News & Updates

By Morgan Greenwood, MPH, AFAA-CGFIPublic Health Fellow When we think about chronic diseases, we often focus on the things we can measure. Blood pressure. Blood…

Chris Jock is the Get Healthy North Country Program Coordinator for the Bombay Community Center and participated in the March/April program.

Pam LaChance volunteers her time as a Peer Leader facilitating the “Healthy Living: Pathways to Positive Change” and “Living Well with Diabetes: Pathways to Control…

By Dan Sweet, Associate Director In the North Country, we don’t talk a lot about living well with chronic conditions. We talk even less about…

By Amy Kohanski, Project Director Happy Earth Day! When you think about your health, you probably think about what you eat, how much you move, maybe…

A regionwide coalition is offering a virtual peer leader training for those interested in teaching skills and practices that promote healthier living. Hosted by Get…

The following is an interview with Cindee Hurlbut, who has participated in a variety of Get Healthy North Country workshops. Cindee is 64 and lives…

As November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and the Heart Network has always been a proponent of preventive care, we wanted to take the opportunity to…

By Amy Kohanski Understanding health information and how to navigate through the healthcare system is at the core of health literacy. Originally coined in 1974…

A regional initiative to promote chronic disease self-management and prevention has received a grant from Elizabethtown Community Hospital (ECH) to support programs in Essex County…

Household income and health are intrinsically tied. With more cuts and changes coming to federally funded programs, working at the community level to help people…

A free, six-session workshop series for people living with diabetes will be hosted at the Clifton-Fine Community Center beginning Wednesday, Sept. 17. The Diabetes Self-Management…

In 2025, cigarette smoking still remains the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. — and it’s also a major cause of chronic…

The Get Healthy North Country Community Integrated Health Network will host two new virtual peer leader trainings beginning this January. Peer leaders are trained community…

November marks American Diabetes Month, with healthcare providers, public health agencies, educators and community organizations across the country rallying against the diabetes epidemic. Here in…

I am writing to thank the Get Healthy North Country Community Integrated Health Network, and of course our wonderful teachers, for the experience we had…

Earlier this summer, Healthy Alliance was appointed as the North Country region’s Social Care Network (SCN) under the state’s 1115 Waiver Amendment. Healthy Alliance is now accepting applications…

The Get Healthy North Country! Community Integrated Health Network consists of medical and behavioral healthcare providers, public health units, area offices of aging, social care…

A grant from the federal Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) is bolstering chronic disease prevention across northern New York. Awarded earlier this year to…

A six week series of workshops will help individuals living with diabetes take control of their health. Hosted by the Wilderness HealthCare Foundation’s Wellness Committee,…

The North Country Chronic Disease Prevention Coalition was in the national spotlight recently for its work to enhance the quality and quantity of evidence-based chronic…