Community Connections
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The Healthier Together project aims at diminishing the state’s population health gaps, one county at a time in Oklahoma. The project has been funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to facilitate the translation of patient-centered outcomes research and clinical…
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For more than 25 years, The LifeCenter has been a friendly, relaxing place to learn about living a healthy lifestyle. The LifeCenter aims to increase awareness and prevention of a wide range of chronic and acute health conditions.
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In 2009, White Memorial Medical Center (WMMC) partnered with the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation’s (MAOF) Senior Hispanic Information and Assistance Services to provide local Latino older adults with access to community resources to keep them healthy and independent.
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One of the most pressing gaps in community care was adequate behavioral health for adolescents. Building on its already existing behavioral health services, in July 2015 Unity Health opened a new adolescent behavioral health unit, Unity Health – Courage. This service stemmed from the…
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Norwegian American Hospital’s (NAH’s) Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) provides intensive group therapy to clients with active symptoms of mental illness. IOP began in 2012 to address high hospitalization rates for behavioral health issues and mood disorders in the local community. It…
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Saint Anthony Hospital (SAH) Mental Health Services were established in 2003 to offer culturally sensitive counseling services and emotional support to adults who have limited or no access to health insurance. SAH providers help those experiencing chronic depression, anxiety, and the…
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The Nash Health Care Transitional Care Program (TCP) serves as a model of the organizational mission to provide superior quality health care services to help improve the health of the community in a caring, efficient, and financially sound manner. The TCP encompasses evidence-based…
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The goal of the 10-week series is to strengthen families by teaching positive parenting techniques and creating safe, nurturing, and healthy environments to protect children from violence. Child care is available, and families are provided resources to teach children nonviolent conflict…
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A highly successful endeavor piloted by the Northside Urban Partnership, “Work Train” is an expansion of a pilot program titled “Green Train,” which provided job training and placement to include training in “green” construction, weatherization, landscaping and urban ecology. Started in…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that, of New York’s approximately 19.5 million residents, close to 673,000 adults and 204,000 children live with serious mental conditions (2010). St. Joseph’s has been designated by the state of New York as a Community Mental…