SCHN Timeline

By apharris

  • Grundy County School inservice

    Katie Goforth and Tonya Garner met and worked with members of the Grundy County Health Alliance on community outreach.

  • Tenn Primary Care Association Meeting

    Affordable Care Act. Detailed information about TPCA services, ACA Basics, Special Enrollment periods, legislative updates. Results: With 18.4% of Grundy residents ages 18 to 65 uninsured, it is essential that residents are informed of their choices. The information and resources gathered at this conference will help in public education.

  • Grundy Health Council Meeting

    Introduced the SCPHN and it's goals and objectives.

  • Rural Behavorial Health Webinar

    Addressed social determinants for children and learned how some communities are addressing mental health needs for rural children.

  • Rural Ambassador Meeting

    Hosted by TN Justice Center. Agenda: Toolkit for TennCare (access and enrollment resources); Legislation; Development of local plan for assisting enrollment. Increasing healthcare coverage enrollment of residents on the Plateau will improve health outcomes.

  • Meeting with Grundy Primary Care Clinic

    Katie Goforth met with Caleb Rae of Grundy Primary Care Clinic to discuss goals and ojbectives of the netwoek and invite him to join.

  • Coaching You Comminity's Journey Toward Health Webinar

    Hosted by County Health Rankings and Road Map (www.countyhealthrankings.org) Information shared about the County Health Rankings, Culture of Health Prize, and Coaching services offered by the organization.

  • Steering Commitee Meeting

    Meeting involved Shelia Beard, Julie Keel, Jim Peterman, Katie Goforth, Amanda Cook, Sarah Brown, John Wheeler, Lacey Oliver, Emily Partin. This meeting involved several community organization including VISTA, University of the South, and South Cumberland Learning and Developmnt.

  • Meeting with Uiversity of the South and Sewanee Messenger

    Katie Goforth met with Kathy Solomon (University of the South) and Laura Willis (Sewanee Messenger). Introduced the SCPHN Goals and Objectives. Discussed building the public awareness of health care needs and opportunities.

  • Facebook Page

    [South Cumberland Plateau Health Network](www.facebook.com/southcumberlandplateauhealthnetwork) Contains information about data, TennCare, media releases, and community resources.

  • Meeting with Grundy County Government

    Katie Goforth met with Grundy County Executive Mayor Michael Brady to introduce the SCPHN and deliver the Letter of Commitment signed by the previous Mayor. Mr. Brady is interested in improving health outcomes for Grundy Co., and in July had noted interest in exploring a critical access hospital for Grundy Co.

  • South Cumberland Learning and Development Center planning meeting

    A "brick and mortar" grant was recently awarded to repair/renovate the old GCHS, for the purpose of providing space for classes to be offered by local colleges and community members (including medical assistant classes) and for counseling of VBHS clients. Brainstorming about possible uses for the building, needs assessment, etc. Action Steps: Formation of sub-committees, several of which involve SCPHN members.

  • Wingo Contact List Created

    Creation of contact list on Wiggio. Results: All Steering Committee members can add to this "live" document and build the network.

  • Middle TN Chapter Rural Health Association of TN Conference

    Agenda: e-Cigarettes; Anti-Tobacco Initiatives; Community Paramedicine; ACA Update; Population Health; Health Care Workforce Development. Posted notes and hand-outs to Wiggio Steering Committee. Results: Networking with agencies who can assist the SCPHN. Arranged meeting with Cindy Siler of the Tennessee Rural Partnership (TRP)to extend collaboration efforts.Identified on-line resources available from the TN Dept of Health for mapping community resources/providers, etc.

  • HIMSS Rural Health IT Community Webinar

    Introduction of IT resources to assist with collaboration between patient, primary care, specialist and hospital. Results: Sharing of resource materials and links, and announcement of future HIMSS events.

  • OHRP, ACA, and You: Office Hours Webinar

    This webinar covered Medicaid and CHIP enrollment processes. 18% of Grundy, 17% of Marion, and 16% of Franklin Co. residents are uninsured.

  • University of the South Ethnography Class planning meeting

    Various groups from the community met to learn about Dr. Celeste Ray's semester ethnography research project. Students will conduct lifestyle interviews of community members in Tracy City. The group brainstormed questions related to their individual data needs. The answers will provide important data about healthcare gaps/disparities affecting the community.

