Barriers to Health In Our Communities

All residents in the Trident Area will have a medical home and access to at least the minimum level of medical and preventive care needed to maintain reasonably good health.

XXIssues: Common Themes

• Fragmentation in the health community and healthcare system
• Local health clinics and primary care offices do not communication with each other leading to duplication of services
• Lack of network system identifying primary care and specialty care providers who are willing to see uninsured and underinsured individuals
• Need for a "well" healthcare system that focuses on wellness and prevention instead of "sick
  care
• Lack of healthcare coverage for uninsured and underinsured individuals
• Need to create an electronic medical record system that tracks and maintains patient records
• Free healthcare services at clinics are heavily utilized and doctors' overworked
• Lack of local and state policies that focus on people's welfare and health
• Basic needs interfere with individual's focus on their health
• Lack of transportation for some residents to access healthcare services

All residents will engage in healthy lifestyle practices to reduce the development chronic disease and obesity and to improve and/or maintain their quality of life

XXIssues: Common Themes

• Limited health literacy
• Need for behavioral change models and interventions
• Healthy foods are more expensive. Fast food is viewed as more convenient and affordable
• Culture can be a barrier to eating healthy (i.e. southern cuisines)
• Parents need to be role model to their children
• Lack of knowledge of how to define and identify an obese individual
• Specific health concerns
• Chronic Disease
• Tobacco and Alcohol use
• Mental Health
• Teenage Pregnancy