The Washington County Wellness Initiative is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting the numerous organizations, coalitions, initiatives, and projects providing services to our residents with the goal of improving the overall “health” of the communities throughout the county.
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74. FREE AND LOW COST
HEALTHCARE
RESOURCE GUIDE
PO Box 3812
Bartlesville, OK 74006
www.wcwiok.org
918.876.3056
info@wcwiok.org
facebook.com/wcwiok
in partnership with
Washington County
Health Department
76. WCWI Leadership
WCWI Officers
President - Sherri Wilt
Vice-President - Dr. Michael Woods
Secretary - Deb Cook
Treasurer - Roseanne Shveima
WCWI Leadership Team
– Sheree L. Hukill, Executive Director
– M’Liss Jenkins, Prevention Specialist/Volunteer
Coordinator
– Penny L. Pricer, Assessment and Technology Director
77. WCWI Annual Business Meeting
WCWI:
• Establish Quorum
• Approval of December 2015 Minutes
• Financial Committee Report
• WCWI Executive Committee Update
78. What is WCWI?
• The Washington County Wellness Initiative is a 501(c)(3) organization
dedicated to supporting numerous organizations, coalitions, initiatives,
and projects providing services to our residents with the goal of improving
the overall “health” of the communities throughout the county.
• We have four main focus areas defined during the Mobilizing for Action
through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) process in 2005‐2010.
– Healthcare
– Lifestyle/Prevention
– Mental Health
– Poverty
• Based on these four focus areas, eleven workgroups and/or coalitions
and/or projects were developed. The WCWI is now the “umbrella”
organization providing a protective “shield” for each of the workgroups.
79. What is WCWI?
• Our Vision
– All Washington County residents live in healthy communities
with access to:
– physical and mental health services
– progressive and caring community services and resources
– information and community involvement opportunities
• Our Promise
– Washington County Wellness Initiative strengthens and
transforms the public health infrastructure through community‐
based action
• Our Tagline
– Washington County Wellness Initiative: Nurturing Healthy
Communities
80. What is WCWI?
• WCWI Functions
– Serve as the 501(c)(3) fiscal agent for member organizations, work groups,
committees, initiatives, and projects
– Encourage member engagement and to pool community resources
– Improve Washington County communities’ capacity to obtain optimum health
and social well‐being outcomes for our citizens
– Implement plans and strategies to address gaps
– Act as a “neutral convener,” bringing multiple partners to the same table and
foster alignment of resources and activities to share progress reports
regarding the health of the community
– Memorialize the institutional memory of the WCWI and all of its partners to
aid in sustainability and organizational compliance
– Organizational infrastructure development
– Community assessment and community health priority identification
– Project development, monitoring, evaluation and impact review
– Consistent, engaged, and professional leadership for volunteer workgroup
82. Where We’ve Been
• History of WCWI
• 2015 Oklahoma Turning Point Council’s Community
Champion Award
• 2015, 2016: Awarded the Cherokee Nation’s Strategic
Prevention Framework – Partnership for Success Grants
84. STRATEGIC ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING
THE CHIP PROCESS
Health Care:
• Health Care Access Dental
• Insurance/Inability to Pay Lack of Specialty Physicians who accept
• Advocacy Medicaid/Medicare
• Chronic Diseases Cancer
• Nephritis Transportation
• Arthritis Hearing/Vision Loss
Lifestyle/Prevention:
• Obesity Unprotected Sex/Teen Pregnancy
• Lack of Physical Activity Cancer
• Tobacco/Alcohol/Substance Abuse Low Fruit/Vegetable Consumption
• Influenza/Pneumonia Stroke
• Youth Activities/Services Affordable Recreation
• Transportation Chronic Diseases
• Unintentional Injuries
85. STRATEGIC ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING
THE CHIP PROCESS
Mental Health:
• Substance Abuse Suicide
• Stress and Depression Domestic Violence
• Alzheimer’s Employment/Felons & Counseling
• Housing Transportation
• Lack of Specialty Physicians Affordable Meds
Poverty:
• Affordable Housing Dependency on Programs/Funding
• Employment/Felons & Counseling Unsupervised Children
• Inability to Pay Child Support Transportation
• Substance Abuse Stress/Depression
• Domestic Violence Suicide
• Affordable Medications Insurance/Inability to Pay for Health Care
• Childcare
86. Areas Addressed by WCWI
Workgroups
Affordable Housing
Washington County Affordable Housing
Coalition
Transportation
Washington County Transportation Coalition
Poverty and Transportation
Church Women United Car Repair Project
Poverty
Project Prom
Preventative Health
Preventative Health Partnership
Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Prevention
Washington County Anti‐Drug Network
87. Areas Addressed by WCWI
Workgroups
Affordable Housing and Poverty
Family Promise of Washington County
Access to Health Care
Access to Healthcare Committee
Hispanic Needs
Casa Hispana Hispanic Outreach Center
Mental Health
Washington County Association for Mental
Health
Washington County Suicide Prevention
Coalition
89. Community Health Priority Area:
Housing and Poverty
Family Promise of Washington County
Network Director: Ashley Sikes
Board President: Bob Shell
Located at: the Anchor House
Mission:
To help homeless families achieve independence through a community based
response
Description of Program:
Family Promise of Washington County is a nonprofit and nondenominational
organization for homeless families and their children. Part of a national network,
Washington County, Oklahoma is one of over 192 Networks across the United
States. The program provides hospitality and temporary housing through a
partnership with host congregations. Guest families receive support, case
management, resource connection, mentorship and transportation.
