About Us
The mission of the Brazos Valley Health Partnership is:
To support the health resource commissions and their communities in improving health and well-being.
Through centralized representation, the Brazos Valley Health Partnership will develop collective strategies that, implemented locally, will leverage and cultivate resources to improve access to services in the Brazos Valley.
Board of Directors:
Madison County
Mr. Britt Allen, President
Leon County
Hon. Dean Player, Vice President
Ms. Camilla Viator, Treasurer
Burleson County
Mr. Albert Ramirez, Secretary
Grimes County
Hon. Pam Finke
Ms. Teresa Harris
Ms. Vicky Jackson
Hon. Mike Sutherland
2011-2012 Strategic Goals:
1. Increase BVHP's presence regionally as the centralized body representing the rural counties, particularly in the planning for and the development of community health resources.
2. Continue to pursue financial and in-kind resources to support the local health resource center transportation programs.
3. Identify obesity prevention activities which can be customized and implemented in local communities and pursue seed funding to initially support such activities.
4. Continue to develop BVHP in financial management and structure in order to pursue funding for local strategic priorities.
The BVHP's first initiative was to establish an access to care model in rural communities that would be referred to as a "health resource center." BVHP members worked in conjunction with the Center for Community Health Development to finalize the "one-stop shop" health recourse center model and to secure seed funding to create health resource centers in four rural Brazos Valley communities.
Through a Healthy Community Access Program grant, the BVHP worked with local communities and area service providers to develop the health resource centers where multiple providers could share the overhead costs of service delivery and offer services on at least an itinerant basis in each rural community.
The Madison Health Resource Center in Madisonville, the Burleson Health Resource Center in Caldwell, the Leon Health Resource Center in Centerville, the Grimes Health Resource Center in Navasota, and the Burleson Health Resource Center in Somerville, all opened between 2003 and 2006. By 2006, each county's commissioners court had also appointed a county health resource commission to oversee the on-going operations, development and evaluation of their center.
Health Resource Centers
Phone Number: 979.567.3200
Fax Number: 979.567.3255
Email: caldwellbhrc_burlesoncounty.org
Address: 1108 Woodson Caldwell, Texas 77836
Location: Opposite the Burleson St. Joseph Health Center
Staff: Executive Director - Mr. Albert Ramirez
Office Manager - Ms. Kathy Jones
Phone Number: 979.596.2315
Email: somervillebhrc_burlesoncounty.org
Address: 731 Ave. L. Somerville, Texas 77879
Location: Across from the Somerville High School Yegua Center
Office Manager - Ms. Sherii Alexander
Information and Referral:
Services:
The Burleson Health Resource Center's mission is to:
•Serve residents of Burleson County who are in need of assistance in accessing services by providing information, referral, advocacy, transportation and health resource coordination services.
•Respond to the needs of service providers, educators, health professionals and the court system in accepting referrals of individuals in need of service beyond that which is able to be provided by the referral source.
The Burleson County Health Resource Commission (BCHRC) was initially appointed by Burleson County Commissioners Court May 2005. The BCHRC currently has 9 members. The goals of the group for the upcoming year are to increase access to services and improve the health of Burleson County Residents.
BCHRC Members:
Ms. B.J. Hegemeyer, Chair
Ms. Sharon Novosad, Vice Chair
Ms. Sandra Hutson-Graves. Secretary
Ms. Darlene Collins
Mr. Ben Flencher
Ms. Karen Law
Mr. Basil Lister
Mr. Troy Poehl
Ms. Rose Rosser
Upcoming Events:
-The Burleson Health Resource Center in Caldwell recently relocated to 1108 Woodson Dr. Caldwell, Texas 77836.
The Burleson Health Resource Centers are supported by Burleson County, the Burleson County Hospital District, Burleson St. Joseph Health Center, The City of Somerville, Somerville Independent School District and Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health Center for Community Health Development.
For more information on the Burleson County Health Resource Commission or the Burleson Health Resource Centers, please contact the BCHRC Executive Director at (979) 567-2252.
Phone Number: 936.870.4575
Fax Number: 936.870.4576
Email: LSimpson_st-joseph.org
Address: 210 South Judson Street, Navasota, Texas
Location: Inside the Grimes St. Joseph Health Center
Staff: Executive Director - Ms. Lyndsey Simpson
Office Manager - Ms. Betty Feldmann
The Grimes Health Resource Center's
mission is to:
•Improve access to care and health status of Grimes County residents through collaboration and coordination of services
The eleven-member Grimes County Health Resource Commission (GCHRC) was first appointed in February 2006 by the Grimes County Commissioners Court. The commission is charged with improving access to care and developing health resources in Grimes County through their oversight of the Grimes Health Resource Center located in Grimes St. Joseph Health Center in Navasota. Priorities include but are not
limited to:
GCHRC Members:
Hon. Bert Miller, Chair
Ms. Vicky Jackson, Vice Chair
Ms. Dia Copeland, Secretary
Ms. Janis Frenzel, Treasurer
Ms. Marlana Dobyanski
Ms. Shirley Kucifer
Ms. Glenda Luedeker
Ms. Flora Williams
Rev. Henry Sanders
-Throughout the month of February the Grimes Health Resource Center is collecting coats for their coat drive! Bring your donations to the Grimes Health Resource Center, located in the St. Joseph Hospital at 210 S. Judson Road in Navasota, Texas.
