Update on Partnership and DPH Chronic Disease Activities
Lea Susan Ojamaa
Director, Division of Prevention and Wellness
Progress on State Plan
•	Communities of Practice
–	meeting regularly
–	identified strategies
–	will present this afternoon

•	Finalized strategies due to CDC August 2013

•	Policy Work Group
–	M & R surveyed members on policy priorities
–	results presented today at 3:00 p.m.
Division of Prevention and Wellness
Revised Structure March 2013

Related Activities at DPH
•	Funding from CDC Combined for Major Diseases/Risk Factors (Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, School Health, Obesity)

•	Wellness Tax Credit Incentive

•	Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund

•	CMS Innovation Grant – e-Referral program

e-Referral Program: Overview
e-Referral Program: Grant Activities
e-Referral Program: Example of bi-directional referral