Fletcher Allen, a Vermont university hospital and medical center, serves all of
Vermont and the northern New York region. Located in Burlington, Fletcher Allen is a regional, academic healthcare center and teaching hospital in alliance with the University of Vermont.
Community Health Team Services
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Meet the Community Health Team
A patient-centered medical home fosters a team approach to improving health outcomes for patients. The Community Health Team is a group of professionals on the team who will give you the tools and support you need to reach your goals.
The members of the Community Health Team provide multidisciplinary expertise in helping you manage your chronic condition. Each member brings a level of expertise in different areas to help you be as healthy as possible.
FREE! Our nurse will:
- Conduct a health assessment and screening.
- Work with you to develop strategies to manage your condition.
- Help you manage your medications.
- Provide diabetes education.
- Provide guidance for healthier living.
- Help you set goals to improve your health.
- Provide coaching to help you meet your goals.
FREE! Our Health Educator will:
- Conduct a health assessment and screening.
- Work with you to provide guidance and tools for healthier living, such as keeping a food log, and understanding nutrition labels.
- Work with you to develop strategies to manage your condition.
- Help you set goals to improve your health.
- Provide coaching to help you meet your goals.
FREE! Our Community Resource Social Worker will:
- Conduct a health assessment and screening.
- Connect you with community/financial resources.
- Assist you or a loved one with long-term care planning.
- Partner with other agencies to coordinate care.
- Help you set goals to improve your health.
- Provide coaching to help you meet your goals.
Our Behavioral Health Social Worker will:
- Conduct a health assessment and screening.
- Help you identify barriers to meeting your health care goals.
- Help you with coping, relaxation and self-care strategies.
- Help you manage symptoms of anxiety and depression.
- Provide coaching to help you meet your goals.
FREE! A certified dietician will:
- Review your health assessment and screening results.
- Provide diabetes education.
- Provide nutrition information for specific health conditions.
In addition, the Community Health Team will, if appropriate, connect you with an exercise program at the YMCA, which has facilities in Burlington and Winooski. You will receive a program tailored to your needs and you will work with YMCA-certified personal trainers in small, one-hour fitness trainings.
