Community Health Coalition of Metrowest (formerly CHNA 7)
Member Communities: Ashland, Framingham, Foxborough, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard, Medfield, Millis, Natick, Norfolk, Northborough, Plainville, Sherborn, Southborough, Stow, Sudbury, Walpole, Wayland, Westborough, Wrentham
Contact: Edna Smith, Chair, (508) 231-0767 or ewsfaith@msn.com
Meeting Schedule: Third Monday of each month, 9:30 - 11:00 am at the Metrowest Community Health Care Foundation (The Meadows Building) 161 Worcester Road, Suite 202, Framingham, MA 01701.
Mission Statement: To enhance health care access, quality of care and agency collaboration for improved health status of metro west residents with particular emphasis on disadvantaged, low-income, cultural, ethnic and linguistic populations.
Activities:
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Advocacy for adequate health services and improved access to health care
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Community education to improve delivery of health care
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Collaboration to streamline and coordinate health services
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Design and implement community based prevention and intervention plans
Decision Making Structure:
Steering committee will propose recommendations to general membership. When voting is necessary, majority voting will apply.
Shared governance structure of 6 to 8 steering committee members, with a Chair. The Chair would serve 2 years and chair the CHC meetings and the steering committee meetings.
Chair signs off on contracts and release of funds.