  • SCPHN Meeting

    Review of formation of SCPHN; review of Health Provider and Ranking data; intro. of Event Log; update on TennCare enrollment community outreach; organizational collaboration with RHAT, TNRP, NCHN; developing partnerships with community members; formalization of SCPHN governance; new HRSA grant opportunity.

  • Grundy County Council Meeting

    Attended by Tonya Garner, Sheila Beard, Julie Keel, Jim Peterman, Katie Goforth, Sarah Brown, John Wheeler, Lacey Oliver, Emily Partin, Caleb Rae, Karen Wickham, and Carol VandenBosch. Community partners involved included Grundy County Health Department and Grundy County Health Council Partners.

  • TennCare Appeals Process Webinar

    One-hour overview of the Appeals process, materials and legal assistance available from Tenn. Justice Center. Helping people get healthcare coverage will impact health outcomes.

  • Technical Assistance Webinar for HRSA Grant Application

  • Data 201 Webinar

    Hosted by RWJ Foundation, introduced features available on the County Health Rankings website, to assist in disaggregation of data and deep data analysis.

  • Leadership Grundy

    This class provided an opportunity to further SCPHN goals and objectives through collaboration and project work with others in the class.

  • Tracy City Business Club Meeting

    Community Outreach to share SCHPN goals and objectives, and incorporate these, as appropriate, with goals of the TCBC.

  • Crime and Public Safety: What Does Health Have to Do with It? Webinar

    Hosted by RWJ Foundation. The RWJF highlighted a Culture of Health Prize winning community that developed innovative programs to improve social health factors that affect overall health outcomes. The information detailed the importance of inter-agency collaboration on health initiatives (cross-pollination of ideas between such entities as the SCPHN, Grundy Safe Communities, law enforcement, and the Grundy Health Council).

  • Meeting with Office of Career Development

    Meeting with Lisa Howich with the Office of Career Development to share objectives ad goals of the SCPHN. Lisa assists students in curriculum/career/post-grad/fellowship opportunities

  • Evaluation Action Group Meeting

  • Steering Commitee Meeting

    Agenda: Evaluation; Development of Mission Statement; Cerner Resources; Communications; Market Place Trainings and Sign Up; Focus Groups; Dental Health Outreach; Future Presenters

  • Leadership Grundy meeting with Agri-business leaders

    Possible community funders for future projects

  • ACA Training for Marketplace Enrollments

  • SCPHN Meeting

  • HRSA Planning Grant Webinar

  • Rural Health Association of Tennessee Conference

  • Rural Health Association of Tennessee Conference

  • Grundy County Addiction and Recovery Rountable

    Over 200 people gathered to learn about the issues of substance abuse in Grundy County. Entities from all areas and fields were represented.

  • ACA Town Hall Meeting

    Community awareness even to inform about health care coverage

  • Leadership Grundy meeting with Schools

    Overview of county, Early Intervention Services for birth - 3 yr, Food programs, CTE, Reading Initiative, safe buildings. The Early Intervention Services, Food programs, and Medical orientation for CTE are areas in which the SCPHN can collaborate.

  • ACA Marketplace enrollment event

    Enrolling uninsured health care users

  • ACA Markeyplace enrollment planning meeting

    The goal is to enroll as many uninsured in Grundy, as possible, in order to improve their access to health care.

  • Evaluation group meeting

  • Grant Writing Workshop

  • Grant Application and Management Workshop

  • Board Meeting - Beersheba Springs Medical Clinic

  • ACA Enrollment Event - Grundy County Heritage Center

  • Grundy County Food Bank Community Outreach

  • Organizational meeting for Community Conversations

  • SCPHN Network Meeting

  • NCHN Annual Leadership Summit Conference

  • NCHN Annual Leadership Summit Conference

  • Leadership Grundy

    Community Development (non-profits, agencies working in Grundy) Introduced to Miracle on the Mountain playground project for disabled kids.

  • Framework Class

    Learning effective ways for framing conversations with varied audiences.

  • Insure Tennessee Webinar

  • Frontier and Remote Areas Methodology Webinar

  • Facilitator Training for Community Conversations

  • Leadership Learning Community Conference call with NCHN

    Innovation and Creativity. The primary goal of the Learning Communities is to build leadership capacity within the newly forming rural health networks.

