Center for Population Health attends H4J Community Fun Day

Center for Population Health executive director Jeannine McMillan and communications coordinator Allie Byers attended the Hope 4 Johnstown Community Fun Day at the Greater Johnstown YMCA March 22.

Resource information, a DJ, food, face painting, and Covid and flu vaccines were all available for attendees.

Senator Bob Casey introduces Community Health Workers Act

On March 7, Senator Bob Casey introduced the Community Health Workers Act. It's a new bill proposing crucial investments in the community health workforce to improve health care access in the United States.

Pennsylvania's Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant survey

Every five years, Pennsylvania's Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant requires the Bureau of Family Health to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the needs of pregnant and postpartum people, infants, children, adolescents and children and youth with special health care needs in Pennsylvania.

The Bureau of Family Health is working toward identifying the seven to ten priority health needs that will guide state and local public health work over the next five years.

The survey is an opportunity for providers and families across the Commonwealth to share their thoughts on the priorities.

Please take a few moments to take the survey.

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Highlights

CPH attends Hope 4 Johnstown event

Senator Casey introduces Community Health Workers Act

CDC updates respiratory illnesses guidelines

Benefits of frozen food

Save Your Vision Month

CDC updates respiratory illnesses guidance

On March 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidance on respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, flu, and RSV.

You can resume normal activities when, for at least 24 hours, your symptoms are getting better overall AND you have not had a fever and are not using fever-reducing medication.

March is Save Your Vision Month

National Save Your Vision Month is observed every March by the American Optometric Association and is a reminder to make your vision a top priority.

In rural communities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that roughly one-third of adults live with a disability and 1 in 12 adults report having three or more disabilities.

According to the Census, 2.5% of Cambria County’s population and 1.9% of Somerset County’s population has “vision difficulty.”

Frozen foods are a budget-friendly and healthy meal option

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), approximately 88% of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants report facing some type of barrier to achieving a healthy diet at some point throughout the month.

March is Frozen Food Month and a time to take advantage of how frozen foods can be implemented into a budget-friendly and healthy diet.