KEYS Region Citizen Survey Results 2004
Health and Human Services …
where all people have access to the prevention and treatment resources that they need to be emotionally and physically healthy.
Rated #1 priority
- Better coordination between mental health agencies and York Hospital
- Access to resources available to communities – website development
- Development of regional medical care system
Rated #2 priority
- Coordinated approaches to – outpatient care (newborns to elders), mental health/substance abuse programs for adolescents and adults, public health initiatives (prevention emphasis)
Other comments – not rated
- Dental, uninsured, health insurance system, DHS services in Sanford too far--need center in KEYS community
- A well developed plan to deliver mental and physical health services with accountability
- Where are current gaps, what are assets, what are duplicates? Begin collaborating with agencies that are doing similar work
- How will existing services support in home services to poor and needy? Example: Families with mental health issues getting supports that insurance can’t cover and the family is ineligible for Maine Care
- Human health is directly related to environmental health. This fact needs to be included in any vision
- Affordable medical care, accessible treatment – community based mental health resources that are affordable for those without insurance, transportation to care
- Sharing of facilities and resources, even more networking, more “advertising”, etc.
- Encourage more mental health training and education in schools
- Integration of goods and functions of massive number of services available public and private so that left hand knows what right hand is going
- Share the resources and provide access to services
- Affordable alternative (naturopathic) treatments
- Ad hoc education in, and support for acquisition and maintenance of healthy lifestyles
- Teen education on issues
- Preventing, prevention, prevention – looking at health in a much more global way – begin with healthier lifestyles – education and opportunities to success. Begin in our hospitals, daycare, pre-schools and schools – birth on
- Need better and affordable mental health
- Recent health budget cuts and how local communities can meet needs; dental services; access means all people can afford services; affordable prevention services; mental health services for everyone; more funding for social services; easier DHS access; prescription drug costs