Community Partnerships
What is it?Renown鈥檚 Pregnancy Center provides prenatal care to expectant mothers in the community who are underserved or are in a low-income bracket. The Center offers high-quality, culturally sensitive prenatal care services including: prenatal exams, delivery options, postpartum care, well-baby鈥
What is it?Going Lean鈥檚 main focus is on preventing obesity and promoting healthy lifestyles. The program includes weight-loss initiatives, exercise classes, community gardens, healthy lifestyle coaching, running/walking groups, a cycling team, cooking classes and nutrition education. Who is it for鈥
What is it?Brainy Camps Association, a nonprofit subsidiary of Children鈥檚 National Health System, is a consortium of medically managed, condition-specific, residential summer camps and services for children with chronic health conditions. Located in West Virginia, each camp provides children and鈥
What is it?The Healthy Homes program is a partnership between the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), other Children鈥檚 Mercy staff, health care providers, community organizations and families to identify and reduce indoor environmental exposures that may cause or worsen health. With the holistic鈥
What is it?Let鈥檚 Go! works to decrease childhood obesity by increasing healthy eating and active living. The program focuses on sustainable environmental and policy changes in child care programs, schools, out-of-school programs, health care practices, workplaces and communities, while educating鈥
What is it?Baptist Operation Outreach is a mobile health care clinic for the homeless, the result of a partnership between Baptist Memorial Health Care and Christ Community Health Services. The van provides free acute and primary health care, information on disease prevention and guidance, and a鈥
What is it?Partnering with more than 20 local organizations, University Medical Center sponsors 鈥淵ou Drink, You Drive, You Lose鈥 to promote safe driving and demonstrate the dangers of drinking and driving. The event uses victim-impact speakers who have lost loved ones as a result of drunk-driving鈥
What is it?An innovative model of group care, CenteringPregnancy allows a pregnant woman to meet regularly with a nurse-midwife and several women in similar stages of pregnancy for health assessments, education and peer support. The program empowers the mother-to-be by teaching her how to be an鈥
What is it?HELP provides access to routine health care, culturally competent care and education, and a support group. HELP care plans are customized based on the individual鈥檚 needs, and high-risk program participants receive a kit containing an electronic tablet and other necessary medical鈥
What is it?Since 2012, the GPFit! initiative has offered many low-cost or no-cost options for people of all ages to engage in healthier lifestyles, create awareness and action around disease prevention and better manage chronic illness. The programs, screenings, education and events through GPFit!鈥