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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 2: MCHS IN LA CROSSE, - 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 15: MCHS IN SPARTA, - FACILITY 16: MCHS IN ST. JAMES
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GROUP A-FACILITY 5 -- MCHS IN MANKATO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. THE SOUTHWEST REGION OF MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH, CREATED A HEALTHY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATIVE THAT MEETS MONTHLY TO DISCUSS LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS AND FIND WAYS TO COLLABORATE. THIS GROUP ALSO HELPED TO PRIORITIZE THE COMMUNITY NEEDS BEING ADDRESSED. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CREATED A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND RECEIVED FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AS WELL AS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS. THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2022, TO JUNE 30, 2022, WITH OVER 800 RESPONSES. THERE WERE OVER 380 RESPONSES FROM BLUE EARTH, NICOLLET AND LE SUEUR COUNTIES WHICH MAKE UP THE DEFINED COMMUNITY OF MCHS IN MANKATO.OUTREACH TO GET INPUT FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS WERE PRIORITIZED. EXAMPLES OF THIS OUTREACH INCLUDED POSTCARDS INCLUDED IN EACH ECHO FOOD SHELF ORDER DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2022, SURVEY QR CODE ON DIGITAL SCREENS AT MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO, SURVEY BEING SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH BLUE EARTH, LE SUEUR AND NICOLLET COUNTIES, AS WELL AS ATTENDING EVENTS INCLUDING PROJECT COMMUNITY CONNECT AND THE ST. PETER SENIOR EXPO WHERE PARTICIPANTS FILLED OUT THE SURVEY VIA IPADS OR ASSISTANCE FROM STAFF. COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WERE ALSO HELD WITH STAKEHOLDERS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT LEADERS, INCLUDING AN IN-PERSON COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER PRIORITIZATION EVENT ON JUNE 7, 2022, WITH OVER 40 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IN ATTENDANCE AND A VIRTUAL HEALTHY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP MEETING ON JUNE 21, 2022, WITH OVER 20 COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS PARTICIPATING. IN ADDITION, INPUT INCLUDED QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT PREPARED BY THE HEALTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ON BEHALF MCHS. THIS DATA WAS FROM A VARIETY OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR THE 11 REGIONAL COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
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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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MINNESOTA 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 2022, MCHS IN MANKATO (MCHS-MANKATO) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHIN 2023, MCHS-MANKATO TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY ADDRESSING PREVENTATIVE EFFORTS, MCHS-MANKATO: PROVIDED STAFF REPRESENTATION ON BI-WEEKLY MANKATO SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION COMMUNITY MEETINGS. REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDED STAFF FROM PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.PROVIDED STAFF REPRESENTATION ON BI-WEEKLY MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE HUB COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO DEVELOP CONTENT AND INFORMATION FOR ONLINE HUB IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO, CENTER FOR RURAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDED STAFF FROM PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.PARTICIPATED IN THE LAKE CRYSTAL RECREATION CENTER LUNCH-N-LEARN SERIES WHERE A MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PSYCHIATRIST SPOKE ON MENTAL HEALTH AND ANXIETY.PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOL EVENTS WHERE A SUICIDE PREVENTION SPEAKER WAS FEATURED. A MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PSYCHOLOGIST AND A PSYCHIATRIST PARTICIPATED AS PANELISTS AT THE EVENTS. GAVE A MENTAL HEALTH PRESENTATION IN SPANISH TO OVER 25 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COPAL, AN ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SOCIAL IMPACT INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR LATINE FAMILIES. A MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM PSYCHOLOGY NURSE FLUENT IN SPANISH WAS THE PRESENTER. PROVIDED $5,000 IN GRANT FUNDING TO HELP BRING COLLABORATIVE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SUICIDALITY TRAINING TO MANKATO-AREA PROVIDERS.CONTRIBUTED $12,500 IN FUNDING SUPPORT TO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH NAVIGATOR POSITION WITHIN MANKATO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.CONDUCTED CAMP OZ GRIEF CAMP FOR 48 KIDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH OF SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE.CONDUCTED SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE IN COLLABORATION WITH CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.PARTICIPATED WITH THE MAC INITIATIVE, AN ORGANIZATION THAT ASSISTS PARENTS WHO NEED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AFTER AN INFANT LOSS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE SESSIONS FOR BEREAVEMENT COUNSELING WITH A MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM SOCIAL WORKER.CONDUCTED DISCOVER GRATITUDE COMMUNITY VIRTUAL PROGRAM TO HELP IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING THROUGH DAILY JOURNALING.CONDUCTED KICKSTART KINDNESS COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE EXTENDING KINDNESS SHOWN TO INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM, EMPATHY, AND COMPASSION.OFFERED MONTHLY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP PROVIDING CANCER-RELATED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.COLLABORATED WITH MANKATO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HOST WELLNESS WEEK WITH 10 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO REINFORCE HEALTHY HABITS AT SCHOOL AND HOME. DONATED $6,500 TO MANKATO SCHOOLS FOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS EQUIPMENT.DEVELOPED JOURNEY TO WELLNESS. A FREE YEARLONG, VIRTUAL, SELF-GUIDED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP MAKE THE WELLNESS JOURNEY EASIER. INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESS ARE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR A MONTHLY TOOLKIT THAT HAS A DIFFERENT TOPIC WITH RESOURCES LIKE BLOGS, VIDEOS, PRINTABLE EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE 800 PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS IN THE MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION.PROVIDED OVER $100,000 TO 18 ORGANIZATIONS IMPACTING MENTAL WELL-BEING IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANTS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: YWCA MANKATO, ONE BRIGHT STAR, JZ CANCER FUND, AND LAKE CRYSTAL AREA RECREATION CENTER. ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CAUSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, MCHS-MANKATO:ASSISSTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ST. PETER COMMUNITY THREAD EVENTS TO HELP HISPANIC AND SOMALI FAMILIES FEEL MORE WELCOME AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ST. PETER COMMUNITY. MCHS-MANKATO HAD TWO REPRESENTATIVES INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUP AND ONGOING INVOLVEMENT WITH PLANNING MONTHLY MEETINGS AND MONTHLY EVENTS.PROVIDED $7,500 IN FUNDING TO FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES PARTNERS, AN ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN SOLVING YOUTH HUNGER. STAFF ALSO PROVIDED 120 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME FOR FOOD PACKING SESSIONS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENTS.DONATED $10,000 IN FUNDING TO ECHO FOOD SHELF FOR THANKSGIVING MEAL DISTRIBUTION SPONSORSHIP. ALSO PROVIDED 77 HOURS OF STAFF VOLUNTEER TIME AT THIS THANKSGIVING DINNER DISTRIBUTION EVENT.PARTICIPATED IN THE NICOLLET COUNTY CAR SEAT SAFETY EVENT. IN ADDITION TO CAR SEAT SAFETY, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WERE PRESENT TO TALK ABOUT PREVENTATIVE HEALTH WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.COLLABORATED WITH 6 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EVENTS FOR 8TH GRADE STUDENTS. EVENTS WERE HELD AT BOTH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE MANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. EVENTS IMPACTED APPROXIMATELY 600 STUDENTS.SPONSORED THE MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO HEALTH & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES SUMMIT AND HAD A SPEAKER PRESENT ON THE FOOD RX PROGRAM AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.SPONSORED THE MANKATO AND NICOLLET COUNTY PROJECT COMMUNITY CONNECT EVENTS. THE EVENTS ARE TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCES. MCHS-MANKATO PROVIDED STAFF, PREVENTATIVE HEALTH INFORMATION AND BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS. THE NICOLLET COUNTY EVENT HAD OVER 200 ATTENDEES AND THE MANKATO EVENT HAD OVER 500 ATTENDEES. ATTENDED DAY OF THE DEAD EVENT IN MANKATO WITH OVER 5,000 ATTENDEES. MCHS-MANKATO PROVIDED STAFF (INCLUDING SPANISH SPEAKING STAFF), PREVENTATIVE HEALTH INFORMATION AND INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS. PROVIDED A COMMUNITY GARDEN AT EASTRIDGE CLINIC AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH GARDENING SKILLS, HEALTHY EATING AND HEALTHY RECIPES TO FOOD INSECURE PATIENTS. FOOD INSECURE PATIENTS WERE GARDEN MEMBERS AND COULD ACCESS PRODUCE FREE OF CHARGE. UTILIZED HEALTH EQUITY COORDINATOR TO HELP CONNECT PATIENTS WITH IDENTIFIED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES.UTILIZED FOUR MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM EMPLOYED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO FOCUS ON SOMALI AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE.FACILITATED MANKATO AREA HEALTHY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP COLLABORATIVE THAT IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY AND MAPPING COMMUNITY ASSETS IN OUR REGION. THE GROUP MEETS MONTHLY.DEVELOPED MIDWEST PRIMARY CARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUB-COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTION FOR HEALTH EQUITY WORK ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION.WORKED TO OPTIMIZE FIND HELP - A COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE - IN OUR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO HELP PROVIDE JUST IN TIME RESOURCES TO PROVIDERS FOR IDENTIFIED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN ADDITION, COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCEPT REFERRALS AND UTILIZE THE PLATFORM. PLEDGED $100,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GIFT TO MANKATO YOUTH PLACE WHICH SERVES AT-RISK YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. PAID $70,000 OF THE PLEDGE IN 2023.CONTRIBUTED $100,000 TO ECHO FOOD SHELF TO HELP EXPAND THEIR ABILITY TO SERVE MORE PEOPLE AND TAKE IN MORE FOOD FOR OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL.CONTRIBUTED $50,000 TO ST. PETER FREE CLINIC TO BUY NEEDED EQUIPMENT AND HELP PAY FOR PATIENT TESTING COSTS.CONTRIBUTED $50,000 TO MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, MANKATO MAVERICK FOOD PANTRY TO EXPAND CULTURALLY DIVERSE FOOD OPTIONS AND SERVE MORE STUDENTS.PROVIDED GUIDANCE AND INSIGHT TO THE GREATER MANKATO INCLUSIVITY STUDY PROJECT FOR BLUE EARTH AND NICOLLET COUNTY TO IDENTIFY CRITICAL THEMES IN COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES SURROUNDING EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSIVITY AND BELONGING IN THIS AREA. PROVIDED STAFF REPRESENTATION ON THE FOLLOWING NONPROFIT BOARDS OR COALITIONS: FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES PARTNERS, GREATER MANKATO AREA UNITED WAY, OPEN DOOR HEALTH CENTER, CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA, ECHO FOOD SHELF, CADA, ST. PETER FREE CLINIC, CHILD AND FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTER AND MANKATO YOUTH PLACE.SPONSORED THE GREATER MANKATO GROWTH DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION COLLABORATIVE TO PROVIDE SPACE AND FOOD FOR MONTHLY MEETINGS.COORDINATED A WINTER GEAR DRIVE TO DONATE ITEMS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GIVE TO CHILDREN IN NEED AND A HOLIDAY SHARING TREE DRIVE TO GIVE GIFTS TO THOSE IN NEED.CONTRIBUTED STAFF TIME (2 HOURS PER MONTH, 4 STAFF INVOLVED) TO THE C2DREAM RESEARCH PROJECT TO LOWER HYPERTENSION IN SOMALI POPULATION.PROVIDED OVER $86,000 TO 27 ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. EXAMPLES INCLUDE: CONNECTIONS SHELTER, CADA, PARTNERS FOR HOUSING AND OPEN-DOOR HEALTH CENTER.HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA THAT WERE NOT PRIORITIZED AS SIGNIFICANT WERE HEALTHCARE ACCESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED PARTLY THROUGH OUR PRIORITIZED NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, BUT GIVEN LIMITED RESOURCES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS THEY WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-MANKATO.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 8 -- MCHS IN FAIRMONT PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CREATED A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND RECEIVED FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AS WELL AS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS. THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2022, TO JUNE 30, 2022, WITH OVER 800 RESPONSES. THERE WERE 140 RESPONSES FROM MARTIN COUNTY, THE DEFINED COMMUNITY FOR MCHS IN FAIRMONT.OUTREACH TO GET INPUT FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS WERE PRIORITIZED. EXAMPLES OF THIS OUTREACH INCLUDED POSTCARDS DISTRIBUTION OF SURVEY AT FAIRMONT FOODS PROCESSING PLANT TO ALL EMPLOYEES, SURVEY QR CODE SENT TO CHAMBER MEMBERS TO DISTRIBUTE TO THEIR STAFF, SURVEY BEING SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH MARTIN COUNTY AND DISTRIBUTION BY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AT MCHS IN FAIRMONT. A PRIORITIZATION SURVEY WAS ALSO CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HEALTHCARE AND NONPROFIT LEADERS WITH 40 OF 60 INDIVIDUALS RESPONDING.IN ADDITION, INPUT INCLUDED QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT PREPARED BY THE HEALTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ON BEHALF MCHS. THIS DATA WAS FROM A VARIETY OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR THE 11 REGIONAL COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 8 -- MCHS IN FAIRMONT PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MCHS-MANKATOMCHS-NEW PRAGUEMCHS-ST. JAMESMCHS-WASECA
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GROUP A-FACILITY 8 -- MCHS IN FAIRMONT PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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MINNESOTA 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 2022, MCHS IN FAIRMONT (MCHS-FAIRMONT) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHIN 2023, MCHS-FAIRMONT TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY ADDRESSING PREVENTATIVE EFFORTS, MCHS-FAIRMONT: HAD TWO STAFF PARTICIPATE AS MEMBERS OF THE MARTIN AND FAIRBAULT COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION WHICH ADDRESSES MENTAL HEALTH AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES. HAD A STAFF MEMBER ON THE MARTIN COUNTY RESILIENCY INITATIVE TEAM WHICH IDENTIFIES OPPORTUNITIES AND TAKES ACTION ON SCHOOL AGE MENTAL HEALTH. CONDUCTED AN ONSITE RADIO PROGRAM FEATURING A MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM EXPERT WITH TOPICS INCLUDING SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ALL AGES, JOURNEY TO WELLNESS SELF-LED PROGRAMMING AND VOLUNTEERING. CONDUCTED REGIONAL CAMP OZ GRIEF CAMP FOR 48 KIDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH OF SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE WITH OVER 36 MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM VOLUNTEERS.CONDUCTED DISCOVER GRATITUDE COMMUNITY VIRTUAL PROGRAM TO HELP IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING THROUGH DAILY JOURNALING. CONDUCTED KICKSTART KINDNESS COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE EXTENDING KINDNESS SHOWN TO INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM, EMPATHY, AND COMPASSION. OFFERED MONTHLY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP PROVIDING CANCER-RELATED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.DEVELOPED JOURNEY TO WELLNESS. A FREE YEARLONG, VIRTUAL, SELF-GUIDED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP MAKE THE WELLNESS JOURNEY EASIER. INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESS ARE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR A MONTHLY TOOLKIT THAT HAS A DIFFERENT TOPIC WITH RESOURCES LIKE BLOGS, VIDEOS, PRINTABLE EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE 800 PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS IN THE MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED THROUGHOUT MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM.HAD A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER PARTICIPATE AS A PANELIST AT THE DUCK CUP MEMORIAL COMMUNITY EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAIRMONT AREA SCHOOLS.COLLABORATED WITH ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC SCHOOL AND MARTIN COUNTY WEST SCHOOL TO HOST WELLNESS WEEK TO REINFORCE HEALTHY HABITS AT SCHOOL AND HOME. DONATED WELL-BEING BACKPACK TAGS TO OVER 125 STUDENTS.ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CAUSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, MCHS-FAIRMONT:PARTICIPATED AS A MEMBER OF THE MARTIN COUNTY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PREVENTION COALITION AND MARTIN COUNTY YOUTH COALITION WHICH ADDRESSES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PROVIDES POSITIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH. PARTICIPATED AS A PARTNER AND STAKEHOLDER TO BUILD THE FAIRMONT AREA COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH WILL BRING HEALTHY LIVING WITHIN REACH TO ALL PEOPLE. DONATED THE LAND VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY $250,000 AND PLEDGED $500,000. PAID $10,000 OF THIS PLEDGE IN 2023. TENDED AND HARVESTED A COMMUNITY GARDEN. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH GARDENING SKILLS, HEALTHY EATING AND HEALTHY RECIPES TO PATIENTS. PROVIDED COMMUNITY EDUCATION ABOUT GARDENING DURING A LEMONADE IN THE GARDEN EVENT.PROVIDED INDOOR WALKING ROUTES AT FIVE LAKES CENTER IN FAIRMONT. EMPLOYED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO FOCUS ON SOMALI AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE.HAD TWO STAFF AS MEMBERS OF THE MARTIN AND FAIRBAULT COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH COALITION WHICH ADDRESSES CHRONIC DISEASE, ACCESS TO CARE AND DENTAL HEALTH. PARTNERED WITH APPLE TREE DENTAL TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO DENTAL SERVICES FOR THE AREA'S MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING HAVING SPACE AT MCHS-FAIRMONT.SUPPORTED MARTIN COUNTY BABY CAFE WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS. WORKED TO OPTIMIZE FIND HELP - A COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE - IN OUR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO HELP PROVIDE JUST IN TIME RESOURCES TO PROVIDERS FOR IDENTIFIED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN ADDITION, COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCEPT REFERRALS AND UTILIZE THE PLATFORM. HAD STAFF DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS TO FAIRMONT COMMUNITY RESIDENTS.SPONSORED AND PARTICIPATED IN MARTIN COUNTY KIDS AGAINST HUNGER PACK TO PROVIDE FOOD KITS FOR FAMILIES IN LOW-INCOME AREAS. PROVIDED $1,000 SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS EVENT.PROVIDED $7,500 IN FUNDING FOR LAKEVIEW METHODIST HEALTH CARE AND BUILDING BLOCKS CHILDCARE CENTER PROJECT TO PROVIDE MORE DAYCARE OPTIONS IN FAIRMONT AREA.PROVIDED A $3,000 GRANT TO THE STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES FOR FRIENDS IN THE KITCHEN PROGRAM WHICH IS A FREE MONTHLY PROGRAM FOR SENIORS THAT FOCUSES ON SOCIAL CONNECTION AND NUTRITION. COORDINATED A WINTER GEAR DRIVE TO DONATE ITEMS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GIVE TO CHILDREN IN NEED.COORDINATED A TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE CONTRIBUTING TO THE U.S. MARINE CORP'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE ALL CHILDREN RECEIVE A GIFT DURING THE WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON.HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA THAT WERE NOT PRIORITIZED AS SIGNIFICANT WERE HEALTHCARE ACCESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED PARTLY THROUGH OUR PRIORITIZED NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, BUT GIVEN LIMITED RESOURCES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS, THEY WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-FAIRMONT.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 10 -- MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CREATED A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND RECEIVED FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AS WELL AS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS. THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2022, TO JUNE 30, 2022, WITH OVER 800 RESPONSES. THERE WERE 100 RESPONSES FROM LE SUEUR AND SCOTT COUNTIES, THE DEFINED COMMUNITY FOR MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE.OUTREACH TO GET INPUT FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS WERE PRIORITIZED. EXAMPLES OF THIS OUTREACH INCLUDED FLYERS PROVIDED TO DISTRIBUTE AT THE NEW PRAGUE FOOD SHELF, SURVEY BEING SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH LE SUEUR AND SCOTT COUNTIES, AS WELL AS ATTENDING EVENTS INCLUDING RUN NEW PRAGUE AND CZECH OUT NEW PRAGUE. FEEDBACK WAS RECEIVED ON PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS AT NEW PRAGUE ROTARY CLUB EVENT ON JUNE 16, 2022. IN ADDITION, INPUT INCLUDED QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT PREPARED BY THE HEALTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ON BEHALF MCHS. THIS DATA WAS FROM A VARIETY OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR THE 11 REGIONAL COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
