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The two top priority health issues that were identified through the assessment were: Prevent Chronic Diseases and Promote Well-Being and Prevent Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Clinton County, January 23, 2023. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD), along with UVM Health Network-CVPH, its partner in community health assessment and planning, is pleased to announce the release of the 2022-2024 Clinton County Community Health Assessment. A community health assessment (CHA) provides a comprehensive picture of a community’s health status, factors leading to health inequities and resources available to improve health. The assessment also includes the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP), which details interventions and activities that a variety of partners will take on collectively in an effort to improve the overall health of residents. 

The process to complete the assessment and plan in Clinton County takes approximately 14 months and includes a resident health survey, a stakeholder survey, a review of over 300 health indicators, a community health priority-setting session and the creation of shared action plans. 

The two top priority health issues that were identified through the assessment were: Prevent Chronic Diseases and Promote Well-Being and Prevent Mental and Substance Use Disorders, the same priority areas featured in the 2019-2021 CHA. 

“The current assessment and improvement plan most definitely reflect an update to what we know about health in our community and what we feel we need to do about it versus an overhaul in our thinking,” states Mandy Snay, Director of Health Planning & Promotion at CCHD. “Priority areas have not changed for several assessment cycles, which continues to speak to the complexity of the issues and solutions needed to make a lasting impact.” 

Despite no change in priority health issues, there were small changes made to the process that are reflected in the final documents. For example, survey tools were adjusted to improve the type of analysis that could be done. For the first time, virtual attendance options were offered for priority-setting events to maximize participation. These small changes allowed assessment leaders to better understand resident concerns, inequities and service gaps. Ms. Snay adds, “We were able to use this deeper understanding to expand the assessment’s ‘Community Profile’, which, in my opinion, is the most important piece of the assessment as it informs the action plans of the CHIP.” The current CHIP contains six action plans. 

The Clinton County 2022-2024 Community Health Assessment and the resulting community health improvement plan can be found at www.clintonhealth.org/pdf%20files/CHA_CHIP.pdf 

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1. Call Meeting To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll Call

4. MOTION:  Approval of Minutes for the Organizational Meeting of January 9, 2023 and Regular Town Board Meeting of January 9, 2023. 

5. Community Input.

6. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Permission to Go to Bid for Additional Salt Brine Storage Tank. 

7. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Reappointment of Allison Webbinaro to the Planning Board.

8. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Approval to Send Matthew Houser to 2A Water School in Cortland, NY.

9. MOTION/DISCUSSION:  Telegraph Rd. South Culvert Update.

10. DISCUSSION:  Other Business. 

11. DISCUSSION:  Public Comments on Agenda Items Only. 

12. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Pay December 2022 Late Bills.

13. RESOLUTION/DISCUSSION:  Pay January 2023 Bills.

14. MOTION:  Adjourn to Executive Session.

15. MOTION:  Return from Executive Session. 

16. MOTION: Adjourn Meeting.

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Highlights Efforts to Build Community Resilience to Flooding, Restore and Connect Healthy Ecosystems, Promote Environmental Justice, and Educate the Next Generation

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today released the 2020-2022 Great Lakes Program Report (PDF) that highlights collaborative efforts to conserve, restore, protect, and enhance New York’s Great Lakes land and water resources. The report is prepared every two years and highlights partnerships and achievements completed during the prior two years that support New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda, including improving shoreline and tributary resilience, restoring and connecting aquatic habitats, educating the next generation of environmentally literate, stewardship-minded citizens and environmental professionals, and building capacity in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution, also known as Environmental Justice communities.

“The Great Lakes are an invaluable source of inspiration, beauty, and recreation, critical to the health and well-being of communities along their shores,” Commissioner Seggos said. “This report details the impact of New York’s Great Lakes Action Agenda and efforts underway by DEC and our many partners to collaborate and protect the shared natural resources in our state and throughout the region.”

The 2020-2022 Great Lakes Program Report (PDF) highlights significant achievements, including:

1. Investing in environmental justice and disadvantaged communities impacted by climate change and pollution by providing funding, training, and education and outreach for these underrepresented areas;
2. Restoring beneficial uses, including recreation, scenic beauty, and fish and wildlife habitat for environmental justice communities in the Rochester Embayment and Buffalo River Areas of Concern;
3. Demonstrating science-informed, ecosystem-based approaches for nature-based shoreline and riparian restoration that enhance resiliency and habitat, and ensure clean waterways;
4. Engaging more than 300 New York State middle school students in environmental monitoring at Lake Ontario parks and tributaries through the inaugural “Day in the Life of Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River program” supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes National Program Office; and
5. Securing $40.8 million in federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding for 207 projects to advance the State’s initiatives and build on its commitment to restore the shorelines and waterways of New York’s Great Lakes.

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 Schenectady, N.Y. – Price Chopper/Market 32 concluded its November fundraising campaign benefiting Disabled American Veterans (DAV), during which customers were encouraged to round up their totals at the register. $70,400 was raised to directly benefit veterans and their families.

“Disabled American Veterans goes above and beyond in their efforts to provide veterans and their families lifetime support, free rides to medical appointments and connections to meaningful employment opportunities,” said Mona Golub, Price Chopper/Market 32’s vice president of public relations and consumer services. “Here at Price Chopper/Market 32 we are proud to bolster their work in supporting those who served and fought for our country.”

DAV’s goal is to empower veterans to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity. This is accomplished by ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them, fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill, and educating the public about the great sacrifices and needs of veterans transitioning back to civilian life.