Massachuetts
Whittier Street Health Center
1125 Tremont Street
Roxbury, MA 02120
Phone: (617) 427-1000
Fax (617) 989-3247
Executive Director: Frederica M. Williams, FCIS, MBA
PHPC Program Manager: Dumas Lafontant
Medical Director: Kamau Karanja, MD
Project Description
Whittier Street Health Center, serves five (5) public, federally subsidized and
privately managed housing developments within walking distance from the Center.
In 1999, Whitter moved into a 33,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility
owned by Northeastern University which is known as the Renaissance Park
Building.
Services
Whittier is a JCAHO accredited urban community health center providing primary
health care and social services to nearly 12,000 individuals from diverse
communities. Whittier's patients are predominantly low-income, uninsured, and
underinsured. The Center serves the homeless, elderly, disabled, and
chronically ill populations. The mission is to provide high quality, reliable
and accessible primary health care and support services to promote wellness and
eliminate health and social disparities. Whittier Street Health Center has more
than 30 core services and Mission based services including: adult medicine,
counseling/ behavioral health, eye care, oral health, OB/GYN, orthopedics,
pediatrics and adolescent health, creative arts therapy (drama, music and art
therapy), podiatry, prevention, health education and promotion, geriatrics,
dermatology, laboratory, physical therapy, radiology, mental health and
substance abuse counseling, nutrition, clinical pharmacy program, medical
interpreters, specialized clinics to address diabetes prevention and
management, pediatric asthma and overweight, urgent care, Post-Prison Release
Collaborative, Men's Health, W.Y.S.E. (Youth Program), Women Awareness
Resources (W.A.R.) Project, HIV/AIDS, Women Infants and Children (WIC),
prevention education, family care, advocacy and legal services, refugee health
assessment, and domestic violence prevention and education.
Linkages/Partnerships
Whittier has an extensive network of memberships, partnerships, collaborations
and affiliations that come together to provide an array of resources and
services for the target population served.
These include:
Action for Boston Community Development, African Health Community Initiative,
Boston HealthNet, Boston Housing Authority, Boston Public Health Commission,
Boston Medical Center, Boston Healthnet,Boston Children's Hospital, Churches
Organized, Save Tomorrow Research; Inc., CHANCE House (Faith Based), AIDS action
Committee, Alice Taylor Resident Service, Black Ministerial Alliance, Boston
Medical Center OB/Gyn, Boston Alcohol Detoxification Project IncCodman Square
Health Center, Department of Neighborhood Development, Dana Farber Cancer
Institute, Dimock Community Health Center, English High School, and Fenway
Community Health Center, Joslin Diabetes Clinic, Neighborhood Health Plan
Harvard School of Public Health - Channing Lab, Harbor Lights Center, Hyde Park Square Task Force/La Sociodad Latina, Harvard Street Community Health Center, Latino Health Institute, La Alianza Hispana; Lennox/Camden Tenants Association, La Socidad Latina, Lower Roxbury Coalition, Lower Roxbury Youth Workers Alliance, Madison Park Development Corporation, Multicultural AIDS Coalition, Massachusetts AIDS Coalition, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, New Covenant Church, Nuestra Communidad, Northeastern University, Partnership Program, People's Baptist Church, Somali Development Center, Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute; Inc., St. Francis-St. Philip Des Sales Church, Roxbury Community Alliance for Health, SPAN, Stanley Jones Clean Slate Project, and Suffolk County House of Correction
BPHC Collaborative Participation
The Diabetes Collaborative
National Health Disparities Collaborative Cancer Demonstration Project (colon,
breast and cervix)
Public Housing Locations/Sites
Whittier Street
Whittier Street Housing Development
Boston, MA 02120
Lenox Camden
Camden Street Housing Development
Boston, MA 02120
Alice Heywood Taylor
260 Ruggles Street, Housing Development
Boston, MA 02120
Hope VI
631 Parker Mission Main
Boston, MA 02120
Statistics
Estimated residents in Public Housing: 55,000
Projected Medical Users: 8,157
Actual Public Housing Users: 6,770
Missouri
Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc.
2524 Hadley Street
St. Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314) 814-8716
Fax: (314) 814-8720
Executive Director: Alan Freeman
PHPC Program Manager: Villie M. Appoo
Medical Director: Yolette Brown, MD
Project Description
Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Centers has developed a collaborative approach
to providing coordinated and comprehensive health care to the residents of
public housing. The five Grace Hill health center sites are all located in some
of the most underserved neighborhoods of St. Louis, all sites are within
walking distance or within a one mile radius of public housing complexes.
Services
The residents of public housing complexes receive comprehensive health care
through numerous Grace Hill services coordinated along an integrated continuum
of care. The services provided include: Primary Health Care including adult
medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, prenatal care, dental, optometry, pharmacy,
developmental and mental health services for children, targeted services for
the frail elderly, social services, nurse case management services, WIC, out
posted DFS services and transportation.
Extensive outreach services are conducted by Grace Hill's outreach team on the
three Health To Go Vans (Salud en Marcha) which go to several public housing
complexes and Section 8 units on a regular, scheduled basis. Outreach staff on
these vans provide health education, screening, make appointments for patients
at various health center locations, and arrange transportation and other
services needed to help the patient access health care.
Linkages/Partnerships
Adolescent Peer Counseling allows neighborhood youth to serve as peer counselors.
Parenting Courses are provided for parents with special needs. Mental health services are provided for children with developmental delays and behavior
problems up to the age of 12 years. This program has been expanded and
coordinated by Grace Hill's Children's Developmental Center (CDC).
The PHPC Coalition comprising of representatives from the TMC's, area agencies,
AIDS Service Organizations, other tenants and consumers meets monthly. This
group reviews progress reports, provides input into decisions impacting their
neighborhood, shares information on new resources and helps problem solve in a
supportive and sharing environment.
BPHC Collaborative Participation
The Diabetes, Asthma, Breast and Cervical Cancer Collaboratives and The Cardio
Vascular Disease Initiative. Grace Hill has also participated in the IHI sponsored 'Redesigning the Patient
Visit' collaborative and has since been implemented at all sites. Using a similar model and
PDSA strategies, Grace Hill also implemented the following four initiatives:
- Smoking Cessation
- Lead Poisoning Initiative
- Advanced Access
- "With Every Heartbeat is Life" Initiative to address cardiovascular health for
African Americans living in Public Housing.
Public Housing Locations/Sites
Clinton Peabody
1308 Dillion Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
LaSalle Park Village
1260 LaSalle
St. Louis, MO 63104
Vaughn Developments
1912 O'Fallon
St. Louis, MO 63106
Hope VI
Cochran Developments
1228 N. 9th Street
St. Louis, MO 63106
Blumeyer Developments
3330 Page
St. Louis, MO 63106
Darst-Webbe
4100 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Senior Housing
Badenfest Elderly
8220 N. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63147
Les Château
1330 Château
St. Louis, MO 63104
Cochran Towers
1112 N. 9th St.
St. Louis, MO 63106
Blumeyer Elderly
3210 MLK Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63106
Statistics:
Estimated residents in Public Housing: 6,000
Project Users: 2,235 clinical users
Total Users: 4,749
