORITIZING PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, IDENTIFYING RESOURCES FOR ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES AND DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN. IN 2022, THE CHA ADVISORY COMMITTEE BEGAN USING THE BUILDING A CULTURE OF HEALTH ACTION FRAMEWORK, DEVELOPED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION (FIGURE 7). THIS EVIDENCE-BASED COMMUNITY-WIDE STRATEGIC ACTION FRAMEWORK ASSISTS COMMUNITIES WITH PRIORITIZING PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, IDENTIFYING RESOURCES FOR ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES AND DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THE FRAMEWORK IDENTIFIES PRIORITIES, ORGANIZED UNDER DISTINCT ACTION AREAS, FOR DRIVING MEASURABLE, SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL. THE CULTURE OF HEALTH ACTION FRAMEWORK FOCUSES ON FOUR AREAS: 1. MAKING HEALTH A SHARED VALUE, 2. FOSTERING CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION, 3. CREATING HEALTHIER, MORE EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES, AND 4. STRENGTHEN INTEGRATION OF HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SELECTED CENTER FOR MARKETING AND OPINION RESEARCH (CMOR) TO CONDUCT THE 2022 CHA AS THEY DID FOR PREVIOUS CHA CYCLES. AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION LEADERS SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE 2022 CHA SERVES AS A FOUNDATION OF THE JOINT 2022 AULTMAN HOSPITAL, AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, & AULTMAN SPECIALTY HOSPITAL CHNA. THE 20122 CHA IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://WWW.STARKCOUNTYOHIO.GOV/PUBLIC-HEALTH/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-ASSESSMENT (STARK CHA REPORT 2022 FINAL 9-22-22_POSTED20220928.PDF (REVIZE.COM)). ADDITIONALLY, AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION USES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT AS A FRAMEWORK (ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT, 2022).CMOR GATHERED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DATA COLLECTION THROUGH FOUR PHASES: 1) COMMUNITY LEADER SURVEY, 2) STARK POLL, 3) VOICES OF STARK COUNTY REPORT AND 4) SECONDARY DATA. THE CHA INCLUDED A COMBINATION OF QUANTITATIVE DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH DATA, AS WELL AS QUALITATIVE DATA THAT REFLECTS THE EXPERIENCES AND OPINIONS OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND HEALTH LEADERS. AFTER GATHERING THE DATA, CMOR COMPILED THE INFORMATION BY SOURCE AND PREPARED A REPORT WITH NARRATIVE AND VISUAL DISPLAYS OF DATA. WHEN AVAILABLE, DATA WAS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS DATA, AS WELL AS OTHER STATE AND NATIONAL DATA. ANALYSIS INCLUDED SURVEY DATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA. USING ALL DATA AVAILABLE, CMOR IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS FOR STARK COUNTY.COMMUNITY LEADER SURVEY. THE FIRST PHASE CONSISTED OF A WEB SURVEY OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH. A WEB SURVEY OF 125 COMMUNITY LEADERS FAMILIAR WITH HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES COMPLETED A WEB SURVEY. THE COMMUNITY LEADERS PROVIDED INPUT TO REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THEIR POPULATIONS SERVED INCLUDING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME, AND RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY POPULATIONS.STARK POLL. THE 2021 STARK COUNTY COLLABORATIVE POLL WAS A LARGE-SCALE, RANDOM SAMPLING SURVEY OF HOUSEHOLDS IN STARK COUNTY. THIS METHOD WAS USED TO ENSURE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE POPULATION AND TO WARRANT STATISTICAL VALIDITY. THE FINAL SAMPLE SIZE WAS 600 WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERALL SAMPLING ERROR OF +/- 4.0% WITHIN A 95% CONFIDENCE LEVEL. THE QUESTIONS ON THE STARK POLL WERE FUNDED BY STARKMHAR AND FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION.VOICES OF STARK COUNTY REPORT. COMPILED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS AND INTEGRATION COLLABORATIVE. FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 THROUGH APRIL 2022, SIX COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND FIFTEEN SMALL FOCUS GROUPS WERE HOSTED IN THE 17 STARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENSURE INFORMATION GATHERING BY LOCALITY. STARK COUNTY RESIDENTS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING EMAILED INVITES, WORD OF MOUTH, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MOST MEETINGS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY. A TOTAL OF 167 INDIVIDUALS (140 WOMEN, 27 MEN) PARTICIPATED FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY SECTORS. FACILITATORS RECORDED PARTICIPANT RESPONSES TO GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE CHALLENGES AND/OR BARRIERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY TIED TO EACH OF THE FIVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES? IF MONEY WERE NO OPTION, WHAT IDEAS DO YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND/OR BARRIERS BROUGHT UP DURING OUR CONVERSATION? SECONDARY DATA. A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY DATA SOURCES TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY AREAS OF CONCERN WHEN COMPARED TO SURVEY DATA. CMOR GATHERED AND COMPILED HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.VOICES OF STARK COUNTY REPORT. COMPILED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS AND INTEGRATION COLLABORATIVE. FROM SEPTEMBER 2021 THROUGH APRIL 2022, SIX COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND FIFTEEN SMALL FOCUS GROUPS WERE HOSTED IN THE 17 STARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENSURE INFORMATION GATHERING BY LOCALITY. STARK COUNTY RESIDENTS WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE THROUGH A VARIETY OF WAYS INCLUDING EMAILED INVITES, WORD OF MOUTH, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, MOST MEETINGS WERE HELD VIRTUALLY. A TOTAL OF 167 INDIVIDUALS (140 WOMEN, 27 MEN) PARTICIPATED FROM VARIOUS COMMUNITY SECTORS.SECONDARY DATA. A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF SECONDARY DATA SOURCES TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY AREAS OF CONCERN WHEN COMPARED TO SURVEY DATA. CMOR GATHERED AND COMPILED HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
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THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL FACILITIES: ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, AULTMAN HOSPITAL, AND AULTMAN SPECIALTY HOSPITAL.
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THE CHNA WAS CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FOLLOWING NON-HOSPITAL FACILITIES: ACCESS HEALTH STARK COUNTY, ALLIANCE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ALLIANCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, THE AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION, BEACON CHARITABLE PHARMACY, CANTON CITY PUBLIC HEALTH, CANTON CITY PUBLIC HEALTH, CLEVELAND CLINIC MERCY HOSPITAL, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT, JACKSON TWP FIRE, LIFECARE FAMILY HEALTH AND DENTAL CETNER, MASSILLON CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, MEALS ON WHEELS NORTHEAST OHIO, MY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION OFFICE, SALVATION ARMY OF CANTON CITADEL, STARK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, STARKFRESH, STARK PARKS, STARK COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, STARK COUNTY FAMILY COUNCIL, STARK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, STARK COUNTY JOBS AND FAMILY SERVICES, STARK MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION RECOVERY (STARKMHAR), UNITED WAY OF GREATER STARK COUNTY, AND YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY.IN ADDITION, THE COLLABORATION CONTRACTED WITH CENTER FOR MARKETING & OPINION RESEARCH, LLC (CMOR AND SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS LLP (SQUIRE) TO CONDUCT THE STARK COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PREPARE THE 2022 STARK COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. CMOR PROVIDES PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH SERVICES TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THEY HAVE EXPERTISE IN ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE THE RIGHT WAY USING TELEPHONE, WEB AND MAIL SURVEYS, FIELD, INTERCEPT AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUP ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS A WIDE RANGE OF CONSULTING SERVICES.SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP ("SQUIRE"), LOCATED AT 2000 HUNTINGTON CENTER, 41 SOUTH HIGH STREET, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215, WAS ALSO ENGAGED TO ASSIST WITH REVIEW OF THIS CHNA REPORT. SQUIRE IS A FULL SERVICE, GLOBAL LAW FIRM WITH A DEEP HEALTHCARE PRACTICE. THE PRIMARY SQUIRE PERSONNEL WHO REVIEWED THIS REPORT INCLUDE GEORGE SCHUTZER, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION EXPERT WITH OVER 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE; JOHN WYAND, A HEALTHCARE REGULATORY AND OPERATIONS EXPERT WITH 40 YEARS IN THE HEALTHCARE FIELD; AND HEATHER STUTZ, A HEALTHCARE GOVERNANCE, REGULATORY AND OPERATIONS EXPERT WITH 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. SQUIRE CONDUCTS AND REVIEWS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ON BEHALF OF HOSPITALS AND THEIR PARENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSISTS TAX EXEMPT ENTITIES WITH FORM 990 TAX RETURNS.
