Community Health and Wellness Offerings
Eliance Health Solutions provides a variety of benefits to our members including access to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s Community Health and Wellness offerings. The Community Health and Wellness team has a variety of resources and programs available for Lancaster residents ranging from nutrition-related services to safety-related services, and we’ve highlighted information around these key programs below.
Food Farmacy Program
The Food Farmacy Program connects individuals to counseling with a dietitian and provides access to healthy food options. The goal of this program is to assist patients dealing with medical conditions by supplying them with healthy food options that work to improve their health and well-being. Patients enrolled in the program have seen success with reported increases in healthy eating habits, improved blood pressure and weight loss.
The program is eligible for patients experiencing food insecurity with select medical conditions. To learn more about Food Farmacy and the eligibility requirements, please click here.
Healthy Homes Program
The Healthy Homes Program works to create healthy communities by minimizing home health hazards. The program distributes educational materials around hazards such as mold, radon and household pests, and also provides free home assessments by trained specialists. Select homeowners also have the opportunity to address their home’s hazards when meeting criteria based upon their location, household income and build of the home. Families that meet the criteria for this program work with a Healthy Homes Specialist to complete the application process, have their home’s health assessed and secure any necessary repairs.
To learn more about the program and eligibility, please click here.
Lancaster County Children’s Alliance Program
The Lancaster County Children’s Alliance works to provide comprehensive and compassionate services to children that are victims of abuse. The Alliance is a nationally accredited Child Advocacy Center and helps children that have been abused tell their story and start the recovery process to heal from their experience. The center includes a multidisciplinary team of professionals that work together to provide families with resources in one location ranging from forensic interviews to medical exams and other mental health-related services.
The goal of the Alliance is to coordinate services in one place and allow the various professionals involved in the process to work together and best help the child through their experience. The organization collaborates with other groups in the area including:
· Lancaster County Children and Youth Agency
· Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, including Victim Witness Services
· Lancaster County Law Enforcement Agencies
· Lancaster YWCA Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center
· Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
To learn more about the Lancaster County Children’s Alliance please click here.
Mental Health, Substance Use and Trauma Programs
There are a variety of services available related to mental health, substance use and trauma.
Lancaster County Joining Forces is a collection of organizations and individuals working together to prevent and reduce the most harmful impacts of substance use and promote recovery in Lancaster County. The program also has special services for children impacted by substance use called Joining Forces for Children. The Joining Forces partnership uses a strategic approach to identify evidenced-based programs to prevent substance misuse, gaps in services and treatments to help save lives. Lancaster Joining Forces also includes Overdose Response and Support Services. To learn more please click here.
The Lancaster County Trauma-Informed Initiative (LCTII) is a collaborative effort across community sectors to raise awareness and education regarding the impact of positive and adverse childhood experiences on health and well-being. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is offering a free, online, self-paced training course as part of this program titled "Understanding Trauma, Resilience and Trauma Informed Care.” To learn more about this initiative and the program please click here.
The Quit Nicotine Coaching Program provides virtual coaching to teens and adults and works to create personalized plans for individuals looking to quit using nicotine products. To learn more and to register for the program please call 717-544-3278.
Safe Firearm Storage Program
The Safe Firearm Storage Program works to distribute no cost gun locks and mental health materials throughout the community with the goal of reducing traumatic injury and death due to firearms. The program works with police departments around the County to distribute the materials noted above and will also start offering classes around safe firearm storage in October.
If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the programs detailed in this article, please click here for more information.
Eliance Health Solutions provides a variety of benefits to our members including access to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health’s Community Health and Wellness offerings. The Community Health and Wellness team has a variety of resources and programs available for Lancaster residents ranging from nutrition-related services to safety-related services, and we’ve highlighted information around these key programs below.
Food Farmacy Program
The Food Farmacy Program connects individuals to counseling with a dietitian and provides access to healthy food options. The goal of this program is to assist patients dealing with medical conditions by supplying them with healthy food options that work to improve their health and well-being. Patients enrolled in the program have seen success with reported increases in healthy eating habits, improved blood pressure and weight loss.
The program is eligible for patients experiencing food insecurity with select medical conditions. To learn more about Food Farmacy and the eligibility requirements, please click here.
Healthy Homes Program
The Healthy Homes Program works to create healthy communities by minimizing home health hazards. The program distributes educational materials around hazards such as mold, radon and household pests, and also provides free home assessments by trained specialists. Select homeowners also have the opportunity to address their home’s hazards when meeting criteria based upon their location, household income and build of the home. Families that meet the criteria for this program work with a Healthy Homes Specialist to complete the application process, have their home’s health assessed and secure any necessary repairs.
To learn more about the program and eligibility, please click here.
Lancaster County Children’s Alliance Program
The Lancaster County Children’s Alliance works to provide comprehensive and compassionate services to children that are victims of abuse. The Alliance is a nationally accredited Child Advocacy Center and helps children that have been abused tell their story and start the recovery process to heal from their experience. The center includes a multidisciplinary team of professionals that work together to provide families with resources in one location ranging from forensic interviews to medical exams and other mental health-related services.
The goal of the Alliance is to coordinate services in one place and allow the various professionals involved in the process to work together and best help the child through their experience. The organization collaborates with other groups in the area including:
· Lancaster County Children and Youth Agency
· Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office, including Victim Witness Services
· Lancaster County Law Enforcement Agencies
· Lancaster YWCA Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center
· Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
To learn more about the Lancaster County Children’s Alliance please click here.
Mental Health, Substance Use and Trauma Programs
There are a variety of services available related to mental health, substance use and trauma.
Lancaster County Joining Forces is a collection of organizations and individuals working together to prevent and reduce the most harmful impacts of substance use and promote recovery in Lancaster County. The program also has special services for children impacted by substance use called Joining Forces for Children. The Joining Forces partnership uses a strategic approach to identify evidenced-based programs to prevent substance misuse, gaps in services and treatments to help save lives. Lancaster Joining Forces also includes Overdose Response and Support Services. To learn more please click here.
The Lancaster County Trauma-Informed Initiative (LCTII) is a collaborative effort across community sectors to raise awareness and education regarding the impact of positive and adverse childhood experiences on health and well-being. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health is offering a free, online, self-paced training course as part of this program titled "Understanding Trauma, Resilience and Trauma Informed Care.” To learn more about this initiative and the program please click here.
The Quit Nicotine Coaching Program provides virtual coaching to teens and adults and works to create personalized plans for individuals looking to quit using nicotine products. To learn more and to register for the program please call 717-544-3278.
Safe Firearm Storage Program
The Safe Firearm Storage Program works to distribute no cost gun locks and mental health materials throughout the community with the goal of reducing traumatic injury and death due to firearms. The program works with police departments around the County to distribute the materials noted above and will also start offering classes around safe firearm storage in October.
If you have any questions or would like more information regarding the programs detailed in this article, please click here for more information.