Community
Health
Because
each community served by Columbia Memorial Hospital has its own
unique set of health issues and because partnerships are so critical
in improving community health, we are committed to further identifying
community issues and working with local partners. Through a coordinated
approach to community service, Columbia Memorial Hospital’s
goal is to enhance our neighbor’s health status, community
by community.
During
the past year, Columbia Memorial Hospital enjoyed recognition
of its Community Health Program and commitment to excellence:
Diabetes
Take Charge Program.
Quit
Program
Columbia
Memorial Hospital identifies community needs by examining information
that pinpoints where services are needed, and by listening to
the individuals we serve. In fact, assessing the health
care needs for our community is an ongoing process at Columbia
Memorial Hospital. It involves every individual in our system – Board of Directors, associates, volunteers, and physicians
– and we reach out and ask community members themselves.
Meeting
Community Needs
In
2006 Columbia Memorial Hospital participated with various organizations
both public and private in an effort to address community needs.
Diabetes
Education: Diabetes Take Charge Program offers diabetes education
by a certified diabetic educator. The program educators worked
with physicians to coordinate a presentation on diabetes. In addition
the hospital actively participates in the Diabetes Coalition of
the Greater Capitol Region.
Community
Education Programs
In
collaboration with local agencies, physicians, and the community,
the Hospital offers community education programs. Among the various
health topics of interest were:
•
Asthma Education – Open Airways®
• Safe Sitter
• Lyme Disease
• Smoking Cessation
• Colon Cancer
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Prenatal Education
• Prostate Cancer
• Diabetes
• Menopause
• Breast Cancer
• AIDS Information
•
Skin Cancer
• Hand washing
•
Obesity
Working
with Our Community
To
further our goal of enhancing community health status, Columbia
Memorial Hospital has formed or joined a number of organizations
to work collaboratively on critical issues.
These
partnerships include participation in:
•
Columbia-Greene Diabetes Coalition
• Columbia County Community Healthcare Consortium
• Healthy Women Partnership
• Columbia Opportunities Advisory Board
• Even Start Committee
• Columbia-Greene Community College
• Rip Van Winkle Tobacco Coalition
• Questar Visions Program
• Columbia County Department of Health
• Greene County Department of Health
• Operation Unit
• Greene County Rural Health
• Reach Center, Inc
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Greene
• Mental Health Association of Columbia and Greene Counties
• Columbia County Mental Health Center
• Catholic Charities of Columbia and Greene Counties
• Law Enforcement Agencies
• Greene County Mental Health Center
• Greene County Youth Bureau
• Support for local agencies and businesses, churches
and synagogues schools in Columbia and Greene counties regarding
health topics
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