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Working Together for a Healthy New York 1998
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This compilation of reports from leaders of 62 community health partnerships is a publication of the New York State Community Health Partnership (NYSCHP). Its purpose is to encourage sharing of information and ideas among leaders from different communities.
In the spring of 1998 the New York State Department of Health, a founding member of NYSCHP, invited leaders from across the state to nominate or report on projects in preparation for a conference on Communities Working Together for a Healthier New York. The Milbank Memorial Fund, an endowed foundation that has worked in public health since 1905, is publishing and distributing these reportsó62 that were completed of 73 nominations submittedóon behalf of NYSCHP, of which it is also a member.
The NYSCHP, founded in 1997, is a collaboration among leaders and organizations from the public and private sectors to improve the health and well-being of New Yorkís communities. Collectively and individually, members of the NYSCHP serve as catalysts and facilitators for health improvement activities throughout New York State.
The communities whose leaders carried out these projects and prepared these reports represent the diversity of New York State. These communities are located in every region of our state. They range in size from villages to large cities.
Each project defines and responds to the needs of a particular community. Categorized in retrospect, the projects address six overlapping clusters of issues: (1) access to care, primary care, and service integration; (2) community health improvement; (3) prevention and treatment of disease; (4) injury prevention; (5) healthy births, children, and youth; and, (6) mental health and substance abuse.
The reports offer examples, and there are others across the state, of how committed and skilled people address local needs and circumstances. The projects illustrate people working together to address priorities that they chose. They are not ìbest practicesî since what works in one community may not work the same way in another.
The Steering Committee of the NYSCHP stands ready to provide support and information to leaders in local communities interested in improving community health.
The Steering Committee:
Business Council of New York State, Inc.
Cornell University
Healthcare Association of New York State
Healthcare Trustees of New York State
Medical Society of the State of New York
Milbank Memorial Fund
New York State Association of County Health Officials
New York State Department of Health
New York State Nurses Association
New York State Public Health Association
State Communities Aid Association
The reports that follow acknowledge persons who participated in each community health partnership. The New York State Community Health Partnership thanks the following persons who, in addition to members of the NYSCHP Steering Committee, planned and carried out the activities that led to the writing, presentation, and publication of these reports.
Charles N. Aswad, Executive Vice President, Medical Society of the State of New York; Judy Essex, Executive Director, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Sullivan County; LuAnn Hart, Special Projects Aide, Local Health Services, New York State Department of Health; Claudia Lee, Director, Local Health Services, New York State Department of Health; Kathleen Martin, Assistant Director, Local Health Services, New York State Department of Health; Lois Morton, Senior Extension Associate, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University; David Pelletier, Associate Professor, Division of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University; Kerri Posson, Art & Production Coordinator, New York State Nurses Association; Don Tobias, Associate Professor, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University; Michael Zdeb, Research Scientist V, Bureau of Womenís Health, New York State Department of Health.
The Steering Committee acknowledges the support of the Boards of Directors of all the NYSCHP member organizations.
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Region A
1 Chautauqua 2 Cattaraugus 3 Allegany 4 Erie 5 Wyoming 6 Genesee 7 Niagara 8 Orleans 9 Monroe 10 Livingston 11 Chemung Region B 1 St. Lawrence 2 Jefferson 3 Lewis 4 Herkimer 5 Oneida 6 Oswego 7 Onondaga 8 Madison 9 Otsego 10 Chenango 11 Cortland 12 Tioga 13 Broome |
Region C
1 Franklin 2 Clinton 3 Essex 4 Hamilton 5 Warren 6 Washington 7 Saratoga 8 Montgomery 9 Schenectady 10 Albany 11 Rensselaer Region D 1 Sullivan 2 Ulster 3 Dutchess 4 Bronx 5 New York 6 Richmond 7 Kings (Brooklyn) 8 Queens 9 Nassau 10 Suffolk |
