Hne Of Connecticut Inc

Programs: Hne of connecticut, inc. Is a relatively new organization. It was licensed as a health care center (hmo) under chapter 698a of the connecticut general statutes in 2014. Since january 1, 2015, the organization's main activity is to offer, through the medicare advantage program, low cost, high quality health care coverage to persons eligible for medicare. Medicare enrollees 215revenue $1,107,174program expenses $992,918the medicare advantage program involves a number of interrelated activities, such as: 1) selection and credentialing of a network of health care providers capable of providing comprehensive health care services;2) monitoring and promoting the quality of care provided;3) offering preventive health care and wellness services and health education that supplement basic medicare coverage; 4) providing services to coordinate and enhance care for individuals with severe or chronic illness;5) offering services allowing enrollees to make inquiries and obtain information about available health care services, submit questions and complaints about service from the organization or from providers, etc. Some of the community health education and health promotion activities include bone density screenings, healthy cooking classes and fitness events, in conjunction with local senior centers. In addition to its own direct service programs, hne of connecticut, with and as a subsidiary of its sole member (hne), has worked with a wide variety of community organizations to support programs for health improvement and community benefit, such as: - american heart association walk: the annual walk is the major fundraiser for the local chapter of the heart association. Health education, blood pressure screenings and body fat composition screenings are available at the walk to all who attend without charge. The money raised through this walk helps to support the heart association's programming throughout the year. - better life, whole foods - integrative health festival: community event with a mission of educating the community with natural ways to better health. Features organic food and household product demonstrations and samples and free introductory sessions to naturopathic medicine, acupuncture, yoga and therapeutic touch therapy. - partners for a healthier community: partners for a healthier community (phc) is nonprofit organization committed to improving the public's health by educating community partners, fostering innovation, leveraging resources and building partnerships across sectors, including government agencies, communities, the health care delivery system, media and academia. Phc uses a collaborative programming approach to solve pressing community health issues. - pioneer valley asthma coalition: a community partnership that works to improve the quality of life for individuals, families and communities affected by asthma. The pvac was formed to address asthma from a community, holistic perspective, bringing together a variety of groups to address the many factors that impact asthma, including: healthcare organizations (e. G. Baystate health), health plans, local and state public health agencies, housing organizations, community agencies, academic institutions, community members and a variety of other types of organizations within the community. - senior population education events: health new england addressed more than 2,000 medicare eligible individuals lecture style events on topics including: reducing your risk of falling, incontinence - when laughing is no longer funny, weight loss, what's your type - diabetes, what you need to know about your lungs and the health new england annual health and wellness fair. Hne of connecticut, with and as a subsidiary of its sole member (hne), also supports numerous programs sponsored by the baystate health foundation. Examples of the baystate health foundation programs supported by hne, including its subsidiary hne of connecticut, include but are not limited to the following: - rays of hope (funds raised support breast cancer awareness, education, treatment and research) - walk of champions (funds raised support cancer awareness, education and treatment) - walk for miracles (funds raised support cancer awareness, education and treatment) - wheeling for healing (funds raised support health awareness and education in the community)hne, including its subsidiary, hne of connecticut, has also worked with partner agencies and organizations in support of programs related to chronic disease management including: - diabetes programming and support: diabetes education at brightwood health center, diabetes education center, mercy medical center, riverbend medical group "get informed about diabetes and western massachusetts dietetic association - cancer education and support: cancer connection, rays of hope outreach, mercy medical sister caritas cancer center, cancer house of hope and baystate cancer center. - heart disease: american heart association get to goal campaign, american heart association heart walk, go red for women and la esperanza latina health fair. - nutrition and anti-obesity outreach: boys and girls clubs, nutrition counseling and healthy weight clinics, gardening the community and food bank of western massachusetts - senior wellness: area senior centers and baystate health senior class