Hilltown Community Health Centers Inc

Outreach and education programs hchc provides a wide variety of outreach and education programs. Working closely with our medical department we offer wellness programsincluding nutrition counseling (both individual and group), smoking cessation services, stress reduction and physical activity programs.our family programs include workshops for parents of infants and toddlers covering topics such as child-development, communication, health and safety issues (such as family cpr and first aid), infant massage, baby sign language, setting limits and positive discipline, and coping with tough moments. Individual consultation with parents struggling with child rearing issues is also provided. Also hchc's provides childbirth education programs and breastfeeding education and support. Hchc also has a family center which provides playgroups foryoung children, family-oriented activities and parenting education support as well as a pre-school school readiness program. Hchc also provides assistance with health access (helping people determine eligibility for and enrolling in publically funded health insurance programs) and assistance in accessing fuel assistance, health care, housing referrals, adult education programs, job readinessprograms and much more.the hope (health outreach program for elders) program provides preventative and health maintenance care to seniors in their homes. The hope nurse can do vital sign and blood pressure checks; home safety assessments; medication management; flu shots; assistance in completing health care proxy forms; arranging appointments with physicians andspecialists; referrals for homemaker help and much more. The program also provides outreach visits by physicians when called for.