The 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health attended a community health fair at FWA Gym at 200 Lincoln Street in Johnstown November 6. Gym owner Oscar Cashaw and FWA tutor and community member Karen Carter Brandon, along with clinical support manager at Conemaugh Health System Barbara Duryea, joined forces to sponsor the event. After talking [...]
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA DOH) today announced that a free, outdoor drive-up COVID-19 testing site in Somerset County will be open to anyone who feels they need a test. This testing site was organized in collaboration with the Cambria-Somerset COVID-19 Task Force and the Somerset County Department of Emergency Services, and the site [...]
The Cambria-Somerset Covid Task Force would like to share the following FAQ related to the COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and other COVID-19-related information based upon the latest CDC guidance. This information is up to date as of 10/21/21, but please note that guidelines may change as more information becomes available. Vaccine providers on the task [...]
Meet the newest HUB Community Health Worker Stephanie Buck. She is employed by HUB care coordination agency Community Action Partnership of Cambria County. Tell us about yourself. I’m a mother of 3 children. I have a daughter who just turned 20 and is a Sophomore at Juniata College, an 18-year-old son in his senior year [...]
Creating lasting partnerships between agencies to better serve their respective communities was the goal of a recent morning meeting between 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health Executive Director Jeannine McMillan and Project Manager Leanna Bird, who met with Kristin Lazzara and Stuart Fisk from Allegheny Health Network’s Center for Inclusion Health out of Pittsburgh. “We were able to [...]
In an effort to further combat COVID-19 and keep students in the classroom, Portage Area School District superintendent Eric Zelanko purchased enough box fans and filters to make 100 Corsi-Rosenthal Cubes. These inexpensive and effective tools are used to clean the air and have been suggested for use in all classrooms by the Cambria-Somerset COVID-19 [...]
A Housing Symposium for Cambria and Somerset Counties will be held virtually Thursday, November 18th from 9-11:30 am. Register here. Housing assistance providers will explain current housing assistance programs available for Cambria and Somerset county residents, including the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Section 8, and more. There will be plenty of time [...]
When she was assigned her first HUB participant over a year ago, HUB Community Health Worker Cait Farber wasn’t sure what to expect. Her participant was pregnant at the time with multiple physical disabilities that had made it challenging for her to thrive in her day-to-day life. In fact, her physical disabilities were so limiting, [...]
September 1, 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the Community Care HUB. We are grateful to HUB Care Coordination Agencies - Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy, Beginnings, Inc., & Community Action Partnership of Cambria County - who became Care Coordination Agency partners of ours over a year ago. Needless to say, starting a home-visiting program during [...]
Tell us about yourself. My name is Justina. I was born and raised in Johnstown. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a B.S. in Psychology with a related area of Sociology. My husband Jim and I have been married for almost 11 years and have two high-spirited children, Isabella & Anthony. [...]
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