Project Summary Findings In summary, the findings of the Franklin County CHNA revealed an underserved population in need of more reliable transportation, affordable medicine and access to mental health, dental, primary care and specialty services. The community expressed a need for affordable medications, preventive services, and primary care services mental healthcare, and improved coordination of care. 21.4% of residents reported using the emergency department for medical care and 23.3% said that they did not access regular dental care. Roughly one quarter of the population reported that they experience poor to fair health. County Health Rankings ranks Franklin County 73 out of 133 for the state of Virginia for health outcomes and 71 out of 133 for health factors. Henry County is ranked 129 out of 133 for health outcomes and 123 out of 133 for health factors. Response Following the final CHAT meeting to identify the top priorities from the community health needs identified, the following areas of focus emerged: •
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Access to: • Mental health and substance abuse services • Primary care • Adult dental care • Specialty care Need for improved coordination of care across the health and human services sector General wellness: • Obesity • Chronic disease management Transportation.
To address the needs of the community, Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital (CFMH) will develop a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that resources are aligned with the needs identified during the CHNA. The team will initially consist of CFMH employees and area providers, and expand to include membership from community agencies as needed to ensure improvements are achieved in the identified areas of focus. The team will develop goals and objectives and identify indicators for addressing community health needs.
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