Community Partnerships
OverviewPartners for a Healthier Community (PHC) is the public health institute of western Massachusetts, advancing public health practice and making systematic improvements with policy changes to improve population health in the Pioneer Valley. It drives policy change leading to system-level鈥
OverviewChildren who are overweight are at risk for many other health problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, bone and joint problems, and gallbladder disease. Baystate Children鈥檚 Hospital is committed to reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity and assisting families fighting鈥
Overview
The Baystate Family Advocacy Center (BFAC) has been operational since 1997. Under hospital and medical leadership, law enforcement, child protection, and prosecutorial disciplines formed an alliance, called the Child Abuse Prevention Alliance of Hampden County and endorsed the children鈥檚鈥
What is it?The primary focus of the Community Resource Center (CRC) is to reduce potentially avoidable emergency department (ED) visits through intervention while clients are present in the ED. The CRC takes a holistic approach to medical problems and additionally seeks to address unmet social,鈥
What is it?In 2009, Rockcastle Regional President/CEO Stephen Estes had an idea that would turn the town鈥檚 built environment into a place for exercise. He envisioned a series that would give runners and walkers a goal to accomplish every month. The series, named the Countywide Stride, began as four鈥
What is it?The 鈥淏eyond the Walls鈥 program operates three outreach centers located in some of the most impoverished areas of Bakersfield. Services provided at these centers range from giving food and clothing to the homeless, to preventive health care seminars for individuals suffering from chronic鈥
OverviewAultman鈥檚 Transportation Outreach program serves the area鈥檚 Amish population with non-emergency medical transportation to Aultman hospital and its outlying health facilities. With transportation a particular concern for those in rural areas and others, this reliable and dependable services鈥
OverviewThe Working on Wellness (WOW) program and its mobile health unit debuted in 2009 and is an important component of providing access to health care and leading the community to improved health. The popular 鈥淲OW van鈥 is seen throughout the community visiting schools, community centers,鈥
OverviewIn 2011, Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) and Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) began their endeavor to address the health needs of the youngest members of the community by improving health literacy. The following year, the Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the鈥
OverviewThe Diabetes Self-Management Education Program was launched in 2005 to address an overwhelming community need for this kind of education. The program received formal recognition from the American Diabetes Association in 2008 for providing quality diabetes self-management education. The need鈥