F I GHT I NG ADDI CT I ON AND I MPROVI NG BE HAVI ORAL HE AL T H
T he Pub lic He a lth Crisis o f T his Ge ne ra tio n & De la wa re ’ s Pla n fo r the F uture
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F I GHT I NG ADDI CT I ON AND I MPROVI NG BE HAVI ORAL HE AL T H T he Pub lic He a lth Crisis o f T his Ge ne ra tio n & De la wa re s Pla n fo r the F uture L t. Go ve rno r Be tha ny Ha ll-L o ng , Ph.D, RNC, F
his ma ke s the priso n syste m o r la rg e st tre a tme nt pro vide r.
What Ar e T he Cause s for Highe r Rate s of Addic tion and Me ntal Illne ss?
a c k o f Ac c e ss to T re a tme nt/ T ra nspo rta tio n
a c k o f Pre ve ntio n/ E a rly I nte rve ntio n
20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 NUMBE R OF DE AT HS
Numb e r o f De a ths fo r Se le c te d Ca use s, De la wa re 1990- 2015
Ac c ide nta l po iso ning b y & e xpo sure to drug s Mo to r Ve hic le Ac c ide nts
So urc e : De la wa re He a lth a nd So c ia l Se rvic e s, Divisio n of Pub lic He a lth, De la wa re He a lth Sta tistic s Ce nte r, Divisio n o f Pub lic He a lth
irst Re spo nde rs/ L a w E nfo rc e me nt
re a tme nt e xpa nsio n in unde rse rve d a re a s
nitia tive
a ta lity Re vie w Co mmissio n
nsura nc e Co mpa nie s to Pro vide Co ve ra g e F
npa tie nt T re a tme nt, While Re duc ing Ba rrie rs to Ac c e ss.
He a lth Co nso rtium.
he b ill e sta b lishe s a n o ve rsig ht b o dy tha t will c o o rdina te the Sta te ’ s priva te a nd pub lic b o die s to re duc e c urre nt silo s, e sta b lish g re a te r a c c e ss to c a re , a nd c o mb a t a ddic tio n a nd impro ve me nta l he a lth se rvic e s.
he Co nso rtium c a lls fo r g ra ssro o ts a dvo c a c y g ro ups, no n-fo r-pro fits, pro vide rs, he a lth syste ms, first re spo nde rs a nd c o mmunity me mb e rs to c o lla b o ra te to ta c kle the pre ssing issue s in the F irst Sta te .
he Co nso rtium is mo de le d a fte r the De la wa re Ca nc e r Co nso rtium.
de ntifying , b o th q ua ntita te a nd q ua lita tive , the pre ssing issue s:
ta ng ib le a c tio n pla n.
mple me nting a c tio n pla n & a sse ssing re sult
K-5 We llne ss Ce nte r E xpansion
a rg e ting T itle I funde d e le me nta ry sc ho o ls within ide ntifie d “ho tspo t” using CDC da ta
unde rse rve d po pula tio n
Ca re Pro vide rs
unding g e ne ra te d via Me dic a id e xpa nsio n a nd lo c a l sc ho o l distric t do lla rs
Community He alth Wor ke r s
Co mmunity He a lth Wo rke r Pro g ra m
individua ls to pe rfo rm b a sic he a lth a sse ssme nt a nd c a re
individua ls suffe ring fro m a ddic tio n
and ove r dose de aths
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Perspective
Asse ts He alth Status Imple me ntation Pr
L e ar ning
Pr e ve ntion is Ke y
Strategic Focus:
Prevent Substance Abuse
Stra te g y Ma p
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ants, Contr ac ts, and Payme nt Str ate gie s
e ve nt life - thr e ate ning adve rse outc ome s
e at addic tions and substanc e use disorde rs
se lf- me dic ate , c ontrol ac c e ss to addic tive substanc e s and promote prote c tive fac tors
fo rmula te a stro ng pa th fo rwa rd
a ro a d ma p to c o mb a ting the c ritic a l issue s
he wo rk o f the De la wa re Drug Mo nito ring I nitia tive And Ove rdo se F a ta lity Re vie w Co mmissio n will c o ntinue to spo tlig ht c ritic a l a re a s o f ne e d
a rg e ting hig h impa c t a re a s a nd pro pe rly dispa tc hing re so urc e s to the se a re a s, a ll while wo rking with pro vide rs a nd first re spo nde rs, will sa ve live s
b a se d, pe rso n-c e nte re d, q ua lity c a re tra nsfo rms tho se impa c te d
a rly inte rve ntio n, c o o rdina te d tre a tme nt fro m he a lth pro vide rs, a nd inc re a se d pro g ra ms will dire c tly impa c t po pula tio n he a lth o utc o me s
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