Here’s an opportunity for you and/or your organization to increase awareness about the severity of the perpetual pandemic of health disparities in Chester City and the needs of Delaware County.
As part of the needs assessment process, there will be a series of virtual meetings to hear from community partners and residents about health needs in their communities.
FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES
The discussions below will be with representatives of community organizations on particular topics that we would like to “spotlight” in the assessment report. If you or a designee from your organization are interested in participating, please register using the provided links below.
| TOPIC | DAY/ DATE/ TIME | REGISTRATION LINK |
| Food Insecurity in Delaware County | Tue, 12/7 12-1pm | Delco Food Insecurity Registration |
| Chronic Disease/Cancer in Delaware County | Wed, 12/8 12-1pm | Delco Chronic Disease Registration |
| Behavioral Health/Mental Health in Delaware County | Thu, 12/9 9-10:30am | Delco Behavioral Health/Mental Health Registration |
| Access to Care in Delaware County | Fri 12/10 9-10am | Delco Access to Care Registration |
FOR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES
We are hosting “community conversations” with people who live and work in the areas below to hear directly from them about what would help improve health in their communities (attached are flyers for each of the meetings). All community conversation participants will receive a $25 Visa gift card as a thank you for their time and insights. Registration links are below:
| Resident ZIP Codes | DAY/ DATE/ TIME | REGISTRATION LINK | |
| Chester/95 Corridor | 19061, 19013, 19094 | Mon, 12/6 6-7:30pm | https://bit.ly/chester-95 |
| Central Delaware County | 19014, 19015, 19017, 19063, 19064, 19070, 19081, 19086 | Tue, 12/7 6-7:30pm | https://bit.ly/central-delaware |
| Upper Darby/ Lansdowne | 19018, 19023, 19026, 19029, 19032, 19036, 19050, 19079, 19082 | Wed, 12/8 6-7:30pm | https://bit.ly/upperdarby-lansdowne |
Please feel free to share information about these meetings widely among your networks! We greatly appreciate your consideration of this invitation—please let us know if you have any questions.
*This assessment, conducted every 3 years, gives hospitals an opportunity to identify the most pressing needs of local communities. This, in turn, helps them to design and implement plans to address those needs. The 2022 regional community health needs assessment (rCHNA) is a collaboration of 10 health systems serving the five-county Southeastern Pennsylvania region, four county public health departments, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations, and other partners. Health Care Improvement Foundation is coordinating the effort. Please see more details in the attached document.
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Hey, Need to bring in Public Health re lead poisoning in low school-age children. Children on welfare are required to be tested for blood lead levels before they enter kindergarten. I’ve forgotten the age limit. What’s significant is that few states are meeting the mandate. If a child is found to have high blood lead levels they, and their families, are eligible for assistance from Child Find and other programs.
You are on the job. Stay healthy and sane. Em
On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 4:52 PM Chester Matters Blog wrote:
> SERoots posted: ” Here’s an opportunity for you and/or your organization > to increase awareness about the severity of the perpetual pandemic of > health disparities in Chester City and the needs of Delaware County. As > part of the needs assessment process, there will” >
So appropriate you mention lead poisoning. The submission was from the group advocating for lead testing. I couldn’t quickly find a way to include in the post, but lead is missing from the discussions as listed and should be mentioned in these sessions