Assessing and Improving Community Health in Wisconsin
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center
Implementation Approaches
Strategy: Improve the health of patients with mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse issues through increased access to education and care for these patients
Tactics:
- Continue to develop and offer various access sites and programs for mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse treatment
- Partner with local agencies to provide education and support for patients and families living with mental health, substance abuse and/or alcohol abuse issues
Strategy: Improve the physical health of patients living in the primary service area
Tactics:
- Support obesity and nutrition education
- Provide free health screenings at health fairs and community events
- Partner with local schools to provide educational programs
- Provide health options to employees of Mercyhealth
- Support and sponsor athletic events and other programs that promote physical activity in the community
Strategy: Improve the health of patients with mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse issues through increased access to education and care for these patients
Tactics:
- Continue to develop and offer various access sites and programs for mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse treatment
- Partner with local agencies to provide education and support for patients and families living with mental health, substance abuse and/or alcohol abuse issues
Strategy: Improve the health of patients with mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse issues through increased access to education and care for these patients
- Continue to develop and offer various access sites and programs for mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse treatment
- Implemented Urgent Clinic – appointments (within seven days) for patients discharging from the Behavioral Health Unit
Strategy: Improve the long term health of the community through chronic disease prevention
Tactics:
Promote education and awareness for prevention of chronic conditions:
- Participate in community health fairs
- Offer free screenings for certain chronic conditions
- Primary care physicians provide education on prevention of chronic conditions
- Ronald McDonald Care Mobile
- Smoking cessation
Diabetes, Heart Disease, COPD, Hypertension:
- Increase access to education and programs through current Mercyhealth chronic disease prevention initiatives
- Partner with local and national organizations to promote and create awareness of diabetes
Strategy: Improve the health of patients with mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse issues through increased access to education and care for these patients
Tactics:
- Continue to develop and offer various access sites and programs for mental health, substance abuse and alcohol abuse treatment
- Implemented Urgent Clinic – appointments (within seven days) for patients discharging from the Behavioral Health Unit
- Continue to monitor current Mercyhealth Behavioral Health programs and modify locations, services and other needs as necessary
- Partner with local agencies to provide education and support for patients and families living with mental health, substance abuse and/or alcohol abuse issues
- Host a services of three Youth Mental Health First Aid workshop