Community health team

Communities that are attentive to public health can even reduce inequality among their residents. “[Community health] also helps to reduce health gaps caused by differences in race and ethnicity, location, social status, income and other factors that can affect health,” reports the CDC.

Community health teams play a vital role in supporting people with complex health and care needs to live independently in their own home for as long as possible

Health Coaching

Our health coaches are supportive individuals who are trained to help people figure out their personal health and wellness goals.
Health coaches help develop strategies with the individual to overcome and create healthy behavior and lifestyle changes.
People who want to lose weight, reduce stress, or lower risk of chronic disease are just some area.

How do I contact the community health team?

If you have questions, please contact the Community Health Team at 802-847-1601.
The UVM Medical Center's Patient-Centered Medical Homes and Community Health Teams are an outgrowth of the Vermont Blueprint for Health, a statewide partnership to move health care to a system focused on preventing illness and complications.

Panel Coordination

The role of the PanelCare Coordinatoris to assist Care Teams in proactively managing and coordinating clinic services.
This position serves as a liaison between providers and patients and coordinates preventative and complex chronic health services to assist patients to optimize healthcare goals.

Post-Partum and Maternal Health Services

Our team offers EVERY pregnant and postpartum patient a wellness consult to review supports, mental health first aid, resources, referrals, family planning and general education, as well as provide support for pregnant and parenting women with addictions.
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Self-Management Workshops

Our free Healthier Living Workshopsare offered throughout the year at locations around central Vermont.
Our workshops include: View Upcoming Classes

What is a Community Health Team (CCT)?

CCTs, also referred to as community health teams or interdisciplinary care teams, are locally based, multi-disciplinary groups of care providers.
In contrast to traditional care teams that focus solely on patients’ clinical needs, CCTs address medical issues and the social determinants of health.

What is community health?

Community Health partners with health care and other community organizations to improve the health of people living in the communities we serve.
Together with public health organizations, town leaders, schools, and community organizations, we complete Community Health Needs Assessments every three years.

What services does the community health team offer?

The Community Health Team at The University of Vermont Medical Center, provides a number of services, including:

Helping you sustain positive health behaviors like eating well

becoming more active and managing stress by connecting you to our series of free Healthier Living workshops.

What is a community health team?

Through our Community Health Posts (CHPs) and partners' spaces located in the neighbourhood, our Community Health Teams (CHTs) comprising of community nurses and health coaches, support GPs in their care for residents who require community support to address their lifestyle and health needs

What is a community of care (CHT)?

Building a Community of Care, where health and social care is integrated, accessible to residents in the community, and systematic in its approach to ensure “last mile” delivery

Comprising a team of doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, pharmacists and health coaches, CHT services are catered to a range of needs and includes:

Why are community health programmes important?

Community health programmes bring critical services to the world’s hardest-to-reach children and mothers

Millions of children and mothers across the world lack access to essential health services

High costs and long distances to health facilities prevent families in many rural communities from receiving care

Hospital in Western Region, Uganda

Bwindi Community Hospital was founded in 2003 by Scott and Carol Kellermann.
It began as an outreach clinic under a tree, and has grown into a 112-bed hospital providing health care and health education services to a population of over 100,000 people in Uganda.
The hospital began with a special mission to help the Batwa pygmies who were displaced from the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest after it was made a National Park in 1991.
Since leaving the forest many Batwa have lived in extreme poverty and are affected by the health issues that poverty brings.