Community Partnerships
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.
What is it?The MetroHealth System recognizes that our health and well-being are the result of more than just the health care we receive and the choices we make, but also the places and conditions under which we live, learn, work, and play. Along with their efforts to provide high-quality,鈥
What is it?Parkview Health provides a medical clinic at the Rescue Mission to serve homeless men. Using a specialized care navigation program, nurses are on-site four to five days a week, assisting clients with health assessments, insurance enrollment, and connection with physicians for primary,鈥
What is it?The Community Health Advocacy Initiative of The MetroHealth System recognizes that our health and well-being are the result of more than just the health care we receive and the choices we make, but also the places and conditions under which we live, learn, work, and play. The Initiative鈥