Case Studies
What is it?Botsford Hospital's School-Based Health Clinic, housed in Pierce Middle School, provides health care and wellness programs to hundreds of students. Clinic staff offer a range of care, such as treating minor ailments and injuries, controlling asthma symptoms, testing for sexually…
OverviewLowell General Hospital, in partnership with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance (GLHA), helped launch an effort to recruit volunteers from the community who would be willing to be trained to go into Lowell public schools to provide this much-needed tobacco education to students. Tobacco…
OverviewThe Annual Women’s Health Day, which was in its 10th year this past October, is a collaborative effort of the hospital, local businesses, health agencies, and others in the community. Health screenings, many of them offered at no cost or at a much reduced rate, include cholesterol, blood…
What is it?East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) subsidizes a parish nurse program that is very active in area churches as well as in the community. The EAMC Parish Nurses take a leading role in providing free health screenings and health education to the community at the Darden Wellness Clinic. It is…
OverviewNearly six million people with some form of diabetes go undiagnosed. To help residents of the hospital’s service area that may otherwise go undiagnosed determine if they have or are at risk for diabetes, Dauterive Hospital conducts a unique drive-thru diabetes screening and consultation…
What is it?Virginia Mason launched its Intensive Outpatient Care Program (IOCP) in 2007 to substantially reduce total spending for Boeing's employees and their adult dependents with the highest health care costs. By coordinating care for these patients - including proactive outreach, education…
OverviewIn collaboration with the City of Davenport and other service organizations, Genesis Health System (GHS) joined First Lady Michelle Obama in the nation’s Let’s Move campaign. Let’s Move is intended to address childhood obesity in a manner that is fun; it is anticipated to have a long-term…
What is it?The clinic helps break down barriers to access for asthma care by providing quality screening, diagnosis, education, and treatment, including free medication. Who is it for?Primarily low-income and uninsured residents who may not otherwise receive medical treatment for their asthma, or…
What is it?The Grand Vision Cancer Information Center (GVCIC) provides supportive and educational services to help people gain knowledge on preventing cancer and dealing with the diagnosis, treatments, and side effects of the disease. Staffed by two registered nurses, the GVCIC offers a wide…
What is it?Bayhealth Medical Center, Beebe Medical Center, Nanticoke Health Services, and several other health and community organizations have launched Healthier Sussex County. This collaborative initiative will address important health issues affecting area residents by identifying and addressing…