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Wishing you good times, good cheer, and a memorable new year!
The new year is upon us. Let's get better, do better, and be better in the new year for the health of our community. Keep those resolutions to quit with support through no-cost cessation resources. Read about the Sabinsville family who took home the annual Baby Bag project grand prize, and focus on physical health: take a closer look at the symptoms of Lyme Disease with experts in the field in a local presentation.
Welcome to 2018, Tioga County. We wish you health and happiness the whole year through!
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Quit for Good
"Millions of Americans make a New Year's Resolution to quit tobacco use. Unfortunately, if that
is the only step you take to quit, there is a 95 percent chance you will revisit your old friend
nicotine again. The most effective plans to quit include two parts: support through a step-by-step
quit program and use of FDA-approved cessation medications. In-person, by phone, and online
quit programs that provide free medication are available at no cost to Pennsylvanians living in this district
to help them quit and stay quit for 2018."*
*Information provided by Representative Matt Baker and the Pennsylvania Alliance to Control Tobacco (www.pactonline.org). Also, visit American Lung Association at www.lung.org for more information.
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Scorecard on State Health System Performance
The 2017 Edition of the Commonwealth Fund
Scorecard on State Health System Performance is a study done by the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that
supports independent research on health care issues and makes grants to improve health care practices and policy.
The Commonwealth Fund Scorecard measures states on 44 performance measures that fall under five areas:
health care access, quality, avoidable hospital use and costs, health outcomes, and health care equity.
See the interactive highlights.
If you are looking for even more health data to assist you in planning for the new year, we've compiled a list of reputable data sources on our Data Center webpage at
www.tiogapartnership.org/health-data/.
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A Look at Lyme Disease
On February 23rd , 6:30-8:30 pm at the Coolidge Theater of the Deane Center at 104 Main Street, Wellsboro, there will be a Lyme Disease Symposium for the public to learn about the
causes, symptoms, and challenges of living with Lyme Disease. Hear from Dr. Harold Smith, expert in treating Lyme Disease and member of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, and Lyme Disease Awareness Advocate, Julie Wagner. Julie's advocacy efforts have been instrumental in bringing forth legislation to boost prevention, education, and surveillance to combat Lyme Disease in Pennsylvania.
RSVP's are required by
Wed. Feb. 14, 2018! To RSVP contact
Debbie Borden:
Dborden@tiogahsa.org
or call (570) 724-8430.
This presentation is being brought to you by Tioga County Dept. of Human Services, the PA Lyme Resource Network, and Tioga County Partnership for Community Health. Thank you to the Deane Center for providing space for this community health education opportunity!
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The public is also invited to attend the Tioga County Lyme Resource Network meeting on January 18th at 6:30pm at the W.M. Tokishi Building on Nypum Drive, Wellsboro! (This is the road next to the far end of the Truck-Lite parking lot. See the brick building up the hill and to your left.)
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Sabinsville Family Wins the Safe Kids/ Immunization Baby Bag Grand Prize
The Safe Kids/ Immunization Workgroup of the Tioga County Partnership for Community Heath congratulates 2017 winners, Mr. Kyle Horton, Mrs. Deborah Horton, and their son Abraham of Sabinsville, Pa. They are the selected recipients of the immunization outreach Baby Bag Project grand prize drawing. The grand prize includes a designer tote bag, a V-tech learning toy for baby, and a getaway stay for mom and dad in a Microtel jacuzzi suite.
For the past 14 years, the Safe Kids/Immunization Workgroup of the Tioga County Partnership for Community Health has conducted a Baby Bag Project in Tioga County to promote immunizations for newborns. The Baby Bag Project is an outreach initiative that occurs every April in observance of the Center for Disease Control's National Infant Immunization Week. The project is conducted at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro, PA. In April, the nurse volunteers of the Safe Kids/Immunization workgroup distribute filled backpacks to new parents. Each backpack is filled with useful items for mom and baby such as diapers, diaper creams, nursing pads, pacifiers, baby lotions, baby shampoos, and more. The nurses ask new parents to participate in the project by pledging to keep their baby up to date on immunizations for the first 6 months. Written consent is obtained from parents to follow up with their baby's physician regarding their immunization status. At the 6 month mark, all are assessed to see who has received all recommended vaccines. Parents who maintain their baby's up-to-date immunization status are entered into a drawing for a grand prize. All items that make up the grand prize, as well as the items that fill the Baby Bags, including the bags themselves, are all graciously funded and/or donated by local businesses and organizations.This project is also made possible by local doctor's offices and the local Maternal Family Health Services (MFHS/WIC) office that support the parents who decide to participate in the project. This year, 15 Baby Bags were distributed at the MFHS/WIC office and at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital for a total of 30 bags distributed. A special thank you to Dr. Barry Clark and the team at Wellsboro Pediatrics for their ongoing support of the Partnership's Safe Kids/ Immunization Baby Bag Project!
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Community Calendar features volunteer meetings and events
In the New Year would you like to commit some time to volunteering or attend a community event?
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Tioga County Partnership for Community Health
33 Pearl Street, Wellsboro, Pa 16901 | 570-723-0520
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