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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-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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MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
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GROUP A-FACILITY 10 -- MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MCHS IN NEW PRAGUE (MCHS-NEW PRAGUE) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHIN 2023, MCHS-NEW PRAGUE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY ADDRESSING PREVENTATIVE EFFORTS, MCHS-NEW PRAGUE: PROVIDED $4,500 IN GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING SUCH AS DUCK CUP MEMORIAL FUND AND INFANTS REMEMBERD IN SILENCE.CONDUCTED SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE ALL AGES TO PLAY, EXPLORE AND CONNECT WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA. CONDUCTED DISCOVER GRATITUDE COMMUNITY VIRTUAL PROGRAM TO HELP IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING THROUGH DAILY JOURNALING.CONDUCTED KICKSTART KINDNESS COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE EXTENDING KINDNESS SHOWN TO INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM, EMPATHY, AND COMPASSION.HAD A MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER PARTICIPATE AS A PANELIST AT THE DUCK CUP MEMORIAL COMMUNITY EVENT.DEVELOPED JOURNEY TO WELLNESS , A FREE YEARLONG, VIRTUAL, SELF-GUIDED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP MAKE THE WELLNESS JOURNEY EASIER. INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES ARE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR A MONTHLY TOOLKIT THAT HAS A DIFFERENT TOPIC WITH RESOURCES LIKE BLOGS, VIDEOS, PRINTABLE EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE 800 PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS IN THE MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED THROUGHOUT MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM.CONDUCTED REGIONAL CAMP OZ GRIEF CAMP FOR 48 KIDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH OF SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE WITH OVER 36 MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM VOLUNTEERS.PROVIDED STAFF SOCIAL WORK REPRESENTATION ON SCOTT COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. OFFERED MONTHLY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP PROVIDING CANCER-RELATED EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.COLLABORATED WITH NEW PRAGUE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HOST WELLNESS WEEK WITH 4 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO REINFORCE HEALTHY HABITS AT SCHOOL AND HOME. DONATED WELL-BEING BACKPACK TAGS TO OVER 2,100 STUDENTS.ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CAUSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, MCHS-NEW PRAGUE:PROVIDED SPACE AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PEACE CENTER ON THE MCHS-NEW PRAGUE CAMPUS. THE PEACE CENTER IS A FOOD SHELF THAT HELPS TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY IN THE NEW PRAGUE AREA. MCHS-NEW PRAGUE CONTRIBUTED $10,800 OF IN-KIND SPACE SUPPORT AND $14,400 IN-KIND SERVICE SUPPORT. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM HAS THREE BOARD OF DIRECTOR REPRESENTATIVES. PARTICIPATED IN THE HEALTHY LIVING OPEN HOUSE HOSTED BY COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND THE FITNESS AND AQUATIC CENTER. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM HAD SIX EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION, COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, AND INFLUENZA VACCINATIONS.PARTICIPATED IN THE SCOTT COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE, SCOTT COUNTY ACCESS WORKGROUP, AND STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM.PARTICIPATED IN FOUR NEWBORN TALK SESSIONS, A FREE, COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASS THAT OFFERS SUPPORT TO NEW PARENTS ON DIFFERENT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING TOPICS RELATED TO NEWBORNS.PARTICIPATED IN THE NEW PRAGUE HEALTHY LIVING EXPO, A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT TO PROVIDE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRESENTATIONS. A STAFF PHYSICIAN AND A STAFF DIETITIAN GAVE PRESENTATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY.UTILIZED FOUR MCHS-EMPLOYED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO FOCUS ON SOMALI AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE.DEVELOPED MIDWEST PRIMARY CARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUB-COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTION FOR HEALTH EQUITY WORK ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION.WORKED TO OPTIMIZE FIND HELP - A COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE - IN OUR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO HELP PROVIDE JUST IN TIME RESOURCES TO PROVIDERS FOR IDENTIFIED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN ADDITION, COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCEPT REFERRALS AND UTILIZE THE PLATFORM. COORDINATED A WINTER GEAR DRIVE TO DONATE ITEMS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GIVE TO CHILDREN IN NEED.PROVIDED IN-KIND SPACE ONCE A MONTH TO CHILDREN'S DENTAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT MCHS-BELLE PLAINE CLINIC SITE. IN-KIND SPACE VALUED AT $782 ANNUALLY.HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA THAT WERE NOT PRIORITIZED AS SIGNIFICANT WERE HEALTHCARE ACCESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED PARTLY THROUGH OUR PRIORITIZED NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, BUT GIVEN LIMITED RESOURCES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS, THEY WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-NEW PRAGUE.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 11 -- MCHS IN WASECA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CREATED A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND RECEIVED FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AS WELL AS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS. THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2022, TO JUNE 30, 2022, WITH OVER 800 RESPONSES. THERE WERE 118 RESPONSES FROM WASECA COUNTY, THE DEFINED COMMUNITY FOR MCHS IN WASECA.OUTREACH TO GET INPUT FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS WERE PRIORITIZED. EXAMPLES OF THIS OUTREACH INCLUDED FLYERS POSTED AT THE WASECA AREA NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER FOOD SHELF, SURVEY BEING SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH WASECA COUNTY, AS WELL AS SHIP (STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN) FOR BROWN, NICOLLET, LE SUEUR AND WASECA COUNTIES. IN ADDITION, FEEDBACK WAS RECEIVED ON PRIORITIZING COMMUNITY HEALTH CONCERNS AT A WASECA AREA CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS EVENT HELD IN WASECA ON JULY 20, 2022. IN ADDITION, INPUT INCLUDED QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT PREPARED BY THE HEALTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ON BEHALF MCHS. THIS DATA WAS FROM A VARIETY OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR THE 11 REGIONAL COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 11 -- MCHS IN WASECA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MCHS-MANKATOMCHS-FAIRMONTMCHS-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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MINNESOTA 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 2022, MCHS IN WASECA (MCHS-WASECA) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHIN 2023, MCHS-WASECA TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY ADDRESSING PREVENTATIVE EFFORTS, MCHS-WASECA:PARTICIPATED IN THE STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE LIVING, HEALTHY EATING, AND REDUCING COMMERCIAL TOBACCO USE.PROVIDED STAFF REPRESENTATION ON WASECA SUICIDE PREVENTION COMMITTEE.COLLABORATED WITH WASECA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND JANESVILLE WALDORF PEMBERTON SCHOOLS TO HOST WELLNESS WEEK WITH 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO REINFORCE HEALTHY HABITS AT SCHOOL AND HOME. DONATED WELL-BEING BACKPACK TAGS TO OVER 900 STUDENTS. CONDUCTED REGIONAL CAMP OZ GRIEF CAMP FOR 48 KIDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH OF SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE WITH OVER 36 MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM VOLUNTEERS.CONDUCTED SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE ALL AGES TO PLAY, EXPLORE AND CONNECT WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA. DEVELOPED JOURNEY TO WELLNESS. A FREE YEARLONG, VIRTUAL, SELF-GUIDED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP MAKE THE WELLNESS JOURNEY EASIER. INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES ARE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR A MONTHLY TOOLKIT THAT HAS A DIFFERENT TOPIC WITH RESOURCES LIKE BLOGS, VIDEOS, PRINTABLE EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE 800 PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS IN THE MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED THROUGHOUT MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM.CONDUCTED DISCOVER GRATITUDE COMMUNITY VIRTUAL PROGRAM TO HELP IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING THROUGH DAILY JOURNALING. CONDUCTED KICKSTART KINDNESS COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE EXTENDING KINDNESS SHOWN TO INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM, EMPATHY, AND COMPASSION. ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CAUSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, MCHS-WASECA:UTILIZED FOUR MCHS-EMPLOYED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO FOCUS ON SOMALI AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE. DEVELOPED MIDWEST PRIMARY CARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUB-COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTION FOR HEALTH EQUITY WORK ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION. WORKED TO OPTIMIZE FIND HELP - A COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE - IN OUR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO HELP PROVIDE JUST IN TIME RESOURCES TO PROVIDERS FOR IDENTIFIED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN ADDITION, COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCEPT REFERRALS AND UTILIZE THE PLATFORM. PROVIDED $6,000 IN FUNDING TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SOUTHERN MN, WASECA COUNTY 4-H POWER OF PRODUCE PROGRAMMING, AND WASECA AREA NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER.COORDINATED A WINTER GEAR DRIVE TO DONATE ITEMS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GIVE TO CHILDREN IN NEED AND A HOLIDAY GIFT TREE TO PROVIDE GIFTS TO THE BETHLEHEM INN SHELTER IN WASECA.PROVIDED DIABETES EDUCATION TO INMATES AT PRISON.PROVIDED STAFF REPRESENTATION ON WASECA NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE CENTER BOARD (FOOD SHELF).HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA THAT WERE NOT PRIORITIZED AS SIGNIFICANT WERE HEALTHCARE ACCESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED PARTLY THROUGH OUR PRIORITIZED NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, BUT GIVEN LIMITED RESOURCES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS, THEY WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-WASECA.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 16 -- MCHS IN ST. JAMES PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:COMMUNITY INPUT WAS RECEIVED AT NUMEROUS STAGES AND FROM A VARIETY OF LEVELS OF LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE CHNA PROCESS. MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM CREATED A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND RECEIVED FEEDBACK AND INPUT FROM LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS PRIMARILY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AS WELL AS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS. THE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1, 2022, TO JUNE 30, 2022, WITH OVER 800 RESPONSES. THERE WERE 38 RESPONSES FROM WATONWAN COUNTY, THE DEFINED COMMUNITY FOR MCHS IN ST. JAMES.OUTREACH TO GET INPUT FROM TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED, MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS WERE PRIORITIZED. EXAMPLES OF THIS OUTREACH INCLUDED DISTRIBUTION OF SURVEY AT LOCAL LIBRARY, SURVEY BEING SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH WATONWON COUNTY AND DISTRIBUTION BY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AT MCHS IN ST. JAMES. IN ADDITION, A PRIORITIZATION SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HEALTHCARE AND NONPROFIT LEADERS WITH 36 OF 57 INDIVIDUALS RESPONDING.IN ADDITION, INPUT INCLUDED QUANTITATIVE DATA FROM THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT PREPARED BY THE HEALTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MANKATO ON BEHALF MCHS. THIS DATA WAS FROM A VARIETY OF PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR THE 11 REGIONAL COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE SOUTHERN MINNESOTA NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
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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-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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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 2022, MCHS IN ST. JAMES (MCHS-ST. JAMES) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHIN 2023, MCHS-ST. JAMES TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY ADDRESSING PREVENTATIVE EFFORTS, MCHS-ST. JAMES:COLLABORATED WITH TRUMAN, ST. JAMES, MADELIA AND BUTTERFIELD-ODIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO HOST WELLNESS WEEK TO REINFORCE HEALTHY HABITS AT SCHOOL AND HOME. DONATED WELL-BEING BACKPACK TAGS TO OVER 1,000 STUDENTS. CONDUCTED REGIONAL CAMP OZ GRIEF CAMP FOR 48 KIDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DEATH OF SOMEONE IN THEIR LIFE WITH OVER 36 MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM VOLUNTEERS.CONDUCTED SLIM YOUR SCREEN TIME COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE IN COLLABORATION WITH CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA.CONDUCTED DISCOVER GRATITUDE COMMUNITY VIRTUAL PROGRAM TO HELP IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING THROUGH DAILY JOURNALING.CONDUCTED KICKSTART KINDNESS COMMUNITY VIRTUAL CHALLENGE TO ENCOURAGE EXTENDING KINDNESS SHOWN TO INCREASE SELF-ESTEEM, EMPATHY, AND COMPASSION.DEVELOPED JOURNEY TO WELLNESS. A FREE YEARLONG, VIRTUAL, SELF-GUIDED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP MAKE THE WELLNESS JOURNEY EASIER. INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESSES ARE ABLE TO SIGN UP FOR A MONTHLY TOOLKIT THAT HAS A DIFFERENT TOPIC WITH RESOURCES LIKE BLOGS, VIDEOS, PRINTABLE EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES. THERE WERE 800 PROGRAM REGISTRATIONS IN THE MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA REGION. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED THROUGHOUT MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM.ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH: TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CAUSING HEALTH DISPARITIES, MCHS-ST. JAMES:UTILIZED FOUR MCHS-EMPLOYED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO FOCUS ON SOMALI AND HISPANIC COMMUNITY AND TO IMPROVE HEALTH CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHRONIC DISEASE.DEVELOPED MIDWEST PRIMARY CARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SUB-COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE GOVERNANCE AND DIRECTION FOR HEALTH EQUITY WORK ACROSS OUR ORGANIZATION.WORKED TO OPTIMIZE FIND HELP - A COMMUNITY RESOURCE DATABASE - IN OUR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS TO HELP PROVIDE JUST IN TIME RESOURCES TO PROVIDERS FOR IDENTIFIED SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN ADDITION, COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ACCEPT REFERRALS AND UTILIZE THE PLATFORM. HAD ONE STAFF MEMBER SERVE ON UNITING CULTURES/UNIENDO CULTURAS WORKING TO UNITE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES BY REMOVING BARRIERS THROUGH SHARING, LEARNING, COLLABORATION AND ACTION.PROVIDED $6,500 IN FUNDING TO THE WATONWAN COUNTY FOOD SHELF.PROVIDED $3,000 TO LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES AND FARIBAULT, MARTIN & WATONWAN COUNTY STATEWIDE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FRIENDS IN THE KITCHEN PROGRAMMING WHICH IS A FREE MONTHLY PROGRAM FOR SENIORS THAT FOCUSES ON SOCIAL CONNECTION AND NUTRITION.PROVIDED $5,000 GRANT TO WATLINE TRAIL TO OFFER FREE, OUTDOOR TRAILS FOR ALL.OFFERED STAFF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS THE ABILITY TO VOLUNTEER MONTHY AT WATONWAN COUNTY FOOD SHELF TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS.COORDINATED A WINTER GEAR DRIVE TO DONATE ITEMS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS TO GIVE TO CHILDREN IN NEED.HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA THAT WERE NOT PRIORITIZED AS SIGNIFICANT WERE HEALTHCARE ACCESS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED PARTLY THROUGH OUR PRIORITIZED NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, BUT GIVEN LIMITED RESOURCES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADDRESS THESE NEEDS, THEY WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-ST. JAMES.
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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 2021 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR MCHS IN EAU CLARIE. THE ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED COLLABORATIVELY BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT PLANNING PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE (CHA PARTNERS). THIS PARTNERSHIP, WHICH INCLUDES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WAS ESTABLISHED TO OPTIMIZE THE COORDINATION AND USE OF RESOURCES WHILE REDUCING DUPLICATIVE EFFORTS.THE CHA PARTNERS FACTORED DATA FROM SEVERAL SOURCES INCLUDING A COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY; SECONDARY HEALTH DATA INVOLVING LOCAL AND NATIONAL COMPARISONS; A SERIES OF VIRTUAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS WITH COUNTY RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS; AND EAU CLAIRE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, A LOCAL COALITION THAT PROMOTES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY.THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED DURING DECEMBER 2020. SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THE SURVEY WERE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING FULL-LENGTH, ON-LINE VERSIONS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON SURVEYMONKEY AND BOTH FULL-LENGTH AND SHORT PAPER VERSIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE ALTERNATE VERSIONS WERE DEVELOPED AS A STRATEGY TO SOLICIT GREATER FEEDBACK FROM NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED COMPUTER ACCESS OR PROFICIENCY. A TOTAL OF 976 EAU CLAIRE RESIDENTS COMPLETED THE SURVEY.SURVEY OUTREACH METHODS INCLUDED SHARING THE SURVEYMONKEY SITE THROUGH PARTNER DISTRIBUTION LISTS (INCLUDING DOZENS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS), WEBSITES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA; PURCHASING ADS THROUGH VOLUME ONE AND FACEBOOK; DISTRIBUTING FLYERS THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FEED MY PEOPLE; CONDUCTING SPECIFIC OUTREACH TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH GROUPS SUCH AS JONAH (JOINING OUR NEIGHBORS ADVANCING HOPE), EL CENTRO AND THE EAU CLAIRE AREA HMONG MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION; AND DISTRIBUTING PAPER SURVEYS THROUGH THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER (VIA MEALS ON WHEELS) AND EAU CLAIRE COUNTY JAIL.DURING FEBRUARY 2021, THREE ON-LINE PUBLIC COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS HERE HELD TO FURTHER EVALUATE LOCAL HEALTH IMPACTS AND PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA. THESE EVENTS WERE PUBLICIZED WIDELY THROUGH E-MAIL, WEBSITES SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER MEANS. THE CHA PARTNERS CONDUCTED OUTREACH TO AND THROUGH HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LIBRARIES, SENIOR CENTERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, CHURCHES, AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AMONG OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IN MARCH OF 2021, CHA PARTNERS MET WITH MEMBERS OF EAU CLAIRE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, A COALITION OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE CHA PARTNERS FACILITATED VIRTUAL BREAKOUT ROOM DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE SAME SET OF QUESTIONS POSED DURING THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND THEN SUMMARIZED KEY TAKEAWAYS UPON RECONVENING THE FULL GROUP. PRIOR TO ADJOURNING, PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THEIR TOP THREE HEALTH PRIORITIES VIA AN ON-LINE POLL.
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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 HOSPITALHSHS ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITALMCHS-BLOOMER
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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 CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEMEAU CLAIRE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES CHIPPEWA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHCHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP
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GROUP A-FACILITY 4 -- MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MCHS IN EAU CLAIRE (MCHS-EAU CLAIRE) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHSUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL MISUSECHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITYIN 2023, MCHS-EAU CLAIRE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORTING RESILIENCY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, MCHS-EAU CLAIRE: PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS AND MENTAL HEALTH ACTION TEAMS TO ADDRESS NEEDS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. IN ADDITON, FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- JONAH - $500 (GREEN BANDANA PROJECT)- BOYS AND GILS CLUB OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEY - $1,000 (YOUTH GALA)- CHIPPEWA VALLEY LGBTQ+ - $3,500 (PRIDE IN THE PARK SPONSOR)- NAMI CHIPPEWA VALLEY - $3,000 (PROGRAMMING)- BLACK & BROWN WOMYN POWER - $1,000 (HMOOB HERITAGE GALA AND CELEBRATION)- L.E. PHILLIPS MEMORIAL LIBRARY - $2,500 (MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS KITS)- CATHOLIC CHARITIES - $250 (DIAPER BAGS FOR MOTHERS IN NEED)- SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE - $10,000 (BEDS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED)- WORLD RELIEF CHIPPEWA VALLEY - $3,000 (SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES)- BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS - $5,000 (MENTORS)- EAU CLAIRE BRAIN TEAM - $1,000 (CONFERENCE SPONSOR)- VILLAGE - $3,500 (CHIPPEWA VALLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUND)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - UW-EAU CLAIRE VOLLEYBALL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENT (EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY)- PRIDE IN THE PARK EVENT (EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE BOOTH)- UW-EAU CLAIRE SEXUAL ASSAULT HEALTH FAIR (RESOURCE BOOTH)- JOURNEY TO WELLNESS (12 MONTH SELF-LED VIRTUAL PROGRAM) - RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (YOGA AND MEDITATION) AWARDED HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS. GRANTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON PROJECTS THAT ARE AT A HIGHER FINANCIAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT. GRANTS INCLUDED $15,000 TO FAMILY PROMISE OF CHIPPEWA VALLEY TO ASSIST FAMILIES EXPERIENCEING HIGH RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND $30,000 TO COMMUNITY HAVEN HOUSE TO SUPPORT THEIR DAYTIME SUPPORT SERVICES. AN ADDITIONAL $100,000 COMMUNITY GIVING GRANT WAS AWARDED TO THE COMMUNITY HAVEN HOUSE DAY RESOURCE CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN.PROVIDED SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTHS NEEDS ASSESSMENT. A TOTAL OF $18,600 WAS AWARDED TO SCHOOLS WITHIN EAU CLAIRE COUNTY. PROJECTS SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDED:- EAU CLAIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT - $8,000 (SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION) - ALTOONA MIDDLE SCHOOL - $4,000 (RESTORATIVE PRACTICES & ART CLUB)- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ELEMENTARY - $225 (PEACE PATH)- NORTH HIGH SCHOOL - $1,400 (EVERYDAY LIFE SKILLS CLASS)SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE: TO PREVENT ALCOHOL MISUSE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON YOUTH, MCHS-EAU CLAIRE:PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS LIKE ALLIANCE FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION, EAU CLAIRE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, AND SUBSTANCE-FREE PREGNANCY AND RECOVERY TO IMPROVE SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE. IN ADDITON, FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AROUND SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING:- EAU CLAIRE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE - $4,740 (PRIME FOR LIFE AND OWI VICTIM/IMPACT PANEL)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - UW - EAU CLAIRE PARTNERSHIP (CHANGING THE CONVERSATION AROUND ALCOHOL)- VOLUME ONE: BIG HULLABALOO (INTERACTIVE LUNG DISPLAY)- RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND THE BRAIN: TEENAGE USE) - EAU CLAIRE MIDDLE SCHOOLS (LUNG HEALTH AND AODA PREVENTION) - YOUTH SAFETY CAMP EVENT (EAU CLAIRE)- NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT (ALTOONA)- EAU CLAIRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS (POST PROM TRAUMA EVENTS)AWARDED HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESS OR ASSIST IN REDUCING SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE. GRANTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON PROJECTS THAT ARE AT A HIGHER FINANCIAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT. A $10,000 GRANT TO HOPE GOSPEL MISSION'S RENEWED HOPE PROGRAM WAS AWARDED TO SUPPORT ADDICTION RECOVERY SERVICES. CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY: TO PREVENT OBESITY AND REDUCE CHRONIC DISEASE WITH A FOCUS ON NUTRITION, REDUCING FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASING PUBLIC ACCESS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MCHS-EAU CLAIRE:PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO IMPACT CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- UNITED WAY OF GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEY - $3,500 (PROGRAMMING AND LEARNING TRAIL)- GROUP HEALTH - $250 (GET THE SHOT CAMPAIGN) - THE COMMUNITY TABLE - $5,000 (CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP/FOOD INSECURITY) - BEAVER CREEK RESERVE - $2,000 (OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING) - EAU CLAIRE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - $500 (BIKE PROGRAM) - EAU CLAIRE MUTUAL HMONG ASSOCIATION - $3,500 (HMONG HEALTH FAIR) - AMERICAN RED CROSS - $2,000 (NWWI HEROES BREAKFAST) - CORBA - $1,000 (TRAILS GALA)- DOVE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - $1,500 (NURSE AIDE GRANT)- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE - $350 (CAREGIVER CONFERENCE)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - HMONG HEALTH FAIR- UW EAU CLAIRE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CANCER AWARENESS EVENT (DISPLAY BOOTH)- COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER EVENT (BABY WELLNESS PRESENTATION)- CHIPPEWA VALLEY FREE CLINIC - PROVIDE SERVICES FOR SUPPORT- JOURNEY TO WELLNESS (12 MONTH SELF-LED VIRTUAL PROGRAM) - RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (YOGA AND MEDITATION) AWARDED HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESS NUTRITION AND FOOD INSECURITY. GRANTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON PROJECTS THAT ARE AT A HIGHER FINANCIAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT. GRANTS INCLUDED $20,000 TO FEED MY PEOPLE FOOD BANK AND $25,000 TO THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY FREE CLINIC TO STRENGHEN COMMUNITY ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. PROVIDED SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ASSIST IN REDUCING CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY. PROJECTS INCLUDED:- NORTHSTAR MIDDLE SCHOOL - $2,000 (EDIBLE CLASSROOM) - PUTNAM HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY - $1,200 (SCHOOL COMMUNITY GARDEN)- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ELEMENTARY - $1,800 (HYDROPONIC SYSTEM)HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 20 22 CHNA WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-EAU CLAIRE BASED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND/OR BY OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED IN ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 12 -- MCHS IN BARRON PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE PRIMARY INPUT INTO THE ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS FOR MCHS-BARRON'S CHNA WAS THE 2021-22 BARRON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE BARRON COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS CONDUCTED COLLABORATIVELY BY THE THRIVE BARRON COUNTY STEERING COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE ENCOMPASSES BARRON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, LOCAL HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND RESIDENTS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY BARRON COUNTY'S TOP HEALTH CONCERNS. THE COMMITTEE USED SEVERAL METHODS TO COLLECT BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS WAS AIMED PARTICULARLY AT UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF THE TRADITIONALLY UNDER-SERVED. THE PRIMARY STRATEGIES UTILIZED TO GATHER DATA NEEDED TO COMPLETE THIS REPORT INVOLVED INFORMATION FROM EXISTING POPULATION HEALTH DATA, DISTRIBUTION OF A COMMUNITY PERCEPTION SURVEY, AND MEETING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE BARRON COUNTY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO PROSPERITY COALITION. EXISTING POPULATION HEALTH DATA WAS GATHERED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES, INCLUDING CENSUS DATA, GOVERNMENT REPORTS, HEALTH DEPARTMENT STATISTICS, YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR STUDY AND INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM LOCAL HOSPITALS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. ALSO CONSIDERED DURING THIS STEP WAS THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS, A JOINT EFFORT OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION AND UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE. ANALYZING THIS QUANTITATIVE DATA FACILITATED THE EVALUATION OF HOW BARRON COUNTY COMPARED TO STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES AND BENCHMARKS. THE COMMUNITY PERCEPTION SURVEY WAS DISTRIBUTED IN LATE 2021 WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF INCREASING THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTH NEEDS AND PERCEPTION OF THE MAIN CHALLENGES FACING RESIDENTS OF BARRON COUNTY. THE SURVEY INCLUDED QUESTIONS RELATED TO COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS AND QUESTIONS TO CAPTURE DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. A PRESS RELEASE WAS SENT TO AREA NEWSPAPERS ANNOUNCING THE INITIATIVE AND ASKING FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION. IN ADDITION, THE SURVEY WAS PROMOTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THROUGH EMAIL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS. A TOTAL OF 371 ON-LINE SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED.INPUT AND INFORMATION WERE ALSO GATHERED FROM THE BARRON COUNTY COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO PROSPERITY COALITION. THIS COALITION IS A GROUP OF ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN BARRON COUNTY, WHOSE FOCUS IS ON HELPING THOSE IN POVERTY RISE ABOVE IT. THIS OUTREACH ALLOWED THE ASSESSMENT TEAM TO GARNER VALUABLE DATA RELATED TO LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS AS PART OF THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 12 -- MCHS IN BARRON PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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MARSHFIELD MEDICAL CENTER - RICE LAKE
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GROUP A-FACILITY 12 -- MCHS IN BARRON PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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BARRON COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESAGING & DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTERBARRON COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENTBENJAMIN'S HOUSE EMERGENCY SHELTERCOMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO PROSPERTIYDISABILITY RIGHTS WISCONSINRICE LAKE AREA FREE CLINICNAMI BARRON COUNTYNORTHLAKES COMMUNITY CLINICNORTHWOODS TECHNICAL COLLEGEUW EAU CLAIREUW MADISON DIVISION OF EXTENSION BARRON COUTNY
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GROUP A-FACILITY 12 -- MCHS IN BARRON PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MCHS IN BARRON (MCHS-BARRON) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHSUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL MISUSECHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITYIN 2023, MCHS-BARRON TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORTING THE RESILIENCY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, MCHS-BARRON: PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS LIKE THE BARRON COUNTY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS NEEDS REALTED TO MENTAL HEALTH. IN ADDITON, FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BARRON COUNTY - $5,000 (CORPORATE SPONSOR)- BARRON COUNTY ADRC - $1,000 (DEMENTIA CONNECTIONS PROGRAM)- RICE LAKE PUBLIC LIBRARY - $3,000 (STEAM PROGRAMMING)- BARRON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - $1,000 (FAMILY FUN NIGHT/MUSIC IN THE PARK)- LAKELAND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER - $2,000 (SPONSORSHIP)- UNITED WAY OF RICE LAKE - $1,000 (SPONSORSHIP)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - SAFETY CAMP EVENT (BARRON)- PRESENTATION TO LEADERSHIP BARRON COUNTY- JOURNEY TO WELLNESS (12 MONTH SELF-LED VIRTUAL PROGRAM)- RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (YOGA AND MEDITATION)AWARDED HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS. GRANTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON PROJECTS THAT ARE AT A HIGHER FINANCIAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT. GRANTS INCLUDED $50,000 TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF BARRON COUNTY NEW BUILDING PROJECT AND $13,000 TO EMBRACE SHELTER AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.PROVIDED SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. A TOTAL OF $24,000 WAS AWARDED TO SCHOOLS WITHIN BARRON COUNTY. PROJECTS SUPPORTING MENTAL WELLNESS INCLUDED: - CAMERON SCHOOL DISTRICT - $8,000 (CAMERON CARE PACKS AND CLOTHES CLOSET)- BARRON SCHOOL DISTRICT - $6,000 (WELLNESS CONFERENCE & FAMILY OUTREACH)- RICE LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT - $3,000 (BOOK VENDING MACHINE)SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE: TO PREVENT ALCOHOL MISUSE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON YOUTH, MCHS-BARRON:PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS LIKE BARRON COUNTY COMMUNITY COALITION AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO PROSPERITY TO IMPROVE SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AROUND SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- BARRON CO. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - $3,000 (FAMILY DRUG TREATMENT COURT)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (ALCOHOL, DRUGS & THE BRAIN: TEENAGE USE)- YOUTH SAFETY CAMP EVENT (BARRON)- NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTCHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY: TO PREVENT OBESITY AND REDUCE CHRONIC DISEASE WITH A FOCUS ON NUTRITION, REDUCING FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASING PUBLIC ACCESS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MCHS-BARRON:PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO IMPACT CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- NORTHWOOD TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION - $300 (CAREGIVER CONFERENCE)- BARRON COUNTY MULTI-AGENCY RESOURCE EVENT - $500 (HEALTHCARE INTERPRETERS)- FRIENDS OF HUNT HILL AUDUBON SANCTUARY - $1,250 (OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING)- RICE LAKE WARRIORS - $2,000 (SNACKS FOR SUCCESS PROGRAM)- ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION - $500 (WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S SPONSORSHIP)- AMERICAN RED CROSS - $2,000 (NWWI HEROES BREAKFAST)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - JOURNEY TO WELLNESS (12 MONTH SELF-LED VIRTUAL PROGRAM)- RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (YOGA AND MEDITATION)AWARDED HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, OBESITY AND FOOD INSECURITY. GRANTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON PROJECTS THAT ARE AT A HIGHER FINANCIAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT. GRANTS INCLUDED A $30,000 GRANT TO RUBY'S PANTRY IN CAMERON TO SUPPORT HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND A $15,000 GRANT TO RICE LAKE AREA FREE CLINIC TO HELP IMPROVE CLINICAL CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH DIABETES. PROVIDED SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ASSIST IN REDUCING CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY. PROJECTS INCLUDED: - RICE LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT - $3,000 (NATURE CONSERVANCY OUTDOOR EDUCATION)- TURTLE LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT - $4,000 (SCHOOL BACKPACK PROGRAM)HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 20 22 CHNA WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-BARRON BASED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND/OR BY OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED IN ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 13 -- MCHS IN BLOOMER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE PRIMARY INPUT INTO THE ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS FOR MCHS-BLOOMER'S CHNA WAS THE 2021 CHIPPEWA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT. THE CHIPPEWA COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT (CHA) WAS CONDUCTED COLLABORATIVELY BY THE COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT PLANNING PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE (CHA PARTNERS). THIS PARTNERSHIP, WHICH INCLUDES COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WAS ESTABLISHED TO OPTIMIZE THE COORDINATION AND USE OF RESOURCES WHILE REDUCING DUPLICATIVE EFFORTS.THE CHA PARTNERS USED SEVERAL METHODS TO COLLECT BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. THE FOUR PRIMARY STRATEGIES UTILIZED FOR GATHERING THE DATA NEEDED TO COMPLETE THIS REPORT INVOLVED DISTRIBUTING A COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY, COMPILING SECONDARY DATA (HEALTH COMPARISONS), HOLDING COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, AND MEETING WITH HEALTH COALITIONS SUCH AS THE CHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP.THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED DURING DECEMBER 2020. SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THE SURVEY WERE DEVELOPED, INCLUDING FULL-LENGTH, ON-LINE VERSIONS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON SURVEYMONKEY AND BOTH FULL-LENGTH AND SHORT PAPER VERSIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THE ALTERNATE VERSIONS WERE DEVELOPED AS A STRATEGY TO SOLICIT GREATER FEEDBACK FROM NON-ENGLISH SPEAKERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED COMPUTER ACCESS OR PROFICIENCY. A TOTAL OF 637 CHIPPEWA COUNT RESIDENTS COMPLETED THE SURVEY.THE CHA PARTNERS CONDUCTED SURVEY OUTREACH THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS. THESE INCLUDED SHARING THE SURVEYMONKEY SITE THROUGH PARTNER DISTRIBUTION LISTS (INCLUDING DOZENS OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS), WEBSITES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA; PURCHASING ADS THROUGH VOLUME ONE AND FACEBOOK; DISTRIBUTING FLYERS THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS FEED MY PEOPLE; CONDUCTING SPECIFIC OUTREACH TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH GROUPS SUCH AS JONAH (JOINING OUR NEIGHBORS ADVANCING HOPE), EL CENTRO, AND THE EAU CLAIRE AREA HMONG MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION; AND DISTRIBUTING PAPER SURVEYS THROUGH THE AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER (VIA MEALS ON WHEELS) AND CHIPPEWA COUNTY JAIL.DURING FEBRUARY 2021, THREE ON-LINE PUBLIC COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS HERE HELD TO FURTHER EVALUATE LOCAL HEALTH IMPACTS AND PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA. THESE EVENTS WERE PUBLICIZED WIDELY THROUGH E-MAIL, WEBSITES SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER MEANS. THE CHA PARTNERS CONDUCTED OUTREACH TO AND THROUGH HEALTH CARE AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LIBRARIES, SENIOR CENTERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, CHURCHES, AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, AMONG OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. IN MARCH OF 2021, CHA PARTNERS MET WITH MEMBERS OF THE CHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP, A COALITION OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE CHA PARTNERS FACILITATED VIRTUAL BREAKOUT ROOM DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE SAME SET OF QUESTIONS POSED DURING THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS AND THEN SUMMARIZED KEY TAKEAWAYS UPON RECONVENING THE FULL GROUP. PRIOR TO ADJOURNING, PARTICIPANTS INDICATED THEIR TOP THREE HEALTH PRIORITIES VIA AN ON-LINE POLL.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 13 -- MCHS IN BLOOMER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6A:
