As the Executive Director of Beginnings, Inc. and Board Chair of Trinity Farms Center for Healing, Paula Eppley-Newman has a lot on her plate. But what she prides herself in more than anything is her family and giving back to the community. “I’ve always considered myself a professional volunteer because I’ve either been volunteering or [...]
The Community Care HUB Advisory Committee, which will hold its inaugural meeting on November 18th, is tasked with providing oversight and guidance to the Community Care HUB initiative. The purpose of the Committee is to guarantee standardized processes and to ensure all community stakeholders are involved to help address whole-person care for HUB participants. Members [...]
Every month, we'll be featuring an interview with a different HUB Community Health Worker (CHW). Check out this month's spotlight with Somerset County native Christy Berzonski, employed by HUB care coordination agency Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy. Tell us about yourself. I am a mother of three with a boy and two girls. I was a [...]
As part of Johnstown's Vision Together 2025 initiative, the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health and several other community partners planned and participated in the Local Foods, Local Places workshop that took place October 1-2, 2020. This opportunity was made possible through the Local Foods, Local Places Technical Assistance program facilitated by the U.S. Environmental [...]
Community Action Partnership of Cambria County held its 55th Annual Awards event virtually on September 17, 2020. This year, 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health staff Jeannine McMillan (Executive Director, Community Care HUB) and Leanna Bird (Project Manager) were honored to be the recipients of the Anthony Genovese Community Award. Jeannine and Leanna were nominated [...]
JOHNSTOWN – 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health (CPH), is honored to share that Leanna Bird, Project Manager, has been selected to be a member of the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) Policy Committee as a community health worker (CHW) Ally. The new Policy Committee members were announced at the first annual meeting [...]
1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, alongside community partners, has officially launched the Community Care HUB (HUB) to improve the health outcomes of vulnerable populations in Cambria and Somerset counties. The HUB began accepting referrals on September 1. Pregnant women living in Cambria or Somerset County are eligible for a referral to the HUB if [...]
Cambria Regional Chamber’s Recreation Economy Committee, in partnership with the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, unveiled new signage today as part of a WalkWorks program in downtown Johnstown. The Recreation Economy Committee has worked in coordination with 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health and the City of Johnstown to create the WalkWorks route. “We [...]
The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced a nearly $23 million federally funded contract with Insight Global to recruit, hire, train, and support 1,000 paid contact tracing staff to further COVID-19 contact tracing efforts in collaboration with local and regional health entities to respond effectively to COVID-19. 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, as a member [...]
Community health worker (CHW) training for the Community Care HUB kicked off on July 20th and will run through August 31st, 2020. 1889 Foundation has provided funding to hire six CHWs who are employed by local care coordination agencies Beginnings, Inc.; Community Action Partnership; and Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy. Care coordination agency partners play an integral [...]
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