(Herkimer, NY – Dec. 2014) Herkimer County HealthNet is pleased to announce the receipt of a $40,000 capacity building grant from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York as part of the Foundation’s “Ready or Not: Preparing for Success in Rapidly Changing Times” project. The scope of work for this initiative is to develop a capacity building work plan with support and guidance from an expert consultant assigned by the Health Foundation.
Herkimer County HealthNet is Herkimer County’s primary source for collaboration, working with its stakeholders to identify and address health and human service needs including, but not limited to, preventing obesity and type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases and preventing falls for the aging population.
Adam Hutchinson, Herkimer County HealthNet’s Executive Director said, “We are thankful and grateful to receive this support from the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York. This grant will allow us to work on priority areas that our board of directors and partners identified during the development of our strategic plan.”
Hutchinson also stated that since 1990, Herkimer County HealthNet has grown from being a volunteer-run coalition of a few people to a formal, non-profit agency, employing a full-time staff of three with a coalition of approximately thirty active members and partners, “We are projecting a new platform for growth over the next 3-5 years, and we need to build capacity to continue the work that we are doing and to do even more to improve the health and well-being of individuals who live, work, play, and learn in Herkimer County.”
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York is a non-profit private foundation with the mission to improve the health and health care of the people of Western and Central New York. They work with various community partners, like Herkimer County HealthNet, in 16 counties to strengthen the health care system in this region, promoting education and advocacy for positive individual behavior changes. For more information, visit www.hfwcny.org.
Herkimer County HealthNet is a 501(C)3 non-profit corporation. Its mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals who live, work, play, and learn in Herkimer County. For more information about Herkimer County HealthNet please call (315) 867-1552 or visit their website at www.herkimerhealthnet.com.