10 Most Important Community Health Issues
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10 MOST IMPORTANT COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES REPORTING GUIDANCE WWW.HEALTH.STATE.MN.US/LPHAP August 2014 Minnesota CHBs have long been required to engage in a community health improvement process, beginning with a Community Health Assessment. As part of Minnesota’s Local Public Health Assessment and Planning (LPHAP) process, every Minnesota CHB must submit its 10 Most Important Community Health Issues (based on the Community Health Assessment) to MDH.1 The various elements of the LPHAP cycle allow CHBs to meet state requirements and are aligned with national public health standards from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). The list of 10 Most Important Community Health Issues is one of five deliverables that will be submitted to MDH at the conclusion of the 2010-2014 reporting process. In order to show a comprehensive picture of community health issues, lists from across the state will be aggregated into regional and statewide reports which will then be shared with CHBs. CHBs will submit this particular deliverable using the PPMRS system. Please review these instructions, and prepare your responses prior to reporting into PPMRS. ASSISTANCE For assistance on Community Health Assessment and community health issues, contact: MDH Office of Performance Improvement Phone: 651-2018-3880 Email: health.ophp@state.mn.us Assessment and Planning Online: www.health.state.mn.us/lphap MDH Public Health Nurse Consultants (PHNCs) Online, by Region: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/opi/cd/phn/yourphnc.html HOW TO REPORT Use the table on the following pages to record the most important community health issues your CHB identified through the Community Health Assessment process; CHBs should record up to 10 issues. It is optional, although encouraged, for CHBs to provide a brief statement about each community health issue in the text box provided. It is acceptable to have multiple issues in one area of responsibility and to have none in other areas. For example: PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO DISASTERS, AND ASSIST COMMUNITIES IN RECOVERY Community Health Issue Comments/Description Mass Dispensing Inadequate mass dispensing plan Individual/Family Preparedness Lack of personal preparedness OTHER 1 Community Health Issue Comments/Description Income/Poverty Increase in those not able to earn a livable wage Housing/Home Ownership Increase in older adults 65+ living alone Statutory Requirements for Assessment and Planning: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/cfh/lph/statute.html www.health.state.mn.us/lphap —1— Local Public Health Assessment and Planning 10 MOST IMPORTANT COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES CHBs can identify more than one issue in a topic area. For example: PROMOTE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS Community Health Issue Comments/Description Other Drugs (e.g., heroin, meth, cocaine) Meth Other Drugs (e.g., heroin, meth, cocaine) Other drug use If an identified issue is not listed, the CHB should select “other” under the appropriate area of local public health responsibility. A description of the community health issue is then required. For example: PROTECT AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HAZARDS Community Health Issue Comments/Description (Required) Other Unsafe/unsanitary living conditions OTHER Community Health Issue Comments/Description (Required) Income/Poverty Increase in those not able to earn a livable wage If an issue crosses two or more topic areas, it should be noted only one time in the “other” category (not in both topic areas) under the most appropriate area of local public health responsibility. A description of the community health issue is required. For example “alcohol, tobacco and other drugs” crosses multiple topic areas in the healthy communities/healthy behaviors area, so it should be place in “other” with the issue noted in the text box: PROMOTE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS Community Health Issue Comments/Description (Required) Other Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs Place statements within the primary issue being addressed. For example, teenage tobacco use is not an age issue; it is a tobacco issue: PROMOTE HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS Community Health Issue Comments/Description (Required) Tobacco and Secondhand Smoke Teenage tobacco use Comment boxes at the end of each area of local public health responsibility can be used to provide additional explanations as might be necessary. www.health.state.mn.us/lphap —2— Local Public Health Assessment and Planning 10 MOST IMPORTANT COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES Check the community health issues your CHB indicated as most important during the Community Health Assessment process from the list below. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES-BEHAVIORS Promote Healthy Communities/Healthy Behaviors ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Obesity Physical Activity Eating Habits Tobacco and Secondhand Smoke Alcohol Prescription Drugs Marijuana Other drugs (e.g., heroin, meth, cocaine) Mental Health/Wellbeing Suicide Bullying Breastfeeding Teen Pregnancy Parenting-Family Systems Child Maltreatment Violence Sexual Activity Unintended Injuries Domestic Violence Healthy Start for Children-Adolescents Oral Health Chronic Disease Other: Click here to enter text. Other: Click here to enter text. Other: Click here to enter text. www.health.state.mn.us/lphap INFECTIOUS DISEASE Prevent the Spread of Infectious Disease Immunizations HIV/AIDS Sexually Transmitted Infections Tuberculosis Airborne Disease (e.g., influenza) Vectorborne Disease (e.g., West Nile virus, Lyme disease) ☐ Other: Click here to enter text. ☐ Other: Click here to enter text. ☐ Other: Click here to enter text. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Protect Against Environmental Health Hazards ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Air/Air Quality Radon Lead Food Safety Soil Groundwater Quality Surface Water Quality Wells Foodborne Illnesses Waterborne Illnesses Other: Click here to enter text. Other: Click here to enter text. Other: Click here to enter text. —3— EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Prepare for and Respond to Disasters / Assist Communities in Recovery ☐ Mass Dispensing ☐ Individual/Family Preparedness ☐ Organizational Preparedness (e.g., places of worship, child care centers) ☐ Environmental Disasters and Emergencies ☐ Emergency Communications ☐ Emergency Preparedness Exercises ☐ Other: Click here to enter text. ☐ Other: Click here to enter text. ☐ Other: Click here to enter text. HEALTH QUALITY-ACCESS Assure the Quality/Accessibility of Health Services ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Access to Health Care Services Access to Mental Health Care Services Access to Dental Care Services Uninsured and/or Underinsured Other: Click here to enter text. Other: Click here to enter text. Other: Click here to enter text. OTHER ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Transportation Education Employment Income/Poverty Housing/Home Ownership Other: Click here to enter text. Other: Click here to enter text. Other: Click here to enter text. Local Public Health Assessment and Planning 10 MOST IMPORTANT COMMUNITY HEALTH ISSUES 1. Use the list of community health issues on the following page to determine your CHB’s 10 most important. Please Note: When entering responses into PPMRS, you will be provided with pop-up menus for Areas of Responsibility (column one) and accompanying Community Health Issues (column two). These menus will align with the issues indicated on the previous page. 2. It is optional, although encouraged, for CHBs to provide a brief statement about each community health issue in the space provided. If a CHB selects “other,” a description is required. 3. A multi-county CHB should report on any important differences between member health departments, regarding the CHB’s most important community health issues. 4. Use this summary to review and enter your data into the PPMRS system. Optional Comments/Description Area of Responsibility Community Health Issue (Required when “other” is selected) EX. Healthy Communities-Behaviors Oral Health Outcomes disparities 1 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 2 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 3 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 4 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 5 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 6 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 7 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 8 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 9 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. 10 Choose an area. Click here to enter text. Click here to enter text. Multi-County CHBs: Note important differences between member health departments below, with regard to the CHB’s 10 most important community health issues. 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