Important News:
Introducing Green Mountain Care
If you're uninsured, now is the time to check out your health coverage options. Green Mountain Care includes existing programs such as Dr. Dynasaur, Vermont Health Access Plan (VHAP), and Medicaid, as well as the new Catamount Health program. Prescription Assistance is also available for uninsured Vermonters and those with insurance such as Medicare.
Green Mountain Care provides uninsured Vermonters with access to quality, comprehensive health care coverage at a reasonable or no cost. Some of the programs you may know and some are new, like Catamount Health which includes Premium Assistance and Employer-Sponsored Insurrance (ESI) Premium Assistance.
Catamount Health includes hospitalization and drug benefits, doctor visits for primary and specialty care, and mental health and substance abuse treatment.
Learn more about these programs or find answers to questions you may have about what program may be best for you online at http://www.greenmountaincare.org or call 211.
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is designed to assist limited resource audiences in learning how to make food choices to improve the nutritional quality of meals, to select and buy food that meets nutritional needs, to gain new skills in food production, preparation, storage, safety and sanitation, and to better manage their food budgets and Food Stamps. The hands-on, learn-by-doing approach allows the participants to gain the practical skills necessary to make positive behavior changes.
We will be offering the EFNEP program here at Westgate for 6 weeks starting on Tuesday, May 20th from noon to 1:30. The program will run every week on Tuesdays at the same time. Please call Greg or Laura in the Community Center to sign up no later than May 16th. (257-2430). We need at least 6 people to commit to the duration of the program in order to host it.