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THE CHNA CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL:AULTMAN.ORG/HOME/ABOUT/AULTMAN-HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/
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GROUP A-FACILITY 1 -- AULTMAN HOSPITAL PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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AULTMAN HOSPITAL DEVELOPED A STRATEGY FOR THE SELECTED PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL THEN SELECTED STRATEGIES THAT IMPACT THE CLINICAL NEEDS OF OUR PATIENT POPULATION AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF THE PRIORITY NEED.NEED 1: ACCESS TO HEALTH CAREACTION: AULTMAN MEDICAL GROUPAULTMAN MEDICAL GROUP, AN AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION AFFILIATE, HAS A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 240 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS COVERING 23 SPECIALTIES, INCREASING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES. PHYSICIAN AND SPECIALTY PRACTICES AND CLINICS SPAN SIX COUNTIES AT MORE THAN 20 LOCATIONS PROVIDING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH CARE CLOSE TO HOME.EVALUATION OF IMPACTIN 2021, AULTMAN MEDICAL GROUP'S 79 PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS (I.E., PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS) ENHANCED ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE WITH THE AIM OF DECREASING UNNECESSARY EMERGENCY ROOM UTILIZATION (FIGURE 54). 2022 DATA PENDING.ACTION: INTEGRATED HEALTH COLLABORATIVEMEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM PROVIDERS WHO COME TOGETHER VOLUNTARILY TO GIVE COORDINATED, HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO HELP MEET TRADITIONAL MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES' HEALTHCARE NEEDS. THE IHC ALSO PARTNERS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, REHABILITATION FACILITIES AND OTHERS TO HELP MEET HEALTHCARE NEEDS. BY USING A TEAM APPROACH, THE IHC GOAL IS TO HELP GUIDE PATIENTS THROUGH THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND MAKE IT EASIER TO GET THE CARE THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT. IN COLLABORATION WITH MEMBER PHYSICIANS, IHC CARE COORDINATORS, A SOCIAL WORKER, PHARMACIST AND OTHERS WORK CLOSELY WITH AT-RISK BENEFICIARIES TO HELP THEM MEET THEIR HEALTHCARE GOALS. THIS TEAM LINKS MEMBERS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PROVIDES EDUCATION ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES AND CHRONIC CONDITIONS (E.G., DIABETES, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, HEART FAILURE, HYPERTENSION, OBESITY) AND OFFERS SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE IHC IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE AT THE LOWEST COST.EVALUATION OF IMPACTIN 2019-2022, THE INTEGRATIVE HEALTH COLLABORATIVE MEDICARE SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM (IHC MSSP) EXPERIENCED A DECREASING TREND IN NUMBER OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS PER 1,000 ENROLLEES WITH 35 VISITS IN 2019, 26 VISITS IN 2020, 32 VISITS IN 2021 (FIGURE 55) AND INCREASING TREND IN PRIMARY CARE VISITS WITH 908 VISITS IN 2019, 947 VISITS IN 2020 AND 3019 VISITS IN 2021 (FIGURE 56). 2022 DATA PENDING.ACTION: AULTMANNOW TELEHEALTH SERVICESSINCE 2018, AULTMAN HAS OFFERED THE AULTMANNOW APP FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES THAT CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR ONE-ON-ONE SCHEDULED OR ON-DEMAND DISCUSSIONS WITH AN EXPERIENCED, BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN FROM HOME, WORK OR SCHOOL 24/7/365 ABOUT NON-EMERGENCY AILMENTS LIKE SORE THROAT, COUGH, COLD, FEVER AND MORE. IN 2020, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TOOK STEPS THAT ENABLED AULTMAN TO EXPAND TELEHEALTH SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES TELEHEALTH WAIVERS MADE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE ENROLLED IN MEDICARE, MEDICAID AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE THROUGH TELEHEALTH SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. SOME OF THE CHANGES ALLOW PROVIDERS TO: CONDUCT TELEHEALTH WITH PATIENTS LOCATED IN THEIR HOMES AND OUTSIDE OF DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS. PRACTICE REMOTE CARE, EVEN ACROSS STATE LINES, THROUGH TELEHEALTH. DELIVER CARE TO BOTH ESTABLISHED AND NEW PATIENTS THROUGH TELEHEALTH. BILL FOR TELEHEALTH SERVICES (BOTH VIDEO AND AUDIO-ONLY) AS IF THEY WERE PROVIDED IN PERSON.IN 2020, THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AWARDED AULTMAN A $294,749 COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM GRANT, PART OF THE $2 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT, TO SUPPORT TELEHEALTH EXPANSION AMID THE PANDEMIC. AULTMAN USED THE FUNDING FOR A TELEHEALTH PLATFORM, OFFICE EQUIPMENT, MOBILE HOTSPOTS AND TELEHEALTH EQUIPMENT TO ENHANCE PATIENT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE VIA SMARTPHONES, TABLETS AND COMPUTERS. AS A RESULT, AULTMAN WAS ABLE TO RAPIDLY EXPAND ACCESS TO TELEHEALTH SERVICES, ADDING 400 CLINICIANS AND 17 TELEHEALTH SERVICES. IN 2020, AULTMAN LAUNCHED AULTMANNOW APP PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, FURTHER EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARE.EVALUATION OF IMPACTIN 2020-2021, AULTMAN MEDICAL GROUP PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY PROVIDERS OFFERED TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS IN ADDITION TO OFFICE VISITS, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE AND SPECIALTY SERVICES. AULTMAN MEDICAL GROUP PROVIDED 7,792 PRIMARY CARE TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS IN 2020, 3,640 PRIMARY CARE TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS IN 2021 AND 1,955 PRIMARY CARE TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022. AULTMAN MEDICAL GROUP PROVIDED 4,476 SPECIALTY CARE TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS IN 2020, 3,032 SPECIALTY CARE TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS IN 2021 AND 594 SPECIALTY CARE TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022. THE 2020 LAUNCH OF TELEHEALTH PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AND THE EXPANSION OF SPECIALTY TELEHEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED AN ALTERNATIVE TO OFFICE VISITS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. IN 2020, THE PANDEMIC SKEWED THE VOLUME OF TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENTS WITH AN OVERALL INCREASED TREND IN UTILIZATION OF TELEHEALTH SERVICES.NEED 2: MENTAL HEALTH (ACCESS)ACTION: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NAVIGATORIN 2019, AULTMAN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CORPORATE PLAN TEAM MEMBERS RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN STARK COUNTY. AS A RESULT, AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO FORM AN