Did you know that more than 1 in 5 Thurston
County adults aged 18 to 64 do not have a primary care provider? Having a person you consider your usual healthcare provider improves the likelihood that you
will receive the clinical care that you need, in less costly settings (i.e.
non-emergency care needs at the provider office rather than the emergency
room), as well as preventive care.
Dr. Stephen Albrecht of Thurston-Mason County
Medical Society and Board of Health Chair, and former chair of the Regional
Health Improvement Collaborative, Cathy Wolfe presented the Clinical &
Emergency Care strategy to the Board of Health and Thurston Thrives Advisory
Council today. The two team leaders
explained their involvement of key players from the health care community in
developing a map of how to move our community toward better health outcomes and
a better functioning system of care.
The team envisions a future in which:
“More people live longer, healthier lives
because they take care of themselves and received the right care at the right
places at the right time.”
A variety of strategies and activities
contribute toward core objectives of:
1) educating and influencing people to make better choices.
2) increasing use of proven, evidence-based treatments and services.
3) increasing the public’s health awareness and self-care.
4) promoting appropriate resource utilization.
This will help our community achieve goals that lead us toward the vision: integration of care (medical, behavioral and public health); learning to live a healthy life; increasing access to care; reducing disparities; and maximizing value of health care spending.
1) educating and influencing people to make better choices.
2) increasing use of proven, evidence-based treatments and services.
3) increasing the public’s health awareness and self-care.
4) promoting appropriate resource utilization.
This will help our community achieve goals that lead us toward the vision: integration of care (medical, behavioral and public health); learning to live a healthy life; increasing access to care; reducing disparities; and maximizing value of health care spending.
To access the Clinical and Emergency Care Action Team materials
click here.
Please tell us what you think about the draft strategy for action on clinical and emergency health care.
For more on Thurston Thrives, visit www.thurstonthrives.org.
