Building Effective Partnerships Between

Rural Health Communities and Health

Networks
By Bonnie Coyle, MD,MS.,
Rosemarie Lister, MPH, and Rajika Reed, MPH, M.Ed.

St. Lukes University Health Network

The mission of St. Luke's University Health Network is an unwavering

commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate
physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to
care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for
health care.
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Department of Community Health & Preventive Medicine

Mission Statement
The Community Health and Preventive
Medicine Department of St. Luke's Hospital
continues to strive to achieve its mission of
partnering with the community to increase
health awareness, improve the health status
of the community and encourage appropriate
access to health services.

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Community Health Strategy

CHNA

Implementation
Plan

Community
HealthInitiatives

CommunityHealthNeedsAssessment
Healthprioritiesestablished2013,2016
CommunityHealthImplementationPlanbaseduponCHNA
determinedneeds&priorities
CommunityHealthInitiativesCampusCommittee

CommunityPartnershipstocollaborativelydeliver
CommunityHealthInitiatives

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RWJ County Report Card - 2015

KEY:

At or Worse than PA Standards

Worse than US Top Performer but Better than PA/NJ

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At or Better than US Top Performers

Source: University of Wisconsin Population Health

Institute. County Health Rankings &
Roadmaps 2014. www.countyhealthrankings.org

No Data

Source: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. County Health

Rankings & Roadmaps 2014. www.countyhealthrankings.org

KEY:

At or Worse than PA Standards

Worse than US Top Performer but Better than PA/NJ

At or Better than US Top Performers

No Data

CHNA - Five Main Priority Areas

Improving Access to Care and Reducing Health
Disparities
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and Preventing
Chronic Disease
Increasing Mental/Behavioral Health Services
Improving Child & Adolescent Health
Improving Elder Health

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Social Determinants of Health

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Implementation Strategy:
Adopt a
School
Model

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Adopt a School Model

Summary Points
Mobile Youth Health Services (Connecting Students to
Medical, Dental & Vision Vans, Insurance, Physical &
Behavioral Health Assessments and Services)
Mental Health Programs (Depression Awareness, Substance
Abuse Prevention and Healthy Relationship Programs)
Healthy Living Initiatives (Tail on the Trail, Live Your Life,
School Gardens, Nutrition and Health Education Programs)
Literacy Programs (Dr. Seuss Day, Reading Rocks and Little
Free Libraries)
Youth Development and Leadership

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Rural Health Community Partnerships

Miners Campus
Panther Valley Area
School District
Local United Way
Lehigh Carbon
Community College
Faith-Based groups
Head Start
Community
Organizations and
Businesses

Anderson Campus
Bangor Area School
District
United Way of the
Greater Lehigh Valley
Northampton
Community College
Faith-Based groups
Community
Organizations and
Businesses

Points on Partnerships
The Department of Community Health is the Liaison within the Health Network
and the Community - What , Why & Benefits of Public Health?

Community

Health Network
Administration
Clinical Departments
Medical & Nursing
Students & Residents
Development
Marketing
Legal
Sports Medicine
Human Resources

School Districts
Head Start
Downtown Centers
Local Organizations &
Businesses
Local Farms
Colleges/Universities
State
Federal
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Example of a State Partnership with the PA Dept. of Health and

University Of Pittsburgh Graduate School Public Health

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7)

Blair County
Fayette County
Indiana County
McKean County
Capitol Complex
Northampton County
Schuylkill County

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Adopt A School Model = Evidence Based

Miners Campus

Anderson Campus

Coalition for Community

Schools Integrated
Student Supports

Coalition for Community

Schools Integrated
Student Supports

Primary Care Behavioral

Health AHRQ (Agency for
Healthcare Research and
Quality)

Primary Care Behavioral

Health AHRQ (Agency for
Healthcare Research and
Quality)

Mobile Youth Health Center

Harvard Medical College

Mobile Youth Health Center

Harvard Medical College

Examples of National, State, & Local Braided Funding Sources

MinersCampus

AndersonCampus

St.LukesUniversityHealth
Network MinersCampus
RuralHealthOutreach
Grant HRSA,USDept.of
Health&HumanServices
InKindServices Panther
ValleySchoolDistrict
LocalFoundationFunding

St.LukesUniversityHealth
Network AndersonCampus
UnitedWayoftheGreater
LehighValley
NorthamptonCommunity
College
InKindServices Bangor
AreaSchoolDistrict
State&LocalFunding

Adopt a School Evaluation Plan

HealthNetwork
QuarterlyCHNA
implementationPlanning
Meetings
MonthlyAdoptaSchool
Meetings
MidYear&YearEnd
ReportCard
PublishedImplementation
PlanUpdate

Community
QuarterlyCHNA
implementationPlan
Meetings
MonthlySteering
Meetings
MidYear&YearEnd
ReportCard
Published
ImplementationPlan
Update
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Adopt a School Report Card Measures

Health Services

Medical
Dental
Vision
Mental Health

Literacy

3rd Grade PSSA Scores

Reading Rocks
Dr. Seuss
Little Free Libraries

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Healthy Living

BMI
School Health Index
School Gardens
Nutrition Education
Rodale Institute Organic
Farm
Tail on the Trail/ Walk Works

Career Development
Career Mentoring
Leadership Opportunities

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Ready to Learn

AnAdopta
SchoolSuccess
Story

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Successful Partnerships = Engagement

Key Lessons Learned:
Stories plus Statistics
Building off the strengths of the community
Effective Communication
Committees: Steering, Internal, & Community
CHNA Process
Implementation Planning
Assessment & Evaluation

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Thank you

Questions & Comments

Rosemarie.Lister@sluhn.org
Rajika.Reed@sluhn.org
Bonnie.Coyle@sluhn.org

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