VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT INC

THE VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT (VNASC) IS NOW DBA YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH- HEALTH AT HOME- SOUTHEAST (YNHH HAH-SOUTHEAST). IT IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1909, SERVING THE TOWNS OF: EAST LYME, GALES FERRY, GROTON, GROTON LONG POINT, LEDYARD, LYME, MONTVILLE, MYSTIC, NEW LONDON, NIANTIC, NOANK, NORTH STONINGTON, OAKDALE, OLD LYME, OLD MYSTIC, OLD SAYBROOK, PAWCATUCK, QUAKER HILL, SALEM, STONINGTON, UNCASVILLE, WATERFORD AND WEST MYSTIC. THE ORGANIZATION IS LICENSED BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.THROUGH HOME HEALTH CARE AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR SERVICES AS WELL AS FREE AND SUBSIDIZED CARE TO THOSE WITH LIMITED OR NO FINANCIAL SERVICES IN THE HOME, YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH - HEALTH AT HOME- SOUTHEAST PROVIDES SKILLED NURSING, HOME HEALTH AIDE, PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, SPEECH THERAPY AND SOCIAL WORK SERVICES TO PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN CT. UTILIZING A MULITIDISICIPLINARY TEAM APPROACH, YNHH-HAH-SOUTHEAST HAS A PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF HELPING MEDICALLY AND SOCIALLY COMPLEX PATIENTS REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THEIR LOVED ONES.THE WELLNESS PROGRAMMING INCLUDED SCREENING CLINICS, HEALTH FAIRS, HEALTH EDUCATION AND IMMUNIZATION CLINICS THROUGHOUT SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT. STAFF ALSO PROVIDED NUMEROUS CLINICS FOR MONITORING OF BLOOD PRESSURES, THERAPEUTIC FOOT CARE AND DIABETES EDUCATION AT AREA HOMELESS SHELTERS AS WELL AS NURSE-MANAGED WELLNESS CLINICS IN NEW LONDON, EAST LYME, OLD LYME, OLD SAYBROOK, STONINGTON AND GROTON.YNHH-HAH SOUTHEAST CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT TO FIRST-TIME MOTHERS RESIDING IN NEW LONDON AND LOWER MIDDLESEX COUNTIES THROUGH THE NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP OF EASTERN CONNECTICUT (NFP). THE VNASC'S TEAM OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH NURSES WORK WITH THE NEW MOTHERS AS THEY PARTNER WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL NURSE FROM PREGNANCY THROUGH THEIR CHILD'S SECOND BIRTHDAY. MOTHERS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM EXPERIENCE HEALTHY PREGNANCIES WITH FEWER PRETERM AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS, ARE LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT BREASTFEEDING, AND HAVE INFANTS AND TODDLERS WHO ARE HEALTHY AND MEETING DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES.