Community Connections
What is it?Since 1995, Rapid City Regional Hospital Foundation and Auxiliary鈥檚 Don鈥檛 Thump Your Melon program has been promoting helmet safety and education. Helmets, purchased through a grant from Kohl鈥檚 Cares for Kids, are properly fitted and provided free of charge to those in need of one.鈥
What is it?In 1999, a pair of Trinity Health employees and a group of parish nurses started a free clinic in Minot to provide free basic medical care to people without health insurance. The clinic, which provides two weekly walk-in clinics on Mondays and Fridays at First Lutheran Church, is staffed鈥
What is it?The Sky Lakes Medical Center provides first-time moms with an at-home visit by a registered nurse who is also a certified lactation consultant. Home visits are made in 1 to 3 days from the time of discharge to determine if both mom and baby are doing well. During home visits, the nurse鈥
OverviewSturgis Regional Hospital Rehabilitation Department partnered with three elementary schools and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) to host school rallies to encourage young people to 鈥渓ighten up鈥 their backpacks. This effort is part of the National School Backpack鈥
OverviewJamestown Hospital launched its 鈥淣ew Year, New You (NYNY) Fitness Challenge鈥 in January 2008 to encourage area residents to make positive lifestyle changes and reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and tobacco use. The mission of this program is to make Jamestown the鈥
OverviewDouglas County, a large county (about the size of Connecticut) at 5,134 square miles, has an unemployment rate of 18 percent, with more than half of the county鈥檚 families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline. To help alleviate strained family budgets, Mercy Medical鈥
OverviewAvera, the health ministry of the Benedictine and Presentation Sisters, is a regional partnership of health professionals who share support services to maintain health care at more than 231 locations in eastern South Dakota and surrounding states. Avera has five regional centers: Avera St.鈥
What is it?The Physical Therapy Outreach program provides physical therapy services and wellness education to outlying rural communities and organizations. Due to their location, these communities have limited access to physical therapy services. The hospital works with area school systems, skilled鈥
What is it?Through Safe Kids Fargo/Moorhead, local children participate in bike rodeos throughout the year at various venues. The 鈥渞odeo鈥 includes instructions on bike safety including bike helmet fitting, bike maintenance and an obstacle course that helps demonstrate the proper hand signals and鈥
OverviewRecognizing that new parents have numerous questions during the baby鈥檚 first year, Medcenter One began offering a free Well Baby Clinic for new parents in the community about 10 years ago. Parents are welcome to stop by with their babies (birth to one year) during the clinic鈥檚 weekly hours鈥