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HSHS ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITALHSHS SACRED HEART HOSPITALMCHS-EAU CLAIRE
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GROUP A-FACILITY 13 -- MCHS IN BLOOMER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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CHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIPCHIPPEWA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHMARSHFIELD CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEMUNITED WAY OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEYEAU CLAIRE CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTEAU CLAIRE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
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GROUP A-FACILITY 13 -- MCHS IN BLOOMER PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MCHS IN BLOOMER (MCHS-BLOOMER) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHSUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL MISUSECHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITYIN 2023, MCHS-BLOOMER TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORTING RESILIENCY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, MCHS-BLOOMER: PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS LIKE THE COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP OF CHIPPEWA COUNTY TO ADDRESS NEEDS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. IN ADDITON, FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- CHIPPEWA COUNTY DEPT. PUBLIC HEALTH - $1,500 (STRONG RESILIENCY SERIES)- CHIPPEWA VALLEY CULTURAL ASSOCIATION - $2,500 (ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES)- CARDINAL COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER - $2,000 (SENIOR LEARNING DAY EVENT)- HEARTS IN HARMONY - $650 (SUMMER CAMP)- CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FOR WESTERN WI - $500 (FISHING EVENT)- YMCA OF CHIPPEWA FALLS - $3,000 (HEALTHY KIDS DAY/FISHING EVENTS)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - BEREAVEMENT SERVICE PRESENTATION (SENIOR LEARNING DAY EVENT)- CHIPPEWA STRONG COMMUNITY RESILIENCY EVENT (CHIPPEWA FALLS)- JOURNEY TO WELLNESS (12 MONTH SELF-LED VIRTUAL PROGRAM)- RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (YOGA AND MEDITATION)AWARDED GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS. A $130,000 COMMUNITY GIVING GRANT WAS AWARDED TO HOPE VILLAGE IN CHIPPEWA FALLS TOWARDS THEIR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO HELP BUILD AFFORDABLE/WORKFORCE HOUSING. PROVIDED SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. A TOTAL OF $19,000 WAS AWARDED TO SCHOOLS WITHIN CHIPPEWA COUNTY. PROJECTS SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDED:- BLOOMER SCHOOL DISTRICT - $4,000 (MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE)- CADOTT COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - $4,000 (SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM)- CHIPPEWA FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT - $5,000 (STUDENT CONNECTIONS SUPPORT GROUP)- STANLEY-BOYD SCHOOL DISTRICT - $2,000 (AFTER SCHOOL WELLNESS PROGRAM)SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE: TO PREVENT ALCOHOL MISUSE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON YOUTH, MCHS-BLOOMER:PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS IN CHIPPEWA COUNTY TO IMPROVE SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE. COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE VOICES IN PREVENTION, COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUBSTANCE-FREE PREGNANCY AND RECOVERY. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY AROUND SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- CHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP - $1,500 (EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND THE BRAIN: TEENAGE USE)- LAKE HOLCOMBE HIGH SCHOOL (PROM TRAUMA SIMULATION /DRINKING AND DRIVING)- RISKS OF VAPING PRESENTATION (CORNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT)- CHIPPEWA STRONG COMMUNITY RESILIENCY EVENT (CHIPPEWA FALLS)- NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENT (CORNELL)CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY: TO PREVENT OBESITY AND REDUCE CHRONIC DISEASE WITH A FOCUS ON NUTRITION, REDUCING FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASING PUBLIC ACCESS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MCHS-BLOOMER:PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS LIKE CHIPPEWA HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP TO IMPACT CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- UNITED WAY OF THE GREATER CHIPPEWA VALLEY - $3,500 (PROGRAMMING AND LEARNING TRAIL)- LEGACY COMMUNITY CENTER - $3,000 (AGNES TABLE/FOOD PANTRY)- BLOOMER AQUATIC & RECREATION CENTER - $2,000 (SWIMMING LESSONS)- BLOOMER PUBLIC LIBRARY - $2,500 (AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING/HEALTHY SNACKS)- BLOOMER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - $1,000 (ROPE JUMP SPONSOR)- CHIPPEWA FALLS YMCA - $1,000 (FARMERS MARKET EBT MATCH)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - STRONG BODIES CLASS (BLOOMER LIBRARY)- YOGA CLASS (BLOOMER LIBRARY)- STEPPING ON CLASS (YMCA AND SENIOR CENTER, CHIPPEWA FALLS)- YMCA HEALTHY KIDS DAY EVENT- AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM (BLOOMER LIBRARY)- FOOD IS MEDICINE PROGRAM (ST. FRANCESCA'S RESOURCE CENTER)- SNOWSHOE AND WINTER HIKE (IRVINE PARK, CHIPPEWA FALLS)- OPEN DOOR CLINIC, CHIPPEWA FALLS (BOARD MEMBERSHIP)- JOURNEY TO WELLNESS (12 MONTH SELF-LED VIRTUAL PROGRAM)- RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (YOGA AND MEDITATION)PROVIDED SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ASSIST IN REDUCING CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY. PROJECTS INCLUDED:- ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL - $2,000 (OUTDOOR LEARNING GARDEN)- MCDONALL AREA CATHOLIC SCHOOLS - $2,000 (NATURAL PLAY HEALTHY CHILDHOOD PROJECT)HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-BLOOMER BASED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND/OR BY OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED IN ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- MCHS IN LA CROSSE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY, WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM A CONTRACTED CONSULTANT, COMMUNITY HEALTH SOLUTIONS. THE STUDY WAS GUIDED BY A COMPASS NOW STEERING COMMITTEE. THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS SUPPLIED GUIDANCE ON THE STUDY SCOPE AND METHODS AND PROVIDED LIAISONS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN THE CONVENIENCE SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR THE STUDY. COMMUNITY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, WAS HIRED TO MANAGE THE ASSESSMENT AND PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT. THE STEERING COMMITTEE INCLUDED MEMBERS FROM THE SIX REGIONAL COUNTIES IN BUFFALO, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, AND HOUSTON COUNTY IN MINNESOTA. THIS COMMITTEE ALSO INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL HOSPITALS, AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS AND IS TASKED WITH DETERMINING THE DETAILS OF THE COMPASS NOW REPORT. THE METHODS INCLUDED ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY INDICATORS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, AND COMMUNITY INSIGHTS PROVIDED BY RESPONDENTS TO A RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY AND A SUPPLEMENTAL CONVENIENCE SURVEY. ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN EACH COUNTY THE MAIL-OUT WAS DESIGNED TO OVER-SAMPLE FROM CENSUS TRACTS WITH RELATIVELY LOW INCOME TO HELP ASSURE THAT LOWER-INCOME COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WERE REPRESENTED.RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN JULY-SEPTEMBER 2020. THE SURVEY WAS MAILED TO 6,000 RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS USING A SAMPLING STRATEGY TARGETING 100 RESPONSES FROM EACH OF THE SIX COUNTIES. A TOTAL OF 713 RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS WERE RESPONDED TO. THE SAMPLING STRATEGY WAS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE A TARGET NUMBER OF AT LEAST 100 SURVEY RESPONSES FROM EACH OF THE SIX COUNTIES.IN ADDITION, A CONVENIENCE SURVEY TOOK PLACE DURING OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2020. THIS SURVEY WAS A WAY TO GENERATE ADDED SURVEY RESPONSES FROM THOSE WHO WERE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY. A TOTAL OF 510 CONVENIENCE SURVEYS WERE SUBMITTED THROUGH MIXED METHODS AND RESPONDENTS COMPLETED THEIR SURVEY ON-LINE OR SUBMITTED A PAPER COPY WITH THEIR SURVEY RESPONSE.LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE ALSO ASKED TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE ABOUT POPULATIONS THAT MAY BE UNDER-REPRESENTED BY REACHING OUT TO TARGETED INDIVIDUALS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WERE ASKED TO GATHER INPUT FROM UNDER-REPRESENTED CONSTITUENTS THROUGH CONVENIENCE SURVEY RESPONSES, FOCUS GROUPS, AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. POPULATIONS TARGETED INCLUDED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.
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GROUP A-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 CLINICSGUNDERSEN TRI-COUNTY HOSPITAL AND CLINICSVERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
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GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- MCHS IN LA CROSSE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAYBUFFALO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTLA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTMONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTTREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTVERNON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTHOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTCOULEECAPAPTIV, INC.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 2 -- MCHS IN LA CROSSE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MCHS IN LA CROSSE (MCHS-LA CROSSE) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:ACCESS TO CAREMENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSECHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORSIN 2023, MCHS-LA CROSSE TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:ACCESS TO CARE: TO ENSURE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHICH IS SAFE, AFFORDABLE, TIMELY, AND COORDINATED, MCHS-LA CROSSE:ATTENDED A HEALTH FAIR IN INDEPENDENCE, WISCONSIN. COVID-19 AND FLU VACCINATIONS WERE OFFERED TO SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES. STAFF VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE 38 VACCINATIONS, BLOOD PRESSURE ASSESSMENTS, AND HEALTH INFORMATION. TRAVLED TO THE MATHY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER LA CROSSE IN JULY PROVIDING FREE SPORTS PHYSICALS TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL CLUB MEMBERS. OVER 30 SPORTS PHYSICALS WERE PROVIDED BY THE FAMILY MEDICINCE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. COLLOBRATED WITH THE UNITED WAY ON THE GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY HUB. THE HUB WAS DEVELOPED TO CREATE A SYSTEM TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY AND THE SOCIAL SERVICE SECTOR FOR COST SAVINGS, IMPROVED POPULATION HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND INCREASED CLIENT EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGEMENT. IN 2023, 88 PATIENTS WERE REFERRED TO THE HUB THROUGH OUR SOCIAL WORK TEAM AND COMPLETED 910 PATHWAYS. FOCUSED ON NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO PROACTIVELY FIND SOLUTIONS TO PROJECTED WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. THE FIRST DALE SCHOLAR COHORT CONSISTED OF 7 STUDENTS FROM THE VITERBO UNIVERSITY NURSING PROGRAM. THE SCHOLAR BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE POST-GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT, A UNIQUE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM (DURING SENIOR YEAR), AND A TOTAL INCENTIVE OF $25,000 OVER THREE YEARS. CONTRIBUTED FINANCIAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVE IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- ST. CLARE HEALTH MISSION - $14,000 (FREE HEALTHCARE FOR THOSE IN NEED)- 7 RIVERS CARDIAC ARREST PREPARDNESS & EDUCATION - $1,250- BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LA CROSSE - $100,000 (ONALASKA LOCATION)- CITY OF LA CROSSE - $100,000 (HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT)MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE: TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE HEALTH NEEDS THROUGH PREVENTION, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT, MCHS-LA CROSSE:HAD A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN LA CROSSE AND THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER LA CROSSE. THIS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES 4 STAFF MEMBERS (INCLUDING A DIRECTOR) AND SUPPORT FOR THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB. THE STAFF SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR CLUB STAFFERS AND MEMBERS AND AS A LIAISON BETWEEN THE CLUB AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.PARTNERS WITH THE COULEE RECOVERY CENTER WHICH PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL HELP TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ADDICTION AND LEADS THE COMMUNITY IN PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST PROGRAM, SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE PROVIDER AND CLINIC SUPERVISION.CONTRIBUTED FINANCIAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVE MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE OF WESTERN WISCONSIN - $10,000- COULEE COUNCIL ON ADDCTIONS - $10,200- MINI DONUT FOUNDATION - $3,000- VANG COUNCIL OF LA CROSSE - $400 (MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR)- CLEARWATER FARM FOUNDATION - $1,500 (MEMORY LOSS MONTHLY WORKSHOP)- HOLMAN AREA COMMUNITY CENTER - $1,000 (GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP)- FAMILY & CHILDREN'S CENTER - $10,000 - LA CROSSE AREA SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE - $2,000- MARINE CREDIT UNION - $3,924 (FIND HOME MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES)- HOPE RESTORES - $1,560 (MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES)- SALVATION ARMY - $10,000- FIERCE FOUNDATION - $2,800- WINN (WHAT I NEED NOW) - $2,500- COULEECAP, INC. - $3,000 (SOCIAL SECURITY ACCESS, OUTREACH AND RECOVERY)- AMERICAN RED CROSS - $6,000 (MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT DURING DISASTERS)- LA CROSSE COUNTY SHERIFF - $1,000 (DARE PROGRAM)- LA CROSSE POLICE DEPARTMENT - $1,000 (DARE PROGRAM)CHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC DISEASE INCLUDING SCREENINGS, PATIENT MANAGEMENT, AND PATIENT EDUCATION, MCHS-LA CROSSE:PROVIDED WALK-IN MAMMOGRAMS USING MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE RESTORES, THE WISCONSIN WELL WOMEN PROGRAM, AND LA CROSSE COUNTY SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR WOMEN OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT. DURING THE EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, 23 PARTICIPANTS LEARNED THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENINGS.HOSTED A FREE-OF-CHARGE FALL COMMUNITY FORUM ON LUNG DISEASE. THE EVENT COVERED THE PREVALENCE AND BURDEN OF LUNG DISEASE, PREVENTATIVE MEASURES, THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENING FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS, AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY USED FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER. FREE RADON TESTS AND LUNG CANCER SCREENING TOOLS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT THE EVENT. APPROXIMATELY 110 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE EVENT.HELD A FORUM (NAVIGATING THE PATH TO A HEALTHY WEIGHT) WHICH INCLUDED INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE ABOUT NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MENTAL HEALTH, MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES THAT ARE OPTIONS TO HELP THOSE EXPERIENCING OBESITY. APPROXIMATELY 70 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE EVENT.CONTRIBUTED FINANCIAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INVOLVING CHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- NATIONAL MS SOCIETY - $2,500- STAR CENTER - $1,950 (PARKINSON'S AWARENESS & BRAIN/BODY FITNESS)- ENDALZ FEST FOUNDATION - $1,000- ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION - $1,000- LUPUS ALLIANCE - $1,000- AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION - $1,000- CAUSEWAY CAREGIVERS - $2,000- GROW LA CROSSE - $6,000 (KIDS COOKING CHALLENGE & GROW GET-TOGETHER)- UW-LA CROSSE - $2,000 (CARDIAC REHAB WORKSHOP)- HUNGER TASK FORCE - $5,000HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: MCHS IN LA CROSSE ANALYZED THE LOCAL HEALTH NEED OUTCOMES IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA AND CHOSE STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION COULD MAKE THE GREATEST IMPACT AND EFFECT CHANGE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA INCLUDED POVERTY, LIVABLE WAGES, AND/OR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-LA CROSSE BASED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND/OR COLLABORATING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED IN ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 15 -- MCHS IN SPARTA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY, WITH TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM A CONTRACTED CONSULTANT, COMMUNITY HEALTH SOLUTIONS. THE STUDY WAS GUIDED BY A COMPASS NOW STEERING COMMITTEE. THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS SUPPLIED GUIDANCE ON THE STUDY SCOPE AND METHODS AND PROVIDED LIAISONS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN THE CONVENIENCE SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR THE STUDY. COMMUNITY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, WAS HIRED TO MANAGE THE ASSESSMENT AND PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT. THE STEERING COMMITTEE INCLUDED MEMBERS FROM THE SIX REGIONAL COUNTIES IN BUFFALO, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU AND VERNON COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, AND HOUSTON COUNTY IN MINNESOTA. THIS COMMITTEE ALSO INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL HOSPITALS, AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS AND IS TASKED WITH DETERMINING THE DETAILS OF THE COMPASS NOW REPORT. THE METHODS INCLUDED ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY INDICATORS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, AND COMMUNITY INSIGHTS PROVIDED BY RESPONDENTS TO A RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY AND A SUPPLEMENTAL CONVENIENCE SURVEY. ADDITIONALLY, WITHIN EACH COUNTY THE MAIL-OUT WAS DESIGNED TO OVER-SAMPLE FROM CENSUS TRACTS WITH RELATIVELY LOW INCOME TO HELP ASSURE THAT LOWER-INCOME COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WERE REPRESENTED.RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN JULY-SEPTEMBER 2020. THE SURVEY WAS MAILED TO 6,000 RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS USING A SAMPLING STRATEGY TARGETING 100 RESPONSES FROM EACH OF THE SIX COUNTIES. A TOTAL OF 713 RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS WERE RESPONDED TO. THE SAMPLING STRATEGY WAS DESIGNED TO PRODUCE A TARGET NUMBER OF AT LEAST 100 SURVEY RESPONSES FROM EACH OF THE SIX COUNTIES.IN ADDITION, A CONVENIENCE SURVEY TOOK PLACE DURING OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2020. THIS SURVEY WAS A WAY TO GENERATE ADDED SURVEY RESPONSES FROM THOSE WHO WERE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY. A TOTAL OF 510 CONVENIENCE SURVEYS WERE SUBMITTED THROUGH MIXED METHODS AND RESPONDENTS COMPLETED THEIR SURVEY ON-LINE OR SUBMITTED A PAPER COPY WITH THEIR SURVEY RESPONSE.LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS WERE ALSO ASKED TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE ABOUT POPULATIONS THAT MAY BE UNDER-REPRESENTED BY REACHING OUT TO TARGETED INDIVIDUALS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WERE ASKED TO GATHER INPUT FROM UNDER-REPRESENTED CONSTITUENTS THROUGH CONVENIENCE SURVEY RESPONSES, FOCUS GROUPS, AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS. POPULATIONS TARGETED INCLUDED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES, RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITIES, VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY.
