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Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership�Diabetes Strategy Development

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Jacqueline Wells, Local Health Improvement Planner�

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Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership (HSMP)

4 Action Teams that meet monthly to address priority health needs

  • Behavioral Health
  • Chronic Disease
  • Environmental Health
  • Violence, Injury, and Trauma

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CHIP Process in 2021

  • Collaborative Strategic Planning
    • Review Key Findings in the CHA
    • Select Data Measures to Review Annually
    • Establish evidence based, promising practice and new ideas for including as team, community, and partner specific strategies

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New Format for Healthy St. Mary’s 2026: Objectives

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New Format for Healthy St. Mary’s 2026: Strategies

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2021 Prioritized Strategies

  • Promote pre-diabetes screening
    • Radio PSA, online ads, social media, printed postcard
  • Eat, Live, and Be Healthy Webinar Series
    • Highlight local exercise opportunities and facilities.
    • Expand the implementation of healthy cooking, healthy eating education and skill-building opportunities.
  • Promote ALIVE-PD Program & local DPP cohorts
  • More to Explore Program
  • Asset mapping and gap analysis of local exercise opportunities.

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Facilitators & Barriers in Strategy Development

Facilitators

  • Chronic Disease Action Team
  • SMCHD (LHIC Support Staff & Health Equity Outreach Team)

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Barriers

  • Need for incentives
  • Awareness of programs
  • COVID

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What’s Next?

  • Expanding on webinar series in 2022 to incorporate a challenge for community members
  • Community Gardens Project spearheaded by Recreation & Parks