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' Page A-20 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016 Lube, Oil & Filter Change WITH: • 30-point inspection • Brake inspection • Tire rotation • Battery & alternator test • Winter Ready Inspection Offer Good through December 15, 2016 tax & environmental fees. Up to 5 quarts of oil, synthetic oil extra. "Thank You Mason County far 31 Great Years" 123 North Front St. in Shelton Open 8-5 Monday-Friday www.dennysauto.com Chris Reykdal Superintendent of Attorney General Public Lands Public Instruction MOVING MASON FORWARD Iwill be facilitating a meeting from 3 to 6 p.m. Nov510 at Mason General Hospital in the Pershing Room. The purpose of this meeting is to launch the Mov- ing Mason Forward campaign and to gather community input about services provided by MGH and its community Health Improvement Plan. In an effort to explain the process of assessment and planning around improving health in communities, Jo By JEANNE Sanchez, health educator with REItWALDT Mason County Public Health, has put together a nice expla- nation for us. History Note: Where do CHA and CHIP come from? In 2011, the Public Health Depart- ment Accreditation Board (PHAB) launched. The intent was to improve and protect the health of the public through quality improvement and per- formance management. To become an accredited public health department is a very lengthy process. A public health department is held to very high standards and many functions and guidelines have to be adhered to; it's not easily done. Many counties all over the country, including six within Wash- ington, have become accredited. Now, it's an expensive process and many counties will choose not to do it (or don't have the funds), however follow- ing the requirements of PHAB will still improve the efficiency and effectiveness of your public health department. In addition, should you ever wish to get accredited, you will be prepared in ad- vance. Part of the PHAB requirements is that a public health department do a CHA and a CHIP. In addition, the Af- fordable Healthcare Act also required hospitals to do a CHA and CHIP, which is why Mason General has been doing it. In addition, PHAB requires you to mobilize and coordinate with commu- nity resources to tackle issues. To save money, be more effec- tive, and be in line for future funding opportunities, you have to share resources, coor- dinate and align efforts, and work collectively on issues. This helps to remember: Step 1: CHA = Assessment: understand what's going on. Step 2: CHIP = Plan: Planning (Ac- tion), what are we going to do about it? With all the talk around Obam- acare being unsustainable due to cost and lack of providers, it is worth not- ing that plans are in place to increase the health of the American population. The result will be healthier people, who use fewer medical services, re- sulting in a smaller drain on medical resources. Call me crazy, but this seems like a step in the right direction to me. Healthy people live longer, are hap- pier, give back to society in multiple ways, and will reduce costs due to pre- vention of chronic disease, rather than treating the symptoms, but not curing the diseases causing them. I will leave you with this idea, short and to the point. What reaction does it stimulate and what possibilities can you identify in making this a reality? • Jeanne Rehwaldt is the executive director of Mason Matters. She can be reached at movingmasonforward@ gmail.com. Jeff McHargue and Debbie McHar- gue announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole McHargne, to Tyler LaRue, son of Rod and Nanci LaRue of Grapeview. Nicole is a 2012 graduate of Shelton High School and Tyler is a 2009 gradu- ate of Shelton High School. Nicole works for the Shelton School District and is working on her teaching degree. Tyler is a meatcutter and works at Safeway. Nicole and Tyler have chosen July 15, 2017, for their wedding at Bella Acres.