Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
What is it?St. Mary鈥檚 Hospital, part of SSM Health Care, partners with ABC for Health, a not-for-profit public interest law firm, to provide advocacy in financial and legal health care issues. The partnership also provides proactive health benefits counseling services to help patients secure all鈥
OverviewIn 1991, in partnership with Baltimore鈥檚 Seventh Baptist Church, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (UMH) opened a primary health care clinic to provide services to uninsured residents of northeast Baltimore. Originally located in the basement of a house owned by the church, the clinic has鈥
What is it?With the increasing trend of childhood obesity in this country, Frisbie Memorial Hospital鈥檚 latest community initiative is to improve the nutrition and fitness habits of children. 鈥淗ealthy Moves鈥 is a collaboration between Frisbie鈥檚 Outpatient Nutrition Services and Rehabilitation鈥
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The Golden Heart Project is a coalition working to alleviate the impact of chronic alcoholism on individuals and the community. Partners from organizations representing public safety and corrections, government, health care, business, and behavioral health treatment work together to鈥
What is it?The Food and Nutrition Department of Elliot Hospital created the Cook Better! Live Better! program to teach both children and adults how to shop, cook, and eat healthy. Nutrition information, food tastings, and basic cooking techniques are presented in a relaxing and entertaining鈥
What is it?The Rector Diabetes Education and Resource Center is a 2,000-square-foot building with classroom space and a demonstration kitchen, plus a mix of high-tech fitness equipment and interactive media kiosks. Core programming of the Rector Center is the Healthy Kids Initiative, which screens鈥
What is it?The HERO program brings a collaboration of experts into