(BROWN COUNTY, Wis.) – The Beyond Health Steering Committee is excited to announce the official roll-out of the 2018‑2020 Beyond Health Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Brown County.
“The Beyond Health Community Health Improvement Plan is a long-term, systematic effort to address public health problems in Brown County,” says Anna Destree, Brown County Public Health Officer and Chair of the Beyond Health Steering Committee. “It is based on the results of the community health assessment process, and will serve as the framework for Brown County community health initiatives between now and 2020.”
Public Health is mandated to complete a Community Health Assessment (CHA)/ Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) every 5 years per Wisconsin State Statute and hospital systems must complete a community health needs assessment (CHNA) every 3 years due to the Affordable Care Act. To align public health and hospital mandates, Beyond Health completes a CHA/CHIP process every three years.
“On October 17, 2017, 125 community members from 50 different agencies gathered at Lambeau field for a Community Health Assessment Summit,” says Debbie Armbruster, City of De Pere Health Officer and Beyond Health Steering Committee member. “Presentations were made by subject matter experts on an array of data to inform the attendees of the top health priorities and the progress the four existing taskforces had made since the last CHA in 2014. After interactive discussion by the attendees, 7 health topic areas were identified.”
The Beyond Health Steering Committee took the top 3 health priorities to continue focusing on for the next 3 years and then set out to develop strategic plans to address each priority.
The key health priorities identified were:
1) Obesity: Too many Brown County residents are at an unhealthy weight
2) Mental Health: Too many Brown County residents experience poor mental health
3) Drugs & Alcohol: Too many Brown County residents struggle with alcohol and drug misuse
To access a printable version of the 2018-2020 Beyond Health Community Health Improvement Plan for Brown County visit: https://tinyurl.com/BrownCountyCHIP
To get involved and/or for more information:
- For questions about the Brown County 2018-2020 Beyond Health Community Health Improvement Plan , the Community Health Assessment process in general, or the Beyond Health Steering Committee, please contact: Anna Destree, Beyond Health Chair @ destree_ac@co.brown.wi.us
- For questions about Obesity as a Brown County Health priority, the work of the Nutrition & Physical Activity Taskforce and/or how to get involved, please contact Jennifer Schnell at Jennifer.Schnell@aurora.org
- For questions about Mental Health as a Brown County priority, the work of the Mental Health Task Force and/or how to get involved, please contact Sharla Baenen at sharla.baenen@bellin.org
- For questions about Drugs & Alcohol as a Brown County priority, the work of the Alcohol & Drug Taskforce and/or how to get involved, please contact Laura Hieb at Laura.Hieb@bellin.org
