McHenry County Community Needs Assessment Action Plan Objective Obesity Education
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Support Smoking Cessation
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Hypertension Awareness
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Work Plan 1: Lifestyle Strategies Measure of Success Mercy sponsors athletic teams in • Amount of sponsorship the McHenry County to promote dollars donated for activity and fitness. athletics. Mercy will attend community • Number of events we health fairs in the area. participated in. Mercy will have physician make • Number of attendees at presentations about health in the physician seminars. the community. Mercy will provide funding to • Number of people the Great American Smoke Out. attending the event. We will also offer a free stop • Number of partners smoking wellness program for using the stop smoking employees. wellness program.
Mercy will provide free blood pressure checks at many of its clinic location. We are committed to participating in community health fairs to educate the public of the dangers of hypertension. We will provide staffing and screenings at community events
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Number of people given free screenings Number people served at health fairs Number of community events
Timeline 2012-2014
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Partners McHenry County Athletics McHenry County Health Department
2012-2014
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Mercy Oncology American Lung
2012-2014
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We partner with many community organizations in this endeavor. American Heart Association
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