Community Connections
What is it?The Family Wellness Program’s chief objective is to reduce community obesity rates by teaching participants how to physically nurture themselves through good nutrition and an understanding of the importance of physical activity. The nutritionists and parent educators use multiple methods…
OverviewCalvert Community Dental Care (CCDC) was formed in 2009 to provide routine and preventive dental care and dental health education to low-income individuals in Southern Maryland. CCDC partners with Calvert Memorial Hospital (CMH), Calvert County Health Department and other county agencies to…
OverviewIn January 2015, the Calvert CARES program was developed to bridge the gap between community resources and patient health care needs/self-management capabilities. This program incorporated initiatives begun in 2012 with new concepts developed over the past three years, to broaden the…
OverviewThe Community Asthma Partnership was launched in 1992 by Baptist Health working with Nemours Children’s Specialty Care and University of Florida Health. Wolfson Children’s Hospital – a Baptist Health hospital – took over operations of the Community Asthma Partnership in 2006. In alignment…
OverviewThe mission of the Wellspring Cooperative Corporation (WCC) is to develop a network of worker-owned cooperatives, business entities that are owned and controlled by their members, formerly underemployed and unemployed inner-city residents who work in them in Springfield, Mass. Worker-owners…
OverviewBaystate Springfield Educational Partnership (BSEP) is a high school health career pathway program for high school-age residents of Springfield, Mass. It includes exploration of health careers, a teen mini-medical school, and summer work employment opportunities to give students interested…
OverviewPartners for a Healthier Community (PHC) is the public health institute of western Massachusetts, advancing public health practice and making systematic improvements with policy changes to improve population health in the Pioneer Valley. It drives policy change leading to system-level…
OverviewChildren who are overweight are at risk for many other health problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, bone and joint problems, and gallbladder disease. Baystate Children’s Hospital is committed to reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity and assisting families fighting…
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The Baystate Family Advocacy Center (BFAC) has been operational since 1997. Under hospital and medical leadership, law enforcement, child protection, and prosecutorial disciplines formed an alliance, called the Child Abuse Prevention Alliance of Hampden County and endorsed the children’s…
What is it?The primary focus of the Community Resource Center (CRC) is to reduce potentially avoidable emergency department (ED) visits through intervention while clients are present in the ED. The CRC takes a holistic approach to medical problems and additionally seeks to address unmet social,…