Fulton County

Your CHIP Goals & Priorities

Mission

Healthy residents, safe environment, better quality of life.

Primary Goals

Improve mental health
Decrease addiction
Decrease chronic disease

How You Compare

Fulton County  |  Delaware County (#1 in OH)  | Los Alamos County, NM (#1 in U.S.)
Fulton County
Delaware County
Los Alamos County
Overall Population Health Score 64.3 82 98.2
Population With No Health Insurance 6.5% 4.4% 3.0%
Medicare Beneficiaries With Recent Primary Care Visit 25% 35% 31%
Smoking Rate 18.2% 13.6% 10.0%
Heart Disease Prevalence Among Medicare Beneficiaries 29% 27% 16%
Preventable Hospital Admissions Among Medicare Beneficiaries 3,146/100k 5,485/100k 2,038/100k

Source: The Healthiest Communities, 2020 – U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with Aetna Foundation

Fulton County
Delaware County
Los Alamos County
Adults in Poor or Fair General Health 15.5% 10.4% 9.8%
Babies Born With Low Birth Weight 6.7% 6.2% 9.7%
Life Expectancy 79.0 years 81.4 years 83.5 years
Teen Birth Rate 17.8/1k 7.2/1k 6.0/1k
Deaths of Despair 37.4/100k 25.6/100k 38.9/100k
Poor Mental Health Days per Month 3.7 3.3 3.1

Source: The Healthiest Communities, 2020 – U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with Aetna Foundation

Fulton County
Delaware County
Los Alamos County
Children Meeting Standards in Grade 4 ELA 66.8% 80.7% 57.0%
High School Graduation Rate 92.7% 95.5% 87.0%
Preschool Enrollment 43.5% 50.4% 61.4%

Source: The Healthiest Communities, 2020 – U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with Aetna Foundation

Fulton County
Delaware County
Los Alamos County
Labor Force Participation 65.1% 69.7% 67.3%
Unemployment Rate 4.4% 3.4% 3.4%
Households Receiving Public Assistance Income 1.6% 1.1% 0.2%

Source: The Healthiest Communities, 2020 – U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with Aetna Foundation

Fulton County
Delaware County
Los Alamos County
Diabetes Prevalence 9.2% 7.5% 5.0%
Obesity Prevalence 30.5% 26.4% 22.4%

Source: The Healthiest Communities, 2020 – U.S. News & World Report in collaboration with Aetna Foundation

Problems

Uncontrolled risk factors & costs
Inability to segment community members by interests and risk factors
Programming and interventions are not available anywhere, anytime
Don’t know which health improvement programs work
Struggle to engage high-risk individuals
Lack comprehensive system to drive engagement, instruct individuals what to do, and track outcomes

Solution

Path To Success
  1. Make wellness easy and accessible
  2. Collect real-time data
  3. Define unique risk factors &interests
  4. Engage, educate, entertain, empower
  5. Track impact
  6. Report outcomes
  7. Secure more funding
Launch a Countywide Health and Wellness Hub That:
  1. Supports and facilitates a regional health strategy
  2. Provides a central point for community engagement
  3. Promotes collaboration and engages more stakeholders
  4. Collects real-time biometric and community needs data
  5. Single voice and source of health and wellness content
  6. Accessible at school, at work, at home, and on the go
  7. Increases the availability, visibility, and frequency of wellness programming
Health and Wellness Hub Features
  1. Health notification system
  2. Health dashboard: biometric tracking, assessments, surveys
  3. Emergency preparedness guide
  4. Health & wellness education: blog, video gallery, wellness library
  5. Comprehensive event calendar and booking system
  6. Wellness challenge engine
  7. Learning management system
  8. Community resource directory

The Solution Exists & Is Affordable

hChoices Wellness Hub
✓ HIPAA & FERPA Compliant
✓ Health Notification Registration System
✓ Biometric Tracking
✓ Health Assessments
✓ Wellness Surveys
✓ Emergency Preparedness Guide
✓ Health & Wellness Blog
✓ Video Gallery
✓ Wellness Library
✓ Event Calendar & Booking System
✓ Wellness Challenge Engine
✓ Learning Management System
✓ Community Resource Directory
✓ Marketing Flyers, Infographics, Social Media Posts
Subscribe

Setup and Launch: $5,000
HIPAA-Compliant Hosting, Backups, Unlimited Storage and Bandwidth, SSL Encryption, Patching, Security Updates, Minor Content Updates: $1000/Month

Available Add-Ons
School Insight Program
Enhance educational and health outcomes by proactively monitoring, real-time and longitudinally, adolescents as they grow into adults
HIPAA/FERPA Compliant Data Collection and Content Distribution
Youth Wellness with All Choices Matter
Helping Youth Deal with Life’s Tough Stuff
Character Development, Life Skills, Tough Stuff, Workforce Readiness
Corporate Wellness Program
Creating a healthy, happy workforce
Turnkey Employee Wellness Program: Monitor, Track, Educate, Support
Virtual Programming with We Thrive Together:
Reducing Social Isolation and Loneliness of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities
Exercise Classes, Games, Presentations, Support Groups
Testimonial
Lake County General Health District

We used the secure hChoices platform to launch Motivate Lake County. Motivate Lake County helps us gather real time data focusing on at risk communities.  It has become a health and wellness focal point to help improve expansion, promotion, reduce duplication, and develop a Think Tank with traditional and non traditional partners.
~ Ron Graham, Health Commissioner ~

Outcomes

Public Health Department
Achieve Public Health 3.0

Recognition by community and stakeholders as Chief Strategist
Vibrant, structured, cross-sector partnerships
Timely, reliable, granular-level and actionable data
Expanded funding sources
Foundational infrastructure

County Residents & Workforce
Achieve Optimal Well-Being

Feel Better
Move Better
Sleep Better
Manage Stress Better
Laugh, Smile and Be Independent

Schedule a Meeting

We believe everyone should have access to the tools and resources to live a healthy, happy life.

It’s time to discuss the needs of your community and how we can help you achieve your CHIP goals.  

Steve Pelton, President of hChoices

440-478-2268  |  Email  |  Pick a Day/Time