Assessing and Improving Community Health in Wisconsin
Kenosha County Division of Health
Implementation Approaches
- Alcohol use
- Diet & exercise
- Drug use
- Sexual activity
- Tobacco use
- Access to care
- Quality of care
- Chronic disease
- Mental health
- Community safety
- Education
- Employment & income
- Housing & transit
2020 Goals:
-Promote the responsible use of alcohol.
Impact Objectives:
- Reduce binge and heavy drinking in colleges.
- Increase the number of community organizations, employers, and institutions that promote responsible use of alcohol for sponsored gatherings or events.
- Reduce the incidence of binge drinking in Kenosha County.
2020 Goals:
-Promote the importance of physical activity and proper nutrition.
-Promote physical activity and healthy food choices for youth
Impact Objectives:
- Increase the number of families engaging in physical activity together.
- Increase the number of restaurants/school cafeterias offering/promoting healthy food choices.
- Reduce the number of hospitalizations related to opiate use.
2020 Goals:
-Promote a healthy reproductive system.
Impact Objectives:
- Increase reproductive health education and awareness.
- Decrease the number of adults who report tobacco use.
2020 Goals:
-Reduce premature deaths in Kenosha County.
-Improve Kenosha County immunization rate for children 2 years and younger.
-Improve the Kenosha County infant mortality rate among the African American population.
-Ensure all Kenosha County residents have access to a primary care provider.
Impact Objectives:
- Improve access to primary care providers for residents who live below 200% of the federal poverty level.
- Strengthen the linkage and referral system between social service and health care agencies.
- Increase delivery of culturally competent services.
Increase the diversity of the mental health/AODA workforce.
Provide culturally diverse programs, services
- Increase implementation of the current National Institute (NIH) of Health asthma guidelines for optimal diagnosis and management of asthma by all health care providers.
- Reduce or control environmental factors associated with asthma.
- Increase asthma education consistent with the current NIH asthma guidelines.
- Dementia Friendly Community Training
2020 Goal: Reduce the number injuries and deaths related to falls.
Impact Objectives:
- Increase activity programs to decrease falls in the elderly population.
2020 Goals:
-Individuals served by Kenosha County’s mental health and substance abuse programs will reflect the diversity of the community.
-Quality of life will be improved for persons with mental illness.
-Kenosha County residents will have a greater understanding of mental illness and where they can go for assistance.
Impact Objectives:
- Increase the diversity of the mental health/AODA workforce.
- Reduce stigma of mental illness in the community.
- Increase options for housing, treatment and employment for persons with mental illness and substance abuse addiction
- Provide culturally diverse programs, services.
- Increase screening for risk of depression and substance abuse issues.
2020 Goals:
-Reduce access to lethal means.
-Reduce the number of injuries and deaths related to motor vehicle crashes.
-Reduce the number injuries and deaths related to falls.
Impact Objectives:
- Increase use of cable gun locks.
- Increase community education on means restriction.
- Increase the use of child passenger safety seats and seat belts.
- Increase activity programs to decrease falls in the elderly population.
- Increase mental health community resources.
- Improve high school graduation rate.
- Increase options for housing, treatment and employment for persons with mental illness and substance abuse addiction
- Decrease the number of children in poverty.
2020 Goals:
-Improve air quality.
Impact Objectives:
- Increase implementation of the current National Institute (NIH) of Health asthma guidelines for optimal diagnosis and management of asthma by all health care providers.
- Reduce or control environmental factors associated with asthma.
- Increase asthma education consistent with the current NIH asthma guidelines.
- Increase options for housing, treatment and employment for persons with mental illness and substance abuse addiction