Case Studies
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The State Technical Assistance Treatment Expansion Office-Based Opioid Treatment Program with Buprenorphine (STATE OBOT-B) is an innovative, multidisciplinary opioid treatment network that employs addiction-trained nurse care managers who, working alongside waivered physicians, play a…
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The Community Navigator patrols (on foot) the .25-mile radius surrounding Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento (SMCS) and builds relationships with the local homeless and transient population, eventually connecting them with housing, community resources, transportation, substance abuse…
What is it?
In an effort to pursue optimum nutrition and improve long-term health, avoid unnecessary readmissions, reduce length of stay and save hospital funds, Lee Health developed Flavor Harvest@Home to assist in early identification and intervention for patients at risk of malnutrition. A Lee…
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Asian Health Services (AHS) evolved after the adept implementation and ongoing success of Holy Name Medical Center’s (HNMC’s) Korean Medical Program (KMP), formed in 2008. KMP is living testimony to the genuine need for health education and screenings through its community outreach…
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Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail is a 21-mile multi-use greenway system that runs along the Reedy River, connecting Greenville County with schools, parks, and local businesses. The GHS Swamp Rabbit will continue to grow, offering fun, non-motorized recreation and transportation…
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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…
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PASOs, which means “steps” in Spanish, is a community-based organization whose central office is hosted by the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Arnold School of Public Health, and whose regional sites are hosted by local health care organizations. Its vision is a healthy South…
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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…
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Launched in 2013, the Salud For You Program (SFY) provides comprehensive health screening and wellness education for community residents by partnering with local businesses who are not able to offer health insurance to their employees, or whose employees are unable to afford the insurance…
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In 2007, the number one priority from Community Health Visioning 2017 was for the community to develop a comprehensive continuum of mental health and substance abuse services. The area had the lowest per capita ratio of psychiatric professionals in the state and no local psychiatric…