CPH receives $750,000 ARC POWER Initiative Grant

Center for Population Health (CPH) has been awarded $750,000 by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to expand the work of the Community Care HUB's Community Health Worker program in Cambria and Somerset counties.

"We are extremely grateful to receive the ARC POWER Initiative grant, which will allow us to train and expand our CHW workforce in the region and connect our most vulnerable residents to much needed health and human service resources," said CPH Executive Director Jeannine McMillan. "The positive impact on the residents in our region due to the receipt of this funding will be extraordinary."

CPH staff attends CHW Rally Day at Capital in Harrisburg

Center for Population Health staff members and Community Care HUB Community Health Workers from The Women's Help Center attended PACHW Collaborative's Rally Day at the Capital October 22.

We had the chance to meet with PA State Rep. Jim Rigby and Senator Pat Stefano to discuss the work we are doing with Community Health Workers.

CPH staff tables, helps plan Trick or Treat Yourself Health Fair

CPH tabled at the Cambria County Health & Welfare Council's Trick or Treat Yourself to Wellness event on October 5 to hand out resource information. The event had approximately 200 attendees and approximately 40 tables with resource information.

During the event, children were encouraged to dress up in their costumes and collect candy and other treats from the resource tables.

CPH Communications Coordinator Allie Byers was a co-organizer for the event.

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Highlights

CPH receives ARC POWER Initiative Grant

CPH staff and CHWs attend CHW Rally Day in Harrisburg

CPH tables at Trick or Treat Yourself to Wellness

Meet CPH's AmeriCorps workers Jade and Kayla

CPH Associate Director participates in PA Rural Health Panel

CPH Leaders present at national conference

Meet CPH's AmeriCorps workers Jade and Kayla

Jade is one of our AmeriCorps volunteers for the fall semester. Jade has worked in the medical field for 10 years. She is currently working as an LPN while continuing her education to obtain her BSN at Frostburg State University. This semester Jade is going to be working with our regional college campuses/programs to identify opportunities to hardwire and expand health and human service education in our at-risk communities. She is very passionate about giving back to the community and helping others.

Jade is married and a mother of two, a 7-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl. In her free time, you can find her supporting her children at their many sporting events and school activities.

Kayla is from Ebensburg PA. She is currently a junior at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania majoring in Public Health with a minor in Safety Sciences. She is a volunteer worker through AmeriCorps and will be working for the next months at the Center for Population Health. As a volunteer, she will be helping create a recipe book and looking deeper into food insecurity and community gardens.

CPH Associate Director serves on Rural Health Panel

Center for Population Health Associate Director Kimberly Roberts participated as a panelist during the University of Pittsburgh's Rural Health & Well-Being in Western Pennsylvania Zoom Webinar.

Conversation centered around health challenges in Western PA, opportunities to address these challenges, and the work currently being done at universities, centers, and non-profits to benefit the health of rural populations in Western PA.

CPH Local Food Systems Coordinator working with Hunters Share the Harvest

Center for Population Health's Local Food Systems Coordinator Nan McNinney will once again be working with participating Hunters Sharing the Harvest (HSH) processors to deliver venison to food distribution locations in Cambria County.

"This program provides a valuable source of low-fat protein to our neighbors," said McNinney.