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PARTNERS | HEALTHY CITY | HOW HEALTHY | VISION | SUMMIT | PRIORITIES | FUNCTIONS | CITY OF FALL RIVER |
The
Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced on January 27, 2014 that a community-based partnership led
by the City of
New Bedford Health Department, the Southeastern Health Initiative for
Transformation (SHIFT) Program, in collaboration with the City of Fall
River, has been selected by the Patrick Administration to receive grant
funding and participate in an innovative health and wellness initiative.
The Administration announced more
than $40 million in grants that will be shared by nine partnerships
across the state to help fight chronic illness and improve health outcomes
on the community level while reducing health care costs.
Funded partnerships will work to reduce rates of the most prevalent
and preventable health conditions, advance healthy behaviors, increase the
adoption of workplace wellness or health management programs and address
disparities. Under Chapter 224,
the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund
(PWTF) will work to reduce
tobacco use, hypertension, pediatric asthma, falls among the elderly,
mental health issues/depression, and substance abuse. Descriptions
of the grant requirement including a proposed timeline, data briefs, and a descripton of the advisory board members, meeting dates and responsibilities
are available on Mass Comm-Pass. |
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(Top row, left) New Bedford Public Health Director Dr. Brenda Weis leads a collaboration of organizations serving the Cities of New Bedford and Fall River that began meeting in September to develop a response to the invitation for proposals. (Top row, right) PAACA Director Carl Alves makes some suggestions for developing a strong program as New Bedford Housing Authority Director Steve Beauregard listens. (Middle row) Members of the collaborative listen as Rev. David Lima offers some models for organizing the effort over the next three years. (Row three) Dr. Weis recommends a schedule of committee meetings as members work with their chairs to schedule their next meeting. (Bottom row) Members of the collaborative meet on September 11, 2013 to develop a proposal for the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund submission in November. |
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