Category: Community Health

UB awarded grant to help pharmacies build community health worker programs

October 1, 2020
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – University at Buffalo researchers have received a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation to help add community health workers to pharmacies to better connect patients to critical services and lower health care costs.

Community health workers are public health workers that serve as liaisons between health care services and the public. Not typically utilized in pharmacies, these frontline workers have the potential to improve patient care through community outreach and education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy.

Through the grant, investigators will develop a toolkit and payment model that guides pharmacies through embedding a community health worker program into practices, as well as analyze each program’s impact.

The research – a collaboration between the UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Networks (CPESN) USA, L&S Pharmacy in Charleston, Missouri, and Four Corners Pharmacy in Delmar, New York – is led by UB

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Time to engage: A robust democratic process shapes community health

October 1, 2020
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As a health organization, Blue Cross sees civic engagement as integral to our mission of improving community health across the state. We’ve been championing civic engagement for nearly 20 years through our CitizenBlue program, and we believe community health is shaped by the strength of the democratic process.

In a participatory democracy, high civic engagement ensures that everyone’s voice is heard and that their basic needs are represented. In fact, research suggests that people who live in communities with strong civic involvement actually have better overall health.

To take it a step further, research also shows that social and environmental conditions can affect up to 60% of our individual health outcomes. That makes politics personal. Our elected officials drive public policy – which has a direct effect on our individual experience of health and well-being.

When more people in a community make their voices heard on Election Day, more of

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Multiple coronavirus cases reported in Jackson-area retirement community

October 1, 2020
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JACKSON, MI — A Jackson-area retirement community has seen unspecified rise in cases of the novel coronavirus since mid-September.

Ganton’s Countryside Care Center in Summit Township has reported a cumulative 49 cases of COVID-19 in residents and one death from the virus, according to data reported to the state as of Sept. 30. It has also reported 38 cases in staff.

None of the other seven Jackson County facilities in the state’s daily report have reported more than two cases in residents and nine in staff. Both of those statistics come from Arbor Manor Care Center, also run by Ganton’s Retirement Services.

The Jackson County Health Department declined to say how many cases are active at Countryside Care Center but confirmed health officials are working with the center to implement infection control methods, such as additional personal protective equipment, eliminating visitations and adequate staffing plans.

Ganton’s Retirement Services administrators confirmed

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Texas leaders hope rapid testing will restore normalcy in the pandemic

October 1, 2020
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State and business leaders are hanging their hopes on the promise of new rapid coronavirus tests that they say could allow Texans to return to aspects of their daily lives more safely during the pandemic, at least until a COVID-19 vaccine is made widely available.

Gov. Greg Abbott has touted that Texas is set to receive millions of new rapid antigen coronavirus tests every month that deliver results in as little as 15 minutes.

But health experts caution that the tests are not a panacea. Antigen tests — typically nasal or saliva tests that can detect proteins on the outside of the virus — are more prone to giving false negative results than other coronavirus tests that use genetic material. And because the antigen

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Orlando Health completes purchase of Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

October 1, 2020
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ST. PETERSBURG — Orlando Health officially completed its purchase of Bayfront Health St. Petersburg on Thursday, a step city officials and hospital employees said was a much-needed turning point.

The deal marks the first step into the Tampa Bay region for the nonprofit, a Florida health care giant with more than $6 billion in assets at about 450 locations. And though Orlando Health executives aren’t sharing specifics, they say their presence in the area will likely expand further.

Finances and patient care at Bayfront have suffered in recent years under Community Health Systems, a Tennessee-based company that had owned 80 percent of the 480-bed hospital since 2014. The other 20 percent, owned by the nonprofit Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg, was also sold to Orlando Health, giving the company complete control of the hospital.

Still, Orlando Health must continue serving as a “safety net” hospital, according to a lease

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CNO Financial Group Launches myHealthPolicy.com to Provide Health Insurance to Consumers Nationwide

October 1, 2020
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CARMEL, Ind., Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) launched today a new online health insurance marketplace, myHealthPolicy.com, initially focused on helping Medicare beneficiaries learn about and enroll in Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug plans.

