Community Connections
What is it?In an effort to address socio-economic concerns in communities surrounding Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, residents and stakeholders developed a revitalization project with grassroots efforts. The Healthy Communities Initiative is a multi-faceted effort that addresses root issues鈥
What is it?Benefis' Native American Programs aim to improve access and optimize health care outcomes by ensuring Benefis' services are congruent with the values, beliefs, and traditions of Native American people. Strategies include enhanced hospitality in a culturally inviting setting,鈥
What is it?The Healthy Woman program features a series of free monthly health-focused educational seminars, health fairs, and interactive events that focus on the emotional, physical, and fiscal well-being of women. Every October there is an annual anniversary event featuring a nationally known鈥
OverviewSt. Joseph鈥檚 Hospital Health Center, the seventh largest employer in Central New York, is located within the Prospect Hill neighborhood on Syracuse鈥檚 North Side, a community that has long been the home to immigrants and refugees. The North Side is a community with great potential, but one鈥
OverviewIn May 2009, Humboldt General Hospital鈥 s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) department launched a 鈥淩escue Bike Patrol鈥 program during Winnemucca鈥檚 annual 鈥淩un-A-Mucca 鈥 event held over Memorial Day weekend. Run-A-Mucca is a three-day motorcycle rally that draws more than 900 motorcycles and鈥
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The Sharps Disposal Program offers a safe way for diabetics or anyone using medical sharps to dispose of them in a safe way using an approved medical sharps container. Containers may be picked up at the hospital for a one-time fee of $10. They are returned to the emergency department鈥
What is it?Botsford Hospital's School-Based Health Clinic, housed in Pierce Middle School, provides health care and wellness programs to hundreds of students. Clinic staff offer a range of care, such as treating minor ailments and injuries, controlling asthma symptoms, testing for sexually鈥
OverviewLowell General Hospital, in partnership with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance (GLHA), helped launch an effort to recruit volunteers from the community who would be willing to be trained to go into Lowell public schools to provide this much-needed tobacco education to students. Tobacco鈥
OverviewThe Annual Women鈥檚 Health Day, which was in its 10th year this past October, is a collaborative effort of the hospital, local businesses, health agencies, and others in the community. Health screenings, many of them offered at no cost or at a much reduced rate, include cholesterol, blood鈥
What is it?East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) subsidizes a parish nurse program that is very active in area churches as well as in the community. The EAMC Parish Nurses take a leading role in providing free health screenings and health education to the community at the Darden Wellness Clinic. It is鈥