Healthy Community Coalition

COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH SERVICES AND EDUCATION.

COMMUNITY BUILDING: HCC CONTINUES TO HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE OF OUTREACH EVENTS ON OUR MOBILE HEALTH UNIT WHERE STAFF PROVIDES EDUCATION AND FREE SCREENINGS. WE HELD 162 REGULARLY SCHEDULED AND SPECIAL OUTREACH EVENTS WITH AN ENGAGEMENT OF OVER 2,560 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. STAFF SETUP TABLES AT 23 LOCATIONS IN GREATER FRANKLIN COUNTY INCLUDING SENIOR HOUSING AND FOOD PANTRIES. THIS PAST YEAR WE PROVIDED VACCINE CLINICS TO 12 SCHOOLS, AND TWO COMMUNITY EVENTS. HCC COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TEAM HAS BEEN PROVIDING RESOURCES EACH DAY TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TEAM HOSTED 2 RESOURCE FAIRS IN THE NORTHERN TIER OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN STRONG AND EUSTIS. 14 ORGANIZATIONS FROM ACROSS FRANKLIN COUNTY ATTENDED, MADE CONNECTIONS AND PROVIDED INFORMATION TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT RESOURCES AVAILABLE. EPIC (ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD SYSTEM UTILIZED BY MAINEHEALTH) IS CURRENTLY BEING USED BY THE HCC TEAM FOR REFERRALS. FROM THIS HCC MANAGED THREE HUNDRED AND TEN RESOURCE NEED REFERRALS. FROM THESE REFERRALS, TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-SEVEN WERE REFERRALS FROM WITHIN THE MAINEHEALTH, EPIC ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM, THIRTY-THREE WERE COMMUNITY MEMBER SELF-REFERRALS VIA PHONE, MHU OR WALK-IN. THE OUTREACH AND ACCESS TEAM LAUNCHED PROACTIVE OUTREACH AND PATIENT PANELS ON MAY 1, 2023 AND FIFTEEN PATIENTS ARE ENROLLED ONTO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PATIENT PANELS WITH FIFTY-SIX PROACTIVE OUTREACH PHONE CALLS MADE TO PATIENTS.HCC STAFF PROVIDED EDUCATION AND FREE SCREENINGS AT THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND LOCATIONS:- FRANKLIN COUNTY CHILDREN'S TASK FORCE FESTIVAL- LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES AND GOOD SHEPHERD FOOD DISTRIBUTION SITE - FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - HOPE HARVEST COMMUNITY GARDEN - DOLLAR GENERAL, LIVERMORE FALLS| - HOME VISITS- LOCAL CHURCHES AND CHURCH GROUPS- EUSTIS TOWN OFFICE- RSU #9 SCHOOLS- SPRUCE MOUNTAIN SCHOOLS- SAD #58 SCHOOLS- RANGELEY IGA- FOTTER'S MARKET, EUSTIS- EDMUND'S MARKET, PHILLIPS- TRANTEN'S MARKET, KINGFIELD- LOCAL WARMING CENTERS

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY/NUTRITION/SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION (STOP)FUNDING FOR HCC'S PROJECT STOP GRANT IN FY23 WAS USED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING EFFORTS OF PREVENTING THE ONSET AND REDUCING THE PROGRESSION OF SUBSTANCE USE IN GREATER FRANKLIN COUNTY. FUNDING FROM THE GRANT SPECIFICALLY IMPACTED YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND ADULTS IN THE SERVICE AREA. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT STAFF TIME TO TRAIN TWO STAFF MEMBERS TO FACILITATE THE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM, BOTVIN LIFE SKILLS TRAINING (LST) FOR BOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE LST PROGRAM IS COMPREHENSIVE, DYNAMIC AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DESIGNED TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WHILE HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE RESIST SUBSTANCE USE AND OTHER HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS. SEVERAL CASES OF LST STUDENTS BOOKS, LST TRAINING SETS FOR TRAINERS, AND CLASS SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LST PROGRAM WERE PURCHASED. WITH THE PURCHASED MATERIALS, HCC FACILITATED THE LST PROGRAM TO ALL MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT DAY MTN. REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN STRONG, ME. STOP GRANT FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT THE TRANSPORTATION AND HOTEL COSTS FOR 11 STUDENTS FROM RANGLEY LAKES REGIONAL SCHOOL TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MAINE YOUTH ACTION NETWORK'S (MYAN) ANNUAL MAINE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN NOVEMBER. THE CONFERENCE IS DESIGNED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BY YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN AND TALK ABOUT ISSUES AND TOPICS MEANINGFUL TO YOUTH. DISCUSSION TOPICS INCLUDED YOUTH LEADERSHIP, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS, SCHOOL CLIMATE AND ISSUES THAT INFLUENCE YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE RATES. SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS FOR MEDICATION SAFETY INCLUDING DISTRIBUTION OF DISPOSAL BAGS, MEDICATION SAFETY BOXES AND SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH MAINE CDC'S EYE OPEN CAMPAIGN REACHING OVER 2,600 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SAFE STORAGE LOCK BAGS WERE DISSEMINATED TO FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS IN NON-TRADITIONAL ROLES AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. MAINEHEALTH RECEIVED THE MAINE CDC'S MAINE PREVENTION NETWORK GRANT FOR THE WESTERN PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT, WITH HCC AS THE DISTRICT LEAD. THIS LEAD TO MANY NEW PROGRAMS FOR STAFF.

COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND PREVENTION: THE MAINEHEALTH FOOD PANTRY AT FRANKLIN HAS HAD 3,658 VISITS FROM OCTOBER 1, 2022 TO SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 WITH REFERRALS FROM THE PRACTICES COMING THROUGH EPIC, INCREASING THE NEW VISITS TO THE PANTRY. THE HOPE HARVEST GARDEN DISTRIBUTED OVER 618 POUNDS OF PRODUCE TO LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRIES AND THE MAINEHEALTH FOOD PANTRY. THIS INCLUDED THE PRODUCE FROM THE "BUCKET GARDEN AND TWO RAISED PLANTERS AT THE FOOD PANTRY. STAFF PARTNERED WITH FCHN PEDIATRICS TO SUPPORT THE DIAPER AND FORMULA INSECURITY INITIATIVE. THIS INITIATIVE IS EXPANDING ACROSS THE COUNTY TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN NEED. WITH OUR UNITED WAY, VERY BASIC FUNDS GRANT WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS WITH HYGIENE SUPPLIES, ONE HUNDRED AND ELEVEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONNECTED TO RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD, FUEL, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS.