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- What is the Vermont Blueprint for Health?
- Fact Sheets
- Blueprint Staff
- 2008 Blueprint for Health Conference
What is the Vermont Blueprint for Health?
The Vermont Blueprint for Health is a vision, a plan and a statewide partnership to improve health and the health care system for Vermonters. The Blueprint provides the information, tools and support that Vermonters with chronic conditions need to manage their own health – and that doctors need to keep their patients healthy.The Blueprint is working to change health care to a system focused on preventing illness and complications, rather than reacting to health emergencies.
A new way to practice medicine.
The Blueprint is a new way of looking at the practice of medicine and chronic care. Hundreds of health care providers are signing on to the Blueprint to learn about innovations, tools, clinical guidelines and best practices to deliver effective, proactive care – and to involve patients in managing their own chronic conditions.
Vermonters learning to live healthier.
The Blueprint works to help Vermonters who have chronic conditions stay as healthy as possible – improving their quality and enjoyment of life and avoiding the need for complex care later when illness is harder to treat. Hundreds of Vermonters have attended Healthier Living workshops sponsored by the Blueprint. These self-help workshops teach individuals to manage their chronic conditions and improve their health.
Communities taking action for health.
Communities all over the state are joining the Blueprint to become healthier places to live, work, learn and play. The Blueprint guides and funds hospital service areas and communities to assess local infrastructure, start coalitions, recruit health care providers, host Fit & Healthy Vermonters events and Healthier Living workshops – encouraging everyone to take charge of their health.
A new medical information system.
Having the right information at the right time is essential for providing the best possible care for patients. The Blueprint is developing a web-based chronic care patient information system that is free to health care providers and requires only Internet access.
Fact Sheets
- Vermont Blueprint for Health Update 2007 (pdf)
- The Chronic Care Initiative, Refocusing Health Care from Reactive to Proactive, 2005 (pdf)
Blueprint Staff
- Craig Jones, MD
Director - Lisa Dulsky Watkins, MD
Assistant Director; Provider Practice & Health Systems Administrator - Terri Price
Healthier Living Workshop State Coordinator; Administrative Support - Jenney Samuelson
Community/Self-Management Program Administrator - Beth Thorpe, BA
Grants & Contracts Manager - Jim Morgan, MSW
Project Administrator
Blueprint for Health 2008 Conference
On March 25, 2008, Vermonters and national leaders working to reduce the burden of chronic disease came together to discuss making us all healthier through improvement to the health care system, consumer empowerment, and community participation.
Presentations
- The Vermont Blueprint for Health: A National Perspective (pdf)
Paul Jarris, MD, MBA
Executive Director
Association Of State and Territorial Health Officials
March 25, 2008