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ACCESS TO HEAlTH CARE

Promote education and engagement
Goal 1: for patient health planning.

objective 1.1 Strategy Timeline Project Leads Partners
By 2020, Island Establish a multi-organizational team to 2018 Island County Recommended:
County residents develop an operating model to create and Public Health Primary care and behavioral health providers,
and health care sustain a staffed health care resource center, in medical clinics and hospitals, managed care
alignment with regional and state initiatives.
organizations, senior services, United Way of
providers will have Island County, local service agencies
access to online
and in-person Develop an operating model to create and 2018 Island County Recommended:
support to identify sustain an online health care resource Public Health Primary care and behavioral health providers,
medical clinics and hospitals, managed care
directory, in alignment with regional and state
available health initiatives. organizations, senior services, United Way of
care services in Island County, local service agencies
Island County.
Develop and maintain a searchable, web- 2019 To be
based directory of health care resources in determined
Island County including preventive care, based on
primary care, behavioral health care, home proposed model.
health, and recovery services.
Establish a staffed health care resource 2019- To be
center to provide information and in-person 2020 determined
support to the public about available services based on
and providers. proposed model.

Develop a process for collecting website 2019- To be
usage and navigation data, including user 2020 determined
searches, demographics and health care based on
resource needs. proposed model.
Promote use of the website directory and 2019- To be
health care resource center to: 2020 determined
based on
1. Local health care providers proposed model.
2. Local health service agencies
3. Community outreach workers
4. Populations identified as having significant
barriers to accessing health care through at
least two culturally-appropriate methods of
communication.

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