AD HOC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STRATEGY WORKGROUP TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM PLAN. IN 2020, AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION, STARKMHAR AND THE STARK COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER FUNDED A COUNTY-WIDE CHIEF INTEGRATION OFFICER (CIO) POSITION TO LEAD A COMMUNITY INITIATIVE FOR INCREASING ACCESS TO STARK COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. AS A FIRST STEP, THE CIO IS STUDYING THE SCOPE OF THE NEED, IDENTIFYING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT CHALLENGE PEOPLE FROM ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND LEADING INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION OF ACCESS TO COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESOURCES. THE CIO FORMED A COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACCESS AND INTEGRATION COLLABORATIVE (COLLABORATIVE), A STARK COUNTY INITIATIVE SUPPORTED BY AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION, STARK MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION RECOVERY AND THE STARK COUNTY EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER THAT FOCUSES ON TWO PRIMARY GOALS: A) INCREASE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH INNOVATIVE EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS, AND B) ADDRESS THE BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES POSED BY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT INHIBIT STARK COUNTY'S RESIDENTS FROM ACCESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. IN 2021, THE COLLABORATIVE FORMED THREE SUBCOMMITTEES TO A) ESTABLISH HIPAA COMPLIANT PRACTICES FOR SHARING OF DATA, B) ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR DATA USAGE TO FACILITATE COMMUNITY TREATMENT SERVICES AND CARE COORDINATION BETWEEN HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND C) TO STUDY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT INFLUENCE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND AULTMAN HOSPITAL WILL SHARE DATA ON ADULT AND YOUTH UTILIZATION OF THEIR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE SHARED WITH STAKEHOLDERS AS A MEANS OF DETERMINING SUCCESS OF CURRENT INITIATIVES USED TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY MEMBER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO UNKNOWN CHALLENGES THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ADDRESSED WITH ADDITIONAL OR NEW STRATEGIES. THROUGH VARIOUS SOURCES OF DATA (2017-2021), THE COLLABORATIVE HOPES TO IDENTIFY TRENDS IN CHRONIC USE OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING THE AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND AULTMAN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS.EVALUATION OF IMPACTFROM SEPTEMBER 2021 THROUGH APRIL 2022, THE CHIEF INTEGRATION OFFICER CONDUCTED SIX COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND 15 SMALL FOCUS GROUPS HOSTED IN THE 17 STARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENSURE INFORMATION GATHERING BY LOCALITY. COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN A VIRTUAL FACILITATED DISCUSSION REGARDING BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES POSED BY COMMUNITY SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THEM. LONG-TERM PLANS INCLUDE THE CREATION OF INCREASED OUTPATIENT ACCESS POINTS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED MODELS FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS. THIS STRATEGY IS HOPED TO CONTRIBUTE TO A DECREASED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT UTILIZATION RATE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.(CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE H, PART V, SECTION C)
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ACCORDING TO AULTMAN HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), ALL MEDICALLY NECESSARY SELF-PAY PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS BASED ON THE UPDATES PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PERCENT OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS DETERMINED ON A SLIDING SCALE AS FOLLOWS: 0% TO 200% OF FPG RECEIVES 100% DISCOUNT, 201% TO 400% IS DISCOUNTED 65%, AND 401% AND ABOVE IS DISCOUNTED 64 %.
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THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL:HTTPS://AULTMAN.ORG/HOME/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/INSURANCE-AND-BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/#/
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THE CHNA CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL:AULTMAN.ORG/HOME/ABOUT/AULTMAN-HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/
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ACCORDING TO AULTMAN HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), ALL MEDICALLY NECESSARY SELF-PAY PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS BASED ON THE UPDATES PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PERCENT OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS DETERMINED ON A SLIDING SCALE AS FOLLOWS: 0% TO 200% OF FPG RECEIVES 100% DISCOUNT, 201% TO 400% IS DISCOUNTED 65%, AND 401% AND ABOVE IS DISCOUNTED 64%.
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THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL:HTTPS://AULTMAN.ORG/HOME/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/INSURANCE-AND-BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/#/
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THE CHNA CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL:AULTMAN.ORG/HOME/ABOUT/AULTMAN-HOSPITAL/COMMUNITY-HEALTH-NEEDS-ASSESSMENT/
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ACCORDING TO AULTMAN HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), ALL MEDICALLY NECESSARY SELF-PAY PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS BASED ON THE UPDATES PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PERCENT OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS DETERMINED ON A SLIDING SCALE AS FOLLOWS: 0% TO 200% OF FPG RECEIVES 100% DISCOUNT, 201% TO 400% IS DISCOUNTED 65%, AND 401% AND ABOVE IS DISCOUNTED 64%.
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THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL:HTTPS://AULTMAN.ORG/HOME/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/INSURANCE-AND-BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/#/
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ACCORDING TO AULTMAN HOSPITAL'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY (FAP), ALL MEDICALLY NECESSARY SELF-PAY PATIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IS BASED ON THE UPDATES PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PERCENT OF ASSISTANCE PROVIDED IS DETERMINED ON A SLIDING SCALE AS FOLLOWS: 0% TO 200% OF FPG RECEIVES 100% DISCOUNT, 201% TO 400% IS DISCOUNTED 65%, AND 401% AND ABOVE IS DISCOUNTED 64%.
