Setting / Delivery Mechanisms
Commnity – Establishment and / or continuation of initiatives with local health departments, partner hospitals, NPOs, Head Start agencies, law enforcement, EMS, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’ s Injury, Suicide and Violence Prevention Unit and the Colorado Department of Transportation’ s Office of Transportation Safety.
Employer – Work collaboratively with CHCO Corporate & Community Relations to target metro-area employers for opportunities to access prevention resources through complimentary Injury Prevention Program efforts( i. e., Safe Kids Denver Metro, Teen Driver Safety program), and the availability to purchase prevention hardware at discount through the CHCO Safety Store.
Home – Use of Community Health Workers trained as injury prevention educators to increase awareness among parents and caregivers in targeted neighborhoods of the leading causes of preventable injuries in their communities; engagement of partner entities that conduct home visitation efforts( i. e., Nurse Family Partnership, Safe Care Colorado); exploration of potential opportunities for provision of free or reduced-cost prevention hardware / equipment through grant or donor funding.
Provider – Integration of injury risk assessment questions in well-child visits through CHCO’ s Clinically Integrated Network, with special emphasis on Medicaid populations to improve outcome measures of the leading causes of preventable injuries in their communities; integration of promotional opportunities for messaging best practices for injury prevention throughout the CHCO network of care; complimentary efforts include opportunities to purchase prevention hardware / equipment at a discount through the CHCO Safety Store; integration of the aforementioned efforts targeting( 1) schools and students served by the School Health Resource Center, and( 2) Head Start Centers; and( 3) CHCO employees and their families through Employee Wellness Program.
School – Integration of injury prevention messaging and programs to preschool programs located in targeted neighborhoods, with special emphasis on Head Start centers and child care centers to improve injury measures among families eligible for Colorado Child Care Assistance Program benefits; complimentary efforts include opportunities to purchase child restraints at a discount through the CHCO Safety Store.
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