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Access to Health Care
New York State Health Insurance Facilitated Enrollment
Prescription Assistance
Program
Vision Services Program
Transportation
Services Information
Dental and Oral Health
Services
Health Education, Health Promotion and Wellness Programs
Wellness Programs (including Simply
Health)
Krames on Demand
Community
Trail Building Technical Assistance
Community Development
Initiatives
Rural Health Service Corps
Local Food Initiative
Northern Tioga
Neighbors Network Project
Access to Health Care:
The Rural Health Network of South Central NY (RHNSCNY)
believes that all rural residents should have access to adequate and
affordable health care. Staff at RHNSCNY works with health and human
service providers throughout the three-county service area and has
an extensive knowledge of services available. Additionally, RHNSCNY
improves access to health care for rural residents through the
following programs:
New York State Health
Insurance
The Rural Health Network of South Central NY (RHNSCNY) provides
Facilitated Enrollment Services to assist individuals and
families to apply for New York State sponsored health insurance
programs including Medicaid, Family Health Plus, Children’s Medicaid
and Child Health Plus. Eligibility is based in part on income
guidelines. RHNSCNY offers Facilitated Enrollment Services
primarily at the Network’s office in Whitney Point, N.Y.
Call the Network at 1-888-603-5973 or Mothers and Babies Perinatal
Network at 1-800-231-0744 to schedule an appointment or for more
information.
Prescription Assistance
Program
 Each
year, the Prescription Assistance Program serves hundreds of
uninsured rural residents who require prescription medication to
manage chronic health conditions. Staff members work with primary
health care practitioners and directly with those in need to access
free and low cost prescription medication through the pharmaceutical
manufacturer assistance programs.
During 2006, more than 350 referrals were made to these programs.
Note: Options for Pharmacy Access in the Southern Tier
was published by the Rural Health Network of South Central NY in
2006. This publication provides comprehensive information on the
numerous resources available for accessing prescription drugs for
individuals who cannot otherwise afford them.
Click here to view our Rx Options
Booklet (.pdf)
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If you
are a primary care provider interested in referring uninsured
patients to this program, please download the following
form:
Primary Care Provider Intake Form
For
more information on Prescription Assistance call 888-603-5973 or
e-mail
HealthCareAccess@RuralHealthNetwork.org
Vision Services Programs
The
Rural Health Network of South Central NY staff educates individuals
on vision services assistance programs and directly assists rural
residents in accessing these resources.
During 2006, more than 80 adults and children received eye exams
and/or frames and lenses through these efforts.
For
more information on Vision Services Programs call 888-603-5973 or
e-mail
HealthCareAccess@RuralHealthNetwork.org
Click here to view our Vision
Resource Guide (.pdf)
Transportation
Services Information
 Rural
Health
Network of South Central NY
is compiling information on all
ground transportation resources available in Delaware, Tioga and Broome
Counties. A
transportation information web based
search engine is currently available for Tioga
County (see link below). Information for Broome and Delaware
Counties is expected to be operational
by late 2007 or early 2008.
Click here for our Tioga County
Transportation Services Directory
Click Here for our Transportation
Services Guide (text document - includes Broome, Delaware and
Tioga Counties)
Dental & Oral Health
Services
Those in need of dental/oral health care can contact the Rural
Health Network of South Central NY (RHNSCNY) to find out more about
providers in their area. The number of dental clinics in our service
area that accept Medicaid has increased significantly over the past
few years resulting in increased access to dental care for both
children and adults. RHNSCNY has supported several oral health
initiatives by providing resources and technical assistance. Oral
health projects supported include the Tioga County Mobile Dental
Van and the Dental Clinic at O’Connor Hospital in Delhi,
N.Y.
For
more information on dental & oral health services call 888-603-5973
or e-mail:
HealthCareAccess@RuralHealthNetwork.org
Click Here To Complete Our Health
Care Access Intake Form
Health Education, Health Promotion and Wellness Programs:
Over half of all chronic
diseases are preventable or controllable with attention to healthy
diet, physical activity, no tobacco use and stress management. It
is essential that rural residents have access to current health and
wellness information and programming to help prevent chronic disease
and maintain optimal health. Our staff works closely with other
organizations providing health education and wellness services in
our rural communities. The Rural Health Network of South Central NY offers
the following programs and activities to help rural residents
prevent chronic disease and maximize their health:
Wellness Programs
The
Rural Health Network offers the Simply Health Wellness Program
throughout Delaware and Tioga Counties. Sessions are held once a
week, for nine weeks. Simply  Health is designed to help
participants live a healthier life through better eating habits,
increased physical activity and stress reduction.
Class
lessons are
presented by area health, nutrition and fitness professionals.