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GROUP A-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 CROSSEVERNON MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE
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GROUP A-FACILITY 15 -- MCHS IN SPARTA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAYBUFFALO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTLA CROSSE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTMONROE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTTREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTVERNON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTHOUSTON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTCOULEECAPAPTIV, INC.
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GROUP A-FACILITY 15 -- MCHS IN SPARTA PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MCHS IN SPARTA (MCHS-SPARTA) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:ACCESS TO CARE:MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSECHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORSIN 2023, MCHS-SPARTA TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:ACCESS TO CARE: TO ENSURE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHICH IS SAFE, AFFORDABLE, TIMELY, AND COORDINATED, MCHS-SPARTA:LED A DISCUSSION IN THE SPARTA COMMUNITY TO BUILD A STRONGER RELATIONSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY. AFTER THE DISCUSSION, A FEW FOCUS TOPICS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR THE SPARTA HOSPITAL AND THE COMMUNITY IT RESIDES IN. THESE CATEGORIES INCLUDE ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND CHNA PRIORITIES. APPROXIMATELY 50 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE EVENT.COLLOBRATED WITH THE UNITED WAY ON THE GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY HUB. THE HUB WAS DEVLEOPED TO CREATE A SYSTEM TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY AND THE SOCIAL SERVICE SECTOR FOR COST SAVINGS, IMPROVED POPULATION HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND INCREASED CLIENT EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGEMENT. IN 2023, PLANS WERE MADE TO EXPAND THE SERVICE INTO MONROE COUNTY. FOCUSED ON NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO PROACTIVELY FIND SOLUTIONS TO PROJECTED WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. THE FIRST DALE SCHOLAR COHORT CONSISTED OF 7 STUDENTS FROM THE VITERBO UNIVERSITY NURSING PROGRAM. THE SCHOLAR BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE POST-GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT, A UNIQUE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM (DURING SENIOR YEAR), AND A TOTAL INCENTIVE OF $25,000 OVER THREE YEARS. CONTRIBUTED FINANCIAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVE IMPROVED ACCESS TO CARE. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- ST. CLARE HEALTH MISSION - $12,500 (FREE HEALTHCARE FOR THOSE IN NEED)- MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES - $5,000MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE: TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY'S MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE HEALTH NEEDS THROUGH PREVENTION, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND TREATMENT, MCHS-SPARTA:PARTNERS WITH THE COULEE RECOVERY CENTER WHICH PROVIDES CONFIDENTIAL HELP TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ADDICTION AND LEADS THE COMMUNITY IN PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS. THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDES PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST PROGRAM, SUBSTANCE ABUSE CARE PROVIDER AND CLINIC SUPERVISION.CONTRIBUTED FINANCIAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT INVOLVE MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- TOMAH AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT - $1,500 (MENTAL HEALTH NAVIGATION)- SPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENT - $1,000 (PEER SUPPORT TRAINING)- MONROE COUNTY SHELTER CARE - $500 (THERAPY DOG)- MONROE COUNTY SAFE COMMUNITY COALITION - $1,500 (SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION)CHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC DISEASE INCLUDING SCREENINGS, PATIENT MANAGEMENT, AND PATIENT EDUCATION, MCHS-SPARTA:HOSTED A FREE-OF-CHARGE FALL COMMUNITY FORUM ON LUNG DISEASE. THE EVENT COVERED THE PREVALENCE AND BURDEN OF LUNG DISEASE, PREVENTATIVE MEASURES, THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENING FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS, AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY USED FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER. FREE RADON TESTS AND LUNG CANCER SCREENING TOOLS WERE DISTRIBUTED AT THE EVENT. APPROXIMATELY 110 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE EVENT.HELD A FORUM (NAVIGATING THE PATH TO A HEALTHY WEIGHT) WHICH INCLUDED INFORMATION FREE OF CHARGE ABOUT NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MENTAL HEALTH, MEDICAL TREATMENTS, AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES THAT ARE OPTIONS TO HELP THOSE EXPERIENCING OBESITY. APPROXIMATELY 70 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED THE EVENT.CONTRIBUTED FINANCIAL FUNDING AND SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS INVOLVING CHRONIC DISEASE AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- SPARTA AREA CANCER SUPPORT - $288HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: MCHS IN SPARTA ANALYZED THE LOCAL HEALTH NEED OUTCOMES IDENTIFIED IN THE CHNA AND CHOSE STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION COULD MAKE THE GREATEST IMPACT AND EFFECT CHANGE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA INCLUDED POVERTY, LIVABLE WAGES, AND/OR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-SPARTA BASED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND/OR COLLABORATING WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED WITH ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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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, - FACILITY 17: MCHS IN OSSEO
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GROUP B-FACILITY 14 -- MCHS IN MENOMONIE PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE PRIMARY INPUT INTO THE ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS FOR MCHS-MENOMONIE'S CHNA WAS THE 2022 DUNN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT PRODUCED BY THE HEALTH DUNN RIGHT STEERING COMMITTEE. THE CHNA IN DUNN COUNTY AND THE HEALTH DUNN RIGHT STEERING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN A COLLABORATIVE VENTURE INVOLVING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES, THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT, AND THE DUNN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. COLLABORATORS WORK TOGETHER TO SHARE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, RESOURCES, AND COMMITMENT TO LEVERAGE THE HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS, THEREBY REDUCING DUPLICATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS IN THE COUNTY.THE CHNA PROCESS INCLUDED A VARIETY OF DATA COLLECTION METHODS 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 ON-LINE AND HARD COPY COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY AND SURVEY OUTREACH WITH UNDERREPRESENTED DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS. SECONDARY, QUANTITATIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH DATA WAS COLLECTED BASED ON THE MEASURES RECOMMENDED IN THE WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND 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.THE 2022 COMMUNITY HEALTH SURVEY WAS DISTRIBUTED TO RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT DUNN COUNTY IN MARCH AND NOVEMBER 2021. THE LINK TO THE WEB SURVEY WAS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE NETWORKS OF THE PARTNERS AND THE COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED: AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER-SENIOR NUTRITION SITES, LOCAL CHURCHES AND FOOD PANTRIES, DUNN COUNTY EXTENSION, 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 ADVERTISED IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND FLIERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SPECIAL EFFORT WAS MADE TO ENSURE THE SURVEY WAS AVAILABLE TO UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS WHO CAN SUFFER THE MOST FROM HEALTH DISPARITIES. HARD COPY AND PRINT SURVEYS WERE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. A TOTAL OF 691 COUNTY RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SURVEY.
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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 DEPARTMENTUW EXTENSIONUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUTC-3 CENTERMARSHFIELD CLINICMENOMONIE FARMERS MARKETSTEPPING STONESWISCONSIN COMMUNITYMENOMONIE CO-OPCEDAR CORPWEST CAPMENOMONIE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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GROUP B-FACILITY 18 -- MCHS IN OSSEO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 5:
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE PRIMARY INPUT INTO THE ASSESSMENT AND PRIORITIZATION PROCESS FOR MCHS-OSSEO'S CHNA WAS THE COMPASS NOW 2021 REPORT FOR TREMPEALEAU COUNTY. COMPASS NOW IS A JOINT EFFORT OF GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAY, AREA HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. LED BY THE COMPASS NOW 2021 TEAM, THE COMPASS NOW 2021 STUDY IS FOCUSED ON COMMUNITIES WITHIN A SIX-COUNTY REGION INCLUDING BUFFALO, LA CROSSE, MONROE, TREMPEALEAU, AND VERNON COUNTIES IN WISCONSIN, AND HOUSTON COUNTY IN MINNESOTA. THE PURPOSE OF THE COMPASS NOW 2021 REPORT IS TO PROVIDE AN UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT CAN BE USED TO INFORM COMMUNITY ACTION STRATEGIES BY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE REGION. THE ASSESSMENT WAS AIMED PARTICULARLY AT UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF THE TRADITIONALLY UNDER-SERVED IN THE COMMUNITY.THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS PROVIDED GUIDANCE ON THE STUDY SCOPE AND METHODS, INCLUDING NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS MADE IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19. THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS ALSO PROVIDED LIAISONS TO ENGAGE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN THE CONVENIENCE SURVEY CONDUCTED FOR THE STUDY. THE STUDY METHODS INCLUDED ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY INDICATORS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, AND COMMUNITY INSIGHTS PROVIDED BY RESPONDENTS TO A RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY AND A SUPPLEMENTAL CONVENIENCE SURVEY.A RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY OF COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WAS CONDUCTED IN JULY-SEPTEMBER OF 2020. THE SURVEY WAS MAILED TO 6,000 RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDS USING A SAMPLING STRATEGY DESIGNED TO PRODUCE A TARGET NUMBER OF AT LEAST 100 SURVEY RESPONSES FROM EACH OF THE SIX COUNTIES. IN ADDITION, WITHIN EACH COUNTY THE MAIL-OUT WAS DESIGNED TO OVER-SAMPLE FROM CENSUS TRACTS WITH RELATIVELY LOW INCOME TO HELP ASSURE THAT LOWER-INCOME COMMUNITY RESIDENTS WERE REPRESENTED. OF THE 6,000 HOUSEHOLDS THAT RECEIVED SURVEYS, 713 WERE RETURNED AND THEIR RESPONSES ANALYZED. TREMPEALEAU COUNTY HAD A 21.7% RESPONSE RATE.A SUPPLEMENTAL CONVENIENCE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2020. THE PURPOSE OF THE CONVENIENCE SURVEY WAS TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL SURVEY RESPONSES FROM POPULATIONS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER-REPRESENTED IN THE RANDOM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY. THE CONVENIENCE SURVEY WAS PRIMARILY CONDUCTED USING MIXED METHODS, AND RESPONDENTS COULD EITHER COMPLETE THEIR SURVEY ONLINE OR SUBMIT A PAPER COPY OF THEIR SURVEY RESPONSE. TREMPEALEAU COUNTY HAD 25 PEOPLE RESPOND THROUGH THE CONVENIENCE SURVEY.IN ADDITION, RESEARCH OF THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS, A JOINT EFFORT OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION AND UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, PROVIDED ADDITIONAL DATA AND INFORMATION INTO THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS. THE COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS PROGRAM PRODUCES HEALTH FACTOR RANKINGS FOR ALL 50 STATES. THE RANKINGS IDENTIFY THE MULTIPLE HEALTH FACTORS THAT DETERMINE A COUNTY'S HEALTH STATUS AND INDICATE HOW HEALTH STATUS INCLUDES ENVIRONMENT, EDUCATION, JOBS, INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORS, ACCESS TO SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE QUALITY.
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GROUP B-FACILITY 18 -- MCHS IN OSSEO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 6B:
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GREAT RIVERS UNITED WAYTREMPEALEAU COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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GROUP B-FACILITY 18 -- MCHS IN OSSEO PART V, SECTION B, LINE 11:
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MCHS IN OSSEO (MCHS-OSSEO) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHSUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL MISUSECHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITYIN 2023, MCHS-OSSEO TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:MENTAL HEALTH: TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUICIDE PREVENTION AND SUPPORTING RESILIENCY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, MCHS-OSSEO: PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO ADDRESS NEEDS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. IN ADDITON, FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- LUKE 3:11 PROJECT - $1,500 (WINTER CLOTHING, BLANKETS, ETC. FOR LOW-INCOME)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - JOURNEY TO WELLNESS (12 MONTH SELF-LED VIRTUAL PROGRAM)- RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (YOGA AND MEDITATION)PROVIDED SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. A TOTAL OF $20,000 WAS AWARDED TO SCHOOLS WITHIN TREMPEALEAU COUNTY. PROJECTS SUPPORTING MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDED:- OSSEO-FAIRCHILD SCHOOL DISTRICT - $4,000 (MINDFULNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH) - MONDOVI SCHOOL DISTRICT - $4,000 (M-CORE PROGRAM)SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE: TO PREVENT ALCOHOL MISUSE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON YOUTH, MCHS-OSSEO:HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AND ALCOHOL MISUSE BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND THE BRAIN: TEENAGE USE)- DURAND HIGH SCHOOL (PROM TRAUMA SIMULATION /DRINKING AND DRIVING) CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY: TO PREVENT OBESITY AND REDUCE CHRONIC DISEASE WITH A FOCUS ON NUTRITION, REDUCING FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASING PUBLIC ACCESS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MCHS-OSSEO:PARTICIPATED WITH COMMUNITY COALITIONS TO IMPACT CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY. FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS ALSO PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIFESTYLE CHOICES. MONETARY SPONSORSHIPS WERE PROVIDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS:- STODDARD PARK REJUVENATION COMMITTEE - $5,000 (NEW PLAYGROUND)- ADRC OF TREMPEALEAU COUNTY - $2,000 (THE REMEMBRANCE PROJECT)- RELAY FOR LIFE TREMPEALEAU COUNTY - $1,000 (SPONSORSHIP)- OSSEO YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION - $5,000 (SPONSORSHIP)- TOWN OF GILMANTON - $2,500 (PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT)- AMERICAN RED CROSS - $2,000 (NWWI HEROES BREAKFAST)HELD COMMUNITY OUTREACH ENGAGEMENTS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY BY CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS, BLOGS, VIRTUAL CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND COALITION INVOLVEMENT. ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDED: - PRESENTATION TO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON THE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS PROGRAM- MAMMOGRAM SCREENING EVENT (MONDOVI)- JOURNEY TO WELLNESS (12 MONTH SELF-LED VIRTUAL PROGRAM)- RAISING WI CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE (YOGA AND MEDITATION)AWARDED HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ADDRESS NUTRITION AND FOOD INSECURITY. GRANTS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON PROJECTS AT A HIGHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT LEVEL. A $20,000 GRANT TO WESTERN DAIRLYAND, EOC CHILDCARE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH A HOMETOWN HEALTH GRANT.PROVIDED SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ASSIST IN REDUCING CHRONIC DISEASE AND OBESITY. PROJECTS INCLUDED:- ELEVA STRUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - $8,000 (GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION)- OSSEO-FAIRCHILD SCHOOL DISTRICT - $4,000 (HYDROPONIC FARMING SYSTEM)HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 20 22 CHNA WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-OSSEO BASED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND/OR BY OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED IN ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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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:MCHS IN ALBERT LEA & AUSTIN COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN FREEBORN AND MOWER COUNTIES TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A MAILED SURVEY. IN ADDITION TO A RANDOM MAILED SURVEY, MCHS IN ALBERT LEA & AUSTIN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, ALSO USED SEPARATE SURVEYS AND FEEDBACK TO SUPPLEMENT THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM TYPICALLY UNDERSERVED OR AT-RISK POPULATIONS AND GAIN GENERAL PERSPECTIVES ABOUT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING HEALTH. AN INITIAL SURVEY PACKET WAS MAILED TO SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS IN MOWER AND FREEBORN COUNTIES IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, THAT INCLUDED A COVER LETTER, THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT, AND A POSTAGE-PAID RETURN ENVELOPE. ONE WEEK AFTER THE FIRST SURVEY PACKETS WERE MAILED (OCTOBER 1), A POSTCARD WAS SENT TO ALL SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS, REMINDING THOSE WHO HAD NOT YET RETURNED A SURVEY TO DO SO, AND THANKING THOSE WHO HAD ALREADY RESPONDED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REMINDER POSTCARDS WERE MAILED (OCTOBER 15), ANOTHER FULL SURVEY PACKET WAS SENT TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAD STILL NOT RETURNED THE SURVEY. THE REMAINING COMPLETED SURVEYS WERE RECEIVED OVER THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, WITH THE FINAL DATE FOR THE RECEIPT OF SURVEYS BEING NOVEMBER OF 2021.IN ADDITION, A SEPARATE SURVEY WAS USED TO SURVEY A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE OF 45 ADDITIONAL ADULTS IN FREEBORN COUNTY AND 100 ADDITIONAL ADULTS IN MOWER COUNTY TO REACH ADULTS WHO HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN UNDER-REPRESENTED. RESPONDENTS FOR THE CONVENIENCE SAMPLE WERE FREEBORN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH CLIENTS, STUDENTS FROM ALBERT LEA SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM, MOWER COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CLIENTS AND PERSONS USING THE WOMEN, INFANTS & CHILDREN (WIC) CLINIC.KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED IN THE LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER OF 2022 BY MEMBERS OF MCHS ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP. THESE ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS WITH KEY COMMUNITY LEADERS ALLOWED INDIVIDUALS TO REPORT THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SHARE INSIGHT INTO CURRENT STRATEGIES CURRENTLY BEING USED. INFORMANTS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, UNITED WAY, PUBLIC HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES, ETC. IN ADDITION, MCHS IN ALBERT LEA & AUSTIN CONDUCTED EIGHT FOCUS GROUPS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS IN MOWER COUNTY FROM APRIL-JUNE 2022 AND FOUR FOCUS GROUPS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS IN FREEBORN COUNTY IN JUNE AND JULY 2022. EXAMPLES OF COMMUNITY GROUPS SELECTED FOR THE FOCUS GROUPS INCLUDED LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE KARENNI PARENT GROUP, COUNCIL OF SOCIAL AGENCIES, AUSTIN POSITIVE ACTION COALITION, MOWER REFRESHED HEALTH EQUITY, ETC.
