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What is it? Finger Lakes Health’s 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…
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…
What is it? Brookhaven’s 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…
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…
The Health Research & Educational Trust is the non-profit affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA). The Association for Community Health Improvement is a personal membership group of the AHA. Our mission is to transform health care through research and education. Funded by the…
What is it? 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…
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…