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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
Representatives
of all six CHNAs (Community Health Network
Areas) in Southeastern
Massachusetts gathered at the Raddison Hotel in Plymouth
for the third
Inter-CHNA conference on November 30, 2012. The conference focused on
collaborative efforts between CHNAs and local healthcare institutions,
including many of the 13 hospitals that serve the Region. Following
opening remarks by Southeast Area
Department of Public Health Regional Director Ron O'Connor and an
overview of CHNAs by Dave Weed of the Fall River Partners
for a Healthier Community, DPH Director of the Division
of Prevention and Wellness Lea Susan Ojamaa set the issue of
collaboration within the Department's overall goals. Her presentation was
followed by brief descriptions of recent examples of collaboration by
Andrea Holleran of Jordan Health
Systems, Julie Kembel of South
Shore Hospital, Beverly Costa-Ciavola of Cape
Cod Neighborhood Support Coalition, Kerry Mello of Southcoast
Hospitals and Martha Gonzalez of the New
Bedford Community Health Center, Monique Aleman, Deborah Rogers and
Brittany Lynch of Steward Hospitals,
and Hilary Lovell of Signature
Brockton Hospital and Joyce Dwyer of Old
Colony YMCA. Maddie Ribble of the Mass.
Public Health Association also made some remarks following lunch. Click here for a
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(Top row, left) Partners School Wellness coordinator Marcia Picard talks with New Bedford Allies coordinator Elizabeth Latham and Martha Gonzalez of the New Bedford Community Health Center. (Top row, center) Pat Anderson, right, of Ship's Cove Apartments engages another participant during a break. (Top row, right) Joan Giancarski, right, of the Partners steering committee talks with a representative of Morton Hospital. (Row two, left) SE DPH Regional Director Ron O'Connor talks with Jordan Health Systems V-P of External Affairs Andrea Holleran before she gives her presentation. (Row three) Lea Susan Ojamaa of DPH, Beverly Costa-Ciavola of Cape Cod, and Julie Kembel of South Shore Hospital give their presentations. (Row four, center) Maddie Ribble of MPHA talks about the Prevention Trust Fund. (Row two, right) Joe Paneiro-Langer of the Brockton Neighborhood Health Center talks with a colleague before the conference begins. (Row four, right) Brittany Lynch and Wendy Merriam of Saint Anne's Hospital respond to questions at their display table before the conference. (Bottom row) Annemarie Sharkey, Brittany Bertone and Angela Braz of Partners lead the group in a stretch break before Wendy Garf-Lipp talks about collaborative efforts that are underway with Walgreens Pharmacy on the the prescription medication take-back program. |
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