Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm

Project

Cindy Winters - October 2013

Multi-sector Partnership 36 Member Steering Committee

• Employers/businesses• City of New Ulm• Chamber of

Commerce• Churches• School District• Local media outlets

• Local college• New Ulm Medical

Center• Brown County

Public Health• Community

Members

Project Sections

The project includes community education, medical interventions, environmental and policy changes, concurrent in the following spheres of influence:

Healthcare Community Worksite

HeartBeat Connections Program• High risk patients proactively identified

from the medical record

• Welcome packet, educational materials, and 1:1 telephonic coaching with a health professional

Grand Rounds• Quarterly provider education seminars

National and regional scientific experts

Healthcare

Heart Health Screenings 5221 screened in year 1(2009) 3215 in year 3 (2011)

Multiple Community Health Challenges Increasing activity

Increasing fruits/vegetablesWeight managementMaking small manageable changes

Community

Community

Community Summits •Project updates & national speakers FoodWorks • Work with local restaurants, grocery and convenience stores to develop more healthy & affordable items

•“What’s Cooking New Ulm?” TV show

•Farmer’s Market

Policy Initiatives•Complete Streets Resolution

•Healthy Concessions

Worksite

• Environment/Culture audits

• Quarterly employee

challenge programs

• Annual Employer Summit

• Speakers Bureau

• Employee health screenings

• Policies

Cohort2009 2011

n=1766% Current Smokers 6.3 5.3% Sufficient Physical Activity 68.4 77.0*% Sufficient fruit/veg ≥ 5 18.5 31.5*% NU Lifestyle score 8 or 10 47.7 58.4*% Daily Aspirin Use 28.5 35.6*% Medication for Diabetes 4.1 6.5*% Medication for Hypertension 25.9 30.6*% 100% Medication Adherence 67.7 70.5*% Hypertensiveł 24 18.8*% High Total Serum Cholesterol (>200mg/dl) 49.4 42.8*% Obese (BMI>30) 36 35.6High Glucose (>100mg/gl) 26.6 23.2ł systolic bp (140+) and diastolic bp (90+) according to JNC VII report in 2003*significant change at alpha = 0.05 compared to 2009

Snap Shot of some screening results of 56073 Zip Code Residents Age 18 +

Outcomes: Process• Key contributing factors to our population

health outcome results are the process outcomes.

• 68% of survey respondents report some level of HONU engagement in the past year.

• 81% of residents are very satisfied or satisfied with what HONU is doing in the community.

• Engagement at every level of the community: businesses, city, media, schools, public health department, legislators, etc.

Cindy WintersCommunity Programs and Public Policy Specialist

Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm ProjectE-mail: cindy.winters@allina.comPhone: 507-217-5548

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