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 [...]
1889 Foundation, in partnership with 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health and other local organizations, has been selected to receive a grant as part of the Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge (HCCC). The HCCC is funded by the Aetna Foundation, together with the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the National Association of Counties (NACo), [...]
The 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, which is part of the Southwest PA Contact Tracing Consortium of the PA Department of Health, is assisting the state in recruiting volunteers to serve as Contact Tracers to help respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the Tribune Democrat article here and learn more here - SWPA Volunteer [...]
Click here to read June's Health Matters article in the Tribune Democrat which features a discussion between Jeannine McMillan, 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health; Dr. Susan Williams, CMO, Conemaugh Health System; and Dr. Billy Oglesby, Jefferson College of Population Health about the regional impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations.
1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health announces Care Coordination Agencies to join Community Care HUB; Introduces Newly Certifiable Workforce to Cambria/Somerset Counties JOHNSTOWN – The 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, established through a partnership between 1889 Foundation and the Jefferson College of Population Health, has selected three Care Coordination Agencies (CCAs) to partner with [...]
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