The National Community Centers of
Excellence in Women's Health

Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

"A Shared System of Clinical Responsibility in Rural Vermont"

Center Highlights:

Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center serves geographically dispersed rural communities in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. To provide comprehensive services for women, providers in different locations formed a network of clinical care. The Women's Resource Network provides access to needed health care, referrals, and social services, as well as support services such as transportation for women in the service area. This network helps eliminate the barriers preventing underserved women from receiving needed services.

"Eliminating health disparities for women who are underserved due to their living in rural localities or age is a major goal of the National Community Centers of Excellence in Women's Health Program."

The Center has developed a model referral/feedback system among health care providers and institutions in the region. This model is improving access to care for the most isolated and underserved women in the area, as well as increasing providers' access to current clinical updates, CME programs, patient education information, and assistance from community health workers. This CCOE is not a primary health care facility, but has succeeded in connecting resources in the community into a seamless system of care and providing community health workers to assist women and providers to navigate the system.

To learn more about this CCOE, visit their web site at www.vermontccoe.org.

Contact Information

Northeastern Vermont Area Health Education Center Margaret H. Trautz 347 Emerson Falls Road, Suite 3 St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 Phone: (802) 748-2506 Fax: (802) 748-2910 E-Mail: mtrautz@nevahec.org Clinical Services Contact: (802) 748-7300 Website: www.vermontccoe.org

Current as of October 2006