WHAT
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) of Umpqua Health Alliance (UHA), the coordinated care organization (CCO) that serves residents of Douglas County, is hosting the second of three public meetings in Riddle, Ore. on Tuesday, Oct. 29. UHA and Douglas County Health & Social Services recently conducted a Community Health Assessment (CHA) and will be presenting the key findings at this meeting, as well as other CCO-related updates.
WHEN
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE
Riddle Community Center - 123 Parkside - Riddle, Ore. 97469
WHO
- Open to the public
- Members of UHA's Community Advisory Council (CAC)
- Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer, CEO of the Architrave Family of Companies
WHY
Lack of health insurance coverage continues to be a barrier to accessing needed medical care. Nearly 25 percent of adults age 19-64 in Douglas County were uninsured in 2011.
The CHA provided a broad view of community health issues and revealed that Douglas County has some major challenges in delivering health care to a large segment of the population that lives at or below the poverty level. In particular, Douglas County ranks high in many risk factors related to healthy communities such as poverty, unemployment, tobacco use, obesity and education. The CHA engaged a large group of diverse community members in face-to-face focus groups to help identify trends and opportunities to improve the health of the community.
The results of the CHA will help UHA and other local organizations work together to address the identified issues and help improve all facets of health care for segments of the population that may not otherwise have access to adequate health care services, primarily those on the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). The overall goals are to improve the health of individuals and the community, improve health outcomes and reduce health care costs.
The other CAC public meeting to discuss the CHA will take place on Monday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in Roseburg, Ore. (Douglas County Library, Ford Community Room, 1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd.).
For questions, more information or to view the full CHA report, visit www.umpquahealthalliance.org, e-mail[email protected] or call 541.464.6291.
October 28, 2013
