Indiana State Health Improvement Plan (I-SHIP) - State of Indiana

INDIANA STATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Partnering for the Public’s Health
SECTION 2: HEALTH PRIORITIES
FRAMEWORK
Health priorities featured in this plan were arrived at by considering the
prevalence of morbidity and mortality in Indiana coupled with selected
public health priorities identified by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), also known as the CDC Winnable Battles. Once these
priorities were identified, the Executive Committee considered them in
light of the 10 essential services of public health.
Therefore, all activities associated with the intended outcomes for the six
health priorities were divided into two major categories 1) health
promotion and 2) access to care. They were then further segmented
categories related to system change, health communication, community
intervention, or other. The activities were based on whether they pertained
to primary, secondary and/or tertiary prevention. For the sake of efficiency
and to avoid duplication, all outcomes, activities and responsible partners
were derived from already existing ISDH improvement plans for the
majority of the six Indiana health priorities.
� Assure Food Safety by reducing infectious/intoxication
associated with food-borne illness outbreaks due to
pathogens commonly transmitted through foods.
� Reduce Healthcare Associated Infections by reducing
the standardized infection ration for healthcare associated
infections in healthcare facilities.
� Reduce the burden of HIV, Sexually Transmitted
Diseases and Viral Hepatitis by decreasing incidence in
Indiana.
� Reduce Infant Mortality by decreasing the percentage of
preterm births in Indiana.
� Increase Hoosiers at a Healthy Weight by reducing the
prevalence of Obesity in Indiana.
� Decrease Tobacco Usage to reduce the tobacco burden on
Indiana.