Community Health Improvement Partnership Of Morrow County (MCCHIP)

WHAT IS MCCHIP?

An alliance between health care providers and the community developing and implementing strategies to improve the local health care system and health status of area residents.

Why is it Important for Morrow County?

Health improvement is both an individual and health system activity. The health of area residents is determined by both individual health behaviors and lifestyles and the availability and accessibility of the appropriate health resources.

Mission

The CHIP of Morrow County will promote community-driven engagement, education and solutions to improve the health and well-being of people, who live, work and play in Morrow County.

Vision

Within the next 5 years, CHIP will have helped to create a more healthful Morrow County by working collaboratively through active community participation to develop local innovations to strengthen and sustain our health care system, promote health and wellness, facilitate communication and coordination between health care providers and advance community outreach efforts.

Meeting Schedule

First Wednesdays of the months of February, May, August and November
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

Roving meeting sites: Boardman, Ione, Irrigon, Heppner.

Contact the Morrow County CHIP Coordinator

Andrea Fletcher, MPH, Coordinator
Phone: (541) 989-8232
E-mail: afruralvoice@hotmail.com
PO Box 404
Lexington, OR 97839

If you would like more information on the CHIP process, please contact Troy Soenen, (503) 494-4450.

Program Updates

• May, 2012
• Morrow Co. Community-based Health Needs Assessment
• 2010 Morrow Co. Health Service Utilization
• 2010 Morrow Co. Provider Need and Shortage Analysis

Workgroups

• Improve Communication and Coordination Among Health Care Providers and Between Health Care Providers and the Community. Chair person Mike Blauer.
• Promote Healthy Lifestyle and Disease Prevention and Management. Co-Chairpersons Dr. Betsy Anderson and Shelley Wight.
• Increase Opportunities for Accessible Physical Fitness Activity and Infrastructure. Chairperson Patti Smith.

Programs

Biggest Winner

• Participant Packet
  
• Nutrition
  • CDC Physical Activity Diary
  • American Heart Association Recipes
  • How to use fruits and veggies in custom recipes
  • Healthy eating guideline recipes
  • Healthy recipes
  • DASH recipes for heart health
  • Create your own healthy cookbook and meal planning made simple
• Educational Information
  • Benefits of Physical Activity
  • Bone Health
  • Goal Setting for Weight Loss
  • Healthy Joints
    
  • Healthy Sleep
  • Healthy Weight
  • Heart Health
  • Nutrition
  • Oral Health
  • Smoking
  • Stress Reduction
    
• Exercise Options
  • CDC Growing Stronger
  • Aerobic Exercises
  • Lower Body Exercises
  • Upper Body Exercises

Work on Wellness

• wellness@work

Links to Reputable Websites

• Healthfinder — Reputable source of health information
• Medline — Reputable source of health information
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Weight Loss — getting started
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Assessing Your Weight — the diagnostic tool, not an assessment of fatness!
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Calculate Body Mass Index
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthy Eating
• USDA, Nutrition Information
• Healthfinder — Healthy Food Shopping List
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Activity Guidelines
• USDA, Nutrition and Activity Tracker
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Physical Activity
• Presidential Fitness Challenge
• President’s Challenge Activity Log