Healthcare:
Addressing Berks County's Healthcare Needs
- What it is: In January 2004, the Community Foundation commissioned a healthcare needs assessment of Berks County to determine the most pressing needs in our community. Results of the study are due in the spring. In the meantime, we have asked two local organizations to provide proposals aimed at improving prenatal care among Berks County's under-served populations both in the city and in rural areas.
- Who's involved: A committee of 12 experts from the healthcare field recommends grants to be made from the Community General Hospital Healthcare Fund of Berks County Community Foundation.
- Objective: To improve the overall health of the residents of Berks County.
| Measurements and Results by Fiscal Year |
600 healthcare surveys completed | 100 Latino healthcare surveys completed | 100 rural healthcare surveys completed | 4 focus groups of ten people each completed | Unmet healthcare needs in Berks County identified. | Unmet prenatal care needs of the underserved population in Berks County identified | One program started to meet prenatal needs of the underserved population. |
| 2003 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 - Program begins in 2004; results available in Fall 2005 |
Berks County Community Foundation - PO Box 212 - 501 Washington St., Suite 801 - Reading, PA 19603-0212
610.685.2223 - fax: 610.685.2240 - email: info@bccf.org