Community Connections
What is it?On a monthly basis, dietitians from Georgetown Hospital System/Sodexo offer a free, hour-long field trip to a local supermarket to help attendees choose healthier foods. Participants learn how to read labels and ingredients, pick healthy snacks, shop on a budget and how marketing鈥
What is it?For the past seven years, Christiana Care has hosted 鈥淟atinas Fuertes Y Saludables 鈥 Latinas: Strong and Healthy.鈥 This annual conference, held entirely in Spanish, is conducted by Christiana Care outreach and education staff in partnership with several community agencies. Christiana鈥
What is it?Randall Children鈥檚 Child Safety Program is a three-pronged effort that is integrated into obstetrical and pediatric services in all five Legacy Health sites in Oregon and Washington. The three separate and collaborative, hospital-based child injury prevention programs are the Child鈥
What is it?Growing Home is a volunteer-driven community organization addressing homelessness, hunger and opportunities for at-risk children. Programs include an Interfaith Family Shelter, Homeless Prevention, an after-school program, a food pantry with hygiene items, health care services,鈥
What is it?Each May through October, Monadnock Community Hospital (MCH) hosts the Fresh Chicks Marketplace (FCM). The FCM at MCH is a place where people experience a wide variety of local vendors who offer high-quality produce, products, skills and music. The marketplace educates and informs people鈥
What is it?For the first time in the history of the program, Methodist Health System was a presenting sponsor of the KETV 7 Can Help Kids/Salvation Army Back-to-School Backpack Program. Collection barrels were located at all three Methodist Health System hospitals; Methodist Physicians Clinics in鈥
What is it?MaineGeneral sponsors farmers鈥 markets to give their community a chance to meet their neighbors while shopping for fresh, local foods. The Medical Center purchases much of the food it serves from local sources and market chefs have won awards at high-profile events cooking with local鈥
What is it?This free community event educates seniors and individuals experiencing disability about safe ways to continue meeting their transportation needs. 鈥淒rive Safe Chattanooga鈥 also features CarFit, an educational screening that allows older adults to review options for adaptive driving鈥
Children's National Medical Center - IMPACT DC (Improving Pediatric Asthma Care in the District of Columbia) Asthma Clinic aims to reduce ED visits and hospitalizations for asthma through tailored education and care plans for children. Contact us for comprehensive asthma care.
What is it?Total Woman is a free membership program by St. Mary鈥檚 to help empower women to make good health care decisions and take action that will result in better health for themselves and their families. The program also offers special discounts from local businesses and hosts regular events.鈥