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16A, FAP WEBSITE:AULTMANALLIANCE.ORG/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/INSURANCE-AND- BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/16B, FAP APPLICATION WEBSITE:AULTMANALLIANCE.ORG/ASSETS/PDFZIPS/FINANCIAL-SERVICES/ AD0C90B462/AACH-PATIENT-HCAP-2019.PDF16C, FAP PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY:AULTMANALLIANCE.ORG/PATIENTS-AND-VISITORS/INSURANCE-AND- BILLING/FINANCIAL-ASSISTANCE/
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(CONTINUED FROM SCHEDULE H, PART V, LINE 11 - AULTMAN HOSPITAL)AULTMAN MEDICAL GROUP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING CENTERAULTMAN MEDICAL GROUP, AN AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION AFFILIATE, OFFERS PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES AND OTHER TREATMENTS TAILORED TOWARD THE INDIVIDUAL PATIENT THROUGH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING CENTER. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS PARTNER WITH THE REGION'S PHYSICIANS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS INCLUDING ANXIETY, BIPOLAR DISORDERS, PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. A TEAM OF PSYCHIATRISTS AND MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS OFFER A RANGE OF TREATMENT MODALITIES INCLUDING PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENTS, MEDICATION EVALUATION/MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AND DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY. IN 2021, AN ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE JOINED THE PRACTICE, AND A COUNSELOR JOINED IN 2022.EVALUATION OF IMPACTAULTMAN MEDICAL GROUP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING, AN AULTMAN AFFILIATE, STARTED TRACKING WAIT TIMES IN JULY 2020 WITH A 0.65% WAIT TIME GREATER THAN 10 DAYS. IN 2021, INCREASED DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND PROVIDER TURNOVER CONTRIBUTED TO A WAIT TIME GREATER THAN 10 DAYS FOR 20.2% (231/1144) OF NEW APPOINTMENTS. IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022, 0.7% (4/588) OF NEW APPOINTMENTS HAD A WAIT TIME GREATER THAN 10 DAYSMENTAL HEALTH (ADDICTION)ACTION: AULTMAN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CARE COORDINATIONAULTMAN EMERGENCY ROOM SOCIAL WORKERS AND A COLEMAN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NAVIGATORS PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CARE COORDINATION FOR PATIENTS WHO PRESENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, INCLUDING PATIENTS WHO PRESENT AS AN OVERDOSE OR WHO SEEK DETOX SERVICES. THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NAVIGATORS FACILITATE THE PLACEMENT OF PATIENTS WHO SEEK DETOX SERVICES TO INPATIENT SERVICES. THEY MAY ALSO REFER PATIENTS TO COMMUNITY STARK COUNTY TREATMENT ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES (TASC) PEER RECOVERY SUPPORTERS FOR COORDINATION OF THE PATIENT TRANSITION TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SETTING.EVALUATION OF IMPACTTHE EMERGENCY ROOM CARE COORDINATION SERVICES PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS AND PLACEMENTS FOR 50% MORE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS (1,789 REFERRALS AND PLACEMENTS) IN 2021 COMPARED TO 877 REFERRALS AND PLACEMENTS IN 2019. IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022, EMERGENCY ROOM CARE COORDINATION SERVICES PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH REFERRALS AND PLACEMENTS FOR 730 PATIENTS.ACTION: COMMQUEST DETOX AND RECOVERY UNIT IN AULTMAN HOSPITALIN 2020, COMMQUEST SERVICES AND AULTMAN HOSPITAL PARTNERED TO OPEN A WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT UNIT WITHIN AULTMAN HOSPITAL. UNDER THIS PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, COMMQUEST SERVICES OPERATES A WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT UNIT FOCUSING ON ADDICTION SERVICES, SERVING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN CRISIS AND IN NEED OF RECOVERY TREATMENT. THE NEW PROGRAM ALLOWS COMMQUEST AND AULTMAN STAFF TO COLLABORATE AND FACILITATE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS RELATED TO WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT FOR THOSE PATIENTS WHO MAY BE TREATED IN THE HOSPITAL.PREVIOUSLY, COMMQUEST SERVICES OPERATED DETOX UNITS AT COMMQUEST'S REGIONAL CENTER FOR DETOX AND RECOVERY (RECOR) AT ITS MASSILLON RECOVERY CAMPUS. RELOCATING AND EXPANDING WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES ALLOWED COMMQUEST SERVICES THE CONTINUED ABILITY TO OFFER 24/7 DETOX SERVICES WITH NO WAITING LISTS. THIS IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT RELATED TO EASE OF ACCESS AND CONTINUITY OF CARE. FOR MANY PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH ADDICTION, THEIR FIRST CONTACT WITH CARE IS OFTEN DUE TO AN OVERDOSE. THIS HOSPITAL-BASED LOCATION PROVIDES FOR IMMEDIATE INTAKE UPON RELEASE FROM AULTMAN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM MEDICAL TREATMENT INTO THE COMMQUEST DETOX AND RECOVERY UNIT, AVOIDING CARE DELAYS.IN 2021, THE COMMQUEST SERVICES CLOSED THE DETOX UNIT AT AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DUE TO A PATTERN OF LOW PATIENT VOLUMES AND LOWER DEMAND FOR SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND DID NOT RENEW THE LEASE FOR 2022. COMMQUEST TRANSFERRED PATIENTS TO COMMQUEST DETOX AND RECOVERY UNIT AT AULTMAN HOSPITAL. CALLS TO THE COMMQUEST DETOX UNIT AT AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARE FORWARDED TO THE COMMQUEST DETOX AND RECOVERY UNIT AT AULTMAN HOSPITAL.EVALUATION OF IMPACTOPENING IN MARCH 2020, THE COMMQUEST DETOX AND RECOVERY UNIT IN AULTMAN HOSPITAL INCREASED COMMUNITY ACCESS FOR INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADDICTION RECOVERY CARE WITH OVER 2219 ADMISSIONS THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF 2022.ACTION: AULTMAN OPIOID COMMITTEETHE AULTMAN OPIOID COMMITTEE IS AN INTEGRATED AND STANDARDIZED AULTMAN-WIDE COMMITTEE WITH SUBCOMMITTEES THAT ADDRESS THE KEY DRIVERS OF SAFE OPIOID PRESCRIBING PRACTICES. IN 2022, COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL EXPLORE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFIED FROM A 2021 OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION GAP ANALYSIS INCLUDING OVERDOSE POLICIES, STANDARD POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS FOR OPIOIDS IN THE FACILITY, STANDARDIZED NALOXONE DISPENSING, BUPRENORPHINE TRAINING AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER.SUBCOMMITTEE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYTHE SUBCOMMITTEE AIMS TO ENHANCE TRANSITIONS BETWEEN PRACTITIONERS WITH THE USE OF SAFE, EFFECTIVE, OPTIMAL USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING. STRATEGIES INCLUDE CREATING A DASHBOARD FOR PROVIDER FEEDBACK (E.G., CHRONIC AND ACUTE OPIOID MEASURES SUCH AS BENZODIAZEPINE CO-PRESCRIBING), MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE USE OF THE CERNER OPIOID