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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 - Action Plan and slide presentation
- Diabetes, Type 2 - Action Plan and slide presentation
- Mental Health - Action Plan and slide presentation
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
2006 Inaugural Frederick Health Summit
The first Frederick Health Summit convened on May 12, 2006 with the theme of "Improving Access to Care".
All Summits were sponsored by the Frederick County Health Department, Frederick Health Hospital (formerly Frederick Memorial Hospital), and the Frederick County Health Care Coalition.
Reference Materials
2019-2021 Local Health Improvement Plan
2016-2019 Local Health Improvement Plan