Tertiary Prevention

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 1.6 - Reduce Unsafe Sexual Behaviors

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will provide financial and technical assistance to a variety of community prevention services. Our priorities include: comprehensive state programs for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 1.5 - Reduce the Abuse and Illicit Use of Drugs

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will provide science-based information on the effects of drug use and on effective prevention and treatment strategies to health professionals, states, communities, and the public.

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 1.4 - Reduce Alcohol Abuse and Prevent Underage Drinking

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will conduct education campaigns directed at high-risk groups to discourage underage drinking and alcohol abuse. These include Girl Power!, Teen Drinking Prevention Campaigns, and others.

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 1.3 - Improve the Diet and the Level of Physical Activity of Americans

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will carry out education campaigns to encourage the public to improve their diet and exercise habits. Our focus will be on: conducting our Five-A-Day education program on the importance of eating vegetables and fruits.

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 1.2 - Reduce the Incidence and Impact of Injuries and Violence in American Society

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will help develop and improve public and private injury and violence prevention programs. Elements of this strategy include:

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 1.1 - Reduce Tobacco Use, Especially Among Youth

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will provide funding and technical support for education campaigns to deliver the anti-tobacco message. Our efforts will focus on: leading a national campaign to educate Americans about the health effects of tobacco use.

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

The Department has established six goals to fulfill its mission: Goal 1

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Our Core Values

Deliver results Be accountable Focus on prevention Create collaborations Provide information Seek scientific knowledge Maintain a creative work environment In the Department's ongoing management of its programs, and in our strategic planning process, we have been guided by a set of core values that define the HHS organizationa

Best Intentions are Not Enough: Techniques for Using Research and Data to Develop New Evidence-Informed Prevention Programs

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HHS Policy for Changing the Population Standard for Age Adjusting Death Rates

MEMORANDUM FROM THE SECRETARY August 26, 1998 TO: Heads of Operating Divisions Heads of Staff Divisions SUBJECT: HHS Policy for Changing the Population Standard for Age Adjusting Death Rates

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report. Joint Surveyor-Provider Training

The Joint Training program is a bi-annual conference to educate surveyors and providers on topic areas identified by DHS. Each training has a component based on the top deficiencies in Texas. The first joint training conference was in March 2002 and the focus was on restraints, fall prevention, pharmacy, and incontinence. The next conference was s

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report. Quality Assurance Plan (COMAR 10.07.02.46)

The QA plan must include procedures for concurrent review of resident status, ongoing monitoring of resident status, handling and reporting of patient complaints, procedures for accidents and incidents, and procedures for implementing abuse and neglect regulations (e.g., family notification).

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report. Description of Quality Improvement Programs in Maine

This section includes a brief description of each of Maine's quality improvement programs followed by a discussion of program funding, governance and the management and staffing structure. The following quality improvement programs were reviewed: Behavior Consultation; Best Practices; and Minimum Staffing Ratios. Behavior Consultation

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report. Aspects of Iowa's Quality Improvement Programs that Work Well

Provider representatives overwhelmingly agreed that recognition programs (Deficiency Free Certificates, Governor's Quality Award, and Best Practices) did much to boost nursing facilities' morale. Over and over, participants stated that in the heavily regulated and scrutinized nursing home environment, facilities were grateful for positive recognit

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report. Sustainability and Lessons Learned

Currently, funding for Florida's quality improvement programs comes from general revenue and licensure fees with some federal funding. AHCA staff noted that there is general support for quality initiatives among members of the legislature. Other state agency officials offered that there has been a focus on seniors, primarily because of the large e

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Appendix K. Summary of Information Routinely Exchanged by the Three Sites Visited, by CARE Coordination Function

TABLE K-1. HIE Activities for Transitions of Care

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Overview of HealthInfoNet Providers and Health Information Exchanged

All 38 of Maine's acute care hospitals are under contract to connect to the HIE. HIN has 34 of the 38 hospitals connected, 376 ambulatory provider sites including primary and specialty care practices, FQHCs, mental health agencies, home health and two long-term care providers. Throughout 2013, HIN will work to establish connections with the four r

Improving the Coordination of Services for Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: Profiles of Four State Medicaid Initiatives. IV. Cross-State Themes and Observations

Each state implemented a different approach to improving care coordination for Medicaid beneficiaries with behavioral health conditions. Despite these diversities, state Medicaid officials, managed care representatives, providers, and consumer representatives in all states identified similar facilitators, challenges, and lessons learned for improv

Personal Privacy in an Information Society. References

1 1975 data conveyed to staff of the Privacy Protection Study Commission by staff at the National Center for Health Statistics. 2 National Center for Health Statistics, Health: United States 1975, (Rockville, Maryland: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1975), p. 3. 3 Section 5(c)(2)A) of the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized the

Personal Privacy in an Information Society. Keepers and Users of Medical Records

In the early part of this century, physicians, most of them practicing alone, delivered 85 percent of all medical services in the country.

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