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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!