LHIP History

The Local Health Improvement Process

Steps taken by the Frederick County Health Care Coalition as part of the Local Health Improvement process:

Gather health related data
Present that data to the community
Convene a Health Priority Setting Summit for all interested persons
Develop a Local Health Improvement Plan centered around the top priorities identified during the Health Priority Setting Summit
Convene work-groups for each priority to establish associated objectives, strategies, measures and responsible entities
Evaluate progress continually
Report back to the community on a periodic basis

2022 Health Priority Public Input Session

The LHIP Public Input Session convened 1/19/2022 to gather community feedback on five priority health indicators: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Adolescents, Type 2 Diabetes, Lack of Early Prenatal Care, and Obesity in Adults and Adolescents. Following consideration of the public input and a feasibility/readiness evaluation, the Coalition Board announced 2/9/2022 the following three priorities for health improvement for the period 2022-2025:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Adolescents - new action plan pending
Diabetes, Type 2 - new action plan pending
Mental Health - new action plan pending

2019 Health Priority Setting Summit

Health Priority Setting Summit convened 1/15/2019. The three priorities identified for health improvement for the period of 2019-2022 were:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)/Infant Health - Action Plan
Behavioral Health - Action Plan
Chronic Disease - Action Plan

2016 Health Priority Setting Summit

Health Priority Setting Summit convened 9/13/2016. The three priorities identified for health improvement for the period of 2016-2019 were:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)- Action Plan, Final Recommendation
Behavioral Health - Action Plan, Final Report
Senior Support - Action Plan, Final Report

2014 Health Priority Setting Summit

Health Priority Setting Summit convened 2/4/2014. The five priorities identified for health improvement for the period of 2014-2016 were:

Behavioral Health - Action Plan, Final Report
Affordable Dental Care - Action Plan, Final Report
Education Support - Action Plans for the adult subgroup (youth and seniors action plans are not active), Final Report
Health Disparities - Action Plan, Final Report
Frail Senior Support - Action Plan, Final Report

2011 Health Priority Setting Summit

Health Priority Setting Summit convened on 10/05/2011. The six priorities identified for health improvement for the period of 2012-2014 were:

Mental Health
Affordable Dental Care
Wellness & Prevention
Access to Care
Health Disparities
Early Childhood Growth & Development
- Summary of Evaluations
- Frederick County Data Slide Show

2006 Inaugural Frederick Health Summit

The first Frederick Health Summit convened on May 12, 2006 with the theme of "Improving Access to Care".

Summit Summary Proceedings

All Summits were sponsored by the Frederick County Health Department, Frederick Health Hospital (formerly Frederick Memorial Hospital), and the Frederick County Health Care Coalition.