TOOLKIT AND FACILITATING CHANGES TO THE ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD. THE CERNER OPIOID TOOLKIT INCLUDES A CENTRAL CHART LOCATION TO REVIEW OPIOID-RELATED RISK, CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT FOR OPIOID MANAGEMENT, OPIOID MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS TO HELP ENABLE ASSESSMENT OF PRESCRIBING PATTERNS, OPIOID TREATMENT AND NALOXONE PROVISIONING AND A PREDICTIVE MODEL TO HELP INFORM PROVIDERS OF PATIENTS' RISK FOR A FUTURE OPIOID USE DISORDER EVENT.SUBCOMMITTEE ACUTE/CHRONIC PAIN & REGULATORY/COMPLIANCETHE SUBCOMMITTEE AIMS TO SUPPORT SAFE INPATIENT PRESCRIBING PRACTICES WITH ADHERENCE TO REGULATORY AND COMPLIANCE STANDARDS ON PAIN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT. THE SUBCOMMITTEE AIMS TO PROMOTE THE PROPER TREATMENT AND EVALUATION OF STANDARDS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE AND PATIENT CARE FOR CONSISTENCY WITH EVIDENCEBASED PRACTICE, QUALITY OUTCOMES AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.SUBCOMMITTEE EDUCATIONTHE SUBCOMMITTEE AIMS TO EDUCATE PHYSICIANS, NURSES, CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS ON THE OPIOID CRISIS. SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS SECURE SPEAKERS, DETERMINE TOPICS AND IDENTIFY LOGISTICS FOR THE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. TOPICS INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING OHIO LAW, MORPHINE EQUIVALENT DOSE AND INTERPRETATION OF A URINE DRUG SCREEN. PATIENT EDUCATION INCLUDES SAFE DISPOSAL OF MEDICATIONS WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF DRUG DISPOSAL KITS ON DISCHARGE.IN 2018, THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONDUCTED THE NORTHEAST OHIO YOUTH HEALTH SURVEY AS A COMPONENT OF ITS URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE YOUTH SUICIDE CLUSTER, WITH THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING FURTHER SUICIDE DEATHS AND SELF-INFLICTED INJURIES AMONG YOUTH. THE SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE 2018 SURVEY WAS COMPLETED BY 16,000 STUDENTS AND PRELIMINARY FINDINGS NOTED THAT STARK COUNTY YOUTH FEEL MORE ISOLATED AND COMMUNICATION TO PARENTS IS MORE LIMITED THAN THE U.S. AVERAGE (SEE 2018 NORTHEAST OHIO YOUTH HEALTH SURVEY). MEMBERS FROM STARK COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION RECOVERY (STARK MHAR), STARK EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER, CANTON CITY HEALTH AND STARK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEVELOPED A CLUSTER RESPONSE PLAN. THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE INVITED AULTMAN HOSPITAL TO CHAIR A CARE COORDINATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE DEVELOPED A STANDARDIZED PROCESS FOR NAVIGATING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS ALONG THE CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT AREA HOSPITALS USE. THE PROCESS HELPS ASSURE PATIENTS HAVE A CONSISTENT DISCHARGE PLAN FOR REFERRAL TO LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. THE CARE COORDINATION COMMITTEE STRENGTHENED THE CONTINUUM OF CARE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:- DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A STANDARDIZED HOSPITAL PROCESS FOR DISCHARGING A YOUTH AT RISK FOR SUICIDE.- PROVIDED CONTINUING EDUCATION ON SUICIDE FOR AULTMAN HOSPITAL, AULTMAN ALLIANCE AND MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PROVIDERS AND LEADERSHIP TEAMS. - FUNDED AND PROMOTED USE OF THE TEEN BULLYING & SUICIDE MENTAL HEALTH TOOLKIT.- IDENTIFIED COLEMAN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE'S MOBILE YOUTH RESPONSE TEAM AS THE STARK COUNTY AFTER HOSPITAL CARE CONTACT AND THE FIRST CALL FOR LOCAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERN.- THE MOBILE RESPONSE YOUTH PROGRAM IS OPERATED BY STAFF AT COLEMAN CRISIS SERVICES 24 HOURS EVERY DAY, INCLUDING WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS TO RESIDENTS OF STARK COUNTY.- MOBILE RESPONSE STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION, REFERRAL AND AFTERCARE LINKAGE SERVICES TO ANY ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS SEEN AT THE HOSPITAL.
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- MOBILE RESPONSE IS ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY SUBSEQUENT URGENT INTERVENTION NEEDED UPON REQUEST OF THE FAMILY AT THEIR HOME, SCHOOL OR OTHER VARIOUS COMMUNITY SETTINGS. - DISTRIBUTED THE STARKMHAR RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO AREA HOSPITALS.- TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ZERO SUICIDE FRAMEWORK FOR A SYSTEM-WIDE, ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT TO SAFER SUICIDE CARE IN HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. - EIGHT AULTMAN HOSPITAL AND AULTMAN ALLIANCE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL STAFF COMPLETED TRAIN-THE-TRAINER TRAINING ON ZERO SUICIDE FOR SYSTEM-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION.- PARTICIPATION IN MONTHLY COMMUNITY OF LEARNING CALLS COORDINATED THROUGH STARKMHAR.- TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COLUMBIA RISK ASSESSMENT AS A STANDARD SUICIDE RISK SCREENING TOOL .IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPANION PROGRAM.PROMOTED SCHOOL DISTRICT USE OF THE STARK COUNTY CARE TEAM INITIATIVE'S SCHOOL-BASED COORDINATE AND ALIGN RESOURCES TO ENGAGE, EMPOWER AND EDUCATE TEAM MODEL (IC.A.R.E.3) FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND RESOURCES. AN IC.A.R.E.3 TEAM MAY BE COMPRISED OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, NURSES, RESOURCE OFFICERS, FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS/LIAISONS, INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS, MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ALCOHOL AND DRUG PROFESSIONALS, AND/OR PSYCHOLOGISTS. IN A CONFIDENTIAL SETTING, AN IC.A.R.E.3 TEAM WRAPS ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS AROUND A CHILD FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION BACK INTO A DAILY SCHOOL ROUTINE AFTER A HOSPITAL VISIT OR STAY. AVAILABLE IN 22 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IC.A.R.E.3 TEAMS DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND ALIGN RESOURCES TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL SUPPORTS WHEN A LITTLE EXTRA HELP IS NEEDED IN SCHOOL. A PARENT, SCHOOL COUNSELOR, TEACHER, ADMINISTRATOR, COMMUNITY AGENCY OR ANY CONCERNED INDIVIDUAL MAY REFER A STUDENT TO A SCHOOL-BASED IC.A.R.E.3 TEAM. THE IC.A.R.E.3 TEAM BROCHURE, PARENTAL GUIDE TO YOUR SCHOOL'S IC.A.R.E.3 TEAM, IS SHARED AFTER A HOSPITAL STAY OR VISIT.NEED 3: INFANT MORALITYACTION: AULTMAN AIMS TO DECREASE THE STARK COUNTY INFANT MORTALITY RATE BY OFFERING MANY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO COLLABORATES WITH SEVERAL LOCAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO INFANT MORTALITY. STARK COUNTY TOWARD HEALTH RESILIENCY FOR INFANT VITALITY & EQUITY (THRIVE) COLLABORATIVE