Community Connections
What is it?Curbside Care is a 32-foot recreational vehicle that has undergone extensive custom renovation to re-create the environment of a Saint Alphonsus Medical Group clinic. Complete with a patient waiting area, restroom, private examination room, and mini-laboratory, this wheelchair-accessible…
What is it?Lakeview Medical Center teamed with the Barron County Office on Aging, University of Wisconsin Barron County, and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College for the 50-Plus Challenge to Live Well, an event to encourage adults ages 50 and over to add activity to their lifestyle for health.
What is it?Portrait of a Promise is an educational video that is shown to all parents and caregivers prior to leaving the hospital with a newborn. This evidence-based prevention strategy teaches parents the dangers and risks of shaking a baby, how to soothe a crying infant, and how to decrease…
What is it?Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) has partnered with Garden State Urban Farms to bring nutrition/wellness education and access to healthy foods to the area. What began as an indoor farmers market has grown into an earth box garden and farm in an empty lot owned by NBIMC. The…
What is it?The Children's Advocacy Center of Pierce County (CAC) is a community initiative that brings together medical services, social work, mental health, victim advocacy, child protective services, law enforcement, and prosecution to provide a child-focused, efficient, and compassionate…
Overview
CPR in the Schools is an annual high school CPR training program in Henry County, which was initiated by the hospital’s nursing staff. Upon completion of the training, each student receives a skill that will last a lifetime. The classes began as part of the Wellness Classes at an area…
What is it?Five industries in the county that employ large segments of the population partner in this program, through which comprehensive health screenings and information come to employees at their work sites. Each company pays less than $100 per person for more than $800 worth of tests and…
What is it?ACTION provides a combined treatment team for emergency department (ED) psychiatric patients. Part of Community Counseling Center, a nonprofit mental health agency located in Portland, the program works closely with Spring Harbor Hospital and other organizations to provide effective,…
What is it?The FITKids program was developed to reduce the problems and illnesses associated with excess weight by teaching at-risk children and families how to improve nutrition and physical activity by maintaining a healthier lifestyle. FITKids leadership and staff work with middle school…
What is it?Each year on a Saturday during February (Heart Awareness Month), Southeast Alabama Medical Center (SAMC) hosts a free, three-hour, cardiac-wellness event at a local civic center. The message of Hearts 'n' Motion is: "Get active. Stay active. Eat healthier." Attendees have…