Taking Action

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Taking Action

• Action Items from the MAPP Assessments

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MAPP Assessments

• Community Health Assessment
• PACE EH
• BRFSS
• Community Health Profile
• Local Public Health System Performance Assessment
• Community Themes and Strengths
• Forces of Change

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Areas of Opportunity Top 5

• Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Preventive Health Care Practices
• Infectious Disease
• Environmental Health
• Peace and Well Being

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Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Nutrition and Physical Activity

• GOAL Reduce the prevalence of obesity, high
  blood pressure, and diabetes through improved
  nutrition and increased physical activity

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Nutrition and Physical Activity

• Increase percentage of residents
• participating in physical activity
• consuming the recommended daily intake of fruits
  and vegetables
• consuming foods with total fat content at or
  below recommended levels
• drinking the recommended daily intake of water
• Consuming low sugar and low salt foods

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Preventive Healthcare Practices

• Smaller proportion of Burlington County residents
  underwent prostate cancer screening than U.S.
  residents as a whole
• Only 62 of residents gt 50 years old have
  undergone a colonoscopy
• Only 32.7 of residents have received a pneumonia
  shot and only 41.7 have received a flu shot
• 29 of residents interviewed smoked everyday
• 60 of smokers in the county have
  tried to quit

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Preventive Healthcare Practices
GOAL Increase preventive healthcare practices
including cancer screenings, immunizations,
smoking cessation, and smoking prevention
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Preventive Healthcare Practices

• Increase breast, colon, oral, and prostate cancer
  screenings
• Increase immunization rates in both children and
  adults
• Decrease the percentage of people who smoke
  cigarettes every day
• Increase the percentage of smokers who attempt to
  quit for one day or longer

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Infectious Disease

• Hepatitis C and Lyme Disease are the two most
  frequently reported diseases in Burlington County
• Other vector-borne diseases like babesiosis and
  ehrlichiosis are increasing
• Climate change and global mobility increase the
  risk of other vector-borne diseases in our county

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Infectious Disease

• Preventable infections like STDs and HIV/AIDS
  continue to afflict our residents
• Chlamydia infections are on the increase in the
  county
• Pandemic flu and other emerging infections like
  SARS remain a potential threat to the countys
  health

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Infectious Disease
GOAL Reduce the burden of infectious diseases,
including HIV/AIDS, STDs, Hepatitis C,
vector-borne diseases, and emerging infectious
diseases
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Infectious Disease

• Increase the number of high-risk individuals
  tested for HIV
• Decrease the number of repeat clients at STD
  clinics
• Decrease the number of acute hepatitis C cases in
  the county
• Decrease the number of vectorborne diseases in
  the county
• Enhance the capacity of the countys public
  health emergency response

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Environmental Health

• PACE survey identified 6 key areas
• air quality, water quality, overcrowding,
• traffic congestion, pest control, litter
• Ranked 10th in state for environmental releases
• Ranked 2nd in state for release of lead compounds
• 4th in nation for number of
  Superfund sites

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Environmental Health
GOAL Improve the environmental health of
Burlington County
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Environmental Health

• Decrease the amount of visible litter in the
  county
• Improve the air quality of the county by
  advocating for environmentally sound
  transportation options
• Improve the water quality of the county by
  decreasing the number of water sources testing
  positive for contaminants
• Prevent additional Superfund sites in the county
  while ensuring the remediation of
  existing sites

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Peace and Well Being

• 14 of county residents interviewed have
  participated in binge drinking more than once in
  the last 30 days
• 19 of county households have firearms 16 of
  those guns are loaded 62 of these loaded guns
  are unlocked
• 10 of those interviewed reported mental health
  not good gt 1 week each month

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Peace and Well Being
GOAL Promote peace and well-being in the
community
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Peace and Well Being

• Decrease the overall number of days that
  residents report their mental health was not good
• Decrease gang activity, teen violence, and
  bullying
• Decrease the number of residents with loaded,
  unlocked firearms in their homes
• Decrease the number of residents that
  abuse drugs and alcohol

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Breakout Sessions

• We want your input!!
• Five breakout groups
• Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Preventive Health Care Practices
• Infectious Disease
• Environmental Health
• Peace and Well Being