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History, Mission & Resources
SeaCare Health Services
Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce
2012 Business of the Year Award Winner in the Health Care Category
History
SeaCare Health Services is a New Hampshire based non-profit organization providing access to medical care for uninsured adults, prescription assistance for low-income families and home visiting/health coordination services for children. Prior to the creation of SeaCare, many private health professionals provided free care to low-income people. Unfortunately, inequities in the distribution of free care to patients burdened some health professionals more than others since they had no systematic way of determining who was truly in need. In response to this issue, a community task force was formed in the late 1980′s (comprised of health and human service providers), to address the needs of the uninsured in the Seacoast area. Their idea was to develop a coordinated system to screen and refer indigent uninsured patients through a pro bono volunteer physician network with Care Coordination services provided by the agency. After three years of planning, “Project GoodHealth” received funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJ) in 1992 to provide access to health care for children in six Seacoast towns. In 1994, Project GoodHealth evolved into SeaCare when additional funding was received from RWJ to expand medical and mental health services to adults and children throughout 21 towns in eastern Rockingham County.
Mission
SeaCare Health Services is founded on the belief that our community should provide high quality equitable health care for all. Such health care encompasses those services needed to achieve complete physical, mental and social well-being. SeaCare Health Services is devoted to ensuring that all underserved members of the community have access to optimal health care.
Resources
Here are some helpful links to other local initiatives and community partners working to improve care throughout the seacoast.
- “5210 Steps Up!” Project - SeaCare continues to support and team up with the 5210 Steps Up! project. The project promotes healthy lifestyle choices for children, youth and families in the seacoast region by focusing on physical activity and healthy eating. This multi-year project is generously funded by the United Way of the Greater Seacoast. The program emphasizes the importance of: 5 or more fruits and vegetables, 2 hours or less recreational screen time, 1 hour or more of physical activity and 0 sugary drinks, more water and low fat milk. For more information, please contact Kim Truesdale at 603-502-3602 or e-mail Kim@5210Stepsup.org. You can also visit www.5210Stepsup.org.
- Squamscott Community Commons - SCC is a collaboration between seven premier non-profit agencies with expansive social service, family support and enhancement, and recreational impact on the seacoast community. Collectively, they serve more than 55,000 seacoast residents and are growing stronger each year.
- Community Resource Network - offers networking and staff development opportunities to non-profits and community members in eastern Rockingham County, Strafford County and southern York County.
- 211 New Hampshire - 2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers, at no cost, to information about critical health and human services available in their community.
