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Inventorying Your Health Resources

Inventorying Your Health Resources. Kim Angelon -Gaetz, MSPH Office of Healthy Carolinians/Health Education March 25, 2010 Email: kim.angelon@dhhs.nc.gov Phone: 919-218-0499. Your Mission: Find Out…. Where do people in your community go for health care or social services?

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Inventorying Your Health Resources

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  1. Inventorying Your Health Resources Kim Angelon-Gaetz, MSPH Office of Healthy Carolinians/Health Education March 25, 2010 Email: kim.angelon@dhhs.nc.gov Phone: 919-218-0499

  2. Your Mission: Find Out… • Where do people in your community go for health care or social services? • Where/ from whom do community members learn about health? • What agencies would be good partners for your Community Health Assessment? • What resource(s) is your county lacking?

  3. Who? • All agencies and organizations that have some effect on community health • Health Facilities • Includes non-traditional healthcare options such as “Minute Clinics” • Supportive Services • Includes social services, mental and spiritual health

  4. More Possible Resources • Experts in your community • Community leaders or neighborhood supports • Potential resources • Unused buildings or land • New organizations • New community initiatives • Businesses • Volunteer groups

  5. Examples of Health Resources

  6. Examples of Support Services

  7. Steps to a Thorough Inventory • Brainstorm (2 heads are better than 1!) • Well-connected community residents • Student interns • Check other lists or directories • Revise and organize your list • Identify needs • Decide how you will present and use this list Adapted from the Community Tool Box: http://ctb.ku.edu

  8. Health Provider: Population Ratio • Number of providers per 10,000 population • Includes those who are licensed and active (or unknown) within the profession • Compare your county to state and peer or neighboring counties on NC-CATCH • Updated data at Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research http://www.shepscenter.unc.edu/

  9. Reporting Your Results • At minimum you need to create: • Brief summary of health resources in your community and how adequate they are to meet the needs of your community. • Brief statement of areas of need in your community.

  10. Other Ways to Organize Your Results • In your CHA report, highlight relevant resources or needs by health outcome or population served. • Create a separate directory of community health resources. • For community members (information booklet) • For healthcare providers (referral booklet)

  11. Potential Uses for Your Inventory • Help with your community projects • Publish to target groups • Encourage collaboration • Build community pride • Track usage of resources • Attract new businesses, resources, or people • Create process of regular updates/ review Adapted from the Community Tool Box: http://ctb.ku.edu

  12. Examples of Past Health Resource Inventories • Gaston County Health Department • Wake County Health Department • Healthy Carolinians of the Outer Banks • Miami-Dade County, Florida

  13. Statewide and Local Resources • NC CARE-LINE- Health and human services by county, city or zip code. Phone:1-800-662-7030 http://www.nccarelink.gov/ • NC Center for Non-Profits http://www.ncnonprofits.org/member.asp • Health Department • Department of Social Services (DSS) • United Way • Chamber of Commerce • County Planning Department

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