1. Greater New Bedford Community Health Center Community Health and Brownfields Stuart I. Forman, M.Ed., Ph.D., FACHE President and CEO, GNBCHC Brownfields 2004 September 21, 2004 St. Louis, Missouri

2. Mission: Provide programs and services that improve the health of individuals and the community, reduce health disparities, and increase the quality and length of life for all people

3. Primary Care Ambulatory Medical/Dental Center JCAHO Accredited Massachusetts Department of Public Health licensed since 1981 COLA Lab Accredited Federally Qualified Health Center “330” HRSA/BPHC Community Health Center 501(c)3 Not-for-profit Corporation Volunteer Board >51% consumers

4. Sites Downtown New Bedford Campus Caroline Street “Hope VI” Satellite within a Public Housing Elderly Complex

5. Service Area Medically Underserved Area New Bedford Southeastern Region Massachusetts

6. Services Primary Care - Adult, Pediatric, and Dental Service 24-Hour Call and Hospital Coverage Urgent Care/Same Day Appointment On Site Lab and Radiology CLIA Waived and Moderate Testing Lab HIV/AID Prevention and Treatment Program (Ryan White Title IIIB) Women, Infants and Children Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Services and Counseling 340B Pharmacy and “Alternative Methods Demonstration Project”

7. Services Medical Social Work Case Management and Outreach Benefits Management and Counseling Translation Services Medical Records Preventive Screening and Outreach Sub-Specialties (Gynecology, Pediatric Neurology, Podiatry) Health Education Specialty Clinics

8. Demographic and Statistics Diseases Hypertension Cardiovascular Disease Lung Cancer Asthma Diabetes Obesity HIV/AIDS Dental Caries (severe) Otitis Media