  • ACA Sign Up at Smokehouse in Monteagle

    Signed up 10 and set them up for helping others through the American Exchange.

  • ACA Signup

    Partnered with Medical Foundation of Chattanooga to work with local volunteers to do an ACA Sign up: helped 6

  • ACA Sign up

    Partnered with Medical Foundation of Chattanooga to work with local volunteers to do an ACA Sign up: helped 8

  • Distribution of flyers for Palmer Community Conversations

  • Distribution of flyers for Palmer Community Conversations

  • County Health Rankings and Roadmap Building Community Capacity through Coaching Webinar

  • Palmer Community Conversations on Health

  • Distribution of flyers for Tracy City and Monteagle Community Conversations

  • Episcopal Bishops' Wives meeting

    Coordinated by Bonnie McCardell, who brought together community, VISTAS, SCPHN to share their goals.

  • Distribution of flyers for Monteagle Community Conversations

  • Steering Meeting

  • NDEP Webinar Series

    Community Health Workers: Their Roles in Preventing and Controlling Chronic Conditions

  • HRSA Grantee Quarterly Conference Cell and Q&A

  • Tracy City Community Conversations of Health

  • ACA Enrollment Event

    Smoke House. Network volunteers and Med. Foundation of Chatt. Partnered to assist 11 people with health coverage enrollments.

  • ACA Enrollment Event

    So. Tenn. Med. Systems. Network volunteers and Med. Fndtn of Chatt. Partnered to assist 12 people with health coverage enrollments. Two more were assisted by phone.

  • Evaluation focus group meeting

    Review Community Participatory questions and plan.

  • Helth Council Meeting

  • Seminar: Developing a Dynamic Board, Center for Non-Profit Mgmt.

  • Seminar: Basic Grant Writing, Center for Non-Profit Mgmt.

  • Grundy County Joint Economic and Community Development Board

  • NRHC Leadership Learning Webinar

  • NCHN Leadership Learning Webinar

  • SCPHN meeting with Nancy Anness of St. Thomas Hospital

  • Pelham Community Conversations

  • Grundy Health Council Meeting

  • Leadership Grundy - State Gov't "Grundy Day on the Hill"

  • Monteagle Community Conversations

  • NCHN Leadership Learning Webinar: Network Board Development

  • NCHN Leadership Leaning Webinar: Network Board Development

  • Rural Scholars Planning Meeting

  • South Cumberland Learning and Development Center Sterring Meeting

  • Meeting with Candie Starr, COO of STRHS Sewanee Hospital

  • Health Council Meeting

  • NCHN Leadership Leaning: Strategic Thinking

  • Diabetes Coalition Meeting

  • Weatherization Steering Meeting

  • Tracy City Mayor's meeting with SETDD

  • RWJF Diet and Exercise Webinar

  • RWJF Webinar on Diet and Exercise initiatives for CHIP

    CHIP is the community health improvement planning.

  • NCBH Presentation

    Using Youth Mental Health First Aid to foster GRIT (Project AWARE).

  • Updating of the Network Website

  • Center for Non-Profit Management Conference

    Financial Sustainability: What is Your Vision for the Future. Received individual coaching from CNM strategic planning consultant.

  • SCPHN Meeting

    Review of Community Conversations and survey questions; Strategic planning process

  • Health Council Meeting

  • Surveys conducted at the Senior Citizens lunch program in Monteagle.

  • Surveys conducted at Mountain Goat Market

  • Surveying at Tracy ball park

  • Surveys at May Justus Library and Midway Park

  • Conduct Surveys at the Grundy County Food Bank

  • RWJF Leadership Webinar

  • Meeting with Diabetes Coalition

  • Reading Initiative Conference

    Attended at the invitation of the Office of Community Engagement, Univ. of the South. Used as a platform to share SCPHN goals/objectives, understand structure and needs within the school system on "wellness wheel" initiatives, and learning strategies for effective strategic planning.

  • SCPHN Strategic Planning Session

  • Data Dive at Volunteer Behavorial Health Care System

  • RWJF Data Across Sectors ffor Health 2015 Webinar

  • Meeting with EPA, Appalachia Mgmt, & Aer Optometric

    To discuss Diabetes Coalition initiatives (Reversing Diabetes) and possible PPOD model for SCLDC.

