Washington

Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers
905 Spruce Street, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 461-6935
Fax: (206) 461-8583

Executive Director: Mark Secord
PHPC Program Manager: Joseph Sparacio
Medical Director: Grace Wang, MD

Project Description
The PHPC project provides community health education, mental health and chemical dependency counseling and related outreach services to residents in three public housing sites: Rainier Vista, New Holly, and High Point.

Services
PSNHC provides comprehensive primary medical, dental, OB, mental health, chemical dependency counseling and ancillary services to all public housing residents. PSNHC's services are provided in a manner that encourages patients' active participation in improving and maintaining their own health. This includes a strong emphasis on health promotion education and preventive services.

The health center services are provided in teams; a provider or mid-level works with a nurse, medical assistant, front desk staff member and interpreter. The mental health counselors work closely with the medical providers. The health educators work in a team with the outreach staff and the public housing resident advisors to deliver information that is requested and relevant to meeting residents' expectations.

Linkages/Partnerships:
Seattle Housing Authority, Neighborhood House (social services), Seattle University (faculty and student nurses), Jobs Plus; Public Health Seattle/King County, and Seattle Public Schools

BPHC Collaborative Participation
The Asthma, Diabetes, and Depression Collaboratives

Public Housing Locations/Sites

High Point Medical and Dental Clinic
6020 35th Avenue Southwest
Seattle, WA 98126

Rainier Park Medical Clinic
4400 37th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98118

Rainier Beach Medical Clinic
8444 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98118

Georgetown Dental Clinic
6200 13th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98108

Central Area Dental Clinic
2101 East Yesler
Seattle, WA 98122

Southeast Family Dental Clinic
3800 South Myrtle
Seattle, WA 98118

Statistics
Estimated residents in Public Housing: 24,000
Project Users: 4,868