CHP: Community Health Partnership
...linking people to good health

Who We Are

About Us

We are your neighbors, your friends, and your fellow community stakeholders. We work in the District of Columbia to improve health outcomes among racial and ethnic populations in the Ward Four community.

Community Health Partnership takes a holistic approach to address inequities in healthcare. This is not just about cancer, or just about diabetes, or just about heart disease. Our own life experiences, and scientific data, tell us that we are at risk for multiple chronic conditions that may be interrelated. This is about educating ourselves to be our own best advocates and working to make a difference in our health outcomes, and the social determinants of our health in our community.

CHP is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit coalition. CHP does not have paid staff. Currently, we operate through a series of committees comprised of board of directors, community volunteers, Ward Four residents, and independent contractors.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to build healthy neighborhoods through education and community outreach activities that aim to improve health literacy, link people to care and treatment, and enhances quality of life for all members of our community.

History

The Community Health Partnership (CHP), Inc. was founded in 2003 by a group of neighborhood stakeholders dedicated to developing community-driven solutions to reduce health disparities in our community. The organization grew out of small Christian community group from Nativity Church. In 2002, the Nativity group assembled community representatives to identify perceived causes of health disparities. They recruited stakeholders from other churches, our neighborhood police department, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, area hospitals and universities, DC Department of Health, and other community organizations.

We held a series of monthly meetings throughout 2003; to gain a better understanding of issues that impact upon our health, narrow down intervention possibilities, and to build a network of concerned support. These community stakeholders identified lack of access to user-friendly and reliable health information as two key factors that may contribute to high rates of disability and death in our neighborhoods from chronic diseases.

We believe it is in the best interests of racial and ethnic populations that health interventions should not focus too narrowly upon one disease. Because the scientific data as well as our life experiences demonstrate that we are at risk for multiple chronic diseases. This belief guides the CHP mission.

CHP filed Articles of Incorporation in January 2004 and received federal tax-exempt status in July 2004. We work to help people become better self-advocates for their health. We want to provide our neighborhoods with health information that is easy to understand. We want to provide reliable health information at convenient neighborhood locations. We want to reach individuals and marginalized populations without access to health information on the Internet. We want to centrally locate information about chronic diseases that impact our community. We want to improve quality of life in our neighborhoods.

Board of Directors

Elaine H. Ellis, President

Nativity Church, Ward Four

Samuel N. Gough Jr., Vice President

Ward Four, Resident

Louis P. Jones, Treasurer/Secretary

DC Department of Parks and Recreation

John Davies-Cole, Ph.D., MPH

State Epidemiologist, DC Department of Health

George W. Fenderson

Ward Four, Resident

Malcolm Joseph, III, M.D., MPH

CareFirst, Blue Cross Blue Shield

Ella Rosamont-Morgan

The Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus Foundation
Ward Four, Resident

Erin K. O’Neill, Ph.D., CSCS, CHES

New Jersey City University

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