Community Health
& Wellness
Community Health & Wellness seeks to address the behavioral and mental health needs of Central Ohio’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
Community Health &
Wellness Overview
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The Community Health and Wellness staff aim to meet communities’ behavioral and public health-related needs through culturally and linguistically appropriate services, including, outreach, public education, training, and referral.
The staff provides CLAS education through Health Literacy and Cultural Competency training. Funded by grants through the ADAMH Board of Franklin County and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation.
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Refugees, Immigrants, and New Americans facing challenges and barriers who need assistance to successfully navigate needed services.
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Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm
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CH&W staff currently work remotely and from our main office following local health department recommendations for in person meetings.
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
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Support services are designed to address the unique mental health needs of individuals within the Refugee, Immigrant, and New American communities. We recognize and respect diverse cultural backgrounds, ensuring that our service approach is both sensitive and appropriate.
Supportive services provided by our Licensed Social Worker.
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Residents of Franklin County and anyone over the age of 18.
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Monday-Friday 9:00am-12:00pm
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4300 E Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43213
For inquiries or to schedule an appointment, please contact our Licensed Social Worker through email at Janai.Troutman@ethiotss.org or by phone at (614) 582-0325.
Community Wellness Navigators
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The Community Navigator Program has adapted evidence-based interventions such as the Community Health Worker model and the Social Supports Theory to address individual-level and community-level socioecological determinants of health.
Immigrant and refugee communities deal with issues such as poor housing, food insecurity, lack of opportunity, discrimination, homesickness, navigating multiple cultures, and community violence.
The ETSS Navigators assist clients by utilizing a “task‐shifting” model, i.e., the transfer of response from formal health providers to lay workers to undertake specific mental health interventions.
Informal channels play an important role in the mental wellness of populations by problem recognition, addressing barriers and stigma, and treatment initiation.
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Refugees and Immigrants facing challenges and barriers who need assistance to successfully navigate the services they need
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Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm
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4300 E Broad St., Suite D, Columbus, OH 43213
Meet the Community Health & Wellness Team
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Denise L. Martin
Community Health & Wellness Manager
Language: English and American Sign Language
Cell Phone: 614-572-3256
Email: denise.martin@ethiotss.org -
Shuayb (Jet) Jama
Bilingual Community Health and Wellness Coordinator
Languages: English and Somali
Cell Phone: 614-813-0912
Email: Jet.Jama@ethiotss.org -
Eyerusalem Tessema
Community Mental Wellness Coordinator
Language(s): English and Amharic
Cell Phone: 614-570-0174
Email: Eyerusalem.tessema@ethiotss.org -
Neybe Duque de Hernandez
Bilingual Advocate/CHW
Language(s): English and Spanish
Cell Phone: 614-572-5537
Email: neybe.hernandez@ethiotss.org -
Sadiki Claver Mubawa
Community Navigator
Language(s): English, French, Kiswahili, Lingala, Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, Kinyankole
Cell Phone: 614-582-0010
Email: claver.mubawa@ethiotss.org -
Janai Troutman
MSW, Licensed Social Worker
Cell Phone: 614-582-0325
Email: Janai.troutman@ethiotss.org -
Durga Subedi
Community Navigator
Language(s): English and Nepali
Cell Phone: 614-570-1475
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Zarwa Rahmat
Community Navigator
Language(s): Pashto, Dari/Farsi, Urdu, and Hindi
Cell Phone: 380-266-7802
Email: zarwa.rahmat@ethiotss.org
Hours and Locations
Community Health and Wellness Programs serve Immigrants, Refugees, and New Americans facing challenges and barriers who need assistance to navigate the CLAS services they need successfully at our North, East, and Main Office from Monday through Friday, 9 AM – 5 PM.
Main Office
4300 E. Broad Street
Suite D
Columbus, Ohio 43213