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Memorial Hospital To Organize Mount Washington Valley Community Health Engagement Forum
NORTH CONWAY, NH – Memorial Hospital is inviting stakeholders from across the Mount Washington Valley to join them on Wednesday November 14, 2018, to shape priorities for community health at a special forum aimed at providing input to the region’s healthcare organizations.
The Mt. Washington Valley Health Collaboration will be hosting this forum to present Carroll County health data as part of the Community Health Needs Assessment. The purpose of this forum is to identify health priorities for our county and to identify together what you think is important in addressing the health of our community.
The forum will discuss the Carroll County and Oxford County (Maine) Health Profile and is scheduled for November 14, 3:00 – 5:00pm at Red Jacket Mountain View Resort, 2251 White Mountain Highway, North Conway. The Carroll/Oxford County Health Profiles contain almost 200 data points that describe health outcomes, health behaviors, healthcare access and quality, and the social, community, and physical environment that affect our health. A previous forum was held in 2015.
Sue Ruka, Director of Population Health at Memorial Hospital said, “We want to share this data and get our neighbors’ input about what they see as our biggest health issues. New this year, the presentation will also include a list of past priorities and what our partners have been doing to address them. This is an exciting opportunity to discuss how we can improve the health of our community.”
In addition to collecting input on local health priorities, the forum will also collect information about local resources that could help to address those priorities. Forums and other community feedback will be used as guidance to create new, county-specific health improvement plans in the spring of 2019. As in the past, this forum is an important step in shaping a Carroll County Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA). The final CHNA report is scheduled to be released in March 2019. This report will include the County Health Profile with a summary of the findings and other outreach.
A schedule as well more details about the forum can be found at http://bit.ly/MemorialCHNA. The website will also host the final CHNA report due out in March, 2019.
The event is free and open to the public. To reserve a seat, you can register online at http://bit.ly/2019MemorialCHNA
The Carroll County Community Engagement CHNA is made possible through the support and collaboration of our Community Health Collaboration partners including Memorial Hospital, Saco River Medical Group, Visiting Nurses Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County, Children Unlimited, Carroll County Coalition for Public Health, White Mountain Community Health Center, T. Murray Wellness Center, Inc., The Gibson Center, Genesis, Northern Human Services, and countless dedicated community member organizations.
Story Contributed to by:
Kathy Bennett
ice President – Community Relations & Development
kbennett@memorialhospitalnh.org
Serious Car Accident Closes Down Interstate 93 In Lincoln
LINCOLN, NH – Interstate 93 in Lincoln was closed for an hour after a serious car accident Monday. New Hampshire State Police Troop F said that at around 9:50am a Chevy Equinox collided with tractor-trailer near exit 34A in the North Bound Lane of the interstate.
Police said the SUV, being driven by 37-year-old Traci Sackett of Warren NH, was going about 60 MPH when it struck the rear of the 2003 Kenworth hauling a load of wood chips. S
ackett suffered moderate to serious injury and was initially transported to Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, NH and was later transported to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH to be treated for her injuries.
A young girl who was riding with Sackett received only minor injuries.
The driver of the tractor-trailer 23-year-old Dakota Heon of Farmington, NH was not injured in the collision.
Authorities said that after an investigation they believe that Sackett was under the influence of drugs at the time of the accident and she was subsequently arrested and charged with Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated.
She was given a court date of October 15 in the 2nd Circuit-District Division-Plymouth Court on October 15, 2018.
Maine Real ID Compliance Exemption Gets Extension
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Airlines and federal facilities will accept Maine driver’s licenses through October 2020.
Maine’s secretary of state says the Department of Homeland Security has issued Maine another waiver for compliance with the Real ID Act. The federal Real ID law was passed by Congress after the 2001 terrorist attacks to strengthen rules for government-sanctioned identification. It sets minimum standards for government-issued IDs that are required to enter certain areas in federal buildings or board commercial airplanes.
The current waiver expires on Oct. 10, but Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap requested a renewal in August.
Dunlap’s office says the waiver will be valid through Oct. 1, 2019, but the Department of Homeland Security will not be enforcing Real ID until Oct. 1, 2020. That means Maine driver’s licenses will be valid for federal purposes, including boarding commercial aircraft, until that date.
Portland International Airport Director Paul Bradbury said airport officials are working with Dunlap’s office to eventually provide information on acquiring a driver’s license that complies with Real ID standards. The standards include adding anti-counterfeit technology such as a hologram to driver’s licenses.
Maine was the first state to opt out of Real ID requirement more than a decade ago, but Republican Gov. Paul LePage in April signed a bill into law directing the state to issue new Real ID compliant drivers licenses and non-driver identification cards.
The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles is implementing systems and procedures needed to issue Real ID licenses and identification materials starting on July 1, 2019.