2019-2021 Community Health Needs Assessment and Health Improvement Plan Seeks Community Input

CONTACT:
Patrice Lambert
Executive Director
Dubuque County Health Department
563-557-7396
patrice.lambert@dubuquecounty.us
www.dubuquecounty.org

August 2, 2018 -- For Immediate Release

DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Community Health Needs Assessment and Health Improvement Plan (CHNA & HIP) Steering Committee invite community input through comments on the needs, goals and action steps for the draft plan. The Steering Committee consists of representatives from:

Dubuque County Health Department-Patrice Lambert
City of Dubuque Health Services Department-Mary Rose Corrigan
City of Dubuque Planning Services- Travis Schrobilgen
Visiting Nurse Association-Stacey Killian
Crescent Community Health Center-Angela Petsche
UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital-Jon Wilkes
Mercy Medical Center-Joe Norris and Matt Daughenbaugh

Four tasks forces addressed the focus areas of:

Healthy Behaviors and Lifestyles
Disease Infection Control
Healthcare Access
Environmental Health

Approximately 53 individuals representing 21 organizations participated in identifying strengths, assets, needs, weaknesses, goals and action steps. The Steering Committee now seeks input on the proposed 2019-2021 CHNA-HIP through comments.
If you’d like to review the draft of the 2019-2021 Dubuque County Community Health Needs Assessment and Health Improvement Plan report, the link is available on various websites such as:

Dubuque County Health Department: https://dubuquecounty.org/health-department/
City Health Services: http://cityofdubuque.org/152/Health
Visiting Nurses Association: https://www.unitypoint.org/dubuque/services-vna.aspx
Crescent Community Health Center: http://crescentchc.org/
UnityPoint Finley Hospital: https://www.unitypoint.org/dubuque/default.aspx
Mercy Medical Center: http://www.mercydubuque.com/

Please email any comments that you may have by Friday, August 10, 2018 to:
Patrice.lambert@dubuquecounty.us.

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