Proposed Mission Together We Can improve the overall health of the residents of central Michigan including the counties of Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Osceola and Roscommon by preventing and controlling the incidence of disease and ill health.

Information Compiled from the Central Michigan Public Health Summit What It Is

Introduction Story of the Public Health Summit Includes stakeholder groups Residents of the central Michigan health district State, county, and local government officials Tribal nation representatives Members of the academic community and public school systems Representatives from businesses in the health care, transportation, restaurant, and other types of industries Members of non-government organizations, including community organizations

Introduction Introduces County Health Rankings 2010 County Ranking out of 82 Isabella 42nd Osceola 45th Roscommon 70th Arenac 72nd Gladwin 77th Clare 82nd

Key Issues Participants identified issues in the areas of: Health Care Delivery System Nutrition Education/Knowledge Environment Behavior Poverty/Economy

County Notes Sections Focused upon: Health Issues  Solutions/approaches to addressing the issues Some counties have more than one set of information

Final Sections Acronyms Acknowledgements

Information Compiled from the Central Michigan Public Health Summit What It Isn’t Perfect Easy reading Attendee names and potential champions have not been included  

Value Information collected from a large group of stakeholders and the majority of stakeholder groups Issues and solutions provide a starting point for filling out the framework for health improvement plans Basis for Health Improvement Plan’s goals and objectives

County Health Rankings Information for the Central Michigan Health District Counties: Arenac, Clare, Gladwin, Isabella, Osceola, and Roscommon  What It Is

1. Overview Includes population of the central Michigan Health District: 187,343 distributed across the six counties as follows. County Population Percent of total Arenac 16,361 19% Clare 30,312 16% Gladwin 25,920 14% Isabella 66,778 36% Osceola 22,930 12% Roscommon 25,042 13%

2. Central Michigan Health District County Health Rankings One table for each county Health Ranking Categories Health Outcomes - mortality and morbidity Health Factors Health behaviors – six indicators Clinical care – five indicators Social and economic factors – eight indicators Physical environment – four indicators

County Health Rankings Tables Columns include: County value for each indicator County Health Rankings 2010 target value Overall Michigan value Percent Variation from County Health Rankings 2010 Target Value Percent Variation from overall Michigan value Rank out of the 82 included Michigan counties

3. County Rankings Summaries Values for all six counties Percent deviation from nationwide targets Percent deviation from overall Michigan values

Appendices County Health Rankings Categories Glossary B. Structure of the County Health Rankings Model C. Basis of Target Values D. County Health Rankings 2010: Measures, Data Sources and Years of Data

County Health Rankings. Information for the Central County Health Rankings Information for the Central Michigan Health District Counties What It Isn’t County values do not include error margins To be treated as “written in stone”

Value   Assists in identifying areas for further consideration in health improvement efforts Provides summaries of variation between counties