Environmentally, the plan identifies strategies to ensure that more people live in safe and resilient communities. This will be accomplished by helping people live in stable and safe housing, that fewer people experience violence in their homes, and that more residents live in communities prepared to adapt and absorb the impacts of climate change. The full text of the Plan for a Healthier Allegheny, 2023-2027 can be viewed on the ACHD’s website (https://www.alleghenycounty.us/ Services/Health-Department/Community- Indicators-and-Health-Data/Chronic-Disease- Epidemiology/Plan-for-a-Healthier-Allegheny). Data is regularly updated and available through the ACHD’s Community Health Indicators website (https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Services/ Health-Department/Community-Indicators-and- Health-Data).
MyChart is a free app and online tool that is already used locally by Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and its providers. Regardless of the individual’s health care provider, patients can sign up for MyChart at mychart.ahn.org. Click on “Sign up now” on the right-hand side of the webpage to create an account. Once a patient has a MyChart account, or if they have an existing account, they will be able to select the ACHD’s Immunization Clinic and the type of appointment they seek. Much like when a patient visits their health care provider’s office, they will input all the necessary personal and medical information into an online form that will be used for their upcoming visit.
The ACHD’s Immunization Clinic sees approximately 9,000 patients annually.
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Grant The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention awarded the Allegheny County Health Department a second $5.5 million Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) grant. The funds will be used to build still stronger community partnerships to improve health, prevent chronic disease, and reduce racial and ethnic health disparities in select communities. In Allegheny County, the Live Well Allegheny REACH Program is a collaboration between ACHD and community partners focused on improving health outcomes for Black and African American residents. In addition to ACHD programs and clinics, partners include Allegheny
Immunization Clinic Launches Online Scheduling Option The Immunization Clinic has adopted a new online self-scheduling option for patients. The clinic is now using MyChart which allows users to schedule titer checks, travel consultations and immunization appointments.
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