burtonsville, md
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Burtonsville, MDA Presentation for the Montgomery County Health DepartmentJamie RoopFrostburg State University
Burtonsville
Montgomery County
Purpose
The Burtonsville community is small but growing
Their health disparities reflect those of the larger community
Detailed Community AssessmentThree main community health needs
identified These needs can be met
Access to Care
Refers to a lack of all insurance (public and/or private)
Overall: 11.9% are uninsured
The biggest hit: our workers
Unemployment in the county in 2012 was only 5.2%(United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2012).
Residents Without Health Insurance by Age
Percent
(Healthy Montgomery, 2015)
Community Diagnosis One
Montgomery County and its Burtonsville residents are at risk for poor health status related to excessively high rates of lack of health insurance as evidenced by 11.9% of the resident lack any health insurance.
Healthy People 2020 list Access to Care as leading health indicator and consider it a top priority of communities
According to Healthy Montgomery… The target for the county is for 0% to be without
health insurance
Recommendations
Develop a program through the Montgomery County Health Department that assists residents in signing up for health insurance through HealthCare.gov for free. No appointment necessary In the few months prior to open enrollment, posters
should be displayed in all local public buildings, such as libraries, county offices, and jails, explaining the available service and expected federal tax penalties for being uninsured.
Grassroots – have the consumers help spread the word
Nearby Healthy Howard can be used as a model
Environmental Quality Our region is still considered a
non-attainment area by the EPA Improvements have been made
but our residents are still being affected
According to the EPA, ground-level ozone is known to cause airway irritation, as well as, worsen lung conditions like asthma and COPD (Environmental Protection Agency, 2014)
Chronic lung disease is the 4th leading cause of death (DHMH Maryland Vital Statistics Annual Report, 2013)
Community Diagnosis Two
Inhabitants of Burtonsville, Maryland are at risk for chronic lung disease deaths related to elevated levels of ground-level ozone, as evidenced by designation of the Washington Region as a nonattainment area for its ozone levels, declaration by the EPA that ozone aggravates lung conditions, and chronic lung disease being the number four cause of death in Montgomery County.
Environmental quality is one of Healthy People 2020’s leading health indicators
Recommendations Reduce ozone and improve community
awareness and understanding of its health hazards and how to reduce exposure. The already developed State Improvement Plan Educate the community
Effects of ozone, Who is at highest risk and how to reduce risk How to understand the air quality index Pamphlets could be dispersed to children through
their schools, posters could be hung at the P&R bus stops and public service announcement could be broadcasted as well.
Encourage those at highest risk to due existing lung conditions and/or prolonged outdoor activities, to sign up for the EPA’s air quality application that sends email or phone alerts regarding local air quality warnings http://www.enviroflash.info/
Maternal, Infant, & Child Health
LBW by Maternal AgeNo Prenatal Care or 3rd
Trimester Only by Maternal Age
Percent Percent
(Healthy, Montgomery, 2015)
(Healthy, Montgomery, 2015)
Maternal, Infant, & Child Health
LBW by Maternal Race
No Prenatal Care or 3rd Trimester Only by Maternal Race
Percent Percent
(Healthy, Montgomery, 2015)
(Healthy, Montgomery, 2015)
Community Diagnosis Three
In Montgomery County, Maryland the infants of young, Black, and/or Hispanic mothers are at risk for LBW related to late or no prenatal care as evidenced by the statistic previously shown.
Maternal, infant, and child health is considered a leading health indicator by Healthy People 2020.
Recommendations
Improve access to care and promote prenatal care education amongst the youth Improve access to care by
Improving access to health insurance via recommendations of diagnosis one
Create a referral service with local providers who do not accept Medicaid or do not provide sliding scale fees They can send patients to local health departments and
providers that do Work with local schools to include the importance of
prenatal care in their sex education and health classes. Burtonsville has a majority Black population so its
important to target this community
Burtonsville, MD
Thank You Montgomery County Health Department
Copies of the Burtonsville, MD Detailed Community Assessment are available by
requestPlease feel free to contact me personally,
References Air quality index [Image]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=85 Burtonsville, MD [Illustration]. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Burtonsville,_Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Maryland Vital Statistics Annual Report
2013, (Md. 2013). Environmental Protection Agency. (2014). Ground-level ozone health effects.
Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/groundlevelozone/health.html Ground-level ozone [Cartoon]. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.ltrs.uri.edu/research/ ozone_page/ozone_page.htm Healthy Montgomery. (2015). Disparities dashboard. Retrieved from http:/
www.healthymontgomery.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=NS-Indicator&file=index&group=category&breakout=all
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012). Labor force data by county 2012 annual averages [Fact sheet]. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/lau/laucnty12.txt