{"id":38648,"date":"2022-12-28T19:40:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T00:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=38648"},"modified":"2022-12-28T19:40:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T00:40:17","slug":"batavia-healthy-neighborhoods-program-launching-in-the-town-and-city-of-batavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/batavia-healthy-neighborhoods-program-launching-in-the-town-and-city-of-batavia\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/Healthy Neighborhoods Program launching in the Town and City of Batavia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Genesee County Health Department received $477,000 in funding from the New&nbsp;York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to implement the Healthy Neighborhoods&nbsp;Program (HNP) for the years 2022 to 2027. Residents in the Town and City of Batavia&nbsp;are eligible to participate in the program and the goal is to visit 1,000 households over&nbsp;five years. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program offers home evaluations for asthma triggers, indoor air quality, lead-based&nbsp;paint hazards, fire risks, and other health hazards. At the evaluations, residents are&nbsp;educated on asthma management, childhood lead poisoning prevention, carbon&nbsp;monoxide poisoning, radon gas, fire safety and prevention, and other home safety&nbsp;issues. Free safety and cleaning supplies are also available to eligible participants. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are four main goals of Healthy Neighborhoods Program:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1)&nbsp;<strong>Reduce hospital visits due to asthma:<\/strong>&nbsp;According to the NYSDOH Asthma&nbsp;Dashboard from 2017 to 2019, residents of the zip code 14020 (which includes&nbsp;the City and Town of Batavia) visited an emergency department for an asthma&nbsp;attack at a 28% higher rate than the average for Genesee County. The Healthy&nbsp;Neighborhoods Program aims to provide participants with tools to better manage&nbsp;their asthma and avoid emergency room visits by evaluating their symptoms,&nbsp;triggers, and medication usage. Participants are encouraged to ask their primary&nbsp;care doctor to create a written plan to follow during an asthma attack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2)&nbsp;<strong>Prevent childhood lead poisoning:<\/strong>&nbsp;The majority of housing in Batavia was built&nbsp;before 1978, which is when the federal government banned consumer use of&nbsp;lead-based paint. In partnership with the Genesee County Health Department\u2019s&nbsp;Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, homes will be assessed for lead-based&nbsp;paint hazards and lead poisoning prevention education will be provided. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3)&nbsp;<strong>Improve indoor air quality:<\/strong>&nbsp;According to the NYSDOH, about 1800 people in&nbsp;New York visit an emergency room due to carbon monoxide poisoning each&nbsp;year. Carbon monoxide poisoning is more common during the winter months due&nbsp;to use of heating sources. The Healthy Neighborhoods Program provides&nbsp;education on carbon monoxide poisoning, radon gas, smoking cessation, and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 \/ 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pest management. In addition, eligible participants may receive carbon monoxide&nbsp;detectors, radon test kits, and cleaning supplies. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4)&nbsp;<strong>Reduce household injuries from fires and accidents:<\/strong>&nbsp;Residential fires are&nbsp;more common in the winter months, according to research by the National Fire&nbsp;Protection Association. A small fire can become a major fire in less than a&nbsp;minute, so working smoke detectors are crucial to alert residents so they can&nbsp;escape in time. The Healthy Neighborhoods Program encourages participants to&nbsp;practice fire escape routes. Participants may even receive free smoke detectors&nbsp;and small fire extinguishers. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information or to make a referral to the program, call Genesee County HNP&nbsp;staff at 585-344-2580 ext. 5519 or visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gohealthny.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.GOHealthNY.org<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release The Genesee County Health Department received $477,000 in funding from the New&nbsp;York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to implement the Healthy Neighborhoods&nbsp;Program (HNP) for the years 2022 to 2027. Residents in the Town and City of Batavia&nbsp;are eligible to participate in the program and the goal is to \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/batavia-healthy-neighborhoods-program-launching-in-the-town-and-city-of-batavia\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-a3m","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53094,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/05\/12\/batavia-healthy-neighborhoods-program-is-going-door-to-door-in-the-city-of-batavia-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":38648,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Healthy Neighborhoods Program is going door to door in the City of Batavia","author":"aka","date":"May 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release The Genesee County Health Department receives funding from the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) to carry out the Healthy Neighborhoods Program (HNP). 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