Community Connections
What is it?This educational daycare program began in 2003 when the Marilyn and Gordon Macklin Intergenerational Institute developed a partnership with Blanchard Valley Health System to facilitate interaction between retirement home residents and adult day center clients with children ages six weeks鈥
What is it?This program offers a variety of outreach and clinical services related to diabetes. Staff includes clinical diabetes educators, who provide diabetes self-management for clients and their families, identify and educate individuals at high risk for diabetes and provide medical nutrition鈥
What is it?In October 2013, the West Virginia University (WVU) Healthcare Expo brought an array of free and inexpensive screenings and 52 health-related exhibitors to the Morgantown Mall. Screenings and assessments included blood pressure, body fat, body mass index, bone density, carotid artery,鈥
What is it?The Porter Hospital board approved a plan to relocate and expand the hospital鈥檚 primary care practice in Bristol into the new 鈥淏ristol Works!鈥 redevelopment complex. In August 2012, Porter completed the relocation and began welcoming new physicians. The new office has more exam rooms and鈥
What is it?Project LEAN (Learning with Energy from Activity and Nutrition) is a city-wide collaborative between Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk Health Department, Jefferson Elementary School and Pepperidge Farm Corporation. The project aims to halt rising obesity among the community鈥檚 underserved鈥
What is it?The new telehealth program at Essentia Health-Fargo links emergency medicine specialists in Fargo to caregivers and patients at two Essentia Health rural hospitals in Minnesota. The rural emergency departments (EDs) have a rolling cart with a video monitor and camera that can be wheeled鈥
What is it?For the last 16 years, North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) has hosted the annual Live Well Health Fair. During this event, NMMC and other community organizations partner to offer free seasonal flu shots and free health screenings for anxiety, blood pressure, glaucoma, depression,鈥
What is it?Code Med, an annual health fair, provides a day of healthy learning and fun for the entire family. Breast exams, skin exams and the Georgia Child Identification Program (GACHIP) are highlights of the event. Through GACHIP, a photo, fingerprinting, short video interview and DNA sample (鈥
What is it?Formed in 1992, the program is a coalition led by Cook Children鈥檚 Community Health Outreach department and is a nationally recognized community partnership dedicated to preventing unintentional childhood injury. Who is it for?Children in Tarrant County.
What is it?Healthways is William Newton Hospital鈥檚 educational outreach program, founded in 1982 to promote a healthy lifestyle and personal awareness of health risks. The program offers the following services to the community at low or no cost: fitness classes, coronary risk profiles, corporate鈥