Community Care HUB achieves PCHI® recertification

The Community Care HUB, a major initiative of Center for Population Health (CPH), was recertified through Pathways Community HUB Institute® (PCHI®).

“We are honored to earn recertification,” said CPH Associate Director Kimberly Roberts. “This achievement shows our commitment to providing high quality services and our adherence to the fidelity of the model. Recertification demonstrates our continued commitment to creating health equity in the community.”

To obtain recertification, the Community Care HUB met the stringent national standards for quality community care coordination services and is dedicated to excellence. To become certified for three years, it means the HUB went through a rigorous peer review process.

Community Care HUB: By the numbers

The Community Care HUB has been very active this year and the Community Health Workers (CHWs) have been working hard reaching out to participants and making important connections.

So far this year, the CHWs have had 1,067 visits with participants. There have been 64 babies born, with 88% of those babies born at a healthy birth weight.

We are also looking forward to a big HUB milestone in 2025, so stay tuned!

Be mindful of food and packaging waste this holiday season

This year, the U.S. Ecology Center estimates there will be a 25% increase in waste delivered to landfills between Thanksgiving and New Year's.

Waste includes not only food, but also includes discarded packaging, shopping boxes, envelopes, decorations, wrapping paper, cards, and disposable food containers.

Think about ways you can reduce waste by freezing leftovers, saving food scraps to make broths, and only purchasing what is needed.

You can also avoid using wrapping paper with foil, glitter, or too much ink, as well as ribbons and tags. Instead, place your gift in a reusable container like a bag or tin.

During this holiday season, we'd like to share a special thank you to our community and partners for the continued support with the Center for Population Health and the Community Care HUB.

We hope that you and your loved ones stay well and healthy. We look forward to your continued collaboration in the new year to improve the health of our communities.

Blessings to you and your families.

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Highlights

HUB achieves PCHI® recertification

Community Care HUB: By the numbers

Food Systems Coordinator connects food distributions with fresh venison

Happy Holidays from CPH

Be mindful of holiday waste

CPH assists coordination of holiday food boxes

CPH launches Health Ministry initiative

Local Food Systems Coordinator connects food distributions with fresh venison

Through a partnership with Hunters Sharing the Harvest, Center for Population Health (CPH)'s Local Food Systems Coordinator Nan McNinney has been able to connect local food distributions with participating butchers to receive fresh venison for those in need.

Just from archery season, six local food distribution locations split 2,095 pounds of venison (40 cases).

CPH working with local church leaders on Health Ministry Initiative

Thank you to Pastor Bayush from Flood City Church for the invitation to present this month to their congregation on the 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.

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.

Conemaugh's first stop was East Hills Senior Center. The staff not only provided the boxes but also spoke to attendees about their healthcare needs and answered questions.

There will be nine more visits.