Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition

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Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition

• Mary Helen Conner
• BSN, MPH, CHES
• March 23, 2006

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History

• Formed in 1996, the Mississippi Chronic Illness
  Coalition first concentrated its efforts on
  Diabetes
• The Coalition expanded in 1999 to include other
  chronic diseases affecting Mississippians
  including Cardiovascular Disease, Arthritis,
  Cancer, Obesity etc

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Membership

• MCIC consists of active and supporting members
  from over 130 member organizations with a vested
  interest in decreasing and preventing chronic
  illness in the state of Mississippi

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Mission Statement

• The Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition is a
  volunteer driven partnership with the mission of
  reducing chronic illness and associated health
  disparities to improve the health of all
  Mississippians by facilitation of health
  promotion and disease prevention

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Goals

• I. Identify, recruit and coordinate statewide
  partners and resources that will aid in
  accomplishing MCICs mission
• II. Identify and share resources to empower
  the general public to take ownership of their
  health through behavior change

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Goals

• III. Identify and share resources to empower
• system level change to reduce the
• burden of chronic illness in Mississippi
• (proposed)
• IV. Promote healthcare provider education
• relating to chronic illness throughout the
  state

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Committees

• Advocacy
• Community-Based Prevention Education
• Professional Education
• Public Relations/ Membership

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Accomplishments

• Capitol Day
• State Action Plans
• Know Your Numbers Campaign

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Capitol Day

• Conducted for the past five years
• Over 600 people have been screened for body mass
  index (BMI), cholesterol, blood pressure, and
  cholesterol

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State Action Plans

• Mississippi State Plan Diabetes Prevention and
  Control
• Mississippi State Plan for Heart Disease and
  Stroke Prevention and Control
• Mississippi Asthma State Plan
• Answering Mississippis Cancer Challenge

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Know Your Numbers Campaign

• This public education campaign was created and
  developed by a Mississippi Chronic Illness
  Coalition subcommittee with the assistance of
  Mitcham Strategic Partners
• Materials for public and professional education
  include posters, brochures, mail stuffers and a
  PowerPoint public educational presentation

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Know Your Numbers

• Blood Pressure
• GOAL 120/80

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Know Your Numbers

• Fasting Blood Sugar
• GOAL lt126

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Know Your Numbers

• BMI
• (Body Mass Index)
• GOAL lt 25

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Know Your Numbers

• Total Cholesterol
• GOAL lt 200

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Who Wants To Be A
Healthy Millionaire?
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Which state is at the heart of cardiovascular
disease?
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• A California

B Pennsylvania
C Wisconsin
D Mississippi
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Which state is at the heart of cardiovascular
disease?
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• A California

B Pennsylvania
C Wisconsin
D Mississippi
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Mississippi is at the heart of cardiovascular
disease in the United States . . .
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Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes
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Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults 2001
Source Mokdad A H, et al. JAMA 199928216,
200128610.
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Which of the following pictures fits your
lifestyle?
Wei M et al. Ann Intern Med 199913089
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In Conclusion...

• Control or modify risk factors blood sugar,
  blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, weight,
  physical inactivity.
• The greater number of risk factors, the greater
  the risk.
• Aggressively adopting a healthier lifestyle is
  the most effective strategy for reducing
  complications.
• Bad numbers cause increased risk of illness or
  death.

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Know Your Numbers . . . for a better life

• Blood Pressure, Blood Cholesterol, Blood Sugar,
  Body Mass Index

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What Can MCIC Do For You?

• Statewide contacts
• Networking opportunities
• One United Voice to affect the health of
• Mississippians
• Promotion of statewide events

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Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition

• Together we can build bridges to promote
  health in Mississippi