CURRENT TRENDS & TOPICS

Walk with a Doc Joins FHC Board
David Sabgir, MD, medical director of cardiac rehabilitation at Mount Carmel Health System and founder of Walk with a Doc, has joined the Foundation for Healthy Communities Board of Directors. Read the News Release.

FHC Releases 2011 Annual Report
The Foundation for Healthy Communities has released its 2011 Annual Report, outlining the shift in strategic direction and the activities currently underway to support hospitals in their wellness promotion efforts.

Help Medicare Patients Receive Preventive Services
A new "Team Up to Stay Healthy" brochure produced by the American Medical Association, AARP and the CDC helps Medicare patients understand their preventive service benefits. Brochures are available free of charge or can be downloaded from the AMA website.
 

Community Prevention Saves Lives & Money
A new policy brief from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation looks at the return on investment of prevention, based on four groundbreaking studies released in recent years. The conclusion? Community prevention initiatives save lives and money.
 

Hi-Tech Smoking Cessation Tools for Adults, Teens
The National Cancer Institute has developed the SmokeFree QuitGuide application to help smokers prepare to quit smoking and support them in the days and weeks after quitting.

In addition, SmokefreeTXT is a free text message cessation service aimed at teens that provides 24/7 encouragement, advice and tips to teens trying to quit smoking.
 

Hospitals & Health Networks Wants to Hear From You
In a recent article by Matthew Weinstock, Senior Editor at Hospitals & Health Networks Daily, hospitals were asked how you are working to improve health and wellness of your workers and communities. Email your story to mweinstock@healthforum.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS & AWARD NOTIFICATIONS

Rural Health Promotion Award: Nominations Now Being Accepted
OHA is now accepting nominations for its Health Care Leadership Awards until Feb. 14, including the David Hendershot Rural Health Promotion Award. The award recognizes a small and rural Ohio hospital for providing an exemplary program or service consistent with the vision of the Foundation for Healthy Communities to advance good health and advocate for wellness. Nominate your hospital today!

Ohio BWC Issuing Workplace Wellness Grants
The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation announced that it will make $4 million available over the next four years to help employers create programs to curb obesity and chronic disease among their employees. Look for applications to be available this quarter. More

Collaborate for Healthy Weight -
Call for Applications
The Health Resources and Services Administration and the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality have issued a Call for Team Applications to participate in Phase Two of a national quality improvement program. Teams should have a minimum of four members and include primary care, public health and community organizations. An informational webinar is being offered to interested parties on Jan. 11 (registration is required). Applications are due Jan. 27.

CMS Looking for Innovative Ideas
The CMS Innovation Center has announced a $1 billion program that will provide grants to implement new ideas to deliver better health, improved care and lower costs to people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP. Applications for the Health Care Innovation Challenge are due Jan. 27.

ODH Announces Healthy Worksite Awards
Ten Ohio hospitals are recipients of the 2011 Healthy Ohio Healthy Worksite Awards given by the Ohio Department of Health. All 34 recipients will be recognized at an awards ceremony at the Health Action Council Columbus Kick-Off Conference on Jan. 31 in Columbus.
 

LESSON PLANS: Continuing Education Opportunities

ODH Offering Prevention Policy Training
The Ohio Department of Health, Office of Healthy Ohio will be hosting a Policy Training and Sustainability Workshop on Jan. 31 in Columbus. Objectives will include understanding the value of prevention and the importance of policy and practice change to create healthier communities.

Making Healthy Choices the Easiest Choices
The 22^nd Annual Art and Science of Health Promotion Conference will bring together leaders in health promotion, who represent some of the largest and most successful workplace, clinical, educational and community programs in the nation. The core conference held April 11-13 will feature a full program featuring three keynote addresses and 48 concurrent sessions.  Conference sessions will address how to develop the most effective wellness programs and will include presentations by leaders from Mayo Clinic, Truman Medical Centers, Kaiser Permanente, and a special two-day Intensive Training Seminar on Integrating Wellness into Hospital Systems.

CHIP Training Comes to Ohio
The Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP) is impacting lives and reducing health care costs in the workplace and community. Become a licensed CHIP facilitator by attending the next training workshop April 16-17. With published results in 21 peer-reviewed scientific journals including The American Journal of Cardiology, the CHIP Program helps people make better lifestyle choices that can prevent and reverse many chronic conditions including heart disease, type II diabetes, and obesity. To learn more visit www.CHIPhealth.com.

Call for Presentations for Health & Wellness Conference
The Manufacturers' Education Council is seeking presentations for its 7th Annual Ohio Employee Health & Wellness Conference in Columbus on Sept. 18. Abstracts are due June 1. If you are interested in submitting a proposal as part of an Ohio hospital panel, please contact Stacey Conrad by April 16.
 

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