The new year will bring new areas of focus for the Memorial Health Hospitals as a new community health needs assessment has been finalized, providing a frame work for priorities advocated for by citizens.

Jay Boulanger, Community Health Coordinator at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, lists areas of need derived from surveys and other data collected from citizens, such as heart disease/stroke, mental health, and access to primary care providers.

Boulanger talks about implementation, getting Memorial Health involved in healthy cooking classes, bringing attention to educating patients, and creating community partnerships for initiatives that promote healthier living.

Boulanger connects access to primary care providers to mental health, creating overall access to resources will effect ones mental health, promoting their physical health as a result.

Find the health needs assessment and learn more at memorial.health/about-us/community-health/community-health-needs-assessment.

Jay Boulanger appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.