University of Vermont Medical Center invests in the health and well‑being of its community through strategic partnerships and initiatives that empower individuals, strengthen neighborhoods and support long‑term wellness.
Chittenden Accountable Community for Health (CACH)
UVM Health Community Health facilitates the Chittenden Accountable Community for Health (CACH). CACH brings together representatives from health care, public health and social services along with individuals with lived experience. Together, they work to address the unmet health and social needs in Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties. CACH focuses on the top community health priority areas identified in each cycle’s CHNA.
CACH Health Priority Teams design, implement and monitor strategies to address these priorities as part of the 2023-2025 CHIP for Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties. For the current cycle, these priorities are:
- Cultural humility and inclusive health care
- Housing
- Mental health and well-being
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Pediatric Outreach
The Pediatric Outreach program creates connections between UVM Medical Center, Golisano Children’s Hospital at UVM Health and community organizations to best meet the needs of children and families living in our community. Areas of work include addressing unmet health-related social needs, including:
- Food insecurity
- Mental health
- Safety
- Well-being
- Support for target populations such as New Americans
Contact Kristin Fontaine at kristin.fontaine@uvmhealth.org for more information.
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Immigrant Health Initiative
The Immigrant Health Initiative was created in 2023 at the request of community partners to address cultural humility and inclusive health care needs that arose via the 2022 UVM Medical Center CHNA. Due to existing inequities, these populations often feel they are not seen, heard or valued by health care systems. The initiative will address:
- Bringing the voices of those with race, ethnicity and language diversity to the organization and broader systems
- Increase resources and access
- Coordination of high-quality health care delivery to Vermont's immigrant population at UVM Medical Center.
Reach out to Kristin Fontaine at kristin.fontaine@uvmhealth.org for more information.