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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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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MCHS IN ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN (MCHS-AL/AUS) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY WHICH INCLUDES FREEBORN AND MOWER COUNTIES:ACCESS TO CARE (FREEBORN & MOWER COUNTIES)MENTAL WELL-BEING (FREEBORN & MOWER COUNTIES)CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION (FREEBORN COUNTY)SUBSTANCE MISUSE (MOWER COUNTY)IN 2023, MCHS-AL/AUS TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:ACCESS TO CARE: TO REDUCE COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED BARRIERS TO ACCESSING HEALTH CARE FOR ALL POPULATIONS, MCHS-AL/AUS IMPLEMENTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS:FIND HELP COMMUNICATION: SHARED INFORMATION WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON HOW TO CLAIM THEIR SOCIAL SERVICE PROFILE WITHIN THE FIND HELP PLATFORM AND OUTLINED HOW FIND HELP WILL BE USED TO GUIDE PATIENTS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: COORDINATED REGULAR MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS REPRESENTING THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING HEALTH CARE RESOURCES, EITHER DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS OR LOW HEALTH CARE LITERACY.EMPLOYER ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS: HOSTED A DISCUSSION GROUP, LED BY MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM LEADERSHIP, WITH LOCAL BUSINESS LEADERS/EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON INTEGRATION BETWEEN THE ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN CAMPUSES AND ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATED TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS. LEADERSHIP ALBERT LEA & AUSTIN: PRESENTED TO EMERGING COUNTY LEADERS TO INFORM AND DISCUSS LOCAL HEALTHCARE OPTIONS AND PROVIDE UPDATES ON CARE ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS. PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY/CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS: SCHEDULED MAYO CLINIC LEADERS TO PRESENT AND ANSWER FAQS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT LOCAL SERVICE CLUBS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS. COMMUNITY UPDATE E-NEWSLETTER: DELIVERED TIMELY HEALTH INFORMATION, NEWS FROM THE PRACTICE AND INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW PROVIDERS TO MORE THAN 600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH A MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER. MOWER REFRESHED HEALTH EQUITY MEETINGS: HOSTED BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH KEY COMMUNITY LEADERS UNIQUELY POSITIONED WITH MULTICULTURAL AUDIENCES IN MOWER COUNTY AND WHO REPRESENT THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING HEALTH CARE RESOURCES, EITHER DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS OR LOW HEALTH CARE LITERACY. EARLY LEARNING NATION: PROVIDED HEALTH CARE REPRESENTATION ON THIS COUNTY COLLABORATION. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES BUILDING A COLLECTIVE NETWORK OF RESOURCES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD GROWTH. MOWER REFRESHED STEERING COMMITTEE: HOSTED BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH KEY COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO HAVE A SPECIFIC INTEREST IN THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF MOWER COUNTY RESIDENTS AND TO MONITOR CHNA PROGRESS AND OFFER INSIGHT ON IMPLEMENTATION.MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY EVENT: HOSTED THE MAYO CLINIC MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY UNIT AT THE HORMEL INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE MAMMOGRAMS TO QUALIFYING WOMEN. THE EVENT FEATURED A HEALTH FAIR THAT PROVIDED INFORMATION ON COMMUNITY RESOURCES.MAYO CLINIC CARES: FACILITATED THE MAYO CLINIC VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. COORDINATED SEVERAL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND BUILT AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM INTERNALLY WITH STAFF.MENTAL WELL-BEING: TO IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, MCHS-AL/AUS IMPLEMENTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS:JOURNEY TO WELLNESS PROGRAM: DISTRIBUTED MATERIALS FOR THE VIRTUAL PROGRAM TO THE GENERAL POPULATION, KEY ORGANIZATIONS AND AREA SCHOOLS. THIS PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES TO MANAGE STRESS, EAT NUTRITIOUS FOODS, LIMIT ALCOHOL USE AND GET REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. HOMETOWN HEALTH BLOGS: PRODUCED SUBJECT MATTER EDUCATION ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS FOCUSING ON COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES INCLUDING MENTAL WELL-BEING. BLOGS PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH EDUCATIONAL ACCESS THROUGH ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS. COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION FUNDING FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING INITIATIVES: FACILITATED GRANT INVITATIONS AND REVIEWS FOR THOSE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH INITIATIVES SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS PRIORITY AREAS. ACTIVITY INCLUDED GRANT REVIEW AND APPROVALS AND FOLLOW-UP WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS.MOWER REFRESHED HEALTH EQUITY COMMITTEE: HOSTED BI-MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH KEY COMMUNITY LEADERS UNIQUELY POSITIONED WITH MULTICULTURAL AUDIENCES IN MOWER COUNTY AND WHO REPRESENT THOSE WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING HEALTH CARE RESOURCES, EITHER DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS OR LOW HEALTH CARE LITERACY. COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES MEETINGS: ATTENDED MONTHLY MEETINGS OF COMMUNITY LEADERS REPRESENTING LOCAL AGENCIES TO SHARE PROGRAMMING AND IDENTIFY GAPS IN REACHING DIVERSE AUDIENCES WITH MENTAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO CARE AND MENTAL WELL-BEING RESOURCES.REACH OUT AND READ: COORDINATED WITH PRIMARY CARE AND THE LOCAL ROTARY CLUB TO FACILITATE THE DONATION OF BOOKS GIVEN AWAY TO PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AT THE CLINIC.COMMUNITY RESILIENCY COMMITTEE: SERVED AS A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF LOCAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. THE GROUP IS CHARGED WITH ENSURING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AND DELIVERED TO AREA RESIDENTS.COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE: ATTENDED MONTHLY MEETINGS OF COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS REPRESENTING LOCAL AGENCIES. THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH AWARENESS, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES.SENIOR HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE WORKGROUP: WORKED WITH AREA ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO AID IN IMPROVING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELL-BEING, AND SAFETY OF AREA SENIORS. SPEAKERS FOR LOCAL EVENTS: PROVIDED SPEAKERS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, INCLUDING AUSTIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AUSTIN ASPIRES, AUSTIN ROTARY, AUSTIN PUBLIC LIBRARY AND ALBERT LEA HIGH SCHOOL CAREER PATHWAYS. SPEAKERS PROVIDE INFORMATION ON VARIOUS HEALTH ISSUES INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH. COMMUNITY VIBRANCY EVENTS: PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL EVENTS THAT FOSTER THRIVING COMMUNITIES. CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION: TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON HEALTHY LIVING TO PROMOTE DISEASE PREVENTION, MCHS-AL/AUS IMPLEMENTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS:COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION FUNDING FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION: FACILITATED GRANT INVITATIONS AND REVIEWS FOR THOSE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH INITIATIVES SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSED AREAS. ACTIVITY INCLUDED GRANT REVIEW AND APPROVALS AND FOLLOW-UP WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS. BLUE ZONES/SHIP LEADERSHIP TEAM: ENGAGED IN A COMMUNITY WELL-BEING IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE GROUP TO ENSURE THERE ARE HEALTHY CHOICES FOR EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE GROUP WORKS ON LOWERING RATES OF OBESITY, SMOKING AND CHRONIC DISEASES TO CREATE A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY. FREEBORN COUNTY FAIR: PROVIDED HEALTH INFORMATION TO FAIR ATTENDEES. WORKSITE WELLNESS: COLLABORATED WITH THIS COMMUNITY COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS FOR WORKSITES TO INSPIRE HEALTHY EMPLOYEES. MAYO CLINIC CARES: FACILITATED THE MAYO CLINIC VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. COORDINATED SEVERAL VOLUNTEER EFFORTS IN THE COMMUNITY AND BUILT AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM INTERNALLY WITH STAFF.FOOD INSECURITY GRANTS: DISTRIBUTED GRANT FUNDING TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES. FOOD INSECURITY ACTIVITIES: COORDINATED EVENTS TO SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY INCLUDING FOOD PACKING EVENTS, MEALS ON WHEELS, MEALS AT THE SALVATION ARMY, FOOD DRIVES AND FARMER'S MARKETS.SUBSTANCE MISUSE: TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, COLLABORATION AND ADVOCACY AROUND SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN THE COMMUNITY, MCHS-AL/AUS IMPLEMENTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS: AUSTIN POSITIVE ACTION COALITION: ATTEND MONTHLY MEETINGS FOR THIS COMMUNITY COALITION THAT WORKS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUG USE AMONG TEENS.MOWER COUNTY OPIOID TASKFORCE/ADVISORY COUNCIL: SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY TASKFORCE IDENTIFIED TO STEWARD THE $1.2 MILLION ALLOCATED TO MOWER COUNTY AS PART OF THE MINNESOTA OPIOID SETTLEMENT. FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR OPIOID MITIGATION SUCH AS TREATMENT, PREVENTION, RECOVERY, HARM REDUCTION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING. MOWER COUNTY OPIOID AWARENESS EVENT: REPRESENTED FOUNTAIN CENTERS, MADE NETWORKING CONNECTIONS AND SHARED INFORMATION ON FOUNTAIN CENTERS. MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF RESOURCES FOR RECOVERY AND CHEMICAL HEALTH CONFERENCE: HOSTED A BOOTH FOR FOUNTAIN CENTERS, MADE NETWORKING CONNECTIONS AND SHARED INFORMATION ON FOUNTAIN CENTERS. UNITED WAY WINTER GEAR DRIVE: WORKED WITH THE UNITED WAY TO COLLECT WINTER GEAR FOR THOSE IN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT. HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA INCLUDED SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS, SUCH AS FOOD INSECURITY, FAMILY/SOCIAL SUPPORT, HOUSEING, ETC. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCHS-AL/AUS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE OR BY OTHER AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE BETTER ALIGNED IN ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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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 1: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL ROCHESTER, - FACILITY 3: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA, - FACILITY 6: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA
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GROUP D-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 ARIZONA, NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTH, BANNER HEALTH, DIGNITY HEALTH, NATIVE HEALTH, PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, VALLEYWISE HEALTH AND VITALYST HEALTH FOUNDATION.PRIMARY DATA REPRESENTING THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY WERE GATHERED THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS AND SURVEYS THAT INCLUDED PEOPLE FROM MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED, LOW-INCOME AND MINORITY POPULATIONS. A TOTAL OF 52 CHNA FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED BETWEEN AUGUST 2018 AND DECEMBER 2019 WITH MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS ACROSS MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING YOUTH. THE GROUPS CONSISTED OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, NATIVE AMERICANS, CONGOLESE, HISPANICS, AND FILIPINOS. OTHER GROUPS REPRESENTED WERE HOMELESS POPULATIONS, LGBTQ PERSONS, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED, PEOPLE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, NEW PARENTS AND PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. SIX GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED IN SPANISH, ONE IN MANDARIN, ONE IN SWAHILI AND THE REMAINDER IN ENGLISH. BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE 2021, A SERIES OF FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF COVID19 ON MARICOPA COUNTY RESIDENTS. A TOTAL OF 33 FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED WITH 186 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM FIVE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS THAT INCLUDED PERSONS FROM THE FOLLOWING GROUPS: AFRICAN AMERICANS, HISPANICS/LATINOS, NATIVE AMERICANS, ASIAN AMERICANS, LGBTQ PERSONS, VETERANS, NEW PARENTS, PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, AND REFUGEES.BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND JUNE 2019, MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COLLECTED COMMUNITY SURVEYS FROM RESIDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS. THIS SURVEY WAS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY HEALTH ISSUES, RESOURCES, AND BARRIERS TO CARE. A TOTAL OF 11,893 SURVEYS WERE COLLECTED FROM COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AGES 14 AND ABOVE. THE DIGITAL SURVEY WAS SENT OUT BY COMMUNITY PARTNER NETWORKS THROUGHOUT MARICOPA COUNTY, HOSPITAL/HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SURVEY WAS WIDELY PUBLICIZED WITH COMMUNITY AND HEALTHCARE PARTNERS PRIOR TO MARCH 1, 2019 TO SECURE PRESENCE AT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PROVIDE ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT TO REDIRECT INDIVIDUALS TO THE SURVEY.MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ALSO CONDUCTED A COVID19 COMMUNITY IMPACT SURVEY BETWEEN MAY AND JULY 2021 TO EXPLORE HOW COVID19 IMPACTED RESIDENTS. A TOTAL OF 14,380 SURVEYS WERE COMPLETED BY RESIDENTS FROM ALL REGIONS OF MARICOPA COUNTY.
