Case Studies
What is it?The Kinship Cares Initiative (KCI) began in July 2008 to provide vital health care navigation services. Individualized health assessments and care plans are developed for kinship families and they are provided with assistance for health care-related services. Who is it for?Kinship…
What is it?Bingham Memorial Hospital holds a free Shriners screening clinic biannually in partnership with Shriners Hospital for Children. The clinic screens for conditions including club foot, scoliosis, hand or back problems, bowed legs, myelodysplasia (spina bifida), dislocated hips, missing…
What is it?Kidz in Motion is a free health and wellness event for area children. Held annually, this fun interactive event includes activities such as a rock-climbing wall and a visit from area ambulance, police and fire departments. Parents/guardians have the opportunity to ask a panel of experts…
What is it?One Voice is a culturally sensitive breast health outreach program focused on education, prevention, routine screening and early detection for African-American, Latina, uninsured and underinsured women. Who is it for?Women who live in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Why do they do…
What is it?Union Hospital (UH), in partnership with City Pharmacy, established the Community Assisted Medications Program (CAMP) to provide free prescription medications to patients who cannot afford them. Patients approved for community assistance are referred to the program. Case Management and…
What is it?The Native Hawaiian Health Program (NHH) targets clinical outcomes, health care training, research, access and outreach. The medical center collaborates with other organizations to provide health care training and education opportunities to Native Hawaiian students and those committed to…
What is it?The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) MammoVan is a three-room, disabled-accessible mobile mammography unit that travels to 26 Arkansas counties. Outfitted with the most advanced digital mammography equipment, it is staffed by a certified mammography technologist and a…
What is it?The clinic is a broad-based network of more than 300 volunteer physicians, dentists and other clinicians who provide access to the highest quality specialty care services in King County. Using case management, the program diverts patients from using emergency departments for their non-…
What is it?In 1995, St. Joseph’s collaborated with the March of Dimes to develop a maternal outreach mobile unit (MOMobile) to provide early and continuous prenatal care to low-income women at little or no cost. The MOMobile has two fully equipped exam rooms, an ultrasound machine, an external…
What is it?The Rural Health Initiative (RHI) provides free health care “house calls” to more than 500 farm families in three counties in northeast Wisconsin. A rural health coordinator (RHC) brings basic preventive care and safety education to the kitchen table, offering no-cost health screenings…