Old
Colony YMCA is one of six Y’s from across the nation selected by the
Y of the USA to participate in the Pioneering
Healthy Communities (PHC) initiative as a result of the work they have
all done collaboratively in our community. Since 2005, 128 PHC communities
have been funded to convene high-level representatives from local
government, public health, and private sectors to focus on changing the
environment in a way that reduces community barriers for health living.
About fifty representatives of Southeastern Massachusetts organizations
were invited to the "Bridging
the Clinic-to-Community Gap" Listening Forum held on June 15,
2015. These stakeholders have the opportunity to create a community
partnership roadmap for improving access to healthcare and, ultimately,
help people live longer and healthier lives by addressing policy, system
and environmental approaches to impact chronic disease. This session was
designed to gather ideas from these participants. Click
here for a one-hour-forty-seven-minute 
video of the session. For more information, contact REACH
Program Director Alice
Rebelo at 781-341-2016, Ext. 268. |
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(Top row, left
and center) Listening Session participants sign in and are welcomed by
Senior Vice President of Membershiop Development and Healthy Living
Joyce Dwyer. (Top row, right) Rev. Donald Mier from the First
Baptist Church in Fall River and Massachusetts Department of Public
Health Southeast
Regional Office Director Ron O'Connor talk before the session
begins. (Row two) REACH
Program Director Alice Rebelo welcomes participants along with
Director of Major Gifts Susan Spiller, right. (Rows three, center) Public
Health Dental Hygienist Holly Petruzzo talks with State
Representative Michael Brady. (Row four, left) Brockton VNA Diabetes
Education Manager Julie Lom, right, gathers input from people at her
table. (Row four, center) Participant Kelsey Matheson talks while
Old Colony Y Healthy Living Director Lauren Bartell and Holly Petruzzo
listen. (Bottom row, left) Dementia and Alzheimer's Services Director of
Family and Community Outreach Alan Johnson talks about the importance of
including mental health in the discussion. (Bottom row, center)
_________________ of ________________ talks about the importance of
having interpreters available for clinical services. (Bottom row, right)
Ron O'Connor talks with Alexandra Avedisian, Program Manager for
Community Health and Interpreter Services at Brockton Neighborhood
Health Center following the session. |
