Community Partnerships
What is it?Through the Lake Region Takes Root project, Lake Region Healthcare and community partners have established a community garden on a 1.5-acre lot. The garden grows fruits and vegetables for families who have difficulty accessing healthy foods. It also educates the community about nutrient-鈥
What is it?Appalachian Community Transitions (ACTion) is a community-based care-transitions collaborative that serves rural southwest Virginia in partnership with the Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens. Using a patient empowerment model, trained professionals coach patients and caregivers on鈥
What is it?The Better Breathers Club, launched in January 2014, offers education on topics related to lung disease and lung health. Monthly meetings promote skills that enable patients with chronic lung disease to better manage their conditions while also allowing members to give and receive鈥
What is it?PAWSitive Change is a community collaboration with special education centers that seeks to remove the complexities of making progress with mentally and physically handicapped children. PAWSitive Change pet therapy teams meet with teachers and education specialists to review classroom鈥
What is it?The ACH Dental Sealant Program is one of the key components in the hospital鈥檚 overall strategy to improve the oral health of children in the state. Arkansas Children鈥檚 Hospital operates a school-based dental sealant program in addition to managing three mobile dental clinics and鈥
What is it?Collaborating with community agencies, the Community Care Clinic of Rowan County (CCCRC) has provided primary medical, dental and pharmacy services to the uninsured since 1996. The CCCRC sponsors the NC Missions of Mercy portable dental clinic, in addition to conducting physicals at the鈥
What is it?Willis-Knighton Health System (WKHS) offers two popular programs for children. 鈥淕rowing Up for Boys鈥 and 鈥淕rowing Up for Girls鈥 are free one-hour classes designed to provide information to prepare children for the physical and emotional changes that come with adolescence. WKHS physicians鈥
What is it?Waterbury Hospital offers Youth Pipeline Initiatives, a wide array of free programs educating parents and children about their civic rights and responsibilities, as well as the urgent need for higher education. Initiatives include the Parent Leadership Training Institute, Parents鈥
What is it?Turn 2 Us (T2U) is an elementary school-based program that aims to improve social, behavioral and academic performance for children at risk for developing mental health disorders. The program provides a range of services to students, staff and parents through a partnership between Turn 2鈥
What is it?Retreat & Refresh Stroke Camp (RRSC), a nonprofit with a national network of camps, offers a weekend getaway for stroke survivors, their caregivers and families. Approximately 40 stroke survivors and caregivers spend the weekend participating in games, skits, music, arts and crafts,鈥