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What is it?Presence St. Mary’s Hospital offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to adults, which include lessons in health literacy. The classes meet on Monday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Lessons include basic conversation, translation, vocabulary building, listening, and writing…
OverviewIn 2001, the hospital’s Foundation initiated a campaign to transform the area immediately surrounding the hospital from a crime-ridden, blighted, mostly rental-occupied area to a stable, respectable, revitalized, owner-occupied neighborhood. In partnership with the City of Rockford, Habitat…
OverviewAccording to the 2012 America’s Health Rankings with input from the CDC’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, Tennessee and Kentucky are ranked 39th and 44th in the nation, respectively, for death rates from heart disease and stroke and contributing factors such as obesity,…
OverviewThe Staying Well at Home program helps elderly residents live independently, avoid frequent re-hospitalizations, and maintain a high quality of life. This is accomplished through the on-site education and telehealth monitoring stations that record vital signs. The monitors are conveniently…
What is it?The Regional West Drive-Through Flu Shot Clinic is a collaborative effort between Regional West Medical Center and a local primary care physicians’ group to encourage more people to get flu shots. The event has been held annually in October since 2003. Nurses and student nurses volunteer…
OverviewHealthy Kids Community Care is a community collaboration formed in December 2007 for children who do not have access to health care. Two clinic sites are currently available at two Iowa City schools. The clinics provide free services to children in the school district and surrounding school…
What is it?The Will-Grundy Medical Clinic (WGMC), known today throughout the community as the Free Clinic, offers quality primary, diagnostic, and therapeutic care at no cost to patients in need. Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center (PSJMC) has been a significant supporter of the Will-Grundy…
OverviewPresbyterian Senior Connection is Presbyterian Healthcare Services' membership program for its mature adult community. The program is designed to provide members with the variety of health promotion, educational, and social opportunities they have requested. Eligible residents are 60…
OverviewThe Sports and Leisure Program is designed to enhance the lifestyle of participants through a wide range of sports and leisure programs. The program recognizes that learning to live life to the fullest is an important part of learning to live with a physical disability. Several programs are…
OverviewThe Altoona Regional Partnership for a Healthy Community was begun in 1999 to address health issues in the Altoona community. The Partnership for a Healthy Community opened the Partnering for Health Services Medical Clinic in 1999 to provide access to free health care and medication to the…