Community Connections
Overview
Far from home, a new life begins. Over the past decade, Boise has quietly become one of a select number of U.S. cities to serve as an official “resettlement” destination for international refugee families fleeing troubled regions across the globe. The refugee population resettling in…
OverviewCHOICE Regional Health Network is a nonprofit collaborative of membership organizations dedicated to improving community health in Central Western Washington through collective action and planning of health care leaders. CHOICE was founded in 1995 by health care leaders from throughout a…
What is it?With the goal of improving health and quality of life for local residents, local hospitals brought together various health organizations and created a mission to serve the most vulnerable populations – the underinsured, uninsured, working poor, and those hard-to-reach populations due to…
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Camp Good Grief, Teen Camp Good Grief, and Camp Good Grief for Adults are three programs offered free to residents of the Memphis community to help them recover from the death of a loved one. The children’s bereavement camp started first in 1999, providing an enjoyable, accepting, and…
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The RXAssistance Patient Assistance Program initiative began in 2005 as a collaborative strategy between Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, United Way, the Wyoming Department of Health, and the community safety-net clinics to identify resources to support a prescription assistance…
What is it?The Mary Potter Program for Human Dignity was established to help make health care available for the sick within the South Bay community of Los Angeles, regardless of their ability to pay. Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance recognizes the importance of caring for…
OverviewSan Juan Regional Medical Center is a 254-bed, acute-care hospital located in the Four Corners Region of the American southwest. As the sole community provider of hospital services in San Juan County, the hospital delivers a remarkable range of health care services not only to the citizens…
What is it?Camp Living Springs is a one-of-a-kind three-day camp for adult cancer survivors. Offered at no cost to participants, this outreach program is 100 percent funded by the Morton Plant Mease Foundation and staffed with volunteers in collaboration with the YMCA of the Sun Coast and Morton…
What is it?Low-cost screening packages help individuals evaluate their health status and detect if their health is headed in a bad direction. The comprehensive screening packages are available in three tracks: Heart, Stroke and Women’s Health. Who is it for?Residents of the hospital’s service area…
OverviewCherokee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) has been serving the needs of its five-county region for more than 95 years, expanding to meet the needs of the community. In 2008, the hospital organized an employee-based Community Service Committee with the goal of helping some of its local social…