90. Community Health Priority Area:
Access to Healthcare
Access to Healthcare
Chair: Roseanne Shveima
Mission:
All people in Washington County who are currently uninsured will have a “medical
home” that focuses on prevention, early detection and coordinated medical care.
Goals:
• 1. Gather and compile data as evidence that Washington County has gaps in
access to healthcare.
• 2. Write grants to fund the initiatives needed to improve access to health care.
• 3. Inform the public of healthcare options and how to access care in
Washington County.
• 4. Improve and expand current facilities and healthcare systems needed to
deliver healthcare services.
• 5. Work with legislators and government agencies to improve policies and laws
that impact healthcare.
91. Community Health Priority Area:
Hispanic Needs
Casa Hispana
Executive Director: Milagros Cappelletti
Mission:
The mission of Casa Hispana is to positively integrate Hispanics by networking
information, capabilities and services, creating opportunities for full participation
and contribution in our community.
Description of Program:
To provide assistance in order to help Hispanic individuals learn about their
community, becoming a citizen and connecting with resources.
92. Community Health Priority Area:
Mental Health
Washington County Association for Mental Health
President: Jennifer Glenn
Mission:
The purpose of the Washington County Association for Mental Health is to promote and assist in the development
and coordination of programs and policies which improve behavioral health outcomes in Washington County and
surrounding areas.
Description of Program:
The Washington County Association for Mental Health is a 501 c 3 nonprofit who joined forces with the Washington
County Wellness Initiative’s Mental Health Workgroup in 2009 to work together to achieve behavioral health goals.
Goals:
To develop collaboration among a wide range of agencies including public schools, behavioral health agencies, faith‐
based organizations, United Way, private foundations, youth services organizations, advocacy organizations, tribal
entities, and other public and private organizations to promote and support positive mental health opportunities in
our community .
93. Community Health Priority Area: Affordable
Housing
Washington County Affordable Housing Coalition
Board President: Eric Jaekel
Mission:
To mobilize community partners to increase access to
affordable housing through committed action
Description of Program:
The Washington County Affordable Housing Coalition is a 501
(c) 3 nonprofit organization designed to pull community
partners together to increase and preserve the supply of
decent, affordable, accessible housing for low and moderate
income households in Washington County.
94. Community Health Priority Area:
Mental Health
Washington County Suicide Prevention Coalition
Chair: Amber Thompson
Mission:
To prevent suicide in Washington County through awareness, education, and
effective prevention, intervention and postvention
Goals:
To reduce the suicide rate in Washington County
To train at least 25% of the county population in Question, Persuade and Refer
(QPR)
To provide resources and awareness about suicide to the general public
To maintain a suicide surveillance reporting system
Description of Program:
The Washington County Suicide Prevention Coalition is a grassroots effort to
prevent suicide through implementation of multiple national strategies.
95. Community Health Priority Area:
Transportation
Washington County Transportation Coalition
Chair: Father Lee Stephens
Mission:
To address the unmet transportation needs of Washington County in order to
improve economic development and enhance quality of life.
Description of Program:
The Washington County Transportation Coalition is a grassroots effort that seeks to
support the public transit needs in Washington County.
96. Community Health Priority Area:
Poverty and Transportation
Church Women United Car Repair Project
Chair: Eva Boatwright
Mission:
To assist low‐income individuals with transportation needs such as car repairs, car
insurance and car tags
Description of Program:
Church Women United Car Repair Project provides up to $200 per year to assist
individuals with needed transportation issues including car repairs, car insurance,
car tags, car parts and car purchases.
97. Community Health Priority Area:
Poverty
Project Prom
Chair: Dana Gore
Mission:
To provide opportunities for low income youth to experience prom.
