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WHAT WE DO
Founded to support the increasingly expensive and overburdened health care system, City Health Works hires and trains clinician supervised Community Health Workers from the Harlem neighborhoods we serve to act as Health Coaches.
Coaches motivate individuals to achieve realistic health goals through a holistic approach:
--HEALTH COACHING: With physician input, provide motivational coaching, coping strategies and health education.
--RISK DETECTION & CLINIC COMMUNICATION: Identify & communicate signs of complications to the client’s doctor.
--SOCIAL SERVICE CONNECTIONS: Identify socio-economic challenges and connect clients to local services.
--SOCIAL SUPPORT: Train “social champions” from the client’s household to provide long-term social support. Coaches also provide coping strategies to support clients with depression.
OUR PURPOSE
--Demonstrate that Community Health Workers are the leading edge of behavior change, disease prevention and management.
--Create rewarding healthcare jobs in low-income neighborhoods.
--Work with hospitals and insurers to demonstrate a payment model.
WHY WE’RE NEEDED
A Robert Wood Johnson funded study estimates that 30 percent of health is shaped by health behaviors and 40 percent by socio-economic factors, while only 20 percent by clinical care. Clinics and hospitals are not optimized to monitor and improve behavioral and social determinants of health in the neighborhoods they serve. This is critical in low-income neighborhoods like East Harlem, which has the highest rate of diet-related diseases in NYC.
Founded to support the increasingly expensive and overburdened health care system, City Health Works hires and trains clinician supervised Community Health Workers from the Harlem neighborhoods we serve to act as Health Coaches.
Coaches motivate individuals to achieve realistic health goals through a holistic approach:
--HEALTH COACHING: With physician input, provide motivational coaching, coping strategies and health education.
--RISK DETECTION & CLINIC COMMUNICATION: Identify & communicate signs of complications to the client’s doctor.
--SOCIAL SERVICE CONNECTIONS: Identify socio-economic challenges and connect clients to local services.
--SOCIAL SUPPORT: Train “social champions” from the client’s household to provide long-term social support. Coaches also provide coping strategies to support clients with depression.
OUR PURPOSE
--Demonstrate that Community Health Workers are the leading edge of behavior change, disease prevention and management.
--Create rewarding healthcare jobs in low-income neighborhoods.
--Work with hospitals and insurers to demonstrate a payment model.
WHY WE’RE NEEDED
A Robert Wood Johnson funded study estimates that 30 percent of health is shaped by health behaviors and 40 percent by socio-economic factors, while only 20 percent by clinical care. Clinics and hospitals are not optimized to monitor and improve behavioral and social determinants of health in the neighborhoods they serve. This is critical in low-income neighborhoods like East Harlem, which has the highest rate of diet-related diseases in NYC.
Overview
Location
United States, New York
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 646-684-4601
Founded date
2012
FAQ about City Health Works
When was City Health Works founded?
City Health Works was founded in 2012.
Is City Health Works still active?
Yes, City Health Works is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 21, 2016.