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Amador County Public Health unveils new Community Health Improvement Plan focused on chronic disease, suicide prevention and access to care
Summary
Public Health staff presented Amador County's first Community Health Improvement Plan, which identifies chronic disease prevention, suicide and self-harm prevention, and access to care as priorities and proposes strategies including workshops, a patient navigator program and partnerships with behavioral health and community-based organizations.
Amador County Public Health presented its first Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), the result of a community health assessment that identified three top priorities: chronic disease prevention, suicide and self-harm prevention, and improving access to care.
"Three crucial things came up when we were working with the community: chronic disease prevention, suicide and self-harm prevention, and access to care," said Stacy, a program coordinator at Amador County Public Health. Data analyst Cole Hasson added local statistics showing higher-than-state-average rates in some measures, noting, for example, an elevated suicide mortality rate across recent years.
The CHIP outlines strategies and specific activities tied to measurable performance indicators, responsible parties and accountability through a CHIP review and evaluation committee. Proposed actions include evidence-based workshops, screenings, community outreach, and a patient navigator program to help residents access appointments (including coordination with Sutter Hospital). The presentation materials flagged that some indicators are influenced by small-population effects, and staff agreed to include age-group breakdowns in future reporting where data privacy rules allow.
Supervisors and attendees asked whether the CHIP addressed issues such as autism and age-related suicide risk; staff said the CHIP did not focus on autism specifically but that public-health programs working with children with special needs exist and that age is a risk factor for suicide. The board thanked staff and encouraged follow-up and community engagement.
Next steps: CHIP documents will be made available to the public and staff will engage the CHIP review committee to implement and track performance measures.
