Community Connections
What is it?The Food and Nutrition Department of Elliot Hospital created the Cook Better! Live Better! program to teach both children and adults how to shop, cook, and eat healthy. Nutrition information, food tastings, and basic cooking techniques are presented in a relaxing and entertaining…
What is it?The Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center is a 2,000-square-foot building with classroom space and a demonstration kitchen, plus a mix of high-tech fitness equipment and interactive media kiosks. Core programming of the Rector Center is the Healthy Kids Initiative, which screens…
What is it?The HERO program brings a collaboration of experts into classrooms to teach about important health topics. The topics provide age-appropriate information on a specific health issue; teach children to identify signs of a disease process; or offer a way for children to improve their…
What is it?Mount Desert Island (MDI) Hospital is leading a group of local agencies in the launch of an outreach program to identify those who may be at risk for diabetes and help them improve their health. The program will train volunteer community health care workers who will be a patient's…
What is it?The program provides free in-home nurse visits to new mothers soon after leaving the hospital. Visits include newborn assessments; maternal health assessments, including breast-feeding and psychological support; education about child mortality risks; and referrals as needed. Who is it…
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The Bridge assists patients by linking them with primary health care providers, continuous health insurance, mental health or substance abuse counseling and treatment, housing, and various other social and medical services. The program's main goals are to improve health outcomes,…
What is it?The Literacy for Children (LFC) Project was launched at Howard University Hospital (HUH) and sponsored by Howard University Libraries and the District of Columbia Public Libraries. Student and adult volunteers model behavior for the attentive listener and reader. Through liaisons with…
What is it?In 2010, Children's Hospital Colorado and the Adams 12 Five Star School District formed a partnership, whereby the hospital's Sports Medicine Program for Young Athletes staffs each high school's training room with a certified athletic trainer to provide coverage of all…
What is it?A free, confidential online screening tool allows individuals to take an anonymous self-assessment for several different brain-based illnesses including depression, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, alcohol addiction, eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and…
What is it?Fresh Start is a collaboration between the Racine Unified School District and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints to create an alternative education site for children who have difficulties adapting to a traditional classroom setting. The site is a highly structured environment that…