Community Connections
OverviewHoly Name Medical Center (HNMC) offers 83,700 Jewish community members targeted health education and screenings, including Sunday mammograms and hospice programs accredited by the National Institute for Jewish Hospice. Other HNMC culturally appropriate amenities within the hospital system…
OverviewThe mission of the Rees-Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence (Rees-Jones Center) is to ensure that children in foster care receive the highest quality health care and necessary community support for full recovery and future success. The Center began as an extension of the child abuse and…
OverviewChildren’s Health System of Texas formed the Health and Wellness Alliance for Children (the Alliance) in early 2013 after a “listening” tour of local organizations serving children and families revealed a lack of sustained impact due to the fragmented nature of individual social service…
What is it?
The overarching goal of the School Wellness Program at Harry S. Truman High School is to help students stay in school, thus improving chances for academic success. Short-term goals include provision of nursing services, mental health crisis counseling and prevention education sessions…
OverviewIn response to lead and environmental hazards that threaten the health of children and families, the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center established the Connecticut Children’s Healthy Homes Program (Healthy Homes). Healthy Homes launched in 2003 to make children’s lives healthier by…
OverviewSt. John’s Regional Medical Center and St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital are committed to giving all persons with heart failure within the community, and their family members, the knowledge and support necessary to help them maintain the highest quality of life and reduce their risk of…
Overview
Since Connecticut Children’s Medical Center opened in 1996, they have advanced care coordination for patients through the Connecticut Children’s Center for Care Coordination (CCC). Recently, with support from the Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health, the CCC expanded…
OverviewAs the result of a three-year multi-faceted Maryland state planning effort to address health-related challenges, the Maryland Community Health Resources Commission and Department of Health & Mental Hygiene has funded a four-year, $5 million Health Enterprise Zone initiative, the West…
OverviewBon Secours Baltimore Health System (BSBHS) is committed to helping to provide safe, affordable housing in west Baltimore, allowing families to move beyond this basic need to foster collective well-being. Beginning in 1988 by renovating properties close to the hospital, BSBHS' housing…
OverviewFounded in 1991, Bon Secours Community Works is an integrated group of highly targeted social services programs. Key elements include: