Process Priority Areas Public Health Improvement Plan Data Stakeholders Engaged
Behavioral and Mental Health
Goal: Promote holistic individual and community wellbeing by building confidence and trust in the public health system to improve behavioral health outcomes.
Strategies:
Train all local public health staff within the West Central region on behavioral and mental health conditions and available resources in order to be able to advocate and educate the public and to improve readiness to refer and speak confidentially to a community member in need.
External education: Educate the public about behavioral and mental health topics and advocate on behavioral and mental health topics with community partners.
Behavioral & Mental Health Action Plan: PDF
Capacity Building for WCPHP
Goal: Improve WCPHP’s capacity to operate as a collective, thereby contributing to a sustainable public health system that ensures community, behavioral and environmental wellness.
Strategies:
Attain and streamline flexible, fluid funding in order to cross-support projects and initiatives and proactively address emerging needs
Conduct a comprehensive public health capacity landscape analysis to identify gaps in behavioral health services and how those services are provided.
Pilot an internal communications system to keep WCPHP counties up to date on latest happenings, trainings, successes, challenges.
Pilot a communications system to continuously engage and collaborate with WCPHP stakeholders.
Realign the partnership’s agreements and commitments.