Bath, ME, October 16, 2015- Bath Housing Development Corporation is pleased to announce the receipt of a $2,000 grant from the Bessie D. Brooks Trust.
The funds will be used to enhance collaborative on-site Health and Wellness services. Bath Housing understands that by working together, housing and health care partners can launch initiatives that lead to improved health, safety, and quality of life for residents, while reducing unnecessary use of health services and achieving cost savings. The Health & Wellness Collaborative will include blood pressure clinics, classes on diabetes management and diabetic food clinics, medication management, nutrition, fall prevention, exercise, flu clinics, Matter of Balance, Health Care Advance Directives, and dental care.
One of four priority areas of Bath Housing’s strategic plan is to improve the quality of life for people we serve through superior customer service and programming. This program will help maintain the vibrant communities within Bath Housing’s properties.