CPH receives $25,000 grant from Lee Initiatives

The Center for Population Health (CPH) received a $25,000 grant from Lee Initiatives to further expand its Community Care HUB.

Communications Coordinator Allie Byers attended the ceremony.

CPH data analyst participated in inaugural MAR-PHTC Leadership Institute program

Center for Population Health Data Analyst Leann Lovejoy was part of the inaugural Soaring to New Heights: Mid-Atlantic Regional Public Health Training Center (MAR-PHTC) Leadership Institute program.

During the 8-month program Leann worked in multidisciplinary teams on real-world, action-oriented, "change leader" projects and focused on bridging disciplinary boundaries between public health and primary practice with the goal of improving population health.

One of the highlights of the program was the development of the project titled, "Breathing Better Together: A Comprehensive Rural Health Initiative for Chronic Respiratory Care." This initiative focused on reducing hospitalizations due to chronic lower respiratory diseases (CLRD) in the Southern Alleghenies. The project incorporated community health education campaigns, preventive health screenings, smoking cessation programs, and efforts to improve environmental health.

The experience not only enriched her professional skills, but also underscores the critical role of public health leadership in fostering healthier communities.

CPH partners with The Women's Help Center to create garden beds

CPH and The Women's Help Center have joined forces to build raised garden beds for the residents to help address food insecurity as a social determinant of health.

The green space behind the Napoleon Street location is approximately 80 cubic feet of growing space and has had garden beds for ages; however, they were overgrown.

On May 22, CPH staff spent the afternoon at The Women's Help Center digging out the garden beds, weeding, and planting.

CPH attended the Vintondale Borough Safety Day (above) and Hope 4 Johnstown Community Fun Fair (below) to provide community health and resource information.

Newsletter

Highlights

CPH receives $25,000 grant

CPH launches step challenge, WalkWorks

CPH attends community events

Data Analyst participates in Leadership Institute

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

CPH, Women's Help Center installing garden beds

Johnstown Farmers Market returns

CPH Executive Director travels to Washington, D.C.

CPH holds step challenge, WalkWorks back in downtown Johnstown

CPH in partnership with Cambria Regional Chamber has brought a step challenge in conjunction with WalkWorks to the area.

WalkWorks will take place every Wednesday from May 29 to July 3. The group meets at the Cambria County Library (corner of Main and Walnut streets) in downtown Johnstown.

If you'd like to take part in the Step Challenge, email CPH Communications Coordinator Allie Byers at abyers@centerforpophealth.org.

If you can't meet us on Wednesdays, take photos of you or your group walking and post them to Facebook using #CaSoWalkWorks and #CenterforPopHealth.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a time to work together to stop the stigma surrounding mental health and create a more understanding and compassionate community.

Locally, CPH is spearheading work to improve mental health and mental health provider knowledge in Cambria and Somerset counties. In 2023, CPH launched a mental health consortium for behavioral health providers to meet and share challenges and opportunities for collaboration. One of the first initiatives of the consortium was the launch of a Project ECHO educational series in collaboration with Penn State College of Medicine.

Johnstown Farmers Market begins May 29

The Johnstown Farmers Market is back in Central Park May 31.

It takes place every Friday (May 31 - October 25) from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

CPH staff members Allie Byers and Amy Bunn attend the monthly Cambria County Health & Welfare Council meetings. May is Mental Health Awareness Month so attendees were asked to wear green to support the cause.

CPH Local Food Systems Coordinantor Nan McNinney visited Morrell Neighborhood Preschool on May 15 to assist United Way of the Southern Alleghenies with the Remake Learning Day.

Nan made vegetable soup for the

students.