Community Connections
What is it?Since 1999, Genesis Health System in Davenport, Iowa, and Trinity Regional Health System in Rock Island, Illinois have collaborated to support the Quad City Health Initiative (QCHI), a community partnership working to create a healthy community. QCHI is led by a community Board including鈥
What is it?The hospitals conducted a vast "listening campaign" that spanned five months and offered community members multiple ways to provide input on how the hospitals could better serve the community. Through town halls, focus groups, social media, and other venues, more than 1,400 community鈥
What is it?In 1986, the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine began reaching out to homeless and other underserved populations through the student-run Salvation Army Clinic. The free clinic, which started in a corner of the Salvation Army dining hall, has grown into about 500 square feet鈥
What is it?BAMBI is an extensive community collaborative that promotes recovery in families as early as possible in pregnancy by coordinating and integrating prenatal care and treatment for substance dependency, complemented by social services. Clients are supported throughout the pregnancy and for鈥
What is it?Providence Milwaukie Hospital and its partners in Community Health in Motion (CHIM) have provided thousands of free immunizations and hundreds of sports physicals to area children, health screenings for adults, fall prevention clinics for seniors, free monthly dental services to鈥
What is it?Individuals can join Senior Connection through Providence Hospital or a Senior Wellness Center that the hospital operates in three locations through the D.C. Office on Aging. The fitness, education, and social programs are provided free to members. Services offered at the centers -鈥
What is it?The Fairmont General Hospital VolunTEEN program is a student-oriented volunteer program that offers young people the opportunity to learn about the careers available in the health care field, as well as the role of professionals and others in community health. A typical summer placement鈥
OverviewHeartbeats Health Festival began in 1983 in response to a statewide health initiative aimed at offering low-cost and no-cost health screenings to members of the community. The Heartbeats Festival has become a 鈥渉ealthy tradition鈥 in the community, completing its 30th consecutive year in 2013鈥
What is it?Live Well Omaha Kids (LWOK) is a comprehensive, socio-ecological approach to fight childhood obesity at every level of a child's interaction with their environment via prevention and intervention strategies. LWOK staff and its comprehensive initiatives are funded by Alegent鈥
What is it?For nearly a decade, this program has fought to stop the spread of HIV to infants during childbirth. Provided at no cost to the patient, the program features specially trained nurses who care for HIV-positive mothers-to-be by scheduling appointments, managing medications, and promoting鈥