Prevention Agenda Update - Summary Findings from First Year Survey - Next Steps

Sep 19, 2026

Prevention Agenda Update from the Office of Public Health Practice, NYSDOH, dated July 24, 2015, summarizes first-year survey findings and reviews progress toward meeting health objectives. It highlights implementation status across local health departments and hospitals, outlines challenges in identifying and tracking processes, and notes partnership strengths and gaps. The update connects local planning with health reform linkages and presents next steps for the next cycle, including upcoming committee meetings.

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Summary Findings from First Year Survey

Progress on Meeting Health Objectives

Links with Health Reform

Next Steps and Next Cycle of Local Planning

Next Meeting of Ad Hoc Committee (September 24)

Prevention Agenda Update Office of Public Health Practice, NYSDOH July 24, 2015 Prevention Agenda Update: • Summary Findings from First Year Survey • Progress on Meeting Health Objectives • Links with Health Reform • Next Steps, including Next Cycle of Local Planning • Next Meeting of Ad Hoc Committee: September 24 Lessons Learned, First Year Survey • LHDs and Hospitals are on track with implementation • LHDs and hospitals implementing a mix of evidence-based and “other”interventions and strategies • Identifying and tracking process is challenging • Collaboration in communities is strong, but some partners remain a challenge to involve, including health insurance plans, faith based organizations, schools, business and media. • Health Disparities continues to be focus, but hard to measure progress. • Hospitals are often but not always connecting PA work with other health reform efforts. (n=30) Percentage Of Local Health Departments, Hospitals Reporting On At least One Intervention* By Priority Area, December 2014 100 Percent 80 60 40 20 0 | 94.9 | 95.9 | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 41.3 | | | | | | | | | | | 24.1 26 | | | 27.6 | | | | | | | | 10.3
| 9.8
| | | | 3.4
| 7.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prevent Chronic Diseases Promote a Health and Safe Environment Promote Health Women, Infants and Children Promote Mental Health And Prevent Substance Abuse Prevent HIV/STDs. VaccinePreventableDisease, and HealthcareAssociatedInfections Priority Area LHDs N=58 Hospitals N=123 LHD Hospitals Percent 50.0 45.0 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Chronic Disease Interventions Among Local Health Departments, Hospitals, December 2014 | 46.5 44.3 | | | | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22.6 20.0 | | | | 14.3 | | | | 12.0 | | | | 8.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | | 2.5 | | | Other Increase participation of adult with chronic illness in a class to learn how to manage their condition. Create linkages with local health care Increase the number employers and service systems to connect patients to community providers in your county to adopt standards preventative resources. for healthy food and beverage procurement. Support use of alternative locations to deliver preventive services, including cancer screening. LHDs Hospitals LHDs N=70 Hospitals N=159 Percent 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Healthy Women, Infants And Children Interventions Among Local Health Departments, Hospitals December 2014 | 57.1 | 56.4 | | --- | --- | | | | | | | | 37.5
28.6 | | | | | | 12.5
9.1 | | | 7.1
3.1 | | Promote Breastfeeding Other Provide timely, continuous and Provide education to health care providers Integrate preconception and comprehensive prenatal care services to to reduce preterm birth. interconception care into routine primary pregnant women care for women LHDs N=12 Hospitals N=32 LHDs Hospitals Percent 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Mental Health And Substance Abuse Interventions Among Local Health Departments, Hospitals, December 2014 | 45.8 | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | 32.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14.7 | | | | | 12.5 | 11.8 | | | | | | 4.2 | 8.3 | | 2.9 | | | | Other Build community coalitions that advance the State's 'Suicide as a Never Event' through promotion and prevention activities Administer screening programs such as SBIRT, Symptom Checklist 90 etc. Implement mental health promotion and antistigma campaigns Mental Health Interventions LHDs N=24 Hospitals N=34 LHDs Hospitals Percent Of Interventions Addressing A Disparity Among Local Health Departments, Hospitals, December 2014 100 ~~ ~~

FAQs

What does the Prevention Agenda Update cover?

It covers summary findings from a first-year survey, progress toward health objectives, links with health reform, and next steps for the next cycle of local planning.

How are local health departments and hospitals progressing with implementation?

Both are reported to be on track with implementation, using a mix of evidence-based and other interventions and strategies.

What challenges were identified from the first-year survey?

Identifying and tracking process measures is challenging, and some partners remain difficult to involve, including health insurance plans, faith-based organizations, schools, businesses, and media.

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