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LiveWell Shawnee County outlines seven "impact teams" targeting social determinants of health
Summary
A LiveWell Shawnee County representative briefed the Topeka City CouncilPublic Health and Safety Committee on seven community-led "impact teams" that implement goals from the community health needs assessment, highlighting efforts on infant mortality, food access, mental health and substance misuse.
Sarah Vincent, a presenter for LiveWell Shawnee County, told the City of Topeka Public Health and Safety Committee on July 16 that the coalition organizes its work through seven "impact teams" that implement priorities from the county's community health needs assessment and improvement plan. "LiveWell Shawnee County...is Shawnee County's Health and Wellness Coalition," she said.
The impact teams cover active environment (transportation, trails and sidewalks), healthy babies (infant mortality reduction), healthy food access, mental health and behavioral health, substance misuse prevention and treatment, sexual health education and tobacco/aerosol prevention. Vincent said the healthy babies team…
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