National Center for Health in Public Housing
 

Ohio

Care Alliance Health Center
1795 West 25th Street Suite 251
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: (216) 619-5571
www.carealliance.org

Executive Director: Francis Afram-Gyening
PHPC Program Manager: Ann McDermott

Project Description
This program provides comprehensive primary health and dental care to residents of public housing in Cleveland. It is focused at two PHPC health center sites, one at the King-Kennedy Estates and one at Riverview Towers Estates. Services are both physically and culturally accessible to the target population, and strive to provide consistent, quality health and dental care to clients without regard to their ability to pay, utilizing a sliding scale of fees.

Services
Oral health care, STD testing and treatment, prenatal and postpartum care, well-child visits, immunizations, cancer screenings, gynecological examinations, subspecialty referrals, health education, podiatry, focus on diabetes through participating in a Diabetes Health Care Collaboratives and health outreach.

Linkages/Partnerships
AIDS Task Force, City of Cleveland Department of Public Health, Project SAFE Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services, Neighborhood Family Practice, Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Projector Luz, Ryan White Title 1 Consortium, Ryan White Title 2 Consortium, University Hospitals of Cleveland, YMCA, and Y-Haven. Scott Sazima, DDS; Dwight Scoot, DPM; Edward Falkner, DDS; Frank Karfes, DDS; John McDonald, DDS; Scott Sazima, DDS; Community assessment and Treatment Center, St Malachi, and Alternative Agency, Inc.

BPHC Collaborative Participation
Diabetes Collaborative

Public Housing Locations/Sites
Kind-Kennedy Estates
6001 Woodland Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44104

Riverview Towers Estates
1745 West 25th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113

Statistics
Estimated residents in public housing: 5650
Project users: 1,292


Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.
3433 Agler Road, Suite 2800
Columbus, OH 43219
Phone: (614) 645-1600
Fax: (614) 645-1347

Executive Director: Thomas Horan

Project Description
Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. (CNHC), established in 1997, provides comprehensive health services to residents at six sites and seniors at one site.

Services
Services are provided by a full-time medical director and a staff of physicians, nurse practitioners and medical professionals. Services include: interpreter services; family practice; internal medicine; OB/GYN; pediatrics, dentistry, optometry, health and wellness; patient education; case management; referral services; podiatry; smoking cessation; mental health services; nutrition services; homeless services; enabling services; laboratory services through a contract with Grant/Riverside (limited testing is done in-house); transportation and social services are all available in the five, urban, state-of-the-art facilities within the health care delivery model. In addition, pharmacy services include: 340B under a contract with Kroger Pharmacy; Sharing to Care; P.A. - Patient Assistance Program and a Tobacco Program.

Linkages/Partnerships
Hospitalization services: Grant/Riverside Hospital, Ohio State University Hospital, Children's Hospital, and Mount Carmel Hospital. Ancillary and reference laboratory services: Grant/Riverside Hospital Behavioral. Health/substance abuse: Netcare/Access, Inc. Southeast Recovery and Mental Health Services, and Children's Hospital. School-linked health care services: Mifflin Middle School, Mifflin Senior High School, and City of Columbus Public Schools. Public health services: Columbus Public Health and Ohio Department of Health. Housing: Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority and OMNI Management Group Ltd. Education, training and employment: Franklin County Department of Human Services, Somali Community Association, Mifflin Youth Association, Ohio Dominican College, My Brother's Keeper Health Ministry, New Salem Community Reinvestment Corporation, Dayspring Christian Community Development Corporation, Greater Linden Community Development Corporation, Columbus State Community College; Columbus Housing Partnership, The Private Industry Council; Northeast Area Commission, and Urban Concern. Churches: Love Zion Baptist Church; Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, New Salem Baptist Church, and First Church of God

Public Housing Locations/Sites
Providence Glen
2421 Adonai Boulevard
Columbus, OH 43219

Crossroads Village Apartments
2943 Cassady Court
South Columbus, OH 43219

Agler Green
2744 Gateway Court
Columbus, OH 43219

Cassady Village
3089 Cassady Village Triangle
Columbus, OH 43219

Capital Park Apartments
2144 Agler Road
Columbus, OH 43219

Renaissance Village
2626 Kenbridge Drive
Columbus, OH 43219

Senior Housing
Corban Commons
3426 Corban Commons Drive
Columbus, OH 43219

Statistics
Project users: 2,762

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