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Funding Period:
2003–2008
The Steps Program in Chautauqua County, New
York
CDC’s Steps Program funds states, cities, and tribal groups to implement
community-based chronic disease prevention programs to reduce the burden of
obesity, diabetes, and asthma by addressing three related risk factors:
physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use. Steps-funded programs
are showing what can be done locally in schools, work sites, communities,
and health care settings to promote healthier lifestyles and help people
make long-lasting and sustainable changes that can reduce their risk for
chronic diseases.
Background
Chautauqua County, located in New York State’s Southern Tier region, has
135,357 residents in a 1,062 square-mile area. About 22% (30,049) of county
residents are under 18 years of age and nearly 16% (21,521) are 65 years of
age or older. By race and ethnicity, almost 92% are non-Hispanic white,
nearly 5% are Hispanic or Latino, and about 4% are members of other racial
or ethnic groups. Nearly 15% live below the federal poverty level. The
Chautauqua County Steps Program interventions focus on students, employers
and employees in work sites, health care providers and institutions, and
people living with disabilities, diabetes, pre-diabetes, or asthma.
Spotlight on Success
The Chautauqua County Steps Program, in collaboration with the local
Tobacco Control Program and hospital staff members, helped implement a new
policy that requires health care providers to directly address patients’
tobacco use and cessation efforts. As of May 2006, more than 547 health care
providers were trained on the 2-minute intervention, and the Woman's
Christian Association (WCA) Hospital changed its patient intake and
education forms to reflect the new process. As a result of the new policy,
total calls to the state Smokers’ Quitline from health care provider
referrals quadrupled from 2005 to 2006, resulting in 50% more calls than in
a neighboring county with similar demographics. In addition, the Chautauqua
County Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data showed that adult
smoking prevalence decreased from nearly 29% during 2004–2005 to about 24%
during 2005–2006. Read this success story in The Steps Program in Action,
available at
www.cdc.gov/steps/success_stories/pdf/chautauqua.pdf
(PDF- 80KB).
Community Partnerships
The Chautauqua County Steps Program addresses the needs of county
residents by encouraging more active communities, raising awareness about
the importance of good nutrition, and promoting preventive care for patients
with diabetes and asthma. A new Active Community Coalition helps meet these
needs using a 3-pronged approach—coordinating programs, addressing the built
environment, and improving communications and awareness. The coalition’s
goal, as its name implies, is to make Chautauqua County a more active
community. In addition, a Diabetes Work Group is addressing the need for
diabetes resources and provider education throughout the county; 112 health
care providers attended a recent continuing education offering. The
Dietician Work Group addresses school children’s nutritional and physical
activity needs.
Contact
Steps to a HealthierNY–Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County Department of Health
Telephone: 716-664-2802
www.ccsteps.org*
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Page last reviewed: August 5, 2008
Page last modified: August 5, 2008
Content source: Division of Adult and
Community Health, National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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