Center for Population Health releases 2024 Community Benefit Report

Greetings and Happy 2025!

In our 2024 Community Benefit Report, you'll read about the continued growth of the Community Care HUB, which helps connect vulnerable populations in our community to vital health and human service resources. You'll also read about collaborations with community partners on health education, health fairs, and more.

You'll also read about new initiatives to address dental and mental health, health hazards, and even a health ministry initiative.

In 2024, the Community Care HUB's CHWs helped participants by providing learning modules on a variety of topics. The top modules were pregnant nutrition, stress, infant safe sleep, literacy, and oral health.

Local Food Systems Coordinator connects Conemaugh Family Medicine with senior centers

CPH Local Food Systems Coordinator Nan McNinney assisted Conemaugh Family Medicine by connecting them with area senior centers to deliver holiday boxes.

While at the senior centers, the staff will discuss healthcare needs and answer questions.

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center-Family Medicine will visit a total of nine senior centers in Cambria County with the boxes.

Newsletter

Highlights

CPH releases 2024 Community Benefit Report

CHWs help HUB participants with variety of learning modules

Community Care HUB receives 3,000th referral

Venison delivered to local food distributions

CPH assists coordination of holiday food boxes

CPH working with Hyndman Area Health Center on LGBTQIA+ survey

Health Ministry Initiative launched

Community Care HUB reaches 3,000 referrals

At the beginning of January, the Community Care HUB received its 3,000th referral.

We are grateful for our community partners who help us connect our Community Health Workers with vulnerable populations.

Venison delivered to local food distributions

CPH Local Food Systems Coordinator Nan McNinney has been working with Hunters Sharing the Harvest to connect local food distributions to fresh venison.

In January, 69 cases (totaling 4,075 lbs.) of fresh venison was given to nine food distribution sites across Cambria County.

CPH working with local church leaders on Health Ministry Initiative

A Health Minister is an individual, or individuals, designated by the church's leader as someone who will provide health and human services information to the congregation.

The initiative is completely free and open to churches of any denomination or religion in Cambria and Somerset counties.

For more information or to sign up, contact Allie Byers at abyers@centerforpophealth.org.

CPH working with Hyndman Area Health Center on LGBTQIA+ survey

The Center for Population Health and Hyndman Area Health Center have joined forces to create a LGBTQIA+ survey for individuals in Cambria County.

The goal is to find out more about the health-related needs and potential barriers to healthcare for LGBTQIA+ individiuals.