Description of Program:
Project Prom removes barriers that keep youth from going to prom including prom
dresses, tuxedoes, jewelry, shoes, hair, nails and prom tickets.
98. Community Health Priority Area:
Preventative Health
Preventative Health Partnership
Chair: Open
Mission:
To promote safe and healthy lifestyles
Description of Program:
The Preventative Health Partnerships mobilizes partners to create opportunities
for community members to access health related opportunities.
NOTE: Per Renetta Harris,
WCHD, the PHP no longer
wants to participate in
WCWI. The WCWI projects,
Walk‐to‐School and FlowCo
will continue independently.
99. Community Health Priority Area: Mental
Health and Substance Abuse Prevention
Washington County Anti‐drug Network
Chair: Terry Ervin
Vision:
Washington County will have a continuum of services for families, children, and
youth that are accessible, available, effective, efficient and affordable to support,
strengthen and build protective factors in our community and prevent youth
substance abuse.
Mission:
To create a better future for families, children and youth through drug prevention
efforts
100. WCWI Workgroup Promotion /
Branding Project
o G28 Creative will provide the following services for each workgroup
and WCWI via grant funds received from Jane Phillips Society
Professional logo w/printable + digital files + logo breakdown
Social Identity Cover photo + profile picture + ONE Graphic Post
Paid ad on select posts to boost + setup ad audience for each
workgroup’s FB post.
1‐year Social Media Plan
General Facebook Plan – breakdown of the different promotions,
events, and awareness months.
1‐hour meeting with workgroup representative to go over logo +
social media Goals/needs
Setup If a workgroup is without a FB G28 Creative can it up for
them, with provided content.
101. Community Health Improvement
Organization: H2O
o The five clinics in Washington County participating in the H2O Project
are:
Primary Care Associates, PLLC
Morton Bartlesville Family Health Center (Closed the Bartlesville
Location)
Cooweescoowee Health Center
Generations Family Medical Clinic, LLC (Bartlesville location)
Caney Valley Medical Clinic (they have recently changed their
name to “OU Residency Program at SJMC in Bartlesville”)
o The four areas of heart health on which the program focuses are:
Aspirin
Blood Pressure Control
Cholesterol Control
Smoking (Tobacco) Cessation
102. Community Health Improvement
Organization: H2O
WCWI Executive Committee will have access to $4,000 or $5,000 from the H2O
project which must be utilized for implementation of one or more of the
following Community‐Based Approaches which are deemed to be beneficial for
Washington County:
Effective:
Behavioral interventions for smoking cessation conducted by
dentists and hygienists.
Provision of information and support for smoking cessation by
pharmacists/staff.
Hospital standing orders for smoking screening, cessation advice,
and referral
Hospital standing orders for low‐dose aspirin in high risk patients
103. Community Health Improvement
Organization: H2O
Possibly Effective:
A multi-component strategy developed and tested in Stephens County,
Oklahoma involving strategically placed printed materials (bookmarks, flyers,
and posters), billboards, and detailing of pharmacists to increase use of low-
dose aspirin. The State Department of Health has copies of the project
summary and the printed materials.
Collaboration between primary care clinicians, pharmacists, and community
health nurses to identify, counsel, and support blood pressure reduction and
use of statins in patients at risk for cardiovascular events.
Multi-component interventions to deter young people from starting to smoke
including education of tobacco retailers about age restrictions, mass media,
school and family-based educational and motivational programs.
A preventive services registry manager hired by a community agency or
organization (hospital, health department, large practice, etc.) paid for by the
CHIO (contract) using an HIE-based registry to remind patients of needed
services on behalf of each patient’s primary care clinician.
The money is VERY tightly regulated by Primary Health Institute of Oklahoma (PHIO)
104. Cherokee Nation Strategic Prevention Framework:
Partnership for Success
• Reduce the misuse and abuse of prescription drugs in
Washington County
• Reduce underage drinking in Washington County
• Monthly and Quarterly Status Reports
• Two library displays
• Social Media Plan Developed and Implemented
• Selected Strategies:
1. Increase Provider Knowledge and Readiness to Respond regarding
the use and access of Naloxone
2. Community education and information dissemination regarding
Access & Availability of Prescription Drugs (through both social and
retail sources)
105. WCWI Annual Business Meeting
• Election of Board Members
• Election of Board Officers
• Membership Update: Letters of
Commitment due 5 January 2017
• Elimination of Preventative Health
Partnership Workgroup
107. WCWI Annual Business Meeting
WCWI:
• Election of Board Members
• Election of Board Officers
• Elimination of Preventative Health
Partnership Workgroup
• Membership Update: Letters of
Commitment due 5 January 2017