Building Healthier Communities: Community Health Needs Assessment
MidMichigan Health's 2012 Community Health Needs Assessment supports our Mission to provide excellent health services to improve quality of life. This report creates a picture of the health status of the people living in the regions we serve. The following are areas of need and action for measureable improvement.
Area of Need
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Action Focus
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Access to Care
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Initiation and coordination of care. Continuity of services between acute and chronic health care needs to achieve seamless care. It impacts all other areas. Particular concern for the underinsured and uninsured.
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Health Outcomes:
Heart Disease, Cancer & Diabetes
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Risk factors as well as populations at risk for heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Referrals and follow-up care resultant from preventive clinical services and health screenings to detect early onset of illness and disease
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Health Care Behaviors
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Behaviors important to long term health like a healthy diet, regular physical activity, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. They can be modified for health improvement.
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Maternal and Infant Health
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Improved pregnancy and postpartum health behaviors to improve the health and wellbeing of mothers and infants.
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Building Healthier Communities: 2012 Financial Contribution to Health
Community outreach activities are based upon our Community Health Needs Assessment Plan*, and our financial contribution reflects the costs incurred. During fiscal year 2012, MidMichigan Health's total contribution to community health was $88 million in charity care, community benefit, uncompensated care and unreimbursed Medicare for the more than 700,000 people in our 14-county region.
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