2.12.24 HPC Advisory Board Meeting
After updates, Tompkins County EMS Program Manager Joseph Milliman presented on the current state of EMS.
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2.2.2024 Long Term Care Committee
A short presentation about Health Literacy Trends and how it relates to long term care by Karen Brown from Ithaca College Gerontology Institute. Following the presentation, we will have an opportunity for Long Term Care Committee members and guests to share trends, challenges and opportunities in long term care.
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12.7.2023 Tough Stuff Subcommittee Meeting
An overview of the Surrogate Decision Making Committee.
Presenter Stephanie Arana, BS, LMSW is the Volunteer and Contract Manager of the Surrogate Decision-Making Committee (SDMC) Program at the NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.
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12.1.2023 Community Health and Access Quarterly Meeting
Community Health Network Transformation – Deepening the connection between social care and healthcareproviders, the integrated network will streamline the way wesend and receive referrals, exchange essential serviceinformation, and communicate across organizations to improvethe quality of services and better support our clients.
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11.13.23 HPC Advisory Board Meeting
This meeting covers board nominations, membership renewals, and confirmation of the executive officers. TCAT General Manager, Scot Vanderpool also presented on opportunities and challenges.
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8.4.2023 Long Term Care Committee
Dr. Alaina Zapf gave a presentation titled, “Healthcare for comorbid medical and mental health conditions – the biopsychosocial model of care, navigating medical trauma, and advocating for the needs of the patient and the caregivers.”
6.1.2023 Tough Stuff Subcommittee
Jayne Demakos is a certified therapeutic harpist and music-thanatologist (music and end-of-life care). Jayne’s presentation is titled, Music for the Dying.
5.5.2023 Long Term Care Committee
The LTCC met on May 5th with presentations from Lisa Richards
about the Americorps Seniors Respite Workforce Initiative and Kortney Wloch about the Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team at Vera House, Inc.
4.10.23 HPC Advisory Board Meeting
Panel discussion on Peer Programming with panelists Chris Kai-Jones (CCE), Melanie Little (MHATC), Jasmine Myrick (The REACH Project), and Alissa Elghazi (ADC).
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3.13.2023 Getting to the Root of Health Equity: A Community Conversation
A community conversation in the GIAC Gymnasium hosted by Cayuga Health, the Cornell Center for Health Equity, the Health Planning Council, REACH Medical, and the Rural Health Equity Training Collaborative. We discussed barriers to health equity in Tompkins County and what needs to happen so that seeds of change can flourish.
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3.3.2023 – Community Health Access Committee (CHAC) Quarterly Meeting
“What makes a healthy community? Updated Tompkins County Community Health Assessment and Improvement Plan”
For those who could not attend the in-person February Tompkins Health Planning Council presentation at Tompkins County Whole Health (on February 13th), the Community Health and Access Committee is bringing the same presentation to the community virtually.
3.2.2023 Tough Stuff Subcommittee
“Care of the Body After Death” with Amy Cunningham
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Please note: Video discusses a sensitive topic and contains images that might be disturbing to some viewers.