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BANNER HEALTHDIGNITY HEALTHPHOENIX CHILDRENS HOSPITALVALLEYWISE HEALTH
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MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTHNEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH ACCESS TO HEALTHNATIVE HEALTHVITALYST HEALTH FOUNDATION
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MAYO CLINIC ARIZONA (MCA) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:ACCESS TO CARECANCER/BREAST CANCERSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (HOMELESSNESS & FINANCIAL INSECURITY)IN 2023, MCA TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:ACCESS TO CARE: TO PROVIDE NON-MAYO CLINIC PATIENTS ACCESS TO EXPERT SPECIALTY CARE (AT NO COST OR REDUCED COST) WHEN THEY PREVIOUSLY HAD LIMITED OR NO OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THE NEEDED TREATMENT, MCA:CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CARE TO PATIENTS FROM COMMUNITY FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN MARICOPA COUNTY THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR COMPLEX, COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL CARE. CONTINUTED PARTNERSHIP WITH MOUNTAIN PARK HEALTH CENTER (MPHC) TO BE AN ACCESS POINT FOR REFERRED PATIENTS FROM MPHC. EACH YEAR FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS MCA HAS CONTINUED TO TREAT UP TO 12 PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. MCA PROVIDES BIOPSY, BREAST CANCER SURGERY, RADIOLOGIC, CHEMO-THERAPEUTIC, SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENTS WITH PATIENTS THAT REQUIRED A GREATER LEVEL OF CARE THAT THEIR PRIMARY CARE TEAM AT MPHC ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE. IN 2023, MCA PROVIDED TREATMENT TO 5 MPHC REFERRED PATIENTS FOR BREAST CANCER. CONTINUED AN E-CONSULTATION PLATFORM FOR MPHC PHYSICIANS. MPHC PHYSICIANS THAT REQUIRE CONSULTATION FOR SCREENING/UNDERSTANDING CANCER LAB RESULTS OR CANCER PATIENT MAINTENANCE OF CARE ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE CLINICAL STAFF OF MPHC.GRANTED $500,000 TO ADELANTE HEALTHCARE FOR CANCER CARE. MCA CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CANCER CARE TO PATIENTS FROM ADELANTE. ADELANTE PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER HAVE BEEN TREATED AT MCA. IN 2023, 6 ADELANTE PATIENTS HAVE BEEN TREATED AT MCA AT NO COST AS A RESULT OF THE COMMITMENT TO PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED EXPERT CARE BUT LACK ACCESS.CONTINUED THE CLINICAL PARTNERSHIP WITH ADELANTE FOR MCA TRAINEES AND PHYSICIAN STAFF TO PROVIDE GASTROENTEROLOGY FECAL IMMUNOCHEMICAL TESTING TO THEIR PATIENT BASE. PATIENTS WITH POSITIVE RESULTS ARE REFERRED TO MCA FOR A COLONOSCOPY FOLLOW-UP VISIT. THOSE ADELANTE PATIENTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A GASTROENTEROLOGY CANCER GO TO MCA FOR CANCER TREATMENT. MCA PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM APPOINTMENTS. IN 2023, MCA PROVIDED TREATMENT TO 11 ADELANTE PATIENTS.PROVIDED CANCER CLINICAL CARE TO PATIENTS AT THE PHOENIX INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER EVERY WEEK, AND WHEN NECESSARY, TRANSFER PATIENTS WITH GREATER COMPLEX CARE NEEDS TO MCA.APPROVED 12 ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AND 12 BONE MARROW BIOPSIES FOR VALLEYWISE HEALTH PATIENTS. REFERRED PATIENTS RECEIVED TREATMENT AT MCA FOR BONE MARROW BIOPSIES AND CANCER SCREENINGS.CANCER CARE: TO PROVIDE CANCER CARE AND TO ASSIST IN REDUCING DISPARATE HEALTH OUTCOMES TO MINORITY, POOR, AND OTHER VULNERABLE DISPARATE POPULATIONS, MCA:PROVIDED CANCER TESTING AND TREATMENT, UNDER ITS ACCESS FOR CARE STRATIGIES, FOR A NUMBER OF PATIENTS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS SUCH AS MOUNTAIN PARK HEALTH CENTER, ADELANTE HEALTHCARE AND PHOENIX INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER.PROVIDED $135,000 OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE COALITION OF BLACKS AGAINST BREAST CANCER. THE COALITION PROVIDES COORDINATION, FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND OUTREACH FOR COMMUNITIES OF FAITH TO PROVIDE BREAST CANCER EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES OF HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR BREAST CANCER IN BLACK COMMUNITIES.PROVIDED $106,500 OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE THAT IS AIMED AT BUILDING A PLATFORM OF TRUST, PROMOTE CANCER SCREENINGS/TREATMENT AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE WITH MINORITY COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY BLACK, LATINO, AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES. THE GRANT HAS THREE UNIVERSITY PARTNERS: ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, AND NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY. PARTICIPTATED IN THE FITDOM COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING STUDY. THIS STUDY IS TO PROVIDE SCREENING IN BLACK AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITYES IN THE PHOENIX METRO AREA. ONE COMMUNITY PATIENT HAD A POSITIVE TEST RESULT AND WAS PROVIDED CARE AT MCA.SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (HOMELESSNESS): TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE HOMELESSNESS/HOUSING SPACE, MCA:ALIGNED ITSELF WITH SEVERAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE HOPE AND HEALING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO FIND THEMSELVES WITHOUT HOMES AND OTHER SOCIAL UNMET NEEDS THAT ACCOMPANY THOSE THAT ARE UNSHELTERED. PROVIDED OVER $1.4 MILLION TO SEVERAL COMMUNITY-FACING ORGANIZATIONS ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND PROVIDING SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO THE UNHOUSED POPULATION. SUCH ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, CIRCLE THE CITY, PHOENIX INDIAN CENTER, ONE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, ONE-N-TEN, AND MANY OTHERS.HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH PRIORITIES MENTIONED IN THE CHNA THAT ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY MCA INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH, ALCOHOL/SUBSTANCE USE, OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE. MCA PARTICIPATES IN A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH SEVERAL MARICOPA COUNTY BASED COMMUNITY HOSPITALS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS. THE COLLABORATIVE IS AN EFFORT THAT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MARICOPA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. ALL THE COLLABORATIVE MEMBERS ARE MADE AWARE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE COUNTY. AS A COLLECTIVE, THE MEMBERS ASSURE ALL THE IDENTIFIED/PRIORITY HEALTH NEEDS ARE MET THROUGH MEMBERS OF THE COLLABORATION.
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GROUP D-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 MCF WAS 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 MAYO CLINIC FLORIDA, ASCENSION ST. VINCENT'S, BAPTIST HEALTH/WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, BROOKS REHABILITATION, AND UF HEALTH JACKSONVILLE.PRIMARY DATA WAS GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN PUBLIC HEALTH INCLUDING RESIDENTS, STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS, AND HOSPITAL STAFF.STAKEHOLDERS FROM DUVAL AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES WERE SELECTED BASED ON THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE HEALTH NEEDS OF PARTICULAR COMMUNITIES. SEVEN INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH DUVAL COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS AND FIVE INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH ST. JOHNS COUNTY WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH POPULATIONS MOST AT RISK FOR HEALTH DISPARITIES TO GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. IN ADDITION EIGHT INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH REGIONAL AGENCIES THAT OFFER SERVICES IN BOTH COUNTIES.A TOTAL OF 13 KEY STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS AND TWO FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED IN DUVAL AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES, RESPECTIVELY WITH TOTALING 126 PARTICIPANTS BETWEEN MARCH AND APRIL OF 2021. EFFORTS WERE MADE TO RECRUIT FOCUS GROUP PARTICIPANTS THAT REPRESENT MINORITY, LOW-INCOME, VETERANS, AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS MOST AT RISK FOR HEALTH DISPARITIES AND THOSE EXPERIENCING CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING HEALTHCARE. OTHER FOCUS GROUPS WERE CONDUCTED THAT REPRESENTED THE REGIONAL POPULATION WHICH INCLUDED ONE WITH THE LGBTQ+ POPULATION, AND ONE GROUP WITH PEOPLE OF DIFFERING ABILITIES.A COMMUNITY SURVEY WAS DISSEMINATED BETWEEN MARCH AND APRIL OF 2021 THROUGHOUT THE FIVE COUNTY AREA OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THE SURVEY WAS DISTRIBUTED IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH AND PAPER SURVEYS WERE ALSO AVAILABLE. AN ELECTRONIC SURVEY LINK AND QR CODE WERE SHARED WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS INCLUDING A PRESS RELEASE, A FEATURED SEGMENT ON LOCAL PUBLIC RADIO, VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS, TRADITIONAL BROADCASTS, AND OTHER ONLINE MEDIA OUTLETS. FIVE THOUSAND POSTCARDS WITH THE SURVEY LINK AND QR CODE WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE FIVE COUNTY AREA IN HOSPITAL WAITING ROOMS, VACCINE SITES AND CLINICS, AND VIA DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASSERS.DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENTS ACCOUNT FOR 46 PERCENT OF THE RESPONSES WITH A TOTAL OF 527 PARTICIPANTS. ST. JOHNS COUNTY RESIDENTS ACCOUNT FOR 16 PERCENT OF THE RESPONSES WITH A TOTAL OF 179 PARTICIPANTS. IN MANY CASES, A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE IS FOLLOWED BY PROBABILITY SAMPLING TO MITIGATE FOR BIAS, AND INTERCEPT SURVEYS TO GARNER MORE ROBUST DATA ON ISSUES THAT WARRANT MORE STUDY.
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BAPTIST HEALTH/WOLFSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITALBROOKS REHABILITATIONASCENSION ST. VINCENT'SUF HEALTH JACKSONVILLE
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THE HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MAYO CLINIC FLORIDA, IN COLLABORATION WITH MAYO CLINIC JACKSONVILLE AND COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS MAYO CLINIC IN FLORIDA (MCF), IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT :ACCESSCHRONIC DISEASESMENTAL HEALTHIN 2023, MCF TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS:ACCESS: TO INCREASE HEALTH CARE RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH LIMITED OR NO MEANS IN THE COMMUNITY, MCF:PROVIDED MONETARY AND/OR IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE HEALTHCARE AND ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY HOMELESSNESS:SULZBACHER CENTER: MCF CONTRIBUTED SUPPLEMENTAL CARE, CARDIOLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE AND COMMUNITY INTERNAL MEDICINE SERVICES. IN ADDITION TO THE LAUNCH OF THE LEARNER'S COMMUNITY CLINIC AT SULZBACHER, MCF INVESTED $5 MILLION AS A HEALTH CARE PARTNER AT SULZBACHER ENTERPRISE VILLAGE. SERVICES RESULTED IN 217.5 STAFF HOURS AND 275 PATIENTS SEEN. VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE (VIM): MCF CONTRIBUTED ACCESS TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS BY PROVIDING INOCULATION AND TESTING FOR HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) AT VIM AND SUPPLEMENTING VIM CLINIC STAFF WITH SERVICES INCLUDING CARDIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GYNECOLOGY, AND INTERNAL MEDICINE. SERVICES RESULTED IN 284 PATIENTS SEEN AND 439.23 STAFF HOURS. MISSION HOUSE: MCF SUPPLEMENTED THE MISSION HOUSE CLINIC'S STAFF WITH INTERNAL MEDICINE AND NEUROLOGY PROVIDERS, RESULTING IN 500.5 STAFF HOURS AND 448 APPOINTMENTS SEEN. MCF ALSO PROVIDED PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT COVID-19 EFFORTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR CLIENTS. WE CARE: MCF PROVIDED GENERAL SURGERY, GYNECOLOGY AND UROLOGICAL SURGERIES AS A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS RESULTING IN OVER 1,800 PATIENTS SERVED.AGAPE FAMILY HEALTH: MCF PROVIDED DERMATOLOGY SERVICES RESULTING IN 42 STAFF AND LEARNER HOURS AND 144 PATIENTS SEEN.IN ADDITION, MCF AWARDED OVER $153,000 IN GRANT FUNDS FOCUSED ON ACCESS TO CARE, IMPACTING 18,255 INDIVIDUALS.CHRONIC DISEASES: TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH EDUCATION AND SELF-ADVOCACY TOOLS THAT ADDRESS AND DELIVER CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION SERVICES AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS, ALONG WITH IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AMONG PROVIDERS AND THE COMMUNITY REGARDING CHRONIC DISEASES AND PREVENTION, MCF:AWARDED MORE THAN $300,000 IN GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS FOCUSED ON CHRONIC DISEASES, IMPACTING 3,288 PEOPLE.COMMITTED TO GRANT 1 MILLION IN FUNDS TO BLUE ZONES PROJECT JACKSONVILLE OVER FIVE YEARS TO IMPROVE WELL-BEING THROUGH OUT THE COMMUNITY. IN 2023, MCF HOSTED OR PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL BLUE ZONES EVENTS.CONTINUED ITS WELLNESS RX EFFORTS. WELLNESS RX IS A COMMUNITY DRIVEN HEALTH AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE HOSTED BY A MCF TEAM MONTHLY. MCF PARTNERED WITH THE FOLLOWING THREE LOCATIONS ON A ROTATING MONTHLY SCHEDULE: JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY, TERRY PARKER HIGH, AND WOODLAND ACRES ELEMENTARY. THE INITIATIVE STARTED IN JANUARY 2021. IN 2023, WELLNESS RX SERVED 2,114 FAMILIES AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 97,700 LBS OF FOOD. IN 2024, WELLNESS RX WILL ADD BAKER AND PUTNAM COUNTY TO THE SCHEDULE.PARTICIPATED IN CANCER CONVERSATIONS. CANCER CONVERSATIONS IS AN ENTERPRISE-WIDE INITIATIVE THAT ENCOURAGES CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CANCER-RELATED TOPICS. THEY HAVE COVERED TOPICS SUCH AS BREAST CANCER, COLORECTAL CANCER, LEUKEMIA, CANCER CULTURE AND PROSTATE CANCER PREVENTION. EACH PRESENTATION WAS 90 MINUTES AND INCLUDED A MAYO HEALTH SUBJECT EXPERT, A CANCER SURVIVOR OR CAREGIVER, AND A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIOD. IN TOTAL, 427 PEOPLE ATTENED AND RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION. THESE SESSIONS LEAD TO IMPROVE A BETTER EDUCATIONAL AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. CONTINUED ITS INVOLVEMENT WITH HOPE PARA LA COMMUNIDAD. THIS IS A HEALTH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND RESEARCH INITIATIVE THAT PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SERVING PREDOMINANTLY SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN JACKSONVILLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT VARIOUS WELLNESS TOPICS THAT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY. EFFORTS UNDER HOPE PARA LA COMMUNIDAD INCLUDED MCF HOSTING MONTHLY MEETINGS TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE HOPE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE THE FOUNDATION FOR A BILINGUAL GUIDE TO JACKSONVILLE. THIS GUIDE WILL CONSIST OF FOOD PANTRY LOCATIONS, HEALTHCARE FACILITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT OFFER VARIETIES OF EDUCATIONAL CLASSES. THE HOPE BOARD HAS ALSO EXPANDED TO NOW INCLUDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM SEVERAL OF OUR CATCHMENT AREAS.MENTAL HEALTH: TO EDUCATE AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP GUIDE AND TREAT, MCF:AWARDED OVER $169,000 IN GRANT FUNDS FOCUSED ON MENTAL HEALTH, IMPACTING 142,326 PEOPLE.PROVIDED A GRANT TO BRING YOUR BROKENNESS, INC., AN ORGANIZATION THAT TREATS EATING DISORDERS. THE GRANT WAS FOR A NEW OUTPATIENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES GROUP COACHING AND OUTPATIENT SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS RECOVERING FROM EATING DISORDERS. ADDITIONALLY, FREE WEEKLY VIRTUAL CLASSES WERE OFFERED. COACHING AND SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO OVER 100 PEOPLE. AWARDED A GRANT TO WESTMINISTER WOODS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT THE BRAIN HEALTH AND MUSIC THERAPY INTERVENTIONS PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES RESEARCH-BASED MUSIC INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS LIVING ON THE MEMORY CARE AND THE SKILLED NURSING UNIT. DURING 2023 72 PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM.GRANTED FUNDS TO GABRIEL HOUSE OF CARE TO CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY OF HEALING PROGRAM OFFERED TO MCF ORGAN TRANSPLANT AND ONCOLOGY PATIENTS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS CLASSES ON COPING SKILLS FOR STRESS REDUCTION AND MINDFULNESS BASED PRACTICES TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS AND THE CAREGIVERS. THIS PROGRAM HAS IMPACTED 1,800 PEOPLE.PROVIDED A GRANT TO RETHREADED, INC., AN ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SUPPORT AND RESOUCES WERE PROVIDED TO 99 SURVIVORS.SPONSORED THE JACKSONVILLE OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK, A WALKING EVENT TO HELP PROMOTE AWARENESS, SPREAD HOPE AND RAISE FUNDS TO PREVENT SUICIDE. THE MCF TEAM LED MORE THAN 1,000 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A WALK ON THE BEACH AND RAISED MORE THAN $7,300.HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA INCLUDED, POVERTY, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH AND DRUG ABUSE. THESE NEEDS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCF BASED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND/OR BY OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED IN ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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COMMUNITY INPUT:THE OLMSTED COUNTY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR THE MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL-ROCHESTER COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE COMMUNITY COALITION ON THE PROJECT ENCOMPASSES THE CORE COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS OF OLMSTED COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER, AND MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL-ROCHESTER. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE MORE THAN 30 OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT OLMSTED COUNTY THAT SERVE ON SUBGROUPS/WORKGROUPS IN SUPPORT OF THE CHNA PROCESS.THE PLANNING TEAMS 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 THE 2019 CHNA PROCESS. THIS OUTREACH WAS CONDUCTED DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY OF 2020.IN EARLY 2021, A COVID IMPACT STUDY WAS CONDUCTED CONSISTING OF A RANDOM AND A CONVENIENCE SURVEY TO RE-SURVEY THE COMMUNITY TO ASSESS CHANGES IN HEALTH NEEDS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE SURVEY SHOWED THAT EXISTING HEALTH DISPARITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE 2019 CHNA HAD INTENSIFIED DURING THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.A RANDOM MAIL SURVEY OF 4,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WAS CONDUCTED IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER OF 2021 AND INCLUDED SPECIAL FOCUS ON RURAL AREAS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE SURVEY INCLUDED 2,250 RANDOM SAMPLE ADDRESSES IN EIGHT BLOCK GROUPS WHERE THE POPULATION WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 50% OR MORE OF PERSONS OF COLOR. IN ADDITION, 350 RANDOM SAMPLE ADDRESSES WERE RURAL AREAS OUTSIDE THE ROCHESTER CITY LIMITS. THE RESPONSE RATE FOR THE RANDOM MAIL SURVEY WAS 23.6%.ADDITIONAL ON-LINE CONVENIENCE SURVEYS WERE TRANSLATED INTO SPANISH AND SOMALI AND DISTRIBUTED TO SPANISH AND SOMALI-SPEAKING RESIDENTS THROUGH 16 COMMUNITY PARTNERS/SITES. 350 PEOPLE RESPONDED.THE PLANNING TEAM DECIDED AGAINST GATHERING COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR IN-PERSON DIALOGUE AND LISTENING SESSIONS AS IN PAST CHNA EFFORTS DUE TO RESTRICTIONS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. POPULATION HEALTH AND CLINICAL CARE EXPERTS WITHIN THE CORE PLANNING GROUP ALSO RESEARCHED INDICATORS WITH BENCHMARK INFORMATION FROM EXISTING PUBLIC DATA.HEALTH INDICATORS WERE EVALUATED INDIVIDUALLY BASED ON OBJECTIVE (40% WEIGHT) AND SUBJECTIVE (60% WEIGHT) DATA. OBJECTIVE CRITERIA INCLUDED PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION AFFECTED, DISPARITIES ACROSS GROUPS AND TREND DATA. SUBJECTIVE DATA WAS COLLECTED THROUGH CHNA PRIORITIZATION MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CONSIDERED BY THEIR RANKED PERCEPTION OF PRIORITY AND SENSE OF URGENCY FOR EACH INDICATOR.THE ABOVE DATA COLLECTION METHODS WERE CONDUCTED FROM JANUARY 2020 THROUGH JULY OF 2022.
