Greater Nashua Healthy Community Collaborative

Health care organizations, human service providers and public agencies serving the Greater Nashua area and working together to address health issues and coordinate effective community resources.

Current Activities
Implementing a pilot program at Southern NH Medical Center to provide medical interpretation services for individuals in the area with limited English proficiency.

Working with local physician practices and community agencies on a collaborative effort to address childhood obesity.

Convened the Nashua Tobacco-Free Coalition which works to heighten community awareness of the dangers of secondhand smoke and increase opportunities for tobacco cessation.

Organized the Nashua Walking Program, a joint effort of 8 organizations, which provides walking opportunities from April – November.

Past Accomplishments
Convened key agencies to identify current prescription assistance efforts and assisted in the expansion of services.

Researched transportation resources for healthcare appointments and published the “Transportation Resource Directory”.

Created and distributed the “Lost Your Health Insurance? Here’s what you can do” brochure in English and Spanish to all primary care practices in the Greater Nashua area.

Initiated the first citywide “Turn-Off-the-TV Week” for children and families in 2004 as part of our work on primary prevention of obesity.

Organized and promoted a community-wide wellness event, “March into May” which focuses on increasing physical activity, and engaged more than 1,200 adults and children in its first year. The 21st Century After-School Program continues as active participants.

Obtained baseline measures of cholesterol screenings from more than 15,000 patients in three targeted primary care practices

Developed an interactive heart attack risk assessment tool to be used in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and provided educational sessions to 16 physician practices.

For more information, contact Bernie Cameron: bcameron@healthynh.com