NEW: Women + Infants Staff Member Roncarati Honored With NE Award
Monday, January 27, 2014
Director of Volunteer Services at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Denise Roncarati was recently awarded the New England Award for Professional Excellence by the New England Association of Healthcare Volunteer Services.
The award is bestowed annually upon an individual who has distinguished themselves within the field of health care volunteer management, as well their local health care facility and community.
Roncarati, of Cumberland, has been on staff at RI Women & Infants Hospital for twenty-five of the more than thirty years that she has spent working in volunteer services. She leads a coalition of over 750 volunteers annually, coordinating the ways in which volunteers assist hospital staff and patients.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTRelated Slideshow: New England’s Healthiest States 2013
The United Health Foundation recently released its 2013 annual reoprt: America's Health Rankings, which provides a comparative state by state analysis of several health measures to provide a comprehensive perspective of our nation's health issues. See how the New England states rank in the slides below.
Definitions
All Outcomes Rank: Outcomes represent what has already occurred, either through death, disease or missed days due to illness. In America's Health Rankings, outcomes include prevalence of diabetes, number of poor mental or physical health days in last 30 days, health disparity, infant mortality rate, cardiovascular death rate, cancer death rate and premature death. Outcomes account for 25% of the final ranking.
Determinants Rank: Determinants represent those actions that can affect the future health of the population. For clarity, determinants are divided into four groups: Behaviors, Community and Environment, Public and Health Policies, and Clinical Care. These four groups of measures influence the health outcomes of the population in a state, and improving these inputs will improve outcomes over time. Most measures are actually a combination of activities in all four groups.
Diabetes Rank: Based on percent of adults who responded yes to the question "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?" Does not include pre-diabetes or diabetes during pregnancy.
Smoking Rank: Based on percentage of adults who are current smokers (self-report smoking at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoke).
Obesity Rank: Based on percentage of adults who are obese, with a body mass index (BMI) of 30.0 or higher.
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