The Care Coordination program, a city-wide initiative now in 28 sites in different hospitals around New York, was inspired and trained by a Boston-based program called PACT, for Prevention, Access to Care and Treatment. PACT is part of Partners in Health — a nongovernmental group famous for its work in Haiti, Rwanda and elsewhere. Part of Partners’ strategy is to use people from the community who are paid a stipend to visit patients, watch them take their pills and support them. Since 1995, PACT has been using these ideas in tough neighborhoods of Boston, first with H.I.V. patients and now with people with chronic diseases such as diabetes. The PACT project trains people from the community, some of whom have the same diseases and similar problems as their patients, to be community health workers.
They are paid a stipend and receive training in medical care, counseling and other skills. They work with patients to help them manage their illnesses, take their medications and make lifestyle changes. They also help patients navigate the health care system, including finding doctors and specialists, and connecting them with insurance and other resources.
Translation: They receive a stipend and undergo training in medical care, counseling, and other skills. They work with patients to manage their illnesses, take medications, and make lifestyle changes. They also assist patients in navigating the healthcare system, including finding doctors and specialists, and connecting them with insurance and other resources.
 They are paid a stipend and receive training in medical care, counseling and other skills. They work with patients to help them manage their illnesses, take their medications and make lifestyle changes. They also help patients navigate the health care system, including finding doctors and specialists, and connecting them with insurance and other resources.


Translation: They receive a stipend and undergo training in medical care, counseling, and other skills. They work with patients to manage their illnesses, take medications, and make lifestyle changes. They also assist patients in navigating the healthcare system, including finding doctors and specialists, and connecting them with insurance and other resources.