Community Partnerships
What is it?Healthy Communities Partnership (HCP) is a local health coalition serving Logan County and eastern Mason County, Illinois. The partnership brings together more than 50 community agencies and organizations to create the healthiest community in America. Its efforts are funded by the鈥
What is it?The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (ALMH) Market is an indoor, producer-only farmers market in Lincoln. Vendors must either grow or make the items they sell. The Market is located at the Logan County Fairgrounds every Saturday May through October and is a wellness destination that鈥
Hospitals and health systems are going above and beyond to address and treat the myriad behavioral health concerns in their communities. To highlight and honor the dedicated women and men who care for and keep our communities health during Mental Health Month, the AHA sat down with members of the鈥
Hospitals across the country are addressing their communities鈥 behavioral health needs, often by working with local organizations to coordinate care beyond the walls of a hospital. Examples of these innovative partnerships can be found in AHA鈥檚 Community Connections case studies, among AHA award鈥
A group financed by the pharmaceutical industry is hosting a meeting today on the 340B Drug Pricing Program with the goal of 鈥淧reserving the True Safety Net.鈥 But what the meeting really will be about is the pharmaceutical industry 鈥 with their skyrocketing prescription drug prices and huge profits鈥
What is it?Planting Healthy Seeds (PHS) is a nutrition and physical activity curriculum developed by Parkview Health鈥檚 Community Health Improvement Program and Healthy Living Team in partnership with Ball State University and local educators. The 18-week curriculum is designed with nine nutrition鈥
What is it?Greene County Medical Center Public Health, a hospital-based agency, offered 鈥渄rive-through flu clinics鈥 for the first time in 2015. In this new, convenient clinic format, anyone who needed a flu shot could drive up, fill out the necessary paperwork and get their shot 鈥 all without鈥
What is it?HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living) is a jointly funded collaborative effort by Parkview Health and the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation to create awareness of and linkage to opportunities for healthy eating in low-income, food-desert areas. HEAL uses a multipronged approach to鈥
What is it?The VIDA! project focuses on the Hispanic/Latino neighborhood in the immediate vicinity of MetroHealth's main campus designated as a food desert by the USDA. Through engagement with local residents and institutions (schools, non-profit organizations, churches, restaurants and other鈥
What is it?The Move More Eat Healthy Campaign is designed to implement policy, system and environment changes that will reduce obesity in low-income communities of North Orange County, California.