Health Priority #9: Healthcare Awareness
Healthcare Awareness is defined as teaching about healthcare choices and resources available in the community. This strategic issue is incorporated across all strategic issues.
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Examples of how this integration is planned:
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Healthcare Availability | By 2017, increase the number of providers who have expanded their availability of preventive services and primary care from 0 to 3. |
Behavioral Health | By 2017, provide community awareness and education events targeted to reach at least 25% of the Williamson County population. |
Active Living Support | By 2017, Williamson County will have identified comprehensive master plans that consider parks, trails systems, sidewalks, and bicycle lanes. |
Chronic Disease | By 2017, increase the number of organizations working together to provide evidence-based chronic disease prevention education from 0 to 10. |
Active Living | By 2017, increase collaborative opportunities for physical activity campaigns from 1 to 4. |
Employee Health | By 2017, increase the number of employers participating in comprehensive worksite wellness through the Employee Wellness Forum from 4 to 10. |
Healthy Eating | By 2017, increase the number of nutrition education programs available to families and children (age 0 to 17) from baseline by 5. |
Substance Abuse | By 2017, increase the number of school-based prevention presentations to adolescents and youth from baseline by 10. |
Controlling Contagious Disease | By 2017, use Healthy Williamson County to display community-specific education materials on pertussis, chickenpox, campylobacteriosis, and salmonellosis. |