The next Project Advisory Committee (PAC) Meeting is being held on June 11 from 8:00 – 9:30am. The meeting will be hosted at the Millennium Hotel in Buffalo and will feature a presentation from Kristin Woodlock, of Woodlock and Associates, on the CPWNY Innovations Projects, providing an overview of each project and discussing strategic lessons learned. There […]
The New York State Department of Health has released a collection of descriptions and pictures of the exhibits that each PPS created for the 2019 DSRIP Learning Symposium. CPWNY’s section is on page 18 and 19 of the compendium, and details our presentation. There is also a description of a video CPWNY produced to show some […]
Community Partners of WNY (A DSRIP PPS) Spring 2019 Newsletter Now Available! The newsletter includes updates on: Cover Story Feature: 4th Annual NYS DSRIP Learning Symposium Features Highlighting: CPWNY By the Numbers The Launch of the Nurse-Family Partnership at Catholic Health and more! For the complete quarterly update, access the newsletter by clicking here.
Partners at Roswell Park Cancer Institute have developed an informative packet explaining the dangers of electronic cigarettes. Research based evidence is showing that 40% of e-cigarette users 18-24 have never been cigarette smokers and over 2 million middle and high school students smoke these devices. The full information packet can be found here.
Is inequality making us sick? On Monday April 1, 2019, as part of National Public Health week, D’Youville College, Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo, and Community Partners of Western New York, will be co-sponsoring a film screening and discussion of Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth which explores racial and socioeconomic inequalities in health. The film […]
Live Well WNY seeks to support healthy living for all of Western New York. The program seeks to raise awareness, highlight the stories of successful programs, share resource, and mobilize our communities in making healthy changes. The goal of this initiative is to address tobacco use, poor diet, and the sedentary lifestyle that contributes to […]
Tobacco Treatment Specialists (TTS) are professionals who possess the skills, knowledge, and training to provide effective, evidence-based interventions for tobacco dependence. This training is a 5-day workshop designed to help treatment providers master core competencies for delivering treatment for tobacco use, and is available to all levels of health professionals and community advocates. The trainings will […]
The Department of Health created a list of success stories from NYS DSRIP, and the Just Tell One program was one of the featured stories! To view the story and other interesting DSRIP Projects, check out their website.
The American Lung Association’s new initiative to support lung patients in the community is now coming to Buffalo! The LUNG FORCE Expo will be held at The Grapevine Banquets on May 11, 2019, at 8:00am. This event is a two track CME conference with separate presentations for healthcare professionals and patients and their caregivers. […]
Meet the needs of your diverse patient populations, address social determinants of health, effectively communicate with your various patient populations, and improve patient outcomes! The Community Health Worker Network of Buffalo is delivering this vital training. If you haven’t taken advantage of one of our previous sessions, please join us from 4:00-5:30pm for light dinner […]