Community Connections
What is it?In fall 2007, Suburban Hospital partnered with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and Mobile Medical Care, Inc., to open the MobileMed/NIH Heart Clinic at Suburban Hospital. The Heart Clinic is the first in Montgomery County to bring together resources to create access…
What is it?HOPE Coalition, composed of inner-city teens representing Worcester youth organizations and high schools, wanted to minimize youth access and exposure to tobacco in Worcester through tighter regulation and distribution of tobacco permits, and by elimination of tobacco advertising in the…
What is it?Created by a stakeholder advisory committee, the Child Automobile Safety Initiative (CASI) includes four main components: free car seat safety checks, community-based education, school-based education focusing on kindergarten to 2nd grade, and training of child passenger safety…
OverviewFROG (Fitness Reaching Older Gen’s) was launched in 2008 when Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SNPHD) received a grant in support of the program’s creation. SWNPHD then partnered with Community Hospital to offer FROG to members of their Sterling Connection (a free health-related…
What is it?Dare to C.A.R.E. is a comprehensive cardiovascular disease early-detection and education program. C.A.R.E. stands for the types of cardiovascular disease the screenings are designed to detect: carotid artery stenosis, abdominal aortic aneurysm, renal artery stenosis, and extremity artery…
What is it?Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, St. James Healthcare provides soup for the "Help the Homeless - We Deliver" program, which serves sack lunches prepared by local volunteers and organizations. St. James chefs use surplus food from the kitchen and Café to create hearty soup to fill two…
What is it?Each of the approximately 550 babies born annually at Day Kimball Hospital goes home with a new children's book, thanks to a Books for Babies partnership between the hospital and the nonprofit organization Read to Grow. As part of the program, maternity unit nurses talk to parents…
What is it?The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is a free, biweekly, one-hour class designed to help individuals with arthritis. Classes include low-impact exercises, both seated and standing. An activity such as beach volleyball, parachute, basketball toss, or box step dancing is also…
What is it?Since 2008, Healthy House has been teaching a holistic model of healthy living through observational and participatory learning in a teaching kitchen, activity rooms, outdoor court, and sustainable garden. Who is it for?Socioeconomically disadvantaged children at risk for obesity in…
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The Bayhealth Wellness Centers work to meet the physical needs of young people, as well as their nutritional, mental, and emotional needs. Available at area high schools, the Bayhealth Wellness Centers provide services related to physical health, nutrition, mental health, laboratory…