HEART of Montgomery County promotes accessible, accountable and affordable healthcare for everyone.

PROJECTS OF HEART OF MONTGOMERY

There are challenges ahead as Heart moves into the future with exciting new ventures:

Formation of a Medical Reserve Corps meeting challenges of disaster preparedness. The MRC charge includes strengthening the public health infrastructure and improving emergency preparedness. Working in concert with other disaster agencies, the MRC will provide, supply, staff and maintain a special needs shelter for use anytime a tragedy strikes the county. Many regard development of the MRC as a significant step forward in disaster preparedness. Interest from the medical community has been enthusiastic and on which will build upon previous efforts to respond in times of need.
Development of a "Friends for Life" project in conjunction with Tri-County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services (MHMR) and the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program. It is designed to help the community recognize the warning signs of mental illness among children and teenagers and teach methods that lead to mental wellness and healthy life skills. Using Yellow Ribbon techniques, Heart and MHMR are moving forward with a countywide campaign to make suicide prevention tools available to everyone—particularly in view of the area's alarming suicide rate among ages 15-24.
Heart also is reviewing suggestions to form a Provider Health Network (PHN), a plan matching citizens who cannot pay for medical care with physicians willing up the following services.

Volunteers Working Hard

A 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, Heart is supported by grants and other contributions to fund its programs and activities spearheaded by more than 100 volunteers making up the following Workgroups:

Access to Care— Looking for innovative programs for access to care for the uninsured and underinsured;
Community Awareness—Identifying the current state of public awareness, deciding methods of shifting public opinion to positive support and determine ways to accomplish those goals, including the use of focus groups, public opinion research and furnishing answers to questions and concerns of the public; efforts also are underway to provide information on services available throughout the county and other questions raised during focus group interviews;
Funding for Care— Studying current financing structure and finding ways to fund new ideas in healthcare; and,
Heart's Mental Health Task Force—Studying all mental health issues, providing ideas and solutions common to problems.



	**HEART of Montgomery County promotes accessible and affordable healthcare for everyone. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE HEART of Montgomery County was formed to promote the delivery of responsibly managed quality healthcare for all segments of the population while emphasizing preventive methods and wellness programs. HEART of Montgomery County is dedicated to the following: Create a positive environment where all individuals and organizations in Montgomery County work together to ensure the healthcare needs of all residents are being met; Assemble and provide the data that the citizens and those leaders responsible for making healthcare decisions need to be able to make beneficial decisions; Create a mechanism to communicate effectively with citizens about healthcare in the county; What HEART of Montgomery County Is All About WHAT IS HEART OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY? HEART OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY is a group of individuals, organizations, businesses, non-profit agencies and providers who share a common vision of accessible and affordable healthcare for every resident. HEART OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY is a collaboration of many groups with a mutual interest interest in the equitable and compassionate care of all individuals, including children, the underserved and the underinsured. HEART OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY is a collaboration with other communities on cooperative methods of healthcare delivery, and a mission to build a healthcare system in the region, the state and the nation that recognizes the solution will not come from government alone, but is a responsibility we all bear. PROJECTS OF HEART OF MONTGOMERY There are challenges ahead as Heart moves into the future with exciting new ventures: Formation of a Medical Reserve Corps meeting challenges of disaster preparedness. The MRC charge includes strengthening the public health infrastructure and improving emergency preparedness. Working in concert with other disaster agencies, the MRC will provide, supply, staff and maintain a special needs shelter for use anytime a tragedy strikes the county. Many regard development of the MRC as a significant step forward in disaster preparedness. Interest from the medical community has been enthusiastic and on which will build upon previous efforts to respond in times of need. Development of a "Friends for Life" project in conjunction with Tri-County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services (MHMR) and the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program. It is designed to help the community recognize the warning signs of mental illness among children and teenagers and teach methods that lead to mental wellness and healthy life skills. Using Yellow Ribbon techniques, Heart and MHMR are moving forward with a countywide campaign to make suicide prevention tools available to everyone—particularly in view of the area's alarming suicide rate among ages 15-24. Heart also is reviewing suggestions to form a Provider Health Network (PHN), a plan matching citizens who cannot pay for medical care with physicians willing up the following services. Volunteers Working Hard** A 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, Heart is supported by grants and other contributions to fund its programs and activities spearheaded by more than 100 volunteers making up the following Workgroups: Access to Care— Looking for innovative programs for access to care for the uninsured and underinsured; Community Awareness—Identifying the current state of public awareness, deciding methods of shifting public opinion to positive support and determine ways to accomplish those goals, including the use of focus groups, public opinion research and furnishing answers to questions and concerns of the public; efforts also are underway to provide information on services available throughout the county and other questions raised during focus group interviews; Funding for Care— Studying current financing structure and finding ways to fund new ideas in healthcare; and, Heart's Mental Health Task Force—Studying all mental health issues, providing ideas and solutions common to problems.
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