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The Chautauqua County Health Network (CCHN) recently received notice from the New York State Department of Health that the local organization will receive a grant of $233,180 under the Rural Health Network Development Program and an additional award of $120,000 under the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers (HEAL NY). Funding for the Rural Health Network Development Program supports rural providers in improving access to care, enhancing coordination of services, increasing efficiency of service delivery and introducing needed community services. HEAL NY funding will support local and regional planning activities aimed at improving efficiency and effectiveness of community health care systems.  

Office for the Aging (OFA) is dedicated to improving the health and wellness of seniors and their families in Chautauqua County. I would like to feature some of our community partners that collaborate with OFA on various programs and let you know what these agencies do beyond assisting OFA. CCHN has partnered with OFA on many occasions over the years because of our parallel missions of improving the health of people in our community. Over the last two years, I have had the pleasure of working with Executive Director, Ann Abdella, and the CCHN staff on many projects that are making a difference in our county like "Built Environments" a "STEPS to a Healthier NY" initiative to encourage improvements to the environment that promote healthy activities.