With the goal of providing consumers with a convenient way to compare, buy or switch plans, myHealthPolicy.com offers the ease of online enrollment with the personal assistance and one-on-one consultation of a local insurance agent.

“An important feature of myHealthPolicy.com is that consumers can be helped by a licensed agent in their community who is familiar with local provider networks and can bring that knowledge into the decision process, in addition to being able to quickly connect with a tele-sales agent who can answer immediate questions,” says CNO Consumer Division President Scott Goldberg. “We have over 2,000 agents exclusively connected to this platform who are certified to sell Medicare

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Marshfield Clinic Health System Expands Partnership with Welltok for Community Outreach

October 1, 2020
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DENVER, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Marshfield Clinic Health System has renewed its commitment to proactively engage with patients to drive critical health activities. The Wisconsin-based integrated health system has signed a three-year agreement to continue its work with Welltok, the consumer activation company, to conduct multi-channel, targeted outreach.

“Patients need clear, personalized communications – at all times, but especially now,” said Julie Timm, marketing director at Marshfield Clinic Health System. “Welltok is helping us appropriately communicate to our patients and community population, so they know how and where to access the healthcare they need. It is important that critical screenings and care for chronic conditions are not put off during this time of COVID-19. We have reassured patients and the communities we serve that our facilities are safe, and we are taking the utmost precautions to offer excellent care.”

Marshfield Clinic conducts several digital and direct

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Transforming Health in a Low-Income Community in NYC

October 1, 2020
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New study from The New York Academy of Medicine shares findings on innovative partnership in the South Bronx

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New York, NY, Oct. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Transforming health and addressing health disparities in low-income communities is a significant challenge that requires investment and collaboration by multiple sectors. A new study led by researchers at The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) on the Claremont Healthy Village Initiative in the South Bronx, published in the Journal of Urban Health, found that this type of collaboration has the potential to improve the health of a community. The initiative’s successful approach includes bringing in new resources, strengthening local partnerships, and increasing access to health programming and services. 

“NYAM’s evaluation of the Claremont Healthy Village Initiative demonstrates the benefits of healthcare partnerships that work closely with community-based organizations and residents to increase

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After Health Crisis, Medford Develops Roadmap For Racial Equity

October 1, 2020
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MEDFORD, MA — City officials on Wednesday released Medford’s “Social Justice Roadmap,” a guiding document that details ongoing interdepartmental work around equity and inclusion and lays out proposed goals for continuing and expanding on this work with the community.

The full document is available here and will be updated regularly as work continues. The report includes action steps the city has taken or are currently under review to address racism and the social determinants of health that disproportionately impact communities of color, reports compiled, questions officials have received from residents and more.

To address institutional and systemic racism, the city is addressing equity in several fields, including:

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– Through interdepartmental and external agency collaboration, address social determinants of health. According to the World Health Organization, “Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.” These circumstances are shaped by

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National Leader Bridges Health Services Merges With LA and Vegas Home Health and Hospices, Announces COVID-19 Management Partnership

October 1, 2020
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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bridges Health Services is pleased to announce the merger and acquisition of Bridges Health Services and Las Vegas-based home health and hospice companies Gentlecare Home Health and Renaissance Hospice and Los Angeles-based home health and hospice companies Supreme Healthcare Inc. and Supreme Hospice Inc. All companies are Medicare-certified and provide community-based services with similar missions, cultures and visions for transforming healthcare, building on their shared commitment and distinct expertise. 

Bridges Health Services is a nationwide company that has been in business for over a decade providing highly skilled home health services and hospice care. The rapidly changing healthcare environment requires tremendous and innovative solutions to the delivery of care to our most vulnerable senior population. The merger has successfully integrated a quality delivery system of community-based healthcare within an AI platform, a process that is considered revolutionary in the industry.

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