As part of the Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge (HCCC) through the American Public Health Association (APHA), National Association of Counties and the Aetna Foundation, HUB Community Health Worker Flor Hernandez (employed by Beginnings, Inc.) and 1889 JCPH Project Manager Leanna Bird will have the opportunity to participate on a national panel entitled "Building Bridges [...]
In a continued effort to coordinate Covid-19 vaccination distribution to vulnerable and low-income populations, members of the Cambria/Somerset Covid-19 Task Force have partnered to vaccinate 1a-eligible residents of the Garden Terrace Apartments (730 Bloom St) and Loughner Plaza (51 Akers St) on Thursday, March 18th. Task Force partners include the Richland Family Health Center (RFHC), [...]
In an effort to coordinate Covid-19 vaccination roll-out across Cambria and Somerset Counties, representatives from various sectors have come together to form the Cambria/Somerset Covid-19 Task Force. As a result of the Task Force, Richland Family Health Center (RFHC), Johnstown Housing Authority (JHA), University of Pittsburgh Johnstown Baccalaureate Nursing Program, and 1889 Jefferson Center for [...]
Cambria County residents may soon have better access to local food and nutrition resources, thanks to a new collaborative strategy. As part of the Vision Together 2025 initiative, over 40 community members and community-based organizations came together on October 1-2, to create the finalized Local Foods Local Places Community Action Plan, available to view here. [...]
1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to be a member of the Regional Accountable Health Council (RAHC) for the Southwest Pennsylvania region. The RAHCs will be forums for strategic health planning across all entities in our health system to improve health outcomes throughout each region. [...]
The Community Action Plan for Johnstown's Local Foods, Local Places initiative is now available to view here. As part of Vision Together 2025's 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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), [...]
As we begin 2018, we will be focusing first on diabetes, one of the most pressing health issues in America. Diabetes is a leading cause of premature death in rural areas like ours, and the seventh leading cause of death in the United States overall. Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood sugar [...]
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