A network of partners dedicated to improving the health and well-being of individuals in the Purchase Area

In 2011, the Purchase District started down a path to do something about it. Community wide data to better understand health needs was the first priority. Four separate community needs assessments were conducted by different agencies during this time. The United Way’s 10 year Impact Poverty Task Force study had found “health” to be a target issue of concern, the Purchase District Health Department had begun the “Mobilizing Action through Planning and Partnership” (MAPP) project, and both large regional hospitals (Baptist Health and Lourdes), under the new IRS requirement performed their Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNA). These efforts overlapped significantly in our region and especially in McCracken County. 

The Purchase Area Health Connections coalition began in February 2014 with a grant from University of Kentucky’s Center Community and Economic Development Initiative received by the Purchase District Health Department. The coalition began to gather in 2014 and since then has diligently worked to address the social determinants of health in our area. 

Another priority wide-spread community knowledge of resources is constantly being addressed, one way is through the PAHC online Community Resource Guide which debuted in early 2019. A fully searchable database of resources in the Purchase Area which can be edited at any time. The next step on this priority is the development of our new community calendar for both community members and professionals.