Health and Human Services

“Leaps and Bounds from where she started:” CHW shares HUB Participant Story

When she was assigned her first HUB participant over a year ago, HUB Community Health Worker Cait Farber wasn’t sure what to expect. Her participant was pregnant at the time with multiple physical disabilities that had made it challenging for her to thrive in her day-to-day life. In fact, her physical disabilities were so limiting, [...]

Community Care HUB Celebrates One Year Anniversary!

September 1, 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the Community Care HUB. We are grateful to HUB Care Coordination Agencies - Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy, Beginnings, Inc., & Community Action Partnership of Cambria County - who became Care Coordination Agency partners of ours over a year ago. Needless to say, starting a home-visiting program during [...]

Advocating for our community: Justina Schreiber, HUB CHW

Tell us about yourself. My name is Justina. I was born and raised in Johnstown. I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a B.S. in Psychology with a related area of Sociology. My husband Jim and I have been married for almost 11 years and have two high-spirited children, Isabella & Anthony. [...]

Referral Partner Spotlight: Tableland, a one-stop shop

If you’ve heard of Tableland in Somerset County, you may have also wondered about the origin of its name. The name ‘Tableland’ stems from President Johnson’s War on Poverty in the 1960s. When Somerset residents got together to establish the organization at the time, the word ‘tableland’ was commonly used and fit the Somerset geography [...]

Meet Brianna Livingston, HUB CHW Supervisor

Tell us about yourself. I am a Somerset County native and a graduate of North Star High School. I received my B. A in Human Resources from Geneva College. I am married to my husband of 16 years Jim. We have two wonderful children Braden and Abby. We recently added a new addition to our [...]

Meet Helen Robinson, CHW Supervisor

Check out this month's HUB Spotlight with Helen Robinson, CHW Supervisor at Community Action Partnership of Cambria County. Tell us about yourself. I am a Navy Veteran who used her GI Bill to go to college. I eventually graduated with a Masters in Business Administration. I am married to a fellow veteran and I have [...]

HUB Localizes Training for Community Health Workers

Thanks to funding from the Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge, the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health will soon offer Community Health Worker (CHW) training locally. This fall, two staff members and two community members will be fully trained as certified CHW Instructors through the Pathways Community HUB Institute and will train current and future [...]

Meet Shealeigh Wallace, HUB CHW

Check out this month's HUB Network Spotlight with Shealeigh Wallace, Community Health Worker at Community Action Partnership of Cambria County Tell us about yourself. Originally, I am from Redondo Beach California, but I have lived all over the USA. I have always loved meeting new people and getting immersed in many different and wonderful cultures. [...]

Gateway Health Plan partners with the Center

Gateway Health Plan, Inc., (“Gateway Health”), a leading managed care organization dedicated to caring for the “total health” of its members, and the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health (1889 JCPH) have partnered to improve maternal health outcomes and reduce disparities for Gateway Health’s expectant mothers living in Cambria and Somerset Counties. The Community Care [...]

“WalkWorks Wednesdays” to begin June 16th

The Recreation Economy Committee (REC) of the Cambria Regional Chamber, in partnership with the 1889 Jefferson Center for Population Health, will begin "WalkWorks Wednesdays" on Wednesday, June 16th at 12 pm. The meeting location will be at the WalkWorks sign on the corner of Main St. and Market Street near the Cambria County Library. Anyone [...]

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