Important Statewide Phone Nos:

911- Statewide Emergency

211 - Statewide Information

800-774 - 2900 - Domestic Violence HotLine
KEEP Your Kidneys healthy - Get a simple test 3/26/08 at
Alumni Hall, Quinnipiac University, 9AM - 1:00PM  FREE!
Call (203) 582-8655 to register

Get information about Alzheimer's Awareness at:
-http://alzheimers.about.com
For Additional information,  visit : www.accessexcellence.org

Copies of all of the Health Care Literacy & Education programs seen
on "21st Century Conversations" are now available on VHS & DVD.
Call (203) 407-0250 to request a copy; the cost is $15 each.

Quinnipiac Valley Health District is offering the Flu Shot
Call (203) 248- 4528 for more information

New Haven Seniors, call Health Dept. at  946-7854 for
specific information about services.

Mammogram Screening is always available at Hospital of St. Raphael, Yale
and at other Primary Care centers.
Call a health care center and make an appointment.

  • All women 40 and older should get screened for Breast &
    Cervical Cancer  Visit www.oneworldpi.org/aboutoneworld
  • Learn about our planned education programs
  • Black women & women with a family history of Breast Cancer
    should start screening at age 35

  • If you have not been screened in the past year,
  • Call 789-3275 to set up an appointment for the
       Hospital of Saint Raphael or

  • Call Yale at (203) 785-4095 to get your Cancer Screening.

  • Yale also has the Mammography Van that travels to various      
    neighborhoods to conduct screening.

  • Call 688-6800 to get information about the Mammography Van.

 This is a special effort to reach African-American and underserved women.  
  • With cancer you cannot play the ignore it game; get informed. Learn!
  • During the month of October screening are being done at many
    places.  
  • Call the numbers listed to find out where there is a screening taking
    place near you.
  • Screening can be covered by insurance
  • Financial assistance is available for those unable to pay.

  • Call Yale at 785-4095, or 785- 4191 for an appointment today, or call
  • St. Raphael at 789-3275.  Be sure to get screened
Basic Safety Tips

  • Do not give your house keys to workers who come to do repairs.

  • Do not open your door unless you know who is on the other side.

  • Keep emergency phone numbers posted near a telephone where you can
    see them.  Put by the phone the number of a friend or relative you can call
    on in case of difficulties of any kind.  Call for HELP!

  • Be sure to have the phone number of your local police dept. and know the
    name of at least one officer who covers your area.

  • Call and report suspicious activities in your building or neighborhood to
    either building security or to the Police Dept.

  • Remember to lock all of your doors and the garage door

  • Do not go out doors at night to investigate noices; call your building
    security or call the police.
Information about Buying on the Internet

  • Do not enter the tracking number of your checking account on the Internet.

  • No not give your credit card or your checking account number to anyone
    who calls selling you something.

  • Do not give out your address to callers you do not know.

  • Do not buy items over the Internet that you need to try on.  Be sure to buy
    ONLY from reputable companies that have a reasonable return policy.

  • Ask for the rules regarding return policy before completing the transaction.

  • If you cannot return it to the seller, do not buy it.  

  • Shipped items often arrive damaged and should be returned to the seller.

  • If you have any doubts at all, enlist the help of a trustworthy friend,
    neighbor or relative before buying on the Internet.
Medication Tips

  • Know the names of each medication you are taking.  

  • Before leaving the doctor's office, ask the name of
    any new medication that has been prescribed for
    you.  
  • Keep your doctor's phone number by the phone

  • Get to know your pharmacist and the phone number
    of your pharmacy.

  • Every time you fill a new prescription, ask the
    pharmacist to double-check to ensure that what you
    are given  is exactly what your doctor ordered.

  • Report any uncomfortable side effects to your
    doctor's office immediately
Getting & Keeping Doctors Appointments

Write all doctors' appointments in a date book; put the appointment cards on the
refrigerator where you can see and remember them.

