Benton Franklin Community Health Assessment A Retrospective 2011-

12Robert Smart, Ph.D.

Benton-Franklin Community

Health Needs Assessment

Benton-Franklin Community Health Alliance, Lourdes Health Network, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Kennewick General Hospital, Group Health Cooperative, Prosser Memorial Hospital, and the Benton-Franklin Health District

Describe at least 2 reasons why it is important to conduct a community health needs assessment

List 2 functions of the steering committee in this process

Recognize that Community wide Health Needs Assessments are a best practice

Objectives

What is a Community Health Needs Assessment?

…both a product and a process

 …a systematic way of identifying

the needs, priorities, and

resources of a community

  

Who has been invited to the table?

Group Health CooperativeCBCWSU-TC Nursing ProgramAmerican Diabetes AssociationGrace Clinic Tri-City Cancer CenterBenton-Franklin Health DistrictTri-City Community Health Prosser Memorial Hospital ESD 123League of Women VotersTC Regional Chamber of Commerce

Benton-Franklin Medical SocietyUnited Way/Community Solutions CSC Hanford Occ. ServicesTri-City Chaplaincy PNNLLourdes Counseling CenterWA State Dept of CommerceElected OfficialsArea Council on Aging

Beginnings

Dr. Montgomery’s PresentationHealthy Youth Survey 2010 Students Self Reported Aggregated Data

Many schools participate in the Healthy Youth Survey

While it is self-reported data, it is generally thought to be informative

Mitchell & Wilson’s data

shared by Rebecca

Captured demographics of the Benton Franklin area

Economic Overview of the

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What’s Killing Us?

Loreen Renee’s thoughtful analysis of 2000-2009 of:Top 10 causes of death organized by age, gender, and ethnicity

2000

26%

24%8%

6%5%

4%3%2%2%1% 19%

Top 10 WA State: 2000Diseases of the HeartMalignant NeoplasmsStrokesCOPDUnintentional InjuryAlzheimer'sDiabetesInfluenza & PnuemoniaSuicideChronic Liver Disease

2004

25%

24%

7%6%

5%5%3%

2%2%1%

20%

Top 10: WA state 2004Malignant NeoplasmsDiseases of the heartStrokesCOPDUnintentional InjuryAlzheimer'sDiabetesSuicideInfluenza & PneumoniaChronic Liver Disease

2009

32%

28%8%8%

7%7%

4% 2% 2% 2%

Top 10: WA state 2009

Malignant Neoplasms

Diseases of the Heart

Alzheimer's COPDUnintentional Injury StrokeDiabetes SuicideChronic Liver Disease

Influenza & Pneu-monia

All others

Teaching Community Assessments

Kay Olson, RN MNWashington State

University College of Nursing

Teaching Objectives

Perform assessments at the individual/family, community & systems levels.Synthesize evidence-based data from research findings & professional literature.Propose and/or initiate nursing interventions using Community Health Nursing concepts and models.

Core Functions & 10 Essential Services

Monitor health status to identify and solve community health problems.

Diagnose and investigate health problems and health hazards in the community.

Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues.

Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems.

Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts.

Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.

Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.

Assure competent public and personal health care workforce.

Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services.

Research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

Community HealthDefining Community

Community: Group of people having common personal/environmental characteristics

Geopolitical: Defined or formed by natural or manmade boundaries.Phenominological: Relational, interactive groups based on:

CultureValuesHistoryInterestsGoals

Better understanding of needs leads to more informed decision making

Proactively planning and addressing issues before these issues become unmanageable

Target our efforts to obtain needed resources

Establish priorities and focus

Service to community by increasing awareness

Ultimately—a healthier community!

Why do a community health needs assessment?

It wouldn’t happen…

Without you! Thank you for your commitment and service!