Patient and Family Education/Engagement
Overview
South Carolina suffers from a high rate of preterm birth, with 11.1 percent of women delivering prior to 37 weeks gestational age. Infants born preterm are at risk for lifelong neurosensory and neurocognitive disabilities. There is also a tremendous racial disparity in rates of…
Overview
Since 1994 HCM Hospice has served as a community-based, non-profit organization certified in hospice and palliative care. It serves patients of all ages from pediatric to geriatric. No patient is ever turned away based on their ability to pay, allowing all community members to receive…
OverviewIn 2012, the Blue Cross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awarded Greenville Health System (GHS) and Greenville County EMS (GCEMS) a $300,000 grant to implement an adult triage call center to reduce unnecessary EMS transports and emergency department (ED) usage. The funds were used to…
OverviewHoly Name Medical Center (HNMC) offers 83,700 Jewish community members targeted health education and screenings, including Sunday mammograms and hospice programs accredited by the National Institute for Jewish Hospice. Other HNMC culturally appropriate amenities within the hospital system…
OverviewSt. John’s Regional Medical Center and St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital are committed to giving all persons with heart failure within the community, and their family members, the knowledge and support necessary to help them maintain the highest quality of life and reduce their risk of…
What is it?The Family Wellness Program’s chief objective is to reduce community obesity rates by teaching participants how to physically nurture themselves through good nutrition and an understanding of the importance of physical activity. The nutritionists and parent educators use multiple methods…
OverviewChildren who are overweight are at risk for many other health problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, bone and joint problems, and gallbladder disease. Baystate Children’s Hospital is committed to reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity and assisting families fighting…
OverviewIn 2011, Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) and Worcester County Public Schools (WCPS) began their endeavor to address the health needs of the youngest members of the community by improving health literacy. The following year, the Herschel S. Horowitz Center for Health Literacy at the…
OverviewThe Diabetes Self-Management Education Program was launched in 2005 to address an overwhelming community need for this kind of education. The program received formal recognition from the American Diabetes Association in 2008 for providing quality diabetes self-management education. The need…
What is it?The University of Michigan Health System’s CS Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital Family Center’s Healing through Hands-On Science is a partnership with the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum to develop and deliver science and health-based activities at Mott Hospital and…