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 need. In addition, BMH serves as an active partner in Energize Bedford Community Actions Coalition. The coalition's primary goal is to build Bedford's capacity to foster and promote individual, family, and community health, including but not limited to preventing and reducing childhood overweight. BMH officials will communicate the priority areas of community needs identified through the assessment process, and work within the Energize Bedford to encourage the focusing of community resources on these needs. Lastly, processes will be developed to track progress of improvements, ongoing.
Priority Areas Not being Addressed and the Reasons Multiple other needs were identified during the CHNA process, including high cost of living and preferences for necessities, access to adult dental care, and the need for urgent care services. BMH will not focus on those initiatives in the scope of this project due to the fact that the CHAT did not identify those issues as being the most pertinent community needs. It would not be prudent to spread limited hospital and community resources across too many initiatives.
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