The Northern Manhattan Community Voices Collaborative does not wait for patients in the emergency room.  The Community Health Outreach Workers at the Alianza Dominicana Center for Health Promotion and Education are stopping problems at their source by providing information, education, training, and referrals to meet the health needs of the uninsured and underinsured population largely Dominican/Latino and African American in Central Harlem and Washington Heights-Inwood.  The first of its kind, the Center for Health Promotion and Education links community-based organizations with health care providers, increasing access to health care in this severely underserved community.  The Center is also facilitating the delivery of health care by referring local residents to health resources and relaying important public health needs to providers.  Together, institutions and community groups are shifting health perceptions from emergency treatment to preventative care.

Coming in the Fall 2010 will be a book on the Northern Manhattan Community Voice Collaborative  entitled Mobilizing the Community for Better Health: What the United States Can Learn from Northern Manhattan.

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