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Tompkins County board reviews 2025–2030 CHIP priorities; perinatal mental‑health screening and mammogram access discussed
Summary
County public‑health staff presented the draft 2025–2030 Community Health Improvement Plan priorities (housing, nutrition security, substance‑use prevention, perinatal care, chronic disease) and sought board input on interventions including prenatal/postpartum mental‑health screening and a mammogram scheduling pilot; staff noted a reported 53% mammography rate among Medicaid‑eligible women in the cited data.
Tompkins County public‑health staff used the board’s March meeting to solicit input on concrete interventions for the 2025–2030 Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), emphasizing a short timeline: the county must submit the CHIP action plan to New York State by June 30.
Staff presenter Sam (title on record: public‑health presenter) summarized priorities identified from the recently completed Community Health Assessment: housing stability and affordability, nutrition security, substance misuse/overdose prevention, improved perinatal care and chronic disease prevention, including heart disease and cancer screening. Sam said the county is building an action plan that pairs objectives, suggested interventions and measurable process…
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