Advancing Healthy Living

Wellness begins with healthy eating and active living. Take the first step toward your wellness goals through free classes, educational sessions, and individualized wellness planning, all made possible through community support.

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We're here to support people and get them through the difficulty of changing eating habits and other lifestyle aspects. We don't turn anybody away. No one is perfect--you can always come back and keep trying to improve your lifestyle.

Setour Dillard, RN

Sentara Integrated Care Manager

Get Healthy. Be Healthy. Stay Healthy. We can help.

We all need support to make healthy lifestyle changes. Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital's community health team helps people take charge of their health, to prevent and manage diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and other chronic illnesses. 

We offer classes, educational programming, food access programs, support accessing medical care, and individualized wellness planning free of charge throughout Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. No matter where you are on your journey to better health, our team is here to help you reach your healthcare goals.

Sign up for more information about our programs, check out the links below, and join us for a free session!

First Tuesday Educational Series

Join Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital doctors and local experts for monthly Zoom sessions on healthcare topics of interest. 

Chronic Disease Management

Take charge of your health with classes and personalized care, all offered free of charge thanks to support of Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital.

No Cost Farm Stands

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital is putting healthy food on the tables of local children and families in need.

 

Free Fitness Classes

Have fun and get in shape at these free classes throughout the region. 

 

Support community health programs

Your support of Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital makes these programs free and accessible to all. 

 

Meet Community Partners

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital partners with dozens of local organizations to improve access to care.

 

1700+

bags of farm-fresh produce will reach families in need in 2023 thanks to your support of Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital.

Better Health for All

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital's community health programs align with the highest priority needs of our region, as identified through the Community Health Needs Assessment process.  That process unites Sentara, UVA Health and the Blue Ridge Health District to evaluate quantitative data and qualitative input from hundreds of stakeholders to create a collaborative community health improvement plan. 

Read the 2022 MAPP2Health Report
2023 Hospital Priorities Report

Contact Us

Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital's Community Health team works in Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. Our offices are at the Sentara Starr Hill Health Center in the Jefferson School City Center. To learn more, contact us at 434-984-6220.

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