BASED ON A NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR EQUITY IN BIRTH OUTCOMES MODEL, NINE OHIO COMMUNITIES MAKE UP THE OHIO INSTITUTE FOR EQUITY IN BIRTH OUTCOMES (OHIO EQUITY INSTITUTE), A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EFFORT TO REDUCE INFANT DEATHS. IN 2013, THE NINE OHIO COMMUNITIES, OHIO EQUITY INSTITUTE, THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND CITYMATCH PARTNERED TO IMPROVE THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE (IMR) AND REDUCE RACIAL DISPARITIES. THE STARK COUNTY FETAL INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE REVIEWS INFANT MORTALITY DATA, DETERMINES PREVENTABLE DEATHS, IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT IN CARE OR SERVICES AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE THRIVE COLLABORATIVE ON INTERVENTIONS NEEDED TO PREVENT FUTURE INFANT DEATHS. THE STARK COUNTY THRIVE EVALUATION TEAM & PATHWAYS HUB QUALITY IMPROVEMENT TEAM ANALYZES AND REPORTS THE STARK COUNTY PATHWAYS HUB DATA TO THRIVE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS. ALTHOUGH THRIVE SERVES ALL STARK COUNTY, THE INITIATIVE PRIORITIZES WOMEN RESIDING IN SOUTHEAST AND NORTHEAST CANTON, CENTRAL MASSILLON AND EASTERN ALLIANCE BASED ON COUNTY IMR AND DISPARITY RATE DATA. THRIVE FOCUSES ON TWO INTERVENTIONS FOR THE GREATEST POSSIBLE IMPACT ON THE IMR AND DISPARITIES.1. CENTERINGPREGNANCY PRENATAL CARE AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE COORDINATION WITH THE GOALS OF INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF EARLY PRENATAL CARE, LINKING WOMEN TO PRENATAL SERVICES, ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO PRENATAL CARE AND MEETING SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEEDS. AULTMAN PROVIDERS REFER PATIENTS TO THE MY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER CENTERINGPREGNANCY PROGRAM.A. CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) AND STARK COUNTY THRIVE PATHWAYS HUB. TEN CARE COORDINATION AGENCIES EMPLOY 26 THRIVE CHWS WHO ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY SERVE. THE CHWS COMPLETE OHIO BOARD OF NURSING APPROVED TRAINING. THE STARK COUNTY THRIVE PATHWAYS HUB IMPLEMENTS 20 PATHWAYS THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (E.G., AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SUBSTANCE USE, PRENATAL CARE, SOCIAL SERVICE NEEDS, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE AND HEALTH INSURANCE). CHWS MAKE IN-HOME VISITS TO ASSESS A CLIENT'S NEEDS, COORDINATE CARE, PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THE CLIENT IN ACCESSING AND COMPLETING TREATMENT AS APPROPRIATE. CHWS TYPICALLY WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH FAMILIES, VISITING THEM AT HOME AND ACCOMPANYING THE NEW MOTHERS TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, CHWS KEPT IN TOUCH WITH EXPECTANT FAMILIES VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING AND PHONE CALLS.B. RACISM, CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND HUMILITY. PARTNERSHIPS WITH STARK MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION RECOVERY AND MARY CHURCH TERRELL FEDERATED CLUB PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CLIENTS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS AND CHALLENGES RELATED TO RACISM AND OFFER CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES.C. STARK COUNTY FATHERHOOD COALITION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES MENTORING PROGRAMS AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO FATHERS IN SUPPORTING MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH CHILDREN AND MOTHERS.D. COMMUNITY LEGAL AID PROVIDES THE HEALTH EDUCATION ADVOCACY AND LAW PROGRAM, WHICH IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITY LEGAL AID TO HELP PATIENTS OVERCOME LEGAL PROBLEMS THAT INTERFERE WITH THEIR HEALTH.E. THRIVE TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. CHW CLIENTS EXPERIENCING HOUSING BARRIERS HAVE ACCESS TO A TENANT BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE CITY OF CANTON DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE YWCA OF CANTON. 2. SAFE SLEEP EDUCATION, POLICIES AND RESOURCES CREATE AWARENESS AND ENCULTURATE SAFE SLEEP POLICIES AND PRACTICES. AULTMAN ADOPTED SAFE SLEEP POLICIES PER OHIO LAW AND MONITORS RELIABLE USE AND MODELING OF SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES. ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN THREE OHIO INFANTS DIE EACH WEEK DUE TO SLEEP-RELATED CAUSES, WHICH IS WHY AULTMAN FOLLOWS THE CURRENT SAFE SLEEP STANDARDS AND ACTIVELY EDUCATES ITS YOUNG PATIENT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS ON THEIR IMPORTANCE. THE STANDARDS INCLUDE THE "ABCS OF SLEEP," REMINDING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS THAT INFANTS SHOULD SLEEP ALONE, ON THEIR BACKS AND IN A CRIB, AMONG OTHER IMPORTANT FACTS. AULTMAN PARTNERS WITH HOSPITALS AND ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTY TO EDUCATE ON SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES. DURING HOSPITAL STAYS, NURSES SHARE SAFE SLEEP INFORMATION WITH FAMILIES IN THE BIRTH CENTER. ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES INCLUDE:- BIRTH CENTER FAMILY ENGAGEMENT NURSES PROVIDE PATIENT REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SERVICES AND CANTON CITY HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES FOR NEWBORN HOME VISITS.- USING A SAFE SLEEP TOOLKIT (I.E., FLOOR TALKERS, CHANGING TABLE STICKERS, CRIB CARDS) WITH ONE CONSISTENT MESSAGE FOR COUNTYWIDE DISTRIBUTION AT COMMUNITY VENUES (E.G., PHYSICIAN PRACTICES, GROCERY STORES, HOSPITALS, HEALTH FAIRS, FAITH-BASED GROUPS).- PARTICIPATION IN THE STARK COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CRIBS FOR KIDS PROGRAM WITH DISTRIBUTION OF SAFE SLEEP KITS TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES IN THE BIRTH CENTER.- COMMUNITY OUTREACH EDUCATION BY WORKING ON WELLNESS (WOW) TEAM NURSES. IN 2020, THE WOW TEAM PROGRAM COMMUNITY OUTREACH EDUCATION WAS SUSPENDED DURING THE PANDEMIC.QUALITY IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES TESTING OF EMERGING BEST PRACTICES AULTMAN PHYSICIANS PLAY A KEY ROLE IN IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING EFFECTIVENESS OF EMERGING PRACTICES AS MEMBERS OF THE OHIO PERINATAL QUALITY COLLABORATIVE (OPQC), OHIO COLLABORATIVE TO PREVENT INFANT MORTALITY, COLLABORATIVE IMPROVEMENT & INNOVATION NETWORK AND BREASTFEEDING TASK FORCE. EACH COLLABORATIVE ALIGNS WITH THE THRIVE GOAL. FOR EXAMPLE, DR. MICHAEL KREW, MD, MS, MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST AND CLINICAL PROFESSOR OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY AT NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, SERVES AS AN OBSTETRIC CONSULTANT FOR THE OPQC PREMATURITY PREVENTION INITIATIVES INCLUDING REDUCTION IN ELECTIVE BIRTH <39 WEEKS, INITIATING PROGESTERONE FOR PRETERM BIRTH RISK AND USE OF HUMAN MILK IN INFANTS 22-29 WEEKS GESTATIONAL AGE.
