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4 <br /> 1 Community Health Assessment + Evidence Base <br /> 2 - Access to Care <br /> 3 - Substance Abuse & Mental Health <br /> 4 - Childhood & Family Obesity <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Evidence Based Decisions (flowchart) <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Access to Care <br /> 9 Specifically: <br /> 10 • Lack of awareness of existing resources <br /> 11 • Low Health Literacy <br /> 12 • Sporadic availability transportation to health care <br /> 13 <br /> 14 - Catalyze partnerships in Orange County <br /> 15 - Advocate for and communicate about effective interventions <br /> 16 - Encourage innovation at the OCHD <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Access to Care <br /> 19• Exploring the link between health and access to transportation <br /> 20• Pursuing OCHD representation on a transit board <br /> 21• <br /> 22 Access to Care <br /> 23 Innovations Grant <br /> 24 • 2013 Grant cycle near complete <br /> 25 • 2013 Grants <br /> 26 - EHR Integrated Medical Equipment <br /> 27 - OCHD Media Resources <br /> 28 - Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention <br /> 29 - Tobacco Cessation for County Employees <br /> 30 Wide Angle Lens <br /> 31 • Advocacy training for framing children's mental health issues <br /> 32 - Part I — Fall 2012 <br /> 33 - Part 2—January 2013 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Access to Care <br /> 36• - Creating Health Literacy Policy for OCHD, with national expert at UNC-CH <br /> 37• - Health Literacy Policy as eventual model for OC organizations <br /> 38• <br /> 39 Looking Forward (timeline) <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Matthew Kelm said evidence based strategies ensure that the department is using <br /> 42 finances and community resources as efficiently as possible. He used the example of <br /> 43 childhood obesity interventions, which began as 24 strategies that were then narrowed down to <br /> 44 the 5 that were the best fit for the County. He said 1 out of 4 County residents in the community <br /> 45 health assessment were uncomfortable speaking with their physician. <br /> 46 He said physical access to healthcare is a subject of sporadic availability due to <br /> 47 transportation. He said access to care is a wide category with 5 parts, or 5 A's. These are: <br /> 48 availability, affordability, accessibility, acceptability, and accommodation. <br /> 49 He said that one focus of increasing access to care is examining transportation in the <br /> 50 County. He reviewed a map developed by staff that depicts the location of medical facilities, <br />