  • Local Foods, Local Places Workshop

  • Back to School Bash for Grundy County Schools

    distributing supplies and information to families. Spoke to parents of 325 children about the goals and objectives of SCPHN, and distributed contact info.

  • Local Foods, Local Places Workshop

  • Meeting with Community Ambassador, Sara G. Brown

    To gain insights on community priorities for SCPHN operations.

  • Rotary Club Meeting

  • Diabetes Coalition Meeting

  • Strategic planning meeting

  • Rotary Club meeting

  • SCLDC Meeting

  • Grundy Health Council Meeting

  • Diabetes Coalition meeting

  • CAPR Program

    Meeting with Sheriff Shrum to plan CAPR (Canine Assisted Prisoner Recovery) pilot program.

  • SCLDC Steering Meeting

  • University of the South Conference

    Discussing Positive Deviance as a method of engaging the community by "flipping" assessments from gaps to assets, focusing/identifying what is working to improve health among individuals that should, logically, not have improved health outcomes (but do).

  • SCHN Steering Meeting

  • GCHC Diabetes Coalition Meeting

  • Renaissance Planning TA Call

    Local Foods, Local Places initiative. Review of final draft of Action Plan. SETDD might be able to develop a business incubator model into the current grant and build in operating costs into the budget for a limited period of time so there is sustainability going forward. HRSA grant opportunity –Grundy County is within the catchment area of a FQHC, which is underutilized and self-reports that it doesn’t offer mental health services, dentist, xray, etc.

  • Begin Grundy CARE Program

    Canine Assisted Recovery Effort for Grundy jail inmates, in collaboration with local Therapy Dog program. Potential for growth and increased behavioral health services in conjunction with program.

  • RWJF Community Coaching

  • RWJF HEALTHY Plateau Team Meeting

    Meeting with Dr. Jim Peterman's Medical Ethics Class to collbaborate with students on research related to the RWJF community coaching.

  • GCHC Meeting

    Network members involved include Julie Keel, Tonya Garner, Emily Partin, Katie Goforth, VISTAS, and Nicky Hamilton.

  • Healthier Tennessee Communities (HTC) T.A. call: Workplace Wellness

  • UTK Smart Communities Project

    Provided feedback to UTK about their Smart Communities Project, which includes health care access community surveys and other health initiatives.

  • Sewanee Yale Collaborative Meeting at Beersheba Springs

    Discussed possible interests to do public health research on the South Cumberland Plateau

  • Rotary Meeting with Nancy Anness

    Meeting with Nancy Anness of St. Thomas Health. Advertised to our SCHN Network and Steering.

  • Chronic Disease Self-Manageent Seminar

  • Advisory Board for the South Cumberland Health Network Establishment

    Dr. Norman Weatherby (MTSU),
    Dr. Greg Heath (UT Chattanooga),
    Dr. Linda Mayes (Yale School of Medicine),
    Nancy Anness (St. Thomas Health).

  • Diabetes Coalition Meeting

  • Strategic Planning Workshop

  • Final Class for Grundy CARE Canine Assisted Recovery Effort

  • Channel 9 news interviews on Grundy CARE program.

  • Consultation with Nancy Anness to secure partial funding for VISTA position

  • Grundy County Health Council Meeting

    Introduction of the TN Healthier Communities designation and its goals and objectives.

  • Rural Health Association of Tennessee Annual Conference

    11/18-11/20/2015 :
    The South Cumberland Health Network was awarded the 2015 Collaboration Award. Network member Tonya Garner awarded the Rural Health Worker of the Year. Network members Karen & Steven Wickham awarded the 2015 Award of Merit for work in the community to reverse/prevent diabetes.

  • Meeting with Sheriff Shrum to review outcomes of Grundy CARE pilot program and plan for spring program.

  • RWJF Community Coaching HEALTHY Plateau Team Meeting with Dr. Peterman's Medical Ethics Class

  • RHAT Awards

    South Cumberland Health Network Network and Steering Meetings, Recognition event for community partners, recognizing RHAT awards and furthering partnership with RHAT, HRSA, NCHN and TNRP.