Partnership For Good Health

TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR REFUGEES, IMMIGRANTS, AND MIGRANTS BY DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) THAT WILL REDUCE CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE. OUR CHWS WILL WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY SHARE THE CULTURE AND SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE.

PARTNERSHIP FOR GOOD HEALTH (PGH) STARTED IN JULY 2022 AS A 501C3 NONPROFIT WITH A MISSION TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. TO ADDRESS THESE BARRIERS, PGH EMPLOYS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (0.5 FTE), A REGISTERED NURSE (0.5 FTE) AND FOUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (3.2 FTE). THIS STAFF WORKS TOGETHER TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS NAVIGATE THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, COORDINATE CARE, AND PROVIDE CULTURALLY CENTERED HEALTH EDUCATION. THE PGH CHWS SHARE THE SAME CULTURE AND LANGUAGE, WHICH HELPS BUILD A TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP. THE CHWS PERFORM AN ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES UNDER THE THREE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS: -NAVIGATION-THIS INCLUDES NAVIGATING MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, PHARMACIES, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. -CARE COORDINATION-THIS INCLUDES SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS UNDERSTAND AND FOLLOW THE PLAN OF CARE. -HEALTH EDUCATION-THIS INCLUDES EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY AND IN GROUP SETTINGS ABOUT HEALTH TOPICS SUCH AS PRENATAL CARE, WIC SHOPPING, ELEVATED LEAD, ETC. PGH HAS THE CAPACITY TO REACH COMMUNITIES SPEAKING ARABIC, DARI, KIBEMBE, NEPALI, PASHTO, SWAHILI, AND URDU IN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. THESE COMMUNITIES ORIGINATE FROM AFGHANISTAN, BHUTAN, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, NEPAL, SUDAN, AND SYRIA- OFTEN ARRIVING TO THE UNITED STATES AS REFUGEES WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS. THEIR AVERAGE INCOME IS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL, AND 98 PERCENT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID AND SNAP. IN FY 2024, PGH ASSISTED 169 FAMILIES TOTALING 668 CLIENTS. OF WHICH, 303 OF THOSE CLIENTS WERE NEWLY ENROLLED THIS YEAR. OUR CLIENTS ARE ARAB (2%), ASIAN (52%), AND BLACK (44%). THE FAMILIES LIVE BOTH IN CLEVELAND'S WEST SIDE (91%) AND EAST SIDE (9%). ON THE WEST SIDE, MOST FAMILIES RESIDE IN THE DETROIT-SHOREWAY NEIGHBORHOOD (44102) AND THE CUDELL/JEFFERSON NEIGHBORHOOD (44111). ON THE EAST SIDE, MOST FAMILIES RESIDE IN EAST CLEVELAND (44112), SLAVIC VILLAGE (44105) AND FOREST HILLS (44108) NEIGHBORHOODS. IN FY 2024, OUR CHWS ASSISTED CLIENTS/FAMILIES WITH THESE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES: 1,222 HEALTH-RELATED APPOINTMENTS 1128 PRIMARY CARE 178 PREGNANCY CARE 16 URGENT CARE OR EMERGENCY CARE 26 SURGERIES 48 MENTAL HEALTH 146 DENTAL CARE 25 MAMMOGRAMS 665 SPECIALTY CARE (SUCH AS CARDIOLOGY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY) 168 PHARMACY NAVIGATION VISITS 1,077 MEDICATIONS PICKED UP 160 BENEFIT APPLICATIONS COMPLETED 185 HOME VISITS FOR EDUCATION 412 BLOOD LEAD LEVEL CHECK FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 6 8 CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS 8 COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS 768 VACCINATIONS 29 EYEGLASSES PRESCRIPTION CHWS ALSO DISTRIBUTED DONATED ITEMS SUCH AS: 31 THERMOMETER AND FIRST AID KITS, 146 WINTER COATS, AND 23 BOXES OF DIAPERS TO FAMILIES IN NEED OF THESE ITEMS. WITH THESE ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES, PGH HAS REDUCED CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS SO THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS CAN ACCESS HEALTH CARE AND CONNECT TO OTHER RESOURCES THAT ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.