JRMC prioritizing local health needs for community

As a follow-up, on behalf of the Community Health Partnership, in early May Jamestown Regional Medical Center had held a community session for prioritizing its local health needs based on the community health survey assessment results. The primary goal of this event was to prioritize Stutsman County’s greatest health needs in efforts of being the healthiest community to live, learn, work and play. I have attached the flyer that was used for this event.
As a result of this meeting, four priority areas were determined to focus on for 2015-2018 and those are:
* physical environment – not enough affordable housing
* access to care – cost and adequacy of health insurance
* obesity and physical activity
* employment – workforce
Next steps
To continue this process, the next step is to develop a Community Health Improvement Plan. The Community Health Improvement Plan is an action-orientated plan that outlines priority community health issues based on the community health assessment findings and the county health rankings. This plan addresses how these issues will be approached, including strategies and measures, to ultimately help improve the health of our community.
JRMC is asking for community participation in completing the survey to help determine its action plan and strategy moving forward. This survey will allow the community to provide input on developing the action plans and strategy moving forward.
The survey is live now through June 25. The link can be found on the JRMC website or Central Valley Health’s website. The survey can also be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/STSCO_CHIP2015 .