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News Release | October 3, 2018
JUST RELEASED: Ottawa County Community Health Improvement Plan
 The Ottawa County community came together to create its next version of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). This plan works to help improve the health and well-being of local residents. The full plan and infographic are found at miOttawa.org/2018CHIP.
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A plan that focuses on the greatest health needs in Ottawa County. Community members, including people from health care and human service agencies, identified three priority health areas based on data from the Ottawa County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). Access to Care I Mental Health I Healthy Behaviors
Public health challenges are too great for a person, organization or sector to solve alone. The CHIP is a guide for the community to work together and meet its health needs. This 2018 plan continues the work of the 2015 CHIP, but takes a deeper look at root causes and refines the recommended community strategies.
"A person’s health is affected by so many areas in their life. We as a community must work together to address these factors to truly make a difference," said Health Officer Lisa Stefanovsky with the Ottawa County Department of Public Health.
Be a part of making a difference in your community!
If you want to connect with a specific workgroup, or learn more about the suggested strategies for one of the priority areas, please contact a workgroup representative listed here:
Access to Care: Regarding Pathways to Better Health - Sue Keen skeen@miottawa.org
Mental Health: Regarding Suicide Prevention - Amy Sheele asheele@miottawa.org or all other mental health strategies - Lynne Doyle ldoyle@miottawa.org
Healthy Behaviors: Regarding Ottawa Food - Lisa Uganski luganski@miottawa.org or all other Healthy Behavior strategies - Mishelle Bakewell mishellebakewell@yahoo.com
See what's already happening! (page 93 in the full plan)
KEY FINDINGS
Some CHNA key findings used to develop recommended strategies in the CHIP:
- 42.1% of Underserved Community Residents had trouble meeting their health care needs in 2017 while only 4.7% of the general population of Community Residents expressed trouble
- In the past year, of those who seriously thought about ending their life, 40% of teens attempted suicide compared to 20% of adults
- A higher percentage of individuals living in households earning less than $20,000 per year experience mild to severe psychological distress (37.5%) than the general population of Community Residents (16.1%)
- A higher number who died from opioid-involved overdose - 2016: 21 deaths and 2017: 28 deaths
- Only 17.6% of adults consume at least five servings of fruits and vegetables per day, only 8% of households earning less than $20,000 annual income and only 3.1% of adults with less than a high school degree
READ MORE (Full report and infographic available)
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Progress since the 2015 CHIP
Some highlights from the abundance of work in our community:
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Development of the Ottawa Pathways to Better Health program designed to assist people with accessing community services, to improve health outcomes and decrease unnecessary hospitalizations and emergency department visits.
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Community-wide efforts to create awareness about mental health through the be nice. campaign and develop/distribute mental health treatment resources.
- Passage of the first-ever mental health millage in Ottawa County.
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Support the efforts of Ottawa Food - A collaboration of 40+ local agencies and individuals who help to ensure all Ottawa County residents have access to healthy, local and affordable food choices.
READ MORE (page 61 in the full plan)
The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation and the Community Foundation for the Holland/Zeeland Area awarded $490,000 in grants from the Michigan Health Endowment Healthy Ottawa Fund to help carry out the 2015 CHIP strategies.
Funded programs:
- Focused on youth, seniors and other high-need groups.
- Demonstrated the most potential for addressing the three prevalent issues identified in the 2015 CHIP.
Total funding by CHIP priority:
- Access to Care: $130,000 (Holland Hospital and Love in Action)
- Mental Health: $110,000 (Wayne Elhart be nice. fund and TCM Counseling)
- Healthy Behaviors: $100,000 (Ottawa Food)
- Covering all priorities: $150,000 (Pathways to Better Health)
 Media contact:
Kristina Wieghmink
Public Information Officer
Ottawa County Department of Public Health
(616)494-5597 or kwieghmink@miottawa.org
LEARN MORE
Community Health Needs Assessment metrics and findings
Prioritized root causes and detailed recommended strategies in the full report
Other Ottawa County Health Data
VISION
Healthy people living in healthy communities.
MISSION
To achieve positive health outcomes for Ottawa County residents by partnering to identify health issues, plan and implement strategic actions for change.
VALUES
Equity I Collaboration I Excellence I Best Practice
Websites for the Advisory Council
Community Mental Health of Ottawa County
Community SPOKE
Greater Ottawa County United Way
Holland Hospital
North Ottawa Community Hospital
Ottawa County Department of Public Health
Spectrum Health Zeeland Community Hospital
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