Rick Phillips

This document details the Stephens County Hospital Authority's implementation strategies to address needs identified in the 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment. The plan focuses on public health education for Diabetes and Respiratory Diseases, providing diagnostic resources to a free clinic, fostering community engagement through organizational participation, collaborating with the Economic Development Authority for industry attraction, developing and distributing health education materials, and exploring expansion of elder care and memory care services.

This Implementation Strategy outlines Stephens County Hospital's plans to address prioritized community health needs identified in the 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The plan focuses on four key areas: Substance Abuse, Access to Care, Behavioral and Mental Health, and Maternal and Child Health. It details specific strategies to address these health issues over a three-year period, aiming to improve community health outcomes.

This document is a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for the Northeast Georgia region, conducted collaboratively by six hospitals with Northeast Georgia Health System as the coordinating partner. The assessment, a triennial process, aims to identify and prioritize unmet community health needs by analyzing data, gathering community input, and evaluating past efforts. The key strategic priorities identified for Fiscal Year 2022 are Mental and Behavioral Health, Access to Care, and Healthy Behaviors, with an overarching focus on achieving greater health equity by addressing socioeconomic barriers.