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Local Foods Community Action Plan Finalized

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. [...]

“Be who you needed:” Cait Farber, CHW

Check out this month’s HUB Community Health Worker (CHW) spotlight with Cait Farber, employed by HUB care coordination agency, Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy. Tell us about yourself.  What drew you to the Community Health Worker position in the first place?  My name is Caitlyn, but I like Cait. I’m 27 years young, a lifelong Cambria [...]

Sectors Unite to Form Cambria/Somerset Covid-19 Task Force

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. The first official meeting of the task force was held on February 16. Attendees of the first meeting included healthcare providers, county representatives, community members, housing authority representatives, [...]

Jeffery Vaughn: Putting the mission first

This month, we're featuring an interview with Jeffery Vaughn, Executive Director of HUB care coordination agency, Community Action Partnership of Cambria County. Jeff started his early career working in the child welfare system as a worker and a supervisor, and it was some of the most challenging work he’s ever done. He remembers watching fellow [...]

Center selected for Regional Accountable Health Council (RAHC) for Southwest PA

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. [...]

Tammy Rhoades: Expanding our Reach

Tammy Rhoades is the CEO at Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy (AUCP) and has spent the last 25 years making a difference in the human services field, working in a variety of environments from early childhood settings to assisted living facilities. She enjoys spending time with her 7 grandchildren, gardening, reading, and traveling. She also loves [...]

Lights of Remembrance: A Memorial for Cambria County COVID Victims

In This Together Cambria, 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, and the Tribune-Democrat are partnering to present Lights of Remembrance: A Memorial for Cambria County COVID Victims from 5:30-8:30 on January 19. The memorial, which will be presented at the riverwall beneath the Iron Street side of the Stone Bridge, will consist of one candle [...]

The Work Begins with You: Michele Moss, CHW

Check out this month’s CHW spotlight with Michele Moss, employed by HUB care coordination agency, Community Action Partnership of Cambria County.  "The first step to understanding [HUB participants] is acknowledging. There is no person the same as another. The world is full of challenges and realizing that every person has their own struggles is the [...]

Local Foods community action plan released

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 [...]

Bridging the Gap: Community Health Worker Stacy Snowball

Tell us about yourself. I have three daughters: Brittnie, Alexis, and Madison - each with their own unique personality. I have been a Nurse (LPN) since 1996, caring for and helping people - it's what I enjoy doing most. My grandmother, mother, and sister are also in the Nursing profession, so it's in the family [...]

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