Our Community Health Team helps people with chronic conditions (like high blood pressure, pre-diabetes, diabetes) stay healthier and get the support they need. The team includes nurses and specialists in nutrition, exercise, and health coaching who provide care and support to reach health goals.

We offer the following services in-person or virtually:

• We assist in finding the needed resources such as food, fuel, housing assistance, and transportation.
• Discuss with patients their goals for health and wellness and we offer support to reach those goals (action planning).
• Provide help to complete advance directives
• Health education including- see full class descriptions at the bottom of the page
  • Healthier Living Workshops (Chronic Pain, Chronic Disease, Diabetes Management,
    Hypertension)
  • Diabetes Prevention Program
  • Tobacco Cessation Program
• Health coaching: Our Health Coaches provide free support and guidance to anyone wanting to make a lifestyle change. Possible coaching topics include weight loss, stress management, establishing an exercise routine, medication adherence, smoking cessation, and improving diet. A healthy lifestyle is your best defense against the most common diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.

Healthier Living Workshops- FREE

Our FREE programs can help you get started and provide the support you need to keep going. For more information or to sign up for a workshop online please visit myhealthyvt.org.

We’re ready to help if you need support in any of these areas:

High Blood Pressure Management
This is a self-management workshop to help you learn the basics of controlling your high blood pressure through eating healthier, becoming more active, relieving stress and more! 25% of Vermont adults have been told they have high blood pressure. If left untreated, it can damage your circulatory system and lead to serious problems, such as heart attack, stroke, kidney damage or brain health complications such as memory loss and confusion. Let’s work together to get your high blood pressure under control. This class meets once a week for 8 weeks. Learn more…

Diabetes Prevention

This self-management program offers guidance on lifestyle changes to help you lose weight, become more physically active, and reduce stress. This is a year-long program that meets weekly for the first 6 months then once or twice a month for the remaining 6 months. Learn more…

Tobacco Cessation
When you’re ready to quit, the Vermont Quit Partners are ready with the support and motivation you need to quit tobacco (be it smoking, chewing, or e-cigarettes) in a small group with others who are also trying to quit. This is a 4-week program with classes meeting once a week. Learn more…

Chronic Disease Management
If you’re managing a long-lasting (chronic) disease – like arthritis, diabetes, cancer, obesity, or heart disease – you are not alone. This self-management program can help you learn how to make choices so you can live healthier with a chronic disease and lower your risk of developing other related health problems. This workshop meets once a week for 6 weeks. Learn more…

Chronic Pain Management
If you suffer from long-lasting (chronic) pain – from an injury, surgery, or health condition – this self-management program can help you learn ways to reduce pain, deal with related issues like trouble sleeping, and more. This course meets once a week for 6 weeks. Learn more…

Visit myhealthvt for information about upcoming classes.

CHT staff is available at the following primary care locations:

• Gifford Health Center at Berlin – Primary Care
  (802) 224-3270
• Gifford Health Center at Berlin – Primary Care
  (802) 728-7716
• Bethel Health Center
  (802) 728-7717
• Chelsea Health Center
  (802) 728-7781
• Gifford Primary Care
  (802) 728-7710

Learn More

• Community Resources & Dental Services Contact Info (PDF)
• Counseling Resources (PDF)
• Dental Services Contact Info (PDF)
• Alzheimer’s Association Resources (PDF)
• VT Telephone Caregiver Support Group Info (PDF)
• Life After Dementia Caregiving Virtual Support Group Info (PDF)
• Stretch Your Budget VT Food Programs (PDF)
• Substance Resources (PDF)