Community Connections
What is it?Parkview Health provides a medical clinic at the Rescue Mission to serve homeless men. Using a specialized care navigation program, nurses are on-site four to five days a week, assisting clients with health assessments, insurance enrollment, and connection with physicians for primary,…
What is it?The Community Health Advocacy Initiative of The MetroHealth System recognizes that our health and well-being are the result of more than just the health care we receive and the choices we make, but also the places and conditions under which we live, learn, work, and play. The Initiative…
What is it?This evidence-based fall-prevention program helps older adults reduce their risk of falling by participating and engaging in Matter of Balance workshops and learning about safety hazards in the home.Who is it for?Individuals, mainly seniors, who have fallen or are at risk of falling.
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Let the Youth Lead the Way is one of four programs in The MetroHealth System’s Community Health Advocacy Initiative. The initiative is designed to address health disparities and improve the health status of local residents by engaging community members. This particular project engages…
What is it?The WAG Trail is a nine-mile, multi-use recreation trail and historic transportation corridor in Allegany County, extending between the Village of Wellsville and the Pennsylvania state line. It follows the route of the former Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad along the upper…
What is it?Plainfield Health Connections (PHC) is a JFK Medical Center initiative whose mission is to improve the health of uninsured and underinsured residents in the greater Plainfield community and reduce health care costs through innovative community health care. This includes reducing…
What is it?CentraState’s Student Health Awareness Center (SHAC) has a seven-year history of providing drug-prevention and education events for students, school staff and parents. Through collaborations with other community organizations, programs have included educational events, classroom lessons…
What is it?The Healthy Hub is a one-stop screening and referral-to-care kiosk that arms residents with information about their health. Free to the public, the Hub operates in the hospital lobby five days a week. Visitors receive screenings including BMI, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol…
What is it?The hospital offers specialized services for the area’s vulnerable Vietnamese community, which include: supporting Vietnamese-language radio and TV shows promoting health and wellness featuring physicians; collaborating with physicians to provide free health and wellness classes in…
What is it?The Center for Clinical Resources is a centralized, interdisciplinary approach to care coordination for individuals who have one or more chronic health conditions. A multidisciplinary team provides patients with the interventional care, education and support needed to manage chronic…