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赖特中心获得斯克兰顿市三项拨款,用于开展与大流行病相关的健康和保健活动


莱特社区健康中心(Wright Center for Community Health)最近收到了斯克兰顿市的三笔拨款,这是联邦资金分配的一部分,旨在促进居民从 COVID-19 大流行病中恢复过来。

斯克兰顿向近二十多个地区非营利组织发放了总计约 100 万美元的健康补助金。市政府官员将此轮赠款的重点放在三个类别上:预防吸毒过量、行为健康和暴力预防以及健康。

赖特中心(Wright Center)是一家总部位于斯克兰顿的初级卫生保健和预防服务提供商,在所有三个目标类别中都非常活跃,并被选为获得合计 14.5 万美元资助的对象。该组织将把这些公共资源注入三个正在进行的项目,使患者、医疗服务提供者和更大的社区受益。

The first award, to be used for overdose and prevention programs, will enable The Wright Center for Community Health to further engage community partners and patients in the services of its state-designated Opioid Use Disorder Center of Excellence. A portion of the $50,000 grant will provide community training on the topics of substance use disorder, medication-assisted treatment, and stigma surrounding addiction. Among the intended recipients of the educational sessions are law enforcement professionals, first responders, and government officials. This grant also will assist with long-term recovery support services in the region, which aim to reduce fatal overdoses.

第二笔 50,000 美元的奖金将用于加强赖特社区健康中心(The Wright Center for Community Health)现有的恢复能力和健康计划。该中心的生活方式医学服务项目将更全面地融入初级医疗保健服务,目的是让更多的高危患者参与到旨在帮助他们积极调整行为的项目中来。首要重点将放在治疗肥胖症上,因为肥胖症是一种慢性疾病,会导致糖尿病、心血管疾病、睡眠呼吸暂停、癌症和整体过早死亡。

The third award, in the amount of $45,000, will underwrite The Wright Center’s participation in a training program conducted by the New York-based Sanctuary Institute to promote employee wellness and create a supportive environment for the benefit of the organization’s workforce, patients, and the broader community. The institute’s training model is seen by many as a needed antidote to the intensified pressure on health care workers and others brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

斯克兰顿市长在 11 月 22 日的新闻发布会上宣布了健康补助金的发放。这笔资金是斯克兰顿通过《2021 年美国救援计划法案》获得的 6870 万美元的一部分,用于应对大流行病对该市居民造成的经济和健康影响。

琳达-托马斯-赫马克博士

所有申请均由市政府审核,包括公共卫生协调员 Rachna Saxena 博士和 Anser Advisory 的合规顾问,以确保各组织不会根据美国财政部制定的准则重复领取联邦福利。此外,还对申请项目的可持续性、为城市居民提供的服务等方面进行了审查。

"斯克兰顿市议会对《美国救援计划法案》资金的周到而慷慨的分配,将支持我们以使命为导向,努力改善我们所服务的患者和社区的健康和福祉,"莱特社区健康和医学教育研究生中心总裁兼首席执行官琳达-托马斯-赫马克博士说。

“Thanks to our local and federal officials,” she said, “these resources will help us to expand and augment our ongoing efforts to address the opioid epidemic and empower recovery, and our resiliency and wellness programming for our governing board, executive management, health care providers, interprofessional learners, and patients.”

赖特社区健康中心在宾夕法尼亚州东北部运营着一个初级保健实践网络,其中三个位于斯克兰顿市,提供负担得起、无歧视的优质服务,包括医疗、牙科和行为保健。这家非营利性企业还在斯克兰顿南城社区设有一个行政和教育中心。

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