Case Studies
What is it?Since 2006, Healthy Woman has provided free monthly health education programs for women to improve their emotional and physical well-being. Educational topics include osteoporosis, stress management and nutrition. Through community partnerships, the program has brought fun and…
What is it?The Heart of New Ulm Project (HONU) is an award-winning, community-driven initiative to reduce heart attacks in the rural community of New Ulm. As a population-based prevention demonstration project, it applies evidence-informed health improvement practices in the community, health care…
What is it?Tipping the Scale is a mentoring and advocacy program providing students in grades nine through 12 extensive case management, one-to-one mentoring, training in communication/presentation, general life skills education, and job readiness/mentor-based paid summer employment. Students are…
What is it?Agnesian HealthCare has a long-standing partnership with ASTOP (Assist Survivors / Treatment / Outreach / Prevention), an independent sexual assault service provider offering cost-free treatment, outreach, prevention and advocacy. The hospital provides rent-free space, and its domestic…
What is it?HealthAware is an online health-risk assessment tool to identify an individual’s risk for heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease or diabetes. If at risk, the participant is invited to receive free lab work and free education from a registered nurse, which includes ways to…
What is it?Nuestra Vida (Our Lives) is a collaborative effort between Memorial Medical Center and county government. The program improves self-managed care and preventive behaviors and increases community awareness within a cultural context, incorporating local language and culturally appropriate…
What is it?The Providence Center, in collaboration with the state, provides on-call certified recovery coaches every weekend for patients in hospital emergency departments (EDs) across Rhode Island with high rates of accidental opioid overdose. The program was launched by Care New England Health…
What is it?Every fall, the medical staff at Ruby Valley Hospital’s Medical Clinic offer low-cost sports physicals for athletes at the local high schools. Money collected is then given back to the schools in the Ruby Valley. The schools use the funds to purchase books or equipment in support of…
What is it?During registration, delivering parents are asked if they would like the free services of a volunteer doula. A doula is a nonmedical person who assists a woman and her husband and/or family before, during and after childbirth. Community women who are trained as doulas with Doulas of…
What is it?Longmont United Hospital (LUH) partners with Healthy Learning Paths (HLP), a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower children to lead healthy lives through the Be Well, Learn Well® school program. LUH medical professionals are trained in the program and volunteer in schools.…