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ISSUE ACTION
GROUP
Access To Care
Maternal & Infant
Health
Commission
REGIONAL HEALTH ALLIANCE
RHA ACCOMPLISHES ITS WORK THROUGH ISSUE ACTION GROUPS:
GOAL
100% access to quality
health care with zero
disparities in health status
All babies will be born
healthy and will thrive
EMPHASIS
S
Improve access to primary care and specialty services,
prescription drugs and urgent and preventive dental care
Expand access points
Inform and educate the public about health resources
Reduce infant deaths related to asphyxia/suffocation/unsafe sleep
environments
Reduce the number of preterm deliveries and low birthweight
infants
Improve the preconception health of women
Decrease the number of women who smoke during pregnancy
Eliminate race disparities in infant mortality
School Wellness
Program
Advisory Group
Choose Health
Teen Pregnancy
Prevention
Partnership (TP3)
Minority Health
Partnership
Calhoun County
Cancer Control
Coalition (5C)
The
Coordinating
Council of
Calhoun County
Calhoun
Great Start
Collaborative of
TCC
All school children will
have access to
quality health care
To promote a lifelong
commitment to good
nutrition and regular
physical activity for
Calhoun County residents
Reduce teen
pregnancy
Eliminate health
disparities among
minority/underserved
populations
To reduce the
cancer burden in
Calhoun County through
community collaboration
Working to achieve
optimum health of all
people in Calhoun
County
Every child will be safe,
healthy, prepared and
eager to succeed in
school and life
Implement a Calhoun County School Wellness Program model that
provides a nurse to all districts
Improve health and nutrition education in the schools
Inform school age children (and their families) about the health,
dental and vision resources available
Influence schools and businesses to create healthy environments
Create environments that allow for improved physical activity and
nutrition
Connect community resources related to nutrition and physical
activity
Provide education and resources to parents/caregivers through
the Parent Tool Kit
Coordinate teen pregnancy programming throughout the County
Research and implement an evidence-based model for teen
pregnancy prevention
Increase public awareness of the issue of teen pregnancy through
public events and media
Work with people of color and underserved populations to address
existing health disparities & raise awareness about healthy lifestyle
practices
Work with health and human service agencies on policy
development & systems change to improve access to healthcare
Serve as information and referral clearinghouse for issues related
to health disparities
COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES
Lung cancer prevention by decreasing tobacco use
Increase colorectal cancer screening rates
Increase breast cancer screening rates
Economic Self-Sufficiency
Healthy Family & Social Relationships
Community Connectedness
Ensure Calhoun County will have a coordinated system of
community resources and supports for all families in order to
provide a great start for children from birth through age eight
Build public support for early childhood investment through
advocacy and educational activities at the local and state level
The Coordinating Council (TCC) of Calhoun County - Community Report Card 2010-11 Page 9