Health and Human Services Facet

Cheryl Capers, National HHS Co-Director

May 10, 2013

Theme

The Links Incorporated:

Change Agents for Wellness

Making Women’s Health A Priority

Health and Human Services (HHS) Facet Leadership

• Monica Parker – National HHS Director

• Cheryl Capers– National HHS Co-Director

• Cori Cooper– Southern Area HHS Chair

National and Southern Area Committee Chairs

• Mary Clark, Chair – HeartLinks– Sharon West, Asheville

• Cora Salzberg, Chair – Linkages to Life– JoeAnn Fletcher, North Broward

• Ella Horton, Chair – Walk for Healthy Living– Brenda Belsito, Bradenton/Sarasota

• Lolita McDavid, Chair – Susan B. Komen Partnership– Sharon Elizabeth James, Bradenton/Sarasota

• Henrie Treadwell, Chair – National Childhood Obesity Initiative– Yolanda Hill, Baton Rouge

MISSION STATEMENT

Promote and facilitate programs that support the maintenance of good

health as well as the elimination of chronic health disparities in

communities of color through education, health advocacy, and

optimal utilization of health resources.

Health Disparities Defined

• A difference in health outcomes across of the population. Health disparities are linked to social, economic or environmental disadvantages.

• An example is shortened life expectancy or earlier death from poorly treated chronic disease.

HHS Targets Disparities

Disease Health Disparity

Women’s Health

Youth Health and Wellness

Signature Programs

Cardiovascular Disease

Yes Yes Yes HeartLinks

Breast Cancer Yes Yes No Susan Komen

Oral Health Yes Yes Yes

Obesity/Diabetes Yes Yes Yes Childhood Obesity Initiative

HHS Targets Health Disparities

Disease Health Disparity

Women’s Health

Youth Health and Wellness

Signature Programs

Stroke Yes Yes No Walk for Healthy Living

Infant Mortality

Yes Yes Yes ITS- Safe Births

Kidney Disease Yes Yes Yes Linkages to Life

Alzheimer’s disease

Yes Yes No

Signature Programs and Initiatives Address Health Disparities

• HeartLinks- Cardiovascular Disease

• Susan G. Komen for the Cure Partnership- Breast Cancer

• Linkages to Life- Kidney Disease

• Walk for Healthy Living-Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

• Childhood Obesity- Childhood Obesity Initiative

Strategies to Address Health Disparities

• Increasing Primary prevention

• Increasing the number of trained primary care and prevention specialists (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, researchers)

• Implementing strategies that are culturally appropriate

• Collaborating with partners to promote health equity

PARTNERS/COLLABORATORS

Partial List:• American Heart Association• Susan G. Komen for the Cure• National Diabetes Education Program

(NDEP)• GE Healthcare• National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

(Heart Truth)• Kellogg Foundation

INTEGRATION/ALIGNMENT

• Improving Nutrition Education among Links

• Improving Nutrition Education within our Communities

• Encouraging Daily Physical Activity among Links

• Encouraging Daily Physical Activity within our Communities

FACET Integration

• Services to Youth: Encouraging STEM education at elementary, high school and college level

• Arts - Quilting: Healthy Activity Promotion (i.e.) promotes mental acuity

• National Trends: AARP Health Component: Advocacy and Health Policy Paper Development

• International Trends: Women and Maternal Health Support in Haiti/Liberia

Helpful Websites

• American Heart Association www.heart.org• Can you Imagine Me? www.linksincsaccop.com• General Electric www.healthyimagination.com• Healthy People 2020 www.healthypeople.gov• Heart Truth National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

www.nhlbi.nih.gov • National Center on Minority Health and Health

Disparities www.ncmhd.nih.gov• National Diabetes Education Program

www.ndep.nih.gov

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