Charles J. Wiltraut - Community Health Development Specialist

Missouri

Purpose:

To organize a state and community based partnership that would adopt and advance a vision of 100% Access and Zero Health Disparities in the state of Missouri.

I conducted two strategic planning sessions with the MO PCA in June 1999. Interviews of each MO PCA Board member were conducted in this process.
The PCA Board identified and recruited Jefferson and Springfield Counties to participate in a series of community discussions in October 1999. Local health departments served as the conveners, which is evidence of the partnership with state public health in Missouri.
Briefing Packets which compiled secondary data were produced for the site visit to each community.
Reports from each of the two communities were produced by Charles Wiltraut.

PCA membership was strengthened, and the MPCA Board of Directors adopted the Campaign and agreed on strategies to implement the Campaign in the state.
The Campaign in Missouri will focus on intervention strategies to promote the following: oral health, use of tobacco dollars for the underserved, and strong partnerships with the PCO/State Health Department, the Region VII HRSA Field Office, the Communities that Care state project, as well as state and local public health and schools.