Benton Franklin Community Health Assessment

1. Benton Franklin Community Health Assessment A Retrospective 2011-12 Robert Smart, Ph.D.

2. Benton-Franklin CommunityHealth 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

3. Objectives • 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

4. 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

5. Who has been invited to the table? • Benton-Franklin Medical Society • United Way/Community Solutions • CSC Hanford Occ. Services • Tri-City Chaplaincy • PNNL • Lourdes Counseling Center • WA State Dept of Commerce • Elected Officials • Area Council on Aging • Group Health Cooperative • CBC • WSU-TC Nursing Program • American Diabetes Association • Grace Clinic • Tri-City Cancer Center • Benton-Franklin Health District • Tri-City Community Health • Prosser Memorial Hospital • ESD 123 • League of Women Voters • TC Regional Chamber of Commerce

6. Beginnings

7. Dr. Montgomery’s Presentation Healthy Youth Survey 2010 Students Self Reported Aggregated Data

8. Many schools participate in the Healthy Youth Survey

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

10. Mitchell & Wilson’s data shared by Rebecca

11. Captured demographics of the Benton Franklin area

12. Economic Overview of the Area file://localhost/Users/smarty317/Downloads/Economic-Overview-BF-Health-Care-rev.ppsx

13. What’s Killing Us? Loreen Renee’s thoughtful analysis of 2000-2009 of: Top 10 causes of death organized by age, gender, and ethnicity

14. 2000

15. 2004

16. 2009

17. Teaching Community Assessments Kay Olson, RN MN Washington State University College of Nursing

18. 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.

19. 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.

20. Community Health Defining 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: • Culture • Values • History • Interests • Goals

21. Why do a community health needs assessment? 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!

22. It wouldn’t happen… Without you! Thank you for your commitment and service!