Local support for the GHRC is provided by Grimes County, the City of Navasota, and Grimes St. Joseph Health Center. For more information on the Grimes County Health Resource Commission or the Grimes Health Resource Center, please contact the GHRC Office Manager at (936) 870-4575.
Phone Number: 903.536.3687 Ext. 1
Fax Number: 903.536.4068
Email: lcchc607_yahoo.com
Address: P.O. Box 1184 Centerville, Texas
Location: 607 W. Lassater Centerville, Texas
Staff: Executive Director - Ms. Deanna Mills
Office Manager - Ms. Gloria McCarty
The Leon Health Resource Center's
•Improve both access to care and the health status of Leon County residents through collaboration and coordination of services
The Leon County Commissioner's Court created the Leon County Health Resource Commission (LCHRC) in June 2005. The 23 member commission's priority has been to further develop the LHRC by increasing access to services. In 2007, Leon County was awarded a Rural Health Network Development Grant by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy. With this funding, they are able to partner with Texas A&M University.
LCHRC Members:
Ms. LouAnn McKinney, Chair
Ms. Leigh Ann Ross, Vice Chair
Ms. Jean Turner, Secretary
Ms. Irma Aguirre
Ms. Ernestine Bisor
Ms. Bobbye Bullock
Mr. Robert Dalecki
Ms. Andrea Freeman
Ms. Noal Ray Goolsby
Ms. Karen Hale
Mr. Donald Head
Mr. Jimmy Hill
Mr. Ed Houk
Ms. Clara Jones
Ms. Faith Kellar
Mr. Howard Myers
Ms. Carol Neal
Ms. Birdene Perry
Hon. Dean Player
Ms. Sheri Ramby
Ms. Francis Thompson
-To be Announced
Support for the LCHRC is provided by the Leon County Commissioner's Court and Leon County.
For more information on the Leon County Health Resource Commission or the Leon Health Resource Center, please contact the LCHRC Executive Director at (903) 536-3687.
Phone Number: 936.349.0714
Fax Number: 936.349.0135
Email: cviator_st-joseph.org
Address: P.O. Box 698 Madisonville, Texas
Location: Suite 101 of St. Joseph Professional Building behind St. Joseph Health Center
Staff: Executive Director - Ms. Camilla Viator
Office Manager - Ms. Towanda Webber
The Madison Health Resource Center's
•improve both access to care and the health status of Madison County residents through collaboration and coordination of services
The Madison County Health Resource Commission (MCHRC), initially appointed by Madison County Commissioners Court May 2006 is comprised of 13 members. The goals of the group for the upcoming year are to increase access to care and the health status of Madison County through collaboration of services.
MCHRC Members:
Ms. Sheila McWhorter, Chair
Ms. Debby Hammit, Vice Chair
Mr. Britt Allen
Ms. Charlotte Barrett
Ms. Sonja Buffaloe
Ms. Sandra Guice
Ms. Toni Hardy
Mr. Jack Hunter
Mr. Earl Parker
Ms. Maribel Penaloza
Mr. Don Plunkett
Ms. Melissa Radde
Ms. Shelli Sheppard
-3rd Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m.
Alzheimer's Support Group
-February 8, 2012
Information on Depression, presented by Crowne Health Services
-February 9, 2012
Madison Health Resource Center Open House
from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
-Thursdays beginning February 16 - April 12, 2012
Matter of Balance Class from 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.,
presented by the Madison Health Resource Center, the Brazos Valley Area Agency on Aging, and St. Joseph Health Center
-March 7, 2012
Spring into Fitness, presented by Home Health Care of Huntsville
-April 18, 2012
The Healing Power of Chocolate,
presented by Guardian Home Health
The Madison Health Resource Center is supported by Madison County, Madison St. Joseph Health Center, The City of Madisonville and Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health Center for Community Health Development.
For more information on the Madison County Health Resource Commission or the Madison Health Resource Center, please contact the MHRC Executive Director at (936) 349-0135.
Calendar
Projects
2010 Brazos Valley
Health Status Assessment
The BVHP will apply for grants whose purpose aligns with the mission of the BVHP.
Priority will be given to funding opportunities that address:
•The BVHP Strategic Goals
•The County Health Resource Commission’s Strategic Goals
•Health issues identified in the 2010 Brazos Valley Health Status Assessment
When opportunities for regional collaboration arise, the BVHP supports initiatives that engage multiple counties.
Please review executive summaries for county specific health issues, as identified in the 2010 Brazos Valley Health Status Assessment.
Executive Summary_Burleson.pdf
Executive Summary_Leon.pdf
Executive Summary_Grimes.pdf
Executive Summary_Madison.pdf
Executive Summary_Region_FINAL.pdf
BV_ExecReport_2010.pdf
Project Advisory Committee Tools:
Research Community Grants
CBPR Proposal Submission Review Guidelines.pdf
CHRC Grant Administration Manual.pdf
CBPR Proposal Application.pdf
CHRC Grant Summary Application.pdf
Letter of Support and/or Commitment
Instructions for Requesting a Letter of Support.pdf
Application for Letter of Support.pdf
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