Include the phone numbers of all providers next to the date of the appointment.

  • Hamden Seniors - Call Hamden Elderly Services at (203) 287-2691 to
    arrange for a ride to your next doctor's appointment.  Call one week ahead
    to request your ride and give the time of your appointment.

 Breast Cancer Screening for Hamden Residents:

  • The Yale Mammography Van will be at the Skiff St Stop & Shop. Call 688-
    6800 to set up an appointment.  They accept all forms of insurance.

 Breast Cancer Screening Services for New Haven Seniors/Residents:
  • New Haven Seniors/Residents (or anyone who has transportation)
  • Nov. 7, 15, 20 & 29 - 8:15AM to 2PM - Yale Mammography Van
  • Lot 22 - Peabody Museum, Whitney Ave, New Haven, 688-6800

  • New Haven Elderly Services - Atwater Senior Center - 946-8558
  • New Haven Health Dept                                                946-6999
  • Director of Elderly Services, New Haven                       946-7854

  • To request a ride to doctors' appointments,         call (203) 387-7700
  • Community Action Agency (781 Whalley Ave), or
  • Logisticare (this is a toll-free number)                    Call 888 248-9895
  • (Require 2 business days notice)
  • Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of New Haven      - (203) 230-8994
  • (Require one week's notice and request)

  • For seniors living in Fair Haven, the Fair Haven Health Clinic offers a range
    of services.  Call 777- 7411 to get more information.

  • For those living in the Hill, call Hill Health Center at 503-3000
Seniors'
Resource
Center
This section is being constructed to provide seniors with reliable and up-to-date information on health
and community services. Visit us again soon to see our progress.
Check this page for resource information on Health Care Services.
OneWorld
Hamden Community Services are provided through the
following agencies:

Health Services - Quinnipiac Valley Health District - 248-4528
The District serves Bethany, Hamden, North Haven & Woodb'ge
Location: 1151 Hartford Turnpyke, North Haven

Keefe Community Center                                (203) 562-5129
11 Pine Street, Hamden
Provides Food and Fuel Assistance.
Call InfoLine at 2-1-1 to get participation guidelines.

Hamden Elderly Services, located behind Miller Library,
2901 Dixwell  Ave.  Call (203) 287-2691
Offer a wide range of essential services and social activities for Hamden
seniors.  They are open Mon - Friday 8:30AM to 4:30PM.

They offer lunch daily for the nominal  Cost  of    -     $2.00
Bus service to doctors' appointments and shopping (call one week in advance
to make your request & reservation)
There are elderly housing units - call 287-2691 to learn more
Computer classes are offered for those who wish to learn
Social & physical activities include: Aerobics, Needlework, Bingo.

Call InfoLine at 2-1-1 to learn more about other services

Take care of yourself; watch your blood pressure & blood sugar
levels; try to walk briskly for at least 20 mins daily.

The Village of POWER - A Place To Get HELP!
African-American Women Battling Addiction/s
 Call Sue Feldman at:
(203) 503-3484 (M-F) The Village of Power
226 Dixwell Ave, New Haven, Div. of Hill Health Ctr.
This program offers special help for African-American women
with children or grandchildren.

"21st Century" TV programs are the property of  OneWorld
Progressive Institute, Inc., a 501(C) community organization.  
Call (203) 407-0250 to order
Tips On Getting Help In Your Home

  • Be certain that anyone you hire is recommended by someone you know
    and trust.  Ask for evidence of the person's prior work.

  • If it for a big job, call the state office that regulates that type of function, or
    call someone you trust so that he or she can help you.

  • DO NOT HIRE someone who comes and knocks on your
    door offering to do work.

  • Do not sign a contract until you have read and fully understand every word
    of it.  Ask questions; put all agreed to changes in writing in the contract .

  • D not agree to pay any money before the work is at least half completed
    and you are satisfied.  Do not pay the final about until the work is finished.

