Drexel has opened a comprehensive wellness program to focus on education, preventive services and community building among residents in Mantua and Powelton Village. The Community Wellness HUB at Drexel’s Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships is a joint effort from the College of Nursing and Health Professions, the Dornsife Center and the Mantua and Powelton Village civic associations.
It offers health education, awareness and prevention workshops; health screening services; referrals with follow-up case management services; counseling services for individuals and families; and clinical treatment for uninsured residents. It is staffed by volunteers from the College of Nursing and Health Professions, including nurse practitioners, physicians and behavioral and physical therapists.
“What we hope to accomplish through this partnership is to address the specific needs of the people in these communities,” says Loretta Sweet Jemmott, vice president for health and health equity in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, “to not only provide health services, but to give the community residents a voice at the table, and to create a warm and inviting environment in which students, faculty, clinicians and patients can learn ways to work together.”