Community Connections
Overview
A highly successful endeavor piloted by the Northside Urban Partnership, 鈥淲ork Train鈥 is an expansion of a pilot program titled 鈥淕reen Train,鈥 which provided job training and placement to include training in 鈥済reen鈥 construction, weatherization, landscaping and urban ecology. Started in鈥
Overview
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that, of New York鈥檚 approximately 19.5 million residents, close to 673,000 adults and 204,000 children live with serious mental conditions (2010). St. Joseph鈥檚 has been designated by the state of New York as a Community Mental鈥
What is it?
Finger Lakes Health鈥檚 Choose Health Action Teen (CHAT) program is a student education program in which high school and college-age students are trained as volunteers to teach younger students how to choose healthy foods and stay active. The evidence-based curriculum used for CHAT is鈥
What is it?
Through its community-based approach, the Mobile Mammography Coach increases mammography outreach, education and screening among women in the identified areas. Project objectives are accomplished by Mobile Mammography Coach partners in collaboration with medical clinics and agencies in鈥
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Brookhaven鈥檚 Diabetes Wellness Center has two programs aimed at people living with diabetes or at risk for developing diabetes. The first, the Diabetes Self Management Education Program, is a physician- and insurance-based program that provides a tailored, personal support system with鈥
What is it?
A Medicaid Health Home is a care management program in which lead Health Home organizations take responsibility for the comprehensive needs of its patients, including not only clinical needs but socioeconomic needs.
What is it?
Early identification and mitigation of risks is critical to ensure safety in any environment, particularly in health care where the dimensions of safety are substantially complex. Developed in partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology, the Daily Safety Check (DSC) is a鈥
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Parish Nursing is the nurturing of body, mind and spirit with an emphasis on health education, health promotion and wellness. Parish Nurses are volunteers who reach out to people in their congregations and in the community by serving as teachers, counselors, advocates and resource鈥
What is it?
Lakeland Regional Health Family Health Center (FHC) opened in July 2012 to provide underserved patients with a medical home at which to stay well and receive treatment for chronic conditions. The FHC is a medical clinic open seven days a week to provide high-quality, low-cost primary鈥
What is it?
The State Technical Assistance Treatment Expansion Office-Based Opioid Treatment Program with Buprenorphine (STATE OBOT-B) is an innovative, multidisciplinary opioid treatment network that employs addiction-trained nurse care managers who, working alongside waivered physicians, play a鈥