Incentives, including pedometers and
stretch bands, are given to participants to encourage continued
activity outside of the classroom. Simply Health is modeled after
the successful Mission Meltaway program delivered in Broome
County by the Broome County Health Department. Proven results of the
Mission Meltaway program include weight loss and lowered blood
pressure for participants.
Click here to view July 2007
Simply Health Newsletter (pdf)
Click here to view
November 2007 Simply Health Newsletter (pdf)
Click here to view
February 2008 Simply Health Newsletter (pdf)
For
more information on Wellness Programs, including Simply Health call
888-603-5973 or e-mail:
HealthPromotion@RuralHealthNetwork.org
Krames on Demand
Our annual subscription to Krames on Demand gives us
unlimited access to over 1,896 HealthSheet™ titles – available in
English or Spanish – in 36 specialty areas covering general
information, diagnostics, treatments and self-care/lifestyle.
For more information, or to request a specific HeatlhSheet™, call
888-603-5973 or e-mail: HealthPromotion@RuralHealthNetwork.org
Hiking/Biking
Trails (Technical Assistance)
The Rural Health Network of South Central NY provides
technical assistance to rural communities interested in establishing
and/or maintaining community trails. In Tioga County, we are an
active partner in the Tioga County Active Living Partnership (TC-ALP),
a grass roots group whose mission is “To serve as a catalyst
between local communities and funding sources, and to facilitate the
implementation of
community driven projects that promote community
well-being in Tioga Co unty”.
For more information on Trail Assistance or the TC-ALP, call 888-603-5973 or e-mail:
HealthPromotion@RuralHealthNetwork.org
View Trails of Tioga, Destination: Health Map
Community Development
Initiatives: Rural communities are often challenged with difficult issues
including population loss, economic decline, loss of essential
services and higher incidences of many or most chronic diseases than
their urban counterparts. The Rural Health Network of South Central
NY (RHNSCNY) recognizes that just as many of these challenges are
interrelated, so should be the actions taken to improve quality of
life and economic/community viability at all levels. Working toward
a holistic and comprehensive approach to improving rural health and
rural life, RHNSCNY is involved in the following projects and
activities:
Rural Health Service Corps
The
Rural Health Service Corps is an AmeriCorps National Service Program
administered by the Rural Health Network of South Central NY
(RHNSCNY). As of 2007, the Rural Health Service Corps
operates with eleven full time and part time positions throughout
our three county service area. AmeriCorps members are assigned to
serve on priority projects either with the RHNSCNY directly or with
a host agency. Applications for young adults ages 17 – 25 are
accepted on a continuing basis.
For more information on the Rural Health Service Corps, and an
on-line application, go to:
http://www.ruralhealthnetwork.org/AmeriCorps/default.asp
Local Foods Initiative
The
Rural Health Network is working with a diverse group of partners to
explore and further develop a relationship between the  health sector
and local agriculture/food production. Development of a more viable
local/community food system can realize multiple benefits (health,
social, economic, etc.) for rural communities. In October of 2006,
RHNSCNY hosted Growing Health: A Forum on Local Food and the
Opportunity to Nourish Self, Families & Communities.
Growing Health educated people from all walks of life who came
to learn more about the dynamic relationships between health, food
and community. Those attending gained an understanding of how
locally produced food can contribute to a broad range of individual
and community health benefits.
Slideshow of Pictures from the Forum
Jack
Salo, Executive Director of the Rural Health Network of South
Central NY, co-facilitates a monthly Regional Community Food
Project. This diverse group of partners includes farmers, farm
organizations and U.S.D.A. staff, health professionals, dieticians,
Cornell Cooperative Extension staff, public school administrators
and food service directors, food bank and food pantry leaders, etc.
The purpose of the Regional Community Food Project is to promote and
help implement policies and practices leading to increased use of
nutritious, locally produced foods, creating food secure
communities, and improving the quality of life in South Central New
York State.
For
more information or to request being included on the Regional
Community Food Project list-serve call 888-603-5973 or e-mail:
Director@RuralHealthNetwork.org
Northern Tioga
Neighbors Network Project
The
Rural Health Network SCNY provides support and technical assistance
to the Northern Tioga Neighbors Network Project in the town
of Richford. The goal of this project is to establish a sustainable
community volunteer program in Northern Tioga County. Based on the
Community Care Network of Nichols Program, the Northern Tioga
Neighbors Network Project will assist local residents with accessing
health care and other important services to meet health, material
and social needs.
This
service is provided under contract with the Tioga County Rural
Economic Area Partnership.
For
more information or to volunteer call 888-603-5973 or e-mail:
HealthPromotion@RuralHealthNetwork.org
For
more information on the Community Care Network of Nichols:
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