Rutland Health Assessment
2004 Top Health Care Priorities and Achievements

Mission: Improve the Health Status of Rutland County Residents


1) Improve Access Affordability of Health and Human Services
a) Improve access to primary care system
i) Increase number of primary care providers (MDs, NPs, PAs)
ii) Provide Federally Qualified Health Center Services
iii) Provide Electronic Medical Record
iv) Increase percent of population covered by health insurance
(1) CHCRR in Brandon, Castleton and Pawlet
(2) Hospital continues to recruit providers, provide loan repayment
(3) Hospitalist program allows MDs to spend more time in office
(4) RRMC is implementing an HIS
(5) Vermont provides Catamount Health
(6) AHS, Park Street, and RRMC assist people in applying for insurance programs
(7) PACE program opens and enrollment increases
(8) Park Street Healthshare Provide more services
(9) 211 provides information and referral



2) Increase prevention efforts that lead to a healthier lifestyle
a) Decrease heart disease and associated risk factors
i) Decrease heart disease death rate
ii) Decrease tobacco use rates
iii) Decrease diabetes
iv) Decrease obesity
v) Increase physical activity
(1) RAPAC expands Walk Rutland and other physical activity programs
(2) Nutrition Coalition forms and assesses needs
(3) QUEST program reduces obesity in RSWSU
(4) Boys and Girls Club Triple Play
(5) MT Holly Seeds to Supper
(6) Creative Economy multi use path planned
(7) RRMC/TEPCO continue Tobacco prevention/cessation
(8) Health Care Org adopt Tobacco Free Campus
(9) More schools have Wellness Committees
(10) Increase use of Pine Hill
(11) Matter of Balance
(12) Healthier Living Workshops
(13) RRMC Continues to offer use of Rehab Gym for Cardiac Rehab
(14) More school receive safe routes to school funding
(15) Bike route signs up in Rutland City
(16) 1000 attend Winterfest
(17) Castleton Community Center expands Wellness Programs





3) 4. Reduce Substance Abuse
a) Increase the availability of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
i) Decrease depression
ii) Decrease alcohol use in youth
iii) Decrease binge drinking
iv) Decrease illegal substance use (heroin)
v) Increase number of specialty practitioners (child Psychiatrist)
(1) Physicians using Bupinorphine to treat heroin
(2) Serenity House offers detox program
(3) Law Enforcement focus on drug crimes
(4) Prevention Programs: Tapestry, RAP Early Intervention, Harvest Program,
(5) Drug Court well established
(6) CHCRR provides mental health services
(7) RRMC expands services – out patient mental health and expanded in patient services
(8) RRMC Women’s and Children’s services provides ‘wrap around services for pregnant women’
(9) Recruited child psychologist (who has since left)
(10) Medication Prescription Program to reduce narcotic abuse
(11) RAVNAH hires a Psychiatric Nurse