Health Homes
True or false: To be eligible in Health Homes, you have to have insurance
True! To be eligible in Health Homes you must have active Medicaid and have 2 or more chronic illnesses
True or False: The Testing Team consist of 5 members
True! The Testing Team members are
Director of HIV&STI Testing Services: Shanda Kearse
Hepatitis Navigator: Samantha Villa
Community Testing Specialist: Finnoula Hughes
Community Testing Specialist: Katherine Gomez
HIV Test Counselor: Jessica Guzman
True or False: Is there only 1 for the PSN Program?
False! PSN Services are provided and 166 Port Richmond and 26 Bay Street both sites offer case management services and counseling services (166 Port Richmond has a focus for Women's Health Services while 26 Bay has a focus on LGBTQIA+ Services)
True or False: The DV program does not only provide services for DV
True! The DV program provides services for DV, IPV, gender based violence (GBV), family violence, and human trafficking
True or False: Health Equity is made up of 3 Community Health Workers and 1 Director
True! The Health Equity Team Members are
Director of Health Equity: Joseph Ebron
Community Health Worker: Curel Smith
Community Health Worker: Jordan Utley
Community Health Worker: Andres Vasquez
True or False: The Health Homes Team is located at 56 Bay Street
True! The Health Homes Team is located at 56 Bay Street; they share a floor with the ATI program and the COCO team
True or False: The Testing department only test for HIV and HEP C
False! The Testing program can test a client for HIV, HEP C, Syphilis, and Chlamydia
True or False: There is in total 3 Prevention Contracts within the department?
True! There is the PSN Contract, CPN contract, and Women's Rising contract. Each contract provides PrEP and PEP services as well as other services! Each contract has specific communities they serve.
True or False: The DV Program only sees people who are the age of a certain age
False! DV program provides services for ages 18+ at 26 and provide services for minor children at FJC
True or False: Health Equity is located at 26 Bay Street, 3rd Floor.
True! The Health Equity Team shares a floor with the Testing Team!
True or False: The Health Homes Team consist of 5 members
False! The Health Homes Team consist of 7 Members
Director of Care Management: Netisha James
Senior Case Manager: Doha Karma
Case Manager: Marsha Thomas-Richards
Case Manager: Joyce Morgan-Jemine
Care Navigator: Derry Tindal
Intake Specialist: Brenda Ballesteros
Data and Quality Coordinator: Mishelle Engleton
True or False: The Testing Team only tests at 26 Bay Street
False! The Testing Team provides testing services at 26 Bay Street, 166 Port Richmond, and 56 Bay Street
True or False: The Prevention department consists of 8 members
True! The Prevention department consists of
Vice President: Kenia Lirano
Associate Vice President: Manny Rivera
Director of Community Partnership & Outreach: Natalie Velez
Social Media & Outreach Assoicate: Mayra Neri-Guzman
Clinical Manager 26 Bay: Thomas Oriel
PSN Navigator 26 Bay: Dakota Dowd
Women's Rising Coordinator: Aliza Meachum
CPN Coordinator: Megan Welch
True or False: The DV program only see straight clients
False! DV services are for all genders and sexual orientations! (DV is not just male and female relationships)
True or False: Health Equity has been in contact with 30 barbershops in the last 3 years
False! The Health Equity has been in contact with 40 barbershops in the last 3 years!
True or False: The Health Home Team can see clients of any ages
False! The Health Home Team can only see adult clients ages 18 years or older
True or False: A client must have health insurance to get testing services
False! A client does not need health insurance in order to receiving testing services, testing services are free!
True or False: We can only see clients 18 years or older for HIV testing and HIV Prevention
False! Client ages 14 years or older can be enrolled in HIV testing and HIV prevention services
True or False: You do not need to have a police report to be eligible for DV services
True! You do not need “proof” or “documentation” of the DV to be eligible
True or False: Health Equity has performed blood pressure screenings in 22 barbershops
True! The Health Equity team goes out in the community to preform this service in local barbershops
True or False: The Health Homes Team goes out in the community to meet with their clients
Ture! The Health Homes Team conducts home visits for their client to assist them with their care plans and various services
True or False: The testing team are out in the community providing testing services
True! The Testing Team works at events and other community venues to provide testing services via their traveling testing bag!
True or False: The Prevention department tend to host and participate in a lot of events
True! In the Prevention department we have a Director of Community Outreach and Partnerships Natalie Valez and Mayra Guzman who is the Social Media and Outreach Associate. They attend and plan a lot of events for not only the division but for the entire agency!
True or False: Clients are support even if they are not leaving the situation
True! Services are not contingent on the survivor fleeing or leaving their person who is causing harm. We meet with survivors where they are at.
True or False: Health Equity focuses on diabetes prevention and nutritional cooking classes.
False! The program focuses on hypertension education and blood pressure screenings