Under-insured and uninsured families Individuals with affective disorders Minority populations Community Involvement Community Health Connect is part of several state coalitions promoting the health and well being of individuals and families. At the local level, area residents play a vital role serving as resource agents in the Neighborhood Healthwatch program. Volunteers receive extensive training that allows them to assist other members in locating and using resources. Volunteers also participate in health fairs, information fairs, and other collaborative events. As a result, Community Health Connect remains a grass roots effort focusing and responding to local concerns and issues.
Visitors find links to prescription drug facts, health care topics, and insurance information.
Written in an easy to use format, it is offered in English and Spanish. The first website of its kind in Utah, consumers and agencies located throughout the state use this site to obtain accurate health care information. Volunteer Health Care Network Physicians, dentists, and allied health professionals donate time and services to uninsured families and individuals. A referral process allows prescreened patients to be seen at the physician s office or at Mountainlands Community Health Center. As a result, uninsured and underinsured individuals receive the treatment they need while uncompensated medical care is more equitably distributed among Utah County Practioners.