Community Connections
What is it?HealthAware is an online health-risk assessment tool to identify an individual’s risk for heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease or diabetes. If at risk, the participant is invited to receive free lab work and free education from a registered nurse, which includes ways to…
What is it?Nuestra Vida (Our Lives) is a collaborative effort between Memorial Medical Center and county government. The program improves self-managed care and preventive behaviors and increases community awareness within a cultural context, incorporating local language and culturally appropriate…
What is it?The Providence Center, in collaboration with the state, provides on-call certified recovery coaches every weekend for patients in hospital emergency departments (EDs) across Rhode Island with high rates of accidental opioid overdose. The program was launched by Care New England Health…
What is it?Every fall, the medical staff at Ruby Valley Hospital’s Medical Clinic offer low-cost sports physicals for athletes at the local high schools. Money collected is then given back to the schools in the Ruby Valley. The schools use the funds to purchase books or equipment in support of…
What is it?During registration, delivering parents are asked if they would like the free services of a volunteer doula. A doula is a nonmedical person who assists a woman and her husband and/or family before, during and after childbirth. Community women who are trained as doulas with Doulas of…
What is it?Longmont United Hospital (LUH) partners with Healthy Learning Paths (HLP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower children to lead healthy lives through the Be Well, Learn Well® school program. LUH medical professionals are trained in the program and volunteer in schools.…
What is it?The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program is a free, six-week interactive program that teaches patients how to set personal goals and develop skills to overcome barriers needed to successfully manage chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, heart or lung problems, high blood…
What is it?Cook with a Doc is a free class teaches parents and their children to cook four easy, kid-friendly snacks that require only four ingredients or less – sampling included. The class is co-led by a registered dietitian and a pediatrician. Who is it for?Families at all income levels in the…
What is it?In partnership with the Paramus Health Department and Gold’s Gym of Paramus, the Paramus Weight Loss Challenge (PWLC) motivates the community to lose weight and improve overall health through a goal-oriented, supportive and educational approach. The focus is on achieving a team goal so…
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