Dartmouth Health taking part in campaign to promote preventative healthcare in Greater Nashua region
Dartmouth Health is taking part in a public health campaign in the Greater Nashua region on chronic disease. As part of the campaign, two billboards were created and are currently on display in Merrimack and Milford, focused on hypertension and diabetes.
LEBANON – In an effort to increase public education and awareness about the importance of routine and preventative healthcare, Dartmouth Health has partnered with the City of Nashua Division of Public Health and Community Services, Southern New Hampshire Health and St. Joseph Hospital on a campaign centered on chronic disease. As part of the campaign, two billboards were created and are currently on display at 527 Daniel Webster Hwy. in Merrimack, NH, and 406 Elm St. in Milford, NH, focused on hypertension and diabetes.
Delaying medical care can lead to adverse health outcomes. In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients avoided recommended healthcare visits to follow stay at home orders and social distancing guidance. Many providers worry about their patients whose chronic health conditions may have worsened because they didn’t seek routine care and others may have developed health issues that continue to be undiagnosed.
Chronic disease is one of the five priority areas for the 2022 Greater Nashua Community Health Improvement Plan. Community partners ranked the priority areas they believed were most important for the Greater Nashua region. Four criteria (burden, prevalence, resources, and impact) were used to determine the scale and magnitude of each health topic and the likelihood that interventions can lead to change. The main priorities under chronic disease include increasing prevention efforts for Type II diabetes, increasing control of hypertension, and increasing identification and treatment of depression for those with chronic disease.
The billboards in Milford and Merrimack will be on display through October. For more information, visit the 2020 Greater Nashua Community Health Assessment and 2022 Greater Nashua Community Health Improvement Plan.