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OLMSTED MEDICAL CENTER
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OLMSTED COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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BASED ON THE CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ROCHESTER (MCH-R) IDENTIFIED THE FOLLOWING NEEDS AS SIGNIFICANT:MENTAL HEALTHSUBSTANCE USEACCESS TO CARETHE ROLE OF MCH-R IS TO COLLABRATE WITH MAYO CLINIC (PARENT OF MCH-R) TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES THAT CAN BE UNDERTAKEN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE ABOVE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH NEEDS AND TO COORDINATE WITH MAYO CLINIC IN IMPLEMENTING THOSE STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF MCH-R. MCH-R OPERATIONS AND STAFFING ARE INTEGRATED WITH MAYO CLINIC'S COMPREHENSIVE OUTPATIENT CARE, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION SERVICES ON ITS ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA 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. MAYO CLINIC, WITH THE COORDINATION PROVIDED BY MCH-R, TOOK THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IN 2023 TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS: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 CLINIC IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING TO IMPACT MENTAL HEATLH ISSUES:CONTINUED ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES FOR POST-ACUTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS. PROVIDED MORE THAN $1.4 MILLION IN FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CRISIS CENTER, A 24/7 WALK-IN MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. SUPPORTED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER SCHOOL HEALTH CLINIC. IN 2023, MAYO CLINIC COMPLETED 121 DEPRESSION SCREENINGS FOR LOCAL STUDENTS.PROVIDED NEARLY $13 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO LOCAL NON-PROFITS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SERVICES THAT LEAD TO GREATER MENTAL HEALTH FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.PROVIDED STAFF SUPPORT NEEDS TO THE PSYCHIATRIST POSITION WITHIN OLMSTED COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES TEAM. PARTICIPATED IN OLMSTED COUNTY COMMUNITIES COORDINATING FOR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT WORKGROUP TO SUPPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT AND PRENATAL MENTAL HEALTH. PARTICIPATED IN AND HELPED TO FINANCIAL SUPPORT LOCAL OLMSTED COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN EFFORTS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH.PROVIDED FREE MENTAL HEALTH INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH NUMEROUS COMMUNICATION/EDUCATION PLATFORMS. PROVIDED STAFF TIME TO HELP LEAD AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ROCHESTER HEALTHY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO LEARN MORE ABOUT UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS.CREATED A COALITION OF LATINX MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS FROM THE ROCHESTER AREA TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL EVENTS TO THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. PARTICIPATED IN THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH COORDINATION EFFORT, A MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT TO IMPROVE COORDINATION AND CARE RESPONSE FOR AREA CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS.ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATION THAT ESTABLISHES MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR RECUPERATIVE CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.REDUCED WAIT TIMES FOR FIRST-TIME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH APPOINTMENTS FOR COMMUNITY PATIENTS.SUBSTANCE USE: TO INCREASE MAYO CLINIC'S AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO HELP PREVENT AND TREAT PATIENTS AND RESIDENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE, MAYO CLINIC IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING TO IMPACT SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE:EDUCATED THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OPIOID AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE TOPICS THROUGH CLINICAL EXPERTISE ON COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS. PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EFFORTS AROUND NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY TO PROMOTE THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS. EVENTS IN APRIL AND OCTOBER COLLECTED MORE THAN 1,000 POUNDS OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR SAFE DISPOSAL.SUPPORTED TRAINING AND STAFFING OF PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS TO BE PRESENT IN EMERGENCY ROOMS TO HELP SERVE PATIENTS WITH ADDICTION AND ADDICTION AND RELATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS. PROVIDED $45,000 IN PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO LOCAL NON-PROFIT PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING ADDICTION INTERVENTION AND COUNSELING SERVICES. EXPANDED THERAPIES TO HELP PATIENTS WEAN OFF OPIOID USE.PROVIDED CLINICAL EXPERTISE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO HELP NURSES RESPOND TO EMERGENCY OVERDOSE OPIOID USE IN SCHOOLS. COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE HEALTH PROVIDERS TO SERVE THE LONGER-TERM NEEDS OF PATIENTS DISCHARGED FROM THE ER.EXPEDITED THE IDENTIFICATION AND REFERRAL OF PATIENTS WITH ADDICTION DISORDERS IN OUR PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE TO APPROPRIATE TREATMENT THROUGH THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ADVISORY GROUP (CSAG). ADVOCATED FOR AFFORDABILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR OPIOID ADDICTION. INCREASED SCREENING OF PATIENTS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER AND EXPANDED EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS. HELPED LEAD THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE TO HELP ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF ED PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH SUBSTANCE USE, MENTAL HEALTH OR VIOLENCE/LEGAL ISSUES.ACCESS TO CARE: TO INCREASE MAYO CLINIC'S AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY'S CAPACITY TO HELP RESIDENTS ACCESS APPROPRIATE PREVENTIVE AND RESPONSIVE HEALTH CARE, MAYO CLINIC IMPLEMENTED THE FOLLOWING TO IMPACT ACCESS TO CARE:ADVOCATED FOR LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES FOR POST-ACUTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS.PROVIDED FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL CRISIS CENTER. PROVIDED IMMUNIZATION AND OTHER PREVENTIVE SUPPORT TO HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER SCHOOL HEALTH CLINIC. PROVIDED MORE THAN $1 MILLION IN PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT TO LOCAL NON-PROFITS PROVIDING HEALTHCARE ACCESS TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS. PROVIDED FINANCIAL AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE SALVATION ARMY GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH AND DENTAL CLINICS THAT SERVE UNDER AND UNINSURED RESIDENTS IN OLMSTED COUNTY. OUTREACH INCLUDED: - MEDICAL DIRECTION AND EXPERTISE - MEDICAL STUDENT AND STAFF VOLUNTEERS - PHARMACEUTICAL COUNSELING AND COSTS- HEART CLINIC TO PROVIDE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE AND REFERRALS PROVIDED MEDICAL DIRECTION AND TELEMEDICINE VISITS TO THE PRIMARY CARE ROCHESTER/KASSON SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. OPERATED THE MAYO CLINIC PEDIATRIC REFUGEE PROGRAM TO HELP SCREEN AND PROVIDE CONTINUED CARE TO NEWLY IMMIGRATED CHILDREN.SUPPORTED THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM TO BRIDGE HEALTH EDUCATION AND CARE SERVICES TO DIVERSE POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING HIGH HEALTH DISPARITIES AND SOCIOECONOMIC BARRIERS. PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL OLMSTED COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN EFFORTS. PROVIDED HEALTHCARE AND A FREE LEGAL CLINIC AT THE LANDING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.EXPANDED SPECIALTY CARE CLINICS IN COMMUNITY CARE SETTINGS FOR UNDER AND UNINSURED PATIENTS TO HELP DIAGNOSE AND REFER COMMUNITY PATIENTS TO NEEDED RESOURCES. CO-LED THE ROCHESTER HEALTHY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP THAT ENGAGES WITH LOCAL IMMIGRANT GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO UNIQUE HEALTH NEEDS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. EXPANDED COMMUNITY ACCESS TO IMMUNIZATIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY-LOCATED IMMUNIZATION EVENTS. EXPANDED IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS INDICATING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH RISKS AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES. PROVIDED ENT (EAR, NOSE, THROAT) SPECIALTY CARE TO LATINX AND UN-AND UNDERINSURED COMMUNITIES THROUGH MAYO-STAFFED CLINICS AT COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES INC. ESTABLISHED TELEHEALTH PLATFORM THROUGH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY THAT PAIRS VOLUNTEER DERMATOLOGISTS WITH LOCAL/REGIONAL FREE CLINICS TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER SUBSPECIALTY CARE.PROVIDED MORE THAN $5.5 MILLION IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR SDOH (AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EDUCATION AND JOB READINESS, FOOD ACCESS, BASIC NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH.)ADVOCATED FOR LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR RECUPERATIVE CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.SUPPORTED COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES. HEALTH NEEDS NOT ADDRESSED: OTHER HEALTH NEEDS MENTIONED IN THE 2022 CHNA WILL BE ADDRESSED BY MCH-R BASED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE AND/OR BY OTHER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE MORE ALIGNED IN ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS.
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PART V, SECTION B
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- FACILITY 2: MCHS IN LA CROSSE, - 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 15: MCHS IN SPARTA, - FACILITY 16: MCHS IN ST. JAMES
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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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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 7: MCHS IN ALBERT LEA AND AUSTIN, - FACILITY 14: MCHS IN MENOMONIE, - FACILITY 17: MCHS IN OSSEO
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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 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 9: MCHS IN RED WING, - FACILITY 18: MCHS IN LAKE CITY, - FACILITY 19: MCHS IN CANNON FALLS
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COMMUNITY INPUT:MCHS IN CANNON FALLS, LAKE CITY AND RED WING COORDINATED EFFORTS WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN GOODHUE COUNTY TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A MAILED SURVEY. IN ADDITION TO A RANDOM MAILED SURVEY, MCHS IN CANNON FALLS, LAKE CITY AND RED WING, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, ALSO USED SEPARATE SURVEYS AND FEEDBACK TO SUPPLEMENT THE COMMUNITY SURVEY, SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM TYPICALLY UNDERSERVED OR AT-RISK POPULATIONS AND GAIN GENERAL PERSPECTIVES ABOUT SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING HEALTH. AN INITIAL SURVEY PACKET WAS MAILED TO SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS IN GOODHUE COUNTY ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, THAT INCLUDED A COVER LETTER, THE SURVEY INSTRUMENT, AND A POSTAGE-PAID RETURN ENVELOPE. ONE WEEK AFTER THE FIRST SURVEY PACKETS WERE MAILED (OCTOBER 11), A POSTCARD WAS SENT TO ALL SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS, REMINDING THOSE WHO HAD NOT YET RETURNED A SURVEY TO DO SO, AND THANKING THOSE WHO HAD ALREADY RESPONDED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REMINDER POSTCARDS WERE MAILED (OCTOBER 25), ANOTHER COMPLETE SURVEY PACKET WAS SENT TO ALL HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAD STILL NOT RETURNED THE SURVEY. THE REMAINING COMPLETED SURVEYS WERE RECEIVED OVER THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, WITH THE FINAL DATE FOR THE RECEIPT OF SURVEYS BEING DECEMBER 23, 2021.IN ADDITION, A SEPARATE SURVEY WAS USED TO SURVEY A CONVENIENCE SAMPLE OF 129 ADDITIONAL ADULTS IN GOODHUE COUNTY TO REACH ADULTS WHO HAVE TYPICALLY BEEN UNDER-REPRESENTED. RESPONDENTS FOR THE CONVENIENCE SAMPLE WERE CLIENTS OF GOODHUE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, LOCAL FOOD SHELVES AND THE C.A.R.E. CLINIC. AN INTERPRETER FROM HISPANIC OUTREACH WAS AVAILABLE TO INTERPRET THE SURVEY FOR C.A.R.E. CLINIC CLIENTS WHO SPOKE SPANISH. KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS WERE ALSO CONDUCTED IN THE LATE WINTER, EARLY SPRING OF 2022 BY MEMBERS OF MCHS ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP AND GOODHUE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES' LEADERSHIP TEAM. THESE ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS ALLOWED INDIVIDUALS TO REPORT THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SHARE INSIGHT INTO CURRENT STRATEGIES BEING USED. INFORMANTS INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, UNITED WAY, PUBLIC HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES, ETC. IN APRIL 2022 AN ONLINE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO GATHER FURTHER FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE SURVEY WAS PROMOTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND HAD OVER 1,100 RESPONSES. IN ADDITION, AN INTERN WAS HIRED TO ATTEND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND COLLECT DATA ABOUT HEALTH ISSUES FROM RESIDENTS ATTENDING THE EVENTS.
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MCHS-LAKE CITYMCHS-CANNON FALLSMCHS-RED WING
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GOODHUE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHUNITED WAY OF GOODHUE, WABASHA, AND PIERCE COUNTYCITY OF RED WING, MINNESOTAGOODHUE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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BASED ON THE JOINT CHNA CONDUCTED IN 2022, THE FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT NEEDS WERE IDENTIFIED BY MAYO CLINIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN LAKE CITY (MCHS-LAKE CITY), MCHS IN CANNON FALLS (MCHS-CANNON FALLS) AND MCHS IN RED WING (MCHS-RED WING): MENTAL WELL-BEING SUBSTANCE MISUSE SOCIAL CONNECTION AND INCLUSION MCHS-LAKE CITY, MCHS-CANNON FALLS AND MCHS-RED WING ARE CLOSELY AFFILIATED HOSPITAL ENTITIES LOCATED IN GOODHUE COUNTY (THEIR DEFINED COMMUNITY). THEIR ROLE IN CONDUCTING THE STRATEGIES OUTLINED IN THEIR JOINT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN IS TO WORK COLLECTIVELY IN IMPLEMENTING THOSE STRATEGIES. THEREFORE, IN 2023, THE THREE HOSPITALS PARTICIPATED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE BELOW ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS. MENTAL HEALTH: TO IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, THE THREE HOSPITALS IMPLEMENTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS:JOURNEY TO WELLNESS - LAUNCHED A SELF-GUIDED VIRTUAL PROGRAM OPEN TO EDUCATORS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EMPHASIZING DAILY JOURNALING WITH A FOCUS ON GRATITUDE.HOMETOWN HEALTH BLOGS - PRODUCED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT ON COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, SHARING BLOGS WITH SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES THROUGH ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS.MENTAL HEALTH CONVENERS COMMITTEE - PARTICIPATED IN MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, UNITED WAY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN GOODHUE COUNTY, FOCUSING ON INITIATIVES LIKE MAKING IT OK AND LIVING WELL.COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNICATION - DISSEMINATED ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTERS TO STAKEHOLDERS AND LEADERS IN CANNON FALLS, LAKE CITY, AND RED WING, PROVIDING HEALTH INFORMATION ON PREVENTIVE CARE, ACCESS TO CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITY AREAS.COMMUNITY OUTREACH HEALTH EQUITY GROUP - IMPLEMENTED A GROUP INVOLVING GOODHUE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, HISPANIC OUTREACH, CARE CLINIC, AND GOODHUE COUNTY UNITED WAY TO SHARE HEALTH RESOURCES AND ADDRESS BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIRS - PARTICIPATED IN AREA HEALTH FAIRS, SHARING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON MENTAL WELL-BEING AND MANAGING MENTAL HEALTH.PROVIDER PRESENTATIONS - HOSTED PRESENTATIONS FOR THE RED WING AND CANNON FALLS COMMUNITIES ON MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTIVE CARE, INCLUDING MENTAL WELL-BEING EXERCISES.COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION FUNDING - FACILITATED GRANT INVITATIONS AND REVIEWS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH INITIATIVES SUPPORTING MENTAL WELL-BEING. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED GRANT APPROVALS AND FOLLOW-UPS.SUBSTANCE MISUSE: TO REDUCE SUBSTANCE MISUSE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, COLLABORATION, AND ADVOCACY AROUND SUBSTANCE MISUSE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE THREE HOSPITALS IMPLEMENTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:HOPE FOR HARBORS HOMELESS SHELTER - SUPPORTED A 24-HOUR HOMELESS SHELTER, OFFERING A SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM.LIVE WELL GOODHUE COUNTY - PARTICIPATED IN A GROUP FOCUSED ON POLICIES, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES RELATED TO TOBACCO USE AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE.MENTAL AND CHEMICAL HEALTH COALITION - PARTICIPATED IN MONTHLY MEETINGS TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION.NATIONAL TAKE BACK DAY - PROMOTED NATIONAL TAKE BACK DAY, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND EDUCATORS.FACILITATED GRANT INVITATIONS - COORDINATED GRANT INVITATIONS AND REVIEWS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH INITIATIVES SUPPORTING THE ASSESSED AREAS OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE.SOCIAL CONNECTION AND INCLUSION: TO IMPROVE SOCIAL CONNECTION AND INCLUSION BY INCREASING A SENSE OF BELONGING, UNITY, AND VALUE AMONG PRIORITY COMMUNITIES, THE THREE HOSPITALS IMPLEMENTED OR PARTICIPATED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:C.A.R.E CLINIC COLLABORATION - PARTNERED WITH THE CARE CLINIC TO PROVIDE MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DENTAL SERVICES FOR GOODHUE COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY AND WITHOUT INSURANCE.COMMUNITY VIBRANCY EVENTS - PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL EVENTS FOSTERING INCLUSIVE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING WELCOME WEEK AND COMMUNITY FESTIVALS.HONORING DAKOTA PROJECT - SUPPORTED THE HONORING DAKOTA PROJECT, PROVIDING A SPACE FOR HEALING, IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH, AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT SHARED HISTORY.FACILITATED GRANT INVITATIONS - COORDINATED GRANT INVITATIONS AND REVIEWS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH INITIATIVES SUPPORTING THE ASSESSED AREAS OF SOCIAL CONNECTION AND INCLUSION.UNADDRESSED HEALTH NEEDS: THE THREE HOSPITALS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE WILL ADDRESS OTHER HEALTH NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2022 CHNA, SUCH AS ACCESS TO CARE, HOUSING, AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS. THIS MAY INVOLVE COLLABORATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BETTER ALIGNED TO ADDRESS THOSE SPECIFIC NEEDS.
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REPORTING GROUP C 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 D
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FACILITY REPORTING GROUP D CONSISTS OF:
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- FACILITY 1: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL ROCHESTER, - FACILITY 3: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN FLORIDA, - FACILITY 6: MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA
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REPORTING GROUP D 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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REPORTING GROUP D PART V, SECTION B, LINE 13H:
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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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REPORTING GROUP D PART V, SECTION B, LINE 15E:
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REFER PATIENTS TO APPLY FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
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REPORTING GROUP D PART V, SECTION B, LINE 16J:
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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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REPORTING GROUP D 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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