The Chambers County Health and Wellness Center recently celebrated the completion of a new pavilion project. Community members gathered to mark the occasion, made possible by a $15,000 grant from the Coosa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council. The pavilion serves as an additional space for informational classes and community events.
The CCCHWC is a collaborative effort between the Chambers County Commission, the city of LaFayette, and Auburn University’s Rural Outreach Project. The center aims to address health disparities in rural communities by offering health and wellness resources and programs. Over the past year, the center has hosted health screenings, educational programs, and telehealth services through the OnMed station.
LaFayette’s Street and Sanitation Superintendent George Green and his team played a crucial role in bringing the pavilion to completion. Their hard work and dedication were evident during the check presentation ceremony. Various officials and community leaders attended the event to show their support for the health and wellness center’s continued growth and impact on the community.
Senator Randy Price praised the project as a model for similar centers across the state during his speech at the event. Ciara Turner, executive director of CCCHWC, highlighted how vital community support and partnership are in such projects. She thanked everyone who contributed to making this expansion possible, especially those from Coosa Valley RC&D grant funding this project.
Overall, this new pavilion represents an important step forward for CCCHWC’s mission to provide health resources to rural communities in Alabama. It underscores how collaboration between public agencies, non-profit organizations, local governments can lead to meaningful change when addressing pressing issues like health disparities in underprivileged areas of our state.
As CCCHWC continues to grow with new resources like this pavilion, it will undoubtedly have a lasting impact on Chambers County’s residents by providing them with better access to healthcare information & education that can lead towards improved health outcomes ultimately enhancing their quality of life overall.
