Alabama
Birmingham Health Care, Inc.
1600 20th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: (205) 212-5600
Fax: (205) 212-5660
Chief Executive Officer: Jonathan Dunning
PHPC Program Manager: Sharon Waltz, Psy.D.
Project Description
The PHPC Health Centers of Birmingham Health Care (BHC) provide urgent, primary
preventative health care to the residents of the public housing and surrounding
communities. Ancillary and supportive services are provided at BHC or through
referrals to other service providers in the community.
Services
Urgent, Primary, and Preventative Medical Care. These services include
laboratory services, diagnostic testing/screening, family planning, HIV
screening, testing, counseling, follow-up and referral, immunizations, hearing
and vision screenings, nutrition counseling, TB services, health education,
follow-up, and referral, and 24/7 on-call coverage
Linkages/Partnerships
BHC has established multiple collaborations in the community including
collaborations with the County Indigent Hospital, local Health Department,
homeless shelters, mental health service providers, and substance abuse
treatment facilities. Further, BHC collaborates with colleges and universities
in the community, such as the University of Alabama at Birmingham to provide
adult and pediatric eye care.
BPHC Collaborative Participation
The Diabetes Collaborative
Public Housing Locations/Sites
Metro Health Center
712 25th Street
North Birmingham, AL 35203
Marks Village Health Center
7524 Georgia Road
Birmingham, AL 35212
Southwest Homes Health Center
1572 Arthur Shores Drive
Birmingham, AL 35211
North Birmingham Homes Health Center
3000 44th Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35207
Statistics
Estimated residents in public housing: 5,000
Project Users: 2,491
South Carolina
Community Medicine Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 28, 1131 Saluda Street
Rock Hill, SC 29731
Phone: (803) 325-7744
Fax: (803) 325-1117
Executive Director: Ernest G. Brown
Project Description
The barriers which have traditionally prevented public housing residents from
receiving primary health care have been reduced, due to the establishment of
health centers on-site in public housing communities. Health centers have been
opened in two of the three public housing developments and are fully staffed
with family medicine providers. A full-time social worker coordinates the
delivery of educational and health services.
Services
Pediatric, adult, and geriatric medicine, transportation, dental screenings, medical
home visits for the elderly; educational seminars, games, and exercise classes,
tutoring and reading classes for children, parenting classes, referral to
medical specialists
Linkages/Partnerships
Piedmont Medical Center, Catawba Area Mental Health Center, Catawba Care
Coalition (Ryan White Grantee), Keystone Substance Abuse Services, York County
Health Department, Department of Social Services, Head Start Program; March of
Dimes, York Technical College
BPHC Collaborative Participation
Community Medicine Foundation participates in the Cardiovascular Disease
Collaborative
Public Housing Locations/Sites
North Central Family Medical Center-Boyd Hill Unit
313 Fargo Street
Rock Hill, SC 29730
North Central Family Medical Center-Workman Street Unit
382 South Workman Street
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Statistics
Estimated residents in Public Housing: 733
Project Users: 1307