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IMPACT: FOR SIX YEARS, CANTON CITY PUBLIC HEALTH HAS LED AN EFFORT TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY AND DISPARITY RATES THROUGH A COUNTYWIDE STARK COUNTY THRIVE COLLABORATIVE. SINCE 2017, THE CHWS HAVE SUPPORTED 429 PREGNANT OR WOMEN WITH A CHILD UNDER AGE 1; 139 BIRTHS; AND INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN GETTING NEEDED MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES AND BASIC NEEDS. THE THRIVE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS HAVE GAINED A MUCH DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF STARK COUNTY'S INFANT MORTALITY PROBLEM THROUGH THE USE OF DATA AND STUDY. THE THRIVE COLLABORATIVE LOOKS TO FIVE-YEAR TRENDS TO GAUGE PROGRESS SINCE STARK COUNTY HAS FEWER BIRTHS THAN LARGER COUNTIES IN OHIO. PRELIMINARY STARK COUNTY THRIVE RESULTS ARE PROMISING WITH A DROP IN THE STARK COUNTY IMR TO 5.5 DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IN 2018. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE FROM A RATE OF 9.3 IN 2017 AND 9 IN 2016 AND SHOWS PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPARITY IN BIRTH OUTCOMES. STATEWIDE DATA SHOWED THAT BLACK INFANTS IN OHIO IN 2017 WERE DYING AT NEARLY THREE TIMES THE RATE OF WHITE INFANTS. STARK COUNTY'S DISPARITY RATE RATIO, WHICH COMPARES THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE OF BLACK AND WHITE INFANTS, DROPPED TO 5.5 IN 2018, DOWN FROM 9.3 IN 2017. STARK COUNTY'S BLACK INFANT MORTALITY RATE WAS 7.4 DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IN 2018, DOWN FROM 17.5 IN 2017. THE WHITE INFANT MORTALITY RATE WAS 5.4 DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, DOWN FROM 8.5 IN 2017. IN 2019, THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED AULTMAN HOSPITAL AND THE THRIVE WITH THE DICK DAVIDSON NOVA AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE COLLABORATIONS IN WHICH HOSPITALS ARE ENGAGED TO BRING BETTER HEALTH TO THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE. NEED 4: OBESITY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICESACTION: BEE HEALTHY WELLNESS PROGRAMBEE HEALTHY IS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM THAT PROMOTES HEALTH, WELLNESS AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES TO OUR COLLEAGUES SUPPORTING AULTMAN'S MISSION OF LEADING THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVED HEALTH. STAFF MEMBERS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN INCENTIVES WHILE ENGAGING IN A HEALTHY AND FIT LIFESTYLE. IN 2020, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE BEE HEALTHY WELLNESS PROGRAM SUSPENDED ACTIVITIES, AND ALL COLLEAGUES RECEIVED REDUCED PREMIUMS FOR 2021 AULTCARE HEALTH PLANS. 2022 DATA PENDING.AULTMAN HOSPITAL GIVE IT UP: TOBACCO CESSATION NURSES SCREEN ADULT PATIENTS IN INPATIENT SETTINGS FOR TOBACCO USE AND MAKE REFERRALS TO THE RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEPARTMENT FOR TOBACCO CESSATION COUNSELING. TOBACCO CESSATION SPECIALISTS WORKED WITH PHYSICIAN OFFICES TO STANDARDIZE EDUCATION MATERIALS AND STREAMLINE THE PHYSICIAN REFERRAL PROCESS BY INTEGRATION INTO THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD. AULTMAN COMMITS RESOURCES (E.G., STAFF, TOBACCO CESSATION AIDES AND EDUCATION MATERIAL) FREE OF CHARGE. AT NO CHARGE, COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN GROUP SESSIONS OFFERED EACH YEAR. THE FREE ONE-HOUR, ONCE-A-WEEK SESSION MEETS FOR SIX WEEKS AT AULTMAN HOSPITAL. LED BY TOBACCO TREATMENT SPECIALISTS IN FACE-TO-FACE OR VIRTUAL SESSIONS, THE GIVE IT UP! PROGRAM COVERS TOPICS RANGING FROM HOW TO CREATE A QUIT "PLAN" TO TIPS ON STAYING TOBACCO-FREE. DURING SESSIONS, PARTICIPANTS:- EXAMINE THEIR TOBACCO USE HISTORY.- IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO QUITTING TOBACCO.- CREATE A QUIT PLAN THAT INCLUDES A SPECIFIC DATE TO STOP USING.- LEARN ABOUT MEDICATION THAT MIGHT HELP (E.G., THE PATCH OR CHANTIX).- LEARN TO COMBAT THE OBSTACLES SUCH AS WEIGHT GAIN, STRESS, WITHDRAWAL AND CRAVINGS.- PREPARE TO STAY TOBACCO-FREE FOR GOOD AND FORM A SUPPORT NETWORK.- ATTEND ADDITIONAL COUNSELING SESSIONS OR CALL FOR SUPPORT AFTER PROGRAM COMPLETION.AULTMAN WEIGHT MANAGEMENTAULTMAN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT OFFERS THREE COMPREHENSIVE WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAMS BASED ON CLIENT WEIGHT, LIFESTYLE AND NEEDS: NEW DIRECTION, NEW OUTLOOK AND NEW CHOICES. EACH PROGRAM COMBINES THE KEY COMPONENTS OF WEIGHT-LOSS SUCCESS: NUTRITION, BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. EACH OFFERS CLIENTS A TEAM OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, LICENSED DIETITIANS AND LICENSED BEHAVIORAL COUNSELORS). NEW DIRECTION IS A THREE-PHASE, MEDICALLY MONITORED, VERY LOW-CALORIE DIET DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WITH AT LEAST 40 POUNDS TO LOSE. THE AVERAGE WEIGHT LOSS IS 2-5 POUNDS PER WEEK. THE SOLE MEAL SOURCE IS NUTRITIONALLY COMPLETE SUPPLEMENTS, OFFERED IN 15 DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF BEVERAGES, PUDDINGS, SOUPS OR FUDGE BARS. A HEALTHCARE TEAM GUIDES CLIENTS THROUGH SAFE, RAPID WEIGHT LOSS. WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL CLASSES FOCUS ON NUTRITION, BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE PROGRAM TEACHES SKILLS TO ACHIEVE A HEALTHIER WEIGHT AND EAT HEALTHIER. ONGOING GROUP SUPPORT HELPS CLIENTS ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND SUSTAIN WEIGHT LOSS.- NEW OUTLOOK IS A THREE-PHASE MEDICALLY MONITORED LOW-CALORIE DIET FOR PEOPLE WANTING TO LOSE 20 POUNDS OR MORE. THE AVERAGE WEIGHT LOSS IS 2-3 POUNDS PER WEEK. THIS PROGRAM COMBINES TWO NEW DIRECTION MEAL SUPPLEMENTS PLUS ONE BALANCED MEAL AND SNACKS PER DAY PURCHASED FROM THE GROCERY STORE. A HEALTHCARE TEAM GUIDES CLIENTS THROUGH ALL PHASES OF THE PROGRAM. WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL CLASSES FOCUS ON NUTRITION, BEHAVIOR CHANGE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE PROGRAM TEACHES SKILLS TO ACHIEVE A HEALTHIER WEIGHT AND EAT HEALTHIER. ONGOING GROUP SUPPORT HELPS CLIENTS STAY ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS AND SUSTAIN WEIGHT LOSS.- NEW CHOICES IS BASED ON WELL-BALANCED MEALS AND HEALTHY SNACKS FROM GROCERY STORE FOOD. PARTICIPANTS ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO USE ONE NEW DIRECTION MEAL SUPPLEMENT PER DAY. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR ANYONE WITH ANY AMOUNT OF WEIGHT TO LOSE. THE AVERAGE WEIGHT LOSS IS 0.5 TO 2 POUNDS PER WEEK. PARTICIPANTS MAY ATTEND WEEKLY CLINICS AND EDUCATION CLASSES OR SCHEDULE ONE-ON-ONE VISITS WITH A DIETITIAN. FOLLOW-UP VISITS TO MONITOR WEIGHT, AND FOOD LOGS HELP KEEP PARTICIPANTS ACCOUNTABLE AND ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE GOALS.IN LATE 2019, AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION INTRODUCED AULTMANWM, A MOBILE APP THAT EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO SECURELY JOURNAL MEALS, EXERCISE, HYDRATION AND WEIGHT AS PART OF AN AULTMAN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM OR AS A STAND-ALONE RESOURCE. THE APP MAY ALSO BE PAIRED WITH AN AULTMAN BLUETOOTH SCALE FOR EVEN MORE DAILY BIOMETRIC COLLECTION. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM STAFF MAY USE THE APP DATA TO BETTER ENGAGE WITH CLIENTS ON THEIR WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY AT OFFICE VISITS OR IN CONJUNCTION WITH TELEHEALTH VISITS. AULTMANWM APP FUNCTIONALITIES INCLUDE:1. THIRD-PARTY INTEGRATION WITH APPLE HEALTHKIT.2. HIPAA-COMPLIANT MESSAGING & SCHEDULING.3. PROGRESS TRACKING.4. HYDRATION & SUPPLEMENT TRACKING.5. MEAL LOGGING.6. DIGITAL CONTENT.EVALUATION OF IMPACTIN 2020, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC SEVERELY AFFECTED THE OPERATION OF THE AULTMAN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WITH CLOSURE FOR 4.5 MONTHS IN COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH REGULATIONS. IN 2020, 100% OF ENROLLED CLIENTS DISCONTINUED OR REDUCED THE DOSE OF AN ANTIHYPERTENSIVE, DIABETES OR CHOLESTEROL MEDICATION, AND 89% ACHIEVED A DECREASE IN THEIR AVERAGE WAIST SIZE. IN 2021, 83% OF ENROLLED CLIENTS DISCONTINUED OR REDUCED THE DOSE OF AN ANTIHYPERTENSIVE, DIABETES OR CHOLESTEROL MEDICATION, AND 95% ACHIEVED A 77% DECREASE IN THEIR AVERAGE WAIST SIZE. IN 2022, 57% (8/14) OF ENROLLED CLIENTS DISCONTINUED OR REDUCED THE DOSE OF AN ANTIHYPERTENSIVE, DIABETES OR CHOLESTEROL MEDICATION, AND 100% (23/23) ACHIEVED A DECREASE IN THEIR AVERAGE WAIST SIZE.AULTMAN GENERATIONS PROGRAMTHE AULTMAN GENERATIONS PROGRAM ENGAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS 50 AND OLDER TO STAY ACTIVE AND LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE. GENERATIONS OFFERS FREE AND LOW-COST SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, WELLNESS CLASSES, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR SENIORS. AN ONLINE EVENT CALENDAR LISTS PROGRAM EVENTS. AULTMAN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM INITIATED IN 2012, THE AULTMAN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM HAS THE VISION OF MAKING GREATER STARK COUNTY SCHOOLS THE HEALTHIEST IN THE STATE OF OHIO BY THE YEAR 2032. THE PROGRAM HAS A MISSION TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF YOUTH BY IMPLEMENTING ONGOING HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTION, RESULTING IN A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. THE AULTMAN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH AREA COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO INFLUENCE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES AMONG THE STUDENT POPULATION. THE AULTMAN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTHIER GENERATION, USES THE EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROGRAM FRAMEWORK IN 16 STARK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS, FOUR WAYNE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS AND ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ONE MAHONING COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. AN AULTMAN WELLNESS COORDINATOR LEADS THE INITIATIVE PROVIDING COACHING AND MENTORING OF HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY TEAMS ON USE OF THE HEALTHY SCHOOLS PROGRAM FRAMEWORK, CYCLE, TOOLS AND RESOURCES. PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS COMPLETE AN ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENT AN ACTION PLAN TO INFLUENCE A CULTURE OF HEALTH AND INSTILL HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS.
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THE AULTMAN AMBASSADOR PROGRAM EMPOWERS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS AN AULTMAN AMBASSADOR TO ENGAGE THEIR PEERS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS. STUDENTS IN ALL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS SHOW STEADY INTEREST TO SERVE AS AULTMAN AMBASSADORS WITH THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE (353) STUDENTS USING PEER-TO-PEER MENTORING TO PROMOTE THE PROGRAM'S CORE PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND SNACKS, WATER HYDRATION, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE, SLEEP HABITS AND STRESS MANAGEMENT. THE TEAMS AT EACH ENROLLED SCHOOL FOLLOW AN ANNUAL CYCLE TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT, DEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN, IMPLEMENT THE ACTION PLAN AND EVALUATE THE IMPACT OF THE ACTION PLAN. THE ASSESSMENT IDENTIFIES PRIORITY HEALTHY SCHOOL TOPIC AREAS AT EACH SCHOOL. THE ACTION PLAN IS BUILT BASED ON NEEDS. HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES DETAILED IN THE ACTION PLAN (E.G., WALKING AND HYDRATION CHALLENGES, STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WELLNESS ACTIVITIES, MENTAL HEALTH DAYS) ARE IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE EVALUATION PHASE MEASURES ACCOMPLISHMENT OF GOALS TO HELP GUIDE THE NEXT STEPS. IN 2020, IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION WAS SUSPENDED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES WERE IMPLEMENTED. AT YEAR-END 2021 TO 2022, AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION RECOGNIZED SCHOOL PARTICIPATION.AULTMAN FOOD INSECURITY COMMITTEEBECAUSE ONLY 20% OF HEALTH CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO MEDICAL CARE, AULTMAN'S POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGY HAS INVESTED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITY AS A SIGNIFICANT POPULATION HEALTH ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE USDA, FOOD INSECURITY REPRESENTS A HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITION OF LIMITED OR UNCERTAIN ACCESS TO ADEQUATE FOOD FOR AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFE. HUNGER MAY RESULT FROM FOOD INSECURITY. FEEDING AMERICA ESTIMATES A STARK COUNTY FOOD INSECURITY RATE OF 17.5% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, A 30% INCREASE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE STARK COUNTY CHILD FOOD INSECURITY RATE IS 27.6%, A 39% INCREASE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. FOOD INSECURITY CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF:- PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING HYPERTENSION, ASTHMA, TOOTH DECAY, ANEMIA, INFECTION AND BIRTH DEFECTS.- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.- CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS INCLUDING OBESITY AND DIABETES.FROM 2019 TO 2021, THE AULTMAN FOOD INSECURITY COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNER MEMBERS, ADDRESSED HOSPITAL-BASED STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS STARK COUNTY FOOD INSECURITY AND MITIGATE THE IMPACT FOOD INSECURITY HAS ON HEALTH AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PATIENT POPULATIONS SERVED. AULTMAN USED THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION'S ROLE OF HOSPITALS IN FOOD INSECURITY AS A FRAMEWORK. THE AULTMAN FOOD INSECURITY COMMITTEE AIMED TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH BY IMPLEMENTING UPSTREAM AFFORDABLE, PATIENT-CENTERED, EQUITABLE INTERVENTIONS. THE POPULATION HEALTH STRATEGY INTEGRATED EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS THAT LEAD TO A SUSTAINABLE IMPACT ON REDUCING THE PREVALENCE OF FOOD INSECURITY AND RELATED HEALTH CONDITIONS. BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE IDENTIFYING THE TARGET POPULATION, REDUCING THE PREVALENCE OF FOOD INSECURITY AND ITS RELATED HEALTH CONDITIONS, ADVANCING CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE AND PROMOTING A HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT. BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING NONCLINICAL INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL FOOD ORGANIZATIONS AND OVERCOMING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD INSECURITY. IN NOVEMBER 2021, THE COMMITTEE WAS DISSOLVED, AND AULTMAN HEALTH FOUNDATION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ONGOING COMMUNITY NEEDS AS A MEMBER OF THE STARK COUNTY FOOD COUNCIL.IN 2019-2022, THE AULTMAN FOOD INSECURITY COMMITTEE PARTNERS IMPLEMENTED AND SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO MEET LOCAL COMMUNITY FOOD NEEDS: SCREENING FOR FOOD INSECURITY, LITTLE FLOWER FAMILY PRACTICE PRODUCE PERKS MIDWEST PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION GRANT, CEDAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL FOODBANK CANTON CAMPUS AND STARKFRESH MOBILE GROCERY MARKET.
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