  • Do NOT pay more than $10 in cash for any job.  If the job cost more than
    $10,  pay by check or money order.  Get a receipt!  DO NOT take out your
    purse and count out money in the presence of workers in your home.

  • Do NOT keep a lot of cash in the house; do not leave cash lying around
    where workers who come to your house can see it.   Secure all of your  
    valuables in a safe, out-of-the-way place.
Community Health Resources  & Elderly Resources for:
East Haven, Hamden, Milford, New Haven, North Haven & West Haven

Emergency Calls Statewide- 911
InfoLine Statewide  2-1-1

A Senior's Guide to Good Nutrition is available on the
Internet.  Click this link to see it:
www.vrg.org/nutrition/seniors.htm

See also:  Eating Well As We Grow Older

  •  AIDS Interfaith 1303 Chapel 624-4350
Comprehensive support programs for those with HIV/AIDS
Provides help to people in all of Greater New Haven

  • CT  Domestic Violence Hotline (Statewide) 1-800-799-7233
  • CT  Children's Hotline (safety & services)  1-800.842-2288      

  •    East Haven Health Dept.  481-4233
    Senior Citizens Center, 91 Taylor Ave 468-3277

  •      Fair Haven Comm Health Center 777. 7411

  •     Hamden & No. Haven Health Dept 248-4528
     Hamden Elderly Services 287-2547
  •     The Hamden Medi-Van will provide transportation to doctors'            
    appointments

  •       Hill Coop. Youth Services 624-4108
  •       Hill Health Center Dixwell, 503-3420
  •       Hill Health Clinic,
         428 Columbus Ave, 503-3000
  •       62 Grant Street Partner 503-3350

  •   Milford Health Dept. 783-3285
     Senior Citizen Center, 9 Jepson Drive, Milford, CT
     (203) 877-5131

  •        New Haven Health Dept. Service Programs 946-7878
  •        AIDS/HIV Counseling & Testing 946-6453
  •        NH Elderly Services 946-8596 or 946-7854
  •        Elderly Nutrition Site 946-8559, Atwater St
  •        Elderly Services Outreach 946-8585 (New Haven)
  •        Maternal & Child Health Information/Outreach
          (203) 946-8187
  •        STD Treatment Clinic 946-8181
  •          School Health Records 946-8167

  •       North Haven Health Dept.  248-4528
      1151 Hartford Turnpyke, No. Haven
      North Haven Senior Citizens Center 239-5432
      189 Pool Road, North Haven

  •        West Haven Health Dept. 937-3660
  •        Senior Centers 937-3506 & 937-3595
  •        Wheat  931-9877


"OneWorld Defined."

OneWorld Progressive    
Institute, Inc. is a 501 (C)3
charitiable, community
organization.

Our goal is to bring reliable
and useful information to the
Greater New Haven as well as
to the broader CT community.  

We place particular
emphasis on:

  • Education      
  • Health care literacy
  • Access, Advocacy,
  • Reducing  disparities
    and
  • Improving health
    outcomes.

We seek to provide reliable
information to minority
communitites, to the poor, the
elderly and to anyone whose
access to information, goods
and services are limited by his
or her circumnstance.

We provide information
mainly through our public
access television programs,
through public health and
community forums in various,
easily accessible facilities.  
Our programs are titled:

"21st Century Conversations"  

They can be seen weekly on
various local access cable
systems in So. CT.
Please visit our TV Schedule
page to learn more.

In order to provide the most
effective programs possible, we
invite your input.  

Tell us about the programs and
services offered by your
organization.  

Whom do you serve, and in
what geographic areas?

What are the standard
requirements to benefit from
your organization?

We are striving to make a
positive difference.  Please
help us to present more
effective and informative
programs.

Send us an email to:
oneworldpi@yahoo.com,
or write to us at:

OneWorld, Inc.
P.O. Box 8662
New Haven, CT 06531