CHWP program description

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Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership, Inc.
EL BARRIO/SPANISH HARLEM

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
 Our goal as Community health workers is to provide outreach,
education, referral and follow-up, case management, advocacy
and home visiting services to women who are at highest risk
for poor birth outcomes, particularly low-birth weight and
infant mortality.
 The CHWP is targeted to specific communities with high rates
of infant mortality, out-of-wedlock births, late or no prenatal
care, teen pregnancies and births, and births to low-income
women.
 The program's focus is on getting pregnant women into early
and consistent prenatal care and ensuring their families
receive primary and preventive health care services.
 There are 23 programs currently across the state

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PARTNERSHIP, INC
 Services are provided by paraprofessionals who live
in or are familiar with the community.
 They create a bridge between providers of health,
social and community services and the underserved
and hard-to-reach populations within the
community.
 Community health workers (CHW) are trained to
provide basic health education and referrals for a
wide range of services, and to provide support and
assistance in navigating the health and social
services system.

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
CHW ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides services to high risk women living in East
Harlem, to decrease poor birth outcomes,
mainly low-birth weight and infant mortality.
 Home visits
 Health Education
 Case management
 Referrals
 Follow-ups
 Advocacy
 In zip codes 10029-10035

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
To conduct intensive outreach efforts to pregnant women, including
pregnant women who are uninsured, underinsured and are not involved in
prenatal, health or other community services, and other high risk
populations living in the target area to help get these women into prenatal
and other health care services. We also provide services to other high risk
populations living in the East Harlem area such as post partum women and
parenting women with children up to one year old.
•Street Outreach
•Shelters
•Hospitals
•Health Fairs
•Beauty salons
•Nail salons
•Community
Agencies etc.

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INC
CHW works to develop a relationship with the family
during monthly home visits.
From the beginning
of their
pregnancy Throughout infant's first
year of life.

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
Health Education
One on one
Educational Workshops
Health Education
at client’s home

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
We educate women on:
•HIV/AIDS Mother-to-Child
transmission during
pregnancy and Safer sex
practices after delivery
•Sexually Transmitted
Diseases

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
•Prenatal Depression •Post Partum Depression

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
Nutrition
Oral Heath
Exercise

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
Lead
Poisoning
Breastfeeding • Immunization &
Prevention
• Children Medical
Care

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
Substance Abuse
Domestic Violence

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
Family Planning
Ages and Stages
Questionnaires(ASQ)

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PRTNERSHIP, INC.
•We assess families, to identify their needs
and set goals (short/long term).
•Using a strength base approach we help
them to overcome obstacles, such as
language barriers, lack of services, etc.
It can be issues as completing high school
education, learning a new language or teach
them how to fill out a form.

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
In addition, we assist families with application,
procedures and escorts to different services such as
Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Food stamps, WIC,
etc.
Our goal is to help families to develop the necessary
skills and find the needed resources to help them
improve their health status, family functioning and
promote self-sufficiency.

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
 We participate in community Events
Sickle cell walk

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PARTNERSHIP, INC
Keep clients engaged in our program is not
easy, we encounter challenges that we are
able to overcome by :
 Being creative(budget)
 Providing Support Groups
 Organizing Pampering Day’s
 Participating in Health Fairs
 Organizing Mother Day Celebrations

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Pampering Day

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PARTNERSHIP, INC
Family Day

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MOTHER’S DAY
CELEBRATION

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
Mother’s Day celebration

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PARTNERSHIP, INC.
Support Group Graduation

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INC .
“Helping families one at a
time”.
Programa de Promotoras de Salud Comunitaria
Community Health Worker Program
104-106 East 126th Street 4Fl
New York, NY 10035
Tel.212-289-8800
Fax. 212-289-8250