Programs
Ensuring families have the tools and resources to lead healthy and productive lives.
NNCC’s programs serve individuals, families and communities. The Center for Community and Family Health ensures these programs are built on a strong foundation of evidence and knowledge of best practices. The goals for the Center are:
- A Healthy Environment for Families
- Advocating for Healthy Environments for Families
- Choosing Healthy Lifestyles
- Improving Health Through Early Action
- Better Patient Navigation and Decision-Making
A Healthy Environment for Families
Goal:
Ensure families understand the impact of their home environment on their health and how to live healthy in their homes.
The objective is to:
Reduce exposure to specific home health hazards (e.g. lead, mold, mildew, cockroach antigen, dust, pet dander and others).
Programs include:
Advocating for Healthy Environments for Families
Goal:
Influence policies that impact people’s home environmental health.
The objective is to:
- Inform decision-making with community experience and community-appropriate solutions.
Initiatives include:
Choosing Healthy Lifestyles
Goal:
Provide families and individuals with opportunities to choose healthy lifestyles.
The objective is to:
Facilitate positive behavior change through a range of supportive approaches.
Programs include:
- Be Free From Nicotine
- Students Run Philly Style
- Stay Quit, Get Fit
- Academy for Cognitive Therapy (ACT)
Past Programs Include:
Improving Health Through Early Action
Goal:
Provide individuals and families with opportunities to improve their health by taking early action.
The objective is:
Intervene early to improve opportunities for families and prevent greater challenges from occurring.
Programs include:
- Nurse-Family Partnership
- Philadelphia Breast Health Initiative
- The Mabel Morris Early Childhood Family Home Visitation program
Past Programs Include:
Better Patient Navigation and Decision-Making
Goal:
Ensure individuals and communities receive full and appropriate health care.
The objective is:
- Address current challenges in health care for individuals and families.