Health Outreach, Promotion, & Education (HOPE)

The Health Outreach, Promotion, and education (HOPE) Unit’s mission is to prevent injury, disease, and illness through primary prevention activities such as education, advocacy, and health communication. Through collaboration with other unit’s at the SJC Department of Health, community partners, local businesses, and community organizations, HOPE’s work is critical to overall health and wellbeing in the community.

Upcoming Meetings:

Executive Session of FIMR Case Review takes place the 3^rd Friday, every other month from 12:00p – 1:30pm. - Center for Hospice Care 501 Comfort Pl, Mishawaka, IN 46545 and/or Zoom. 5/20, 7/15, 9/16, 11/18

Community Action Meetings -via Zoom, though are in process of beginning to resume in person meetings.

Birth Equity & Justice SJC, Legislation & Policy Work Group: 2^nd Wednesday of each month from 9a-10a. - 6/8, 7/13, 8/10, 9/14, 10/12, 11/9, 12/14.

Maternal, Infant, & Preconception Health Workgroup: 2^nd Tuesday of each month from 10a – 11a. - 6/14, 7/12, 8/9, 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/13

Birth Equity & Justice, SJC Community Engagement Community Action Work Group meets the 3^rd Thursday of each month from 10:30a to 11:30a - 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, 9/15, 10/20, 11/17, 12/15

Maternal Infant Health Initiatives Community Action Update - 10a-11a - 07/21, 11/30

Locations to be announced.

Links:

• Education
• Suicide Prevention
• Adverse Childhood Experiences
• Maternal Infant Health Initiatives
• Mental Health
  • Substance Abuse
    • The St. Joseph County Department of Health serves as the County’s Naloxone distributor. Community organizations, business, law enforcement, and community members can contact the HOPE Unit and receive FREE training and FREE doses of Naloxone, the key life-saving medication for opioid overdose reversal.
• What causes opioid addiction, and why is it so tough to combat?
• Narcan Training Videos
  https://optin.in.gov/overdose-training-video-Nal.html
  https://optin.in.gov/overdose-training-video-Nar.html
• Narcan 101 https://www.in.gov/health/overdose-prevention/naloxone/naloxone-101/

Contact Us

Robin Vida, MPH, CHES, Director of HOPE (Health Outreach, Promotion, & Education)
Email
Phone: (574) 245-6749

Kristen Sachman, CHES, Health Promotion Specialist
Email
Phone: (574) 245-6748

Sarah Zepeda, Health Promotion Specialist
Email
Phone: (574) 245-6750