And what does it mean to us?

 

   

·          It is the vision statement of the American Public Health Association and the U. S. Public Health Service:

 

       “A vision of improved health status and an enhanced quality of life for all communities is the core value

       shared by public health and the community health movement.”

         Focus on Community Health, New York State Community Health  Partnership (NYSCHP), Winter 1999

 

·          It is part of the “Communities Working Together for a Healthier New York” agenda  of the New York State Department of Health and of Dr. Antonia C. Novella, Commissioner of Health:

 

       “The Communities Working Together” initiative to stimulate action in those areas that can lead to the

        most significant improvement in the quality of life for all New Yorkers….”

                Focus on Community Health, Fall 1999

 

·          It is part of the Mission statement of the Margaretville Memorial Hospital

 

       “A rural community health care system…..which provides a  continuum of care to persons in Delaware,

       Greene, Ulster and Schoharie  Counties.  We provide excellence in personalized family health services        through   our primary care centers, acute care hospital,  emergency care, wellness programs and long term care        services.  For seventy years MMH has been and will continue to be an organization which contributes to the        economic, social and educational well-being of the region.”

 

·          It is a project of the Auxiliary of Margaretville Memorial Hospital:

 

      Our Community Wellness Project will develop and support programs that enhance the physical, mental,        emotional, social and spiritual well-being of the community.

     

 

 WHAT DOES “WELLNESS” MEAN ???

 

“Wellness is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social

    well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

 (World Health Organization 1948) 

 

COMMUNITY WELLNESS PROJECT

 

 AUXILIARY OF MARGARETVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

 

Margaretville Memorial Hospital Auxiliary Community Wellness Project         

Terry Cohen and Donna Sanford,  Co-Chairs

 

      Margaretville Memorial Hospital

       A Member of Kingston Regional Health Care System 

       Route 28, Box 200                                                                              Phone:(845) 586-2631

       Margaretville, New York 12455                                                         Fax:    (845) 586-1638