U.S. Senator Bob Casey visited a Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic and Community Resource Fair at Oakhurst Homes in Johnstown on Friday, May 7th. He recognized Cambria-Somerset Covid Task Force members for their proactive vaccination efforts in the region. The event was coordinated by the Johnstown Housing Authority, Richland Family Health Center, 1889 Jefferson Center for Population [...]
Today Senator Wayne Langerholc, Jr., (R-35), the Greater Johnstown School District (GJSD), 1889 Foundation and the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health held a press conference to announce a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to expand the Community Care HUB program to the GJSD. The pilot program connects Community Health Workers (CHWs) [...]
Check out this month's HUB Network Spotlight with Gwendolyn Msolomba, Community Health Worker Supervisor at Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy. Tell us about yourself. I am a supervisor at AUCP and have been there for 5 years. I also teach West African dance at the Bottleworks for kids (7 years) and at St. Francis as a [...]
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, Mainline Pharmacy, Somerset County, 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, Meyersdale Area School District, and Somerset Area School District are partnering [...]
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 [...]
Recently, we had the chance to talk with Rev. Sylvia King of Christ Centered Community Church in Johnstown, PA about the personal impact of her Covid-19 diagnosis and the reluctance among some African Americans to get the Covid vaccine. Understanding vaccine hesitancy among African Americans means understanding the history of medical experimentation in the U.S. [...]
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), [...]
Check out this month’s Community Health Worker (CHW) spotlight with Flor Hernandez, employed by HUB care coordination agency, Beginnings, Inc. Tell us about yourself. I was born in Washington, DC and grew up in the diverse melting pot of Alexandria, Virginia. I witnessed and experienced poverty. I was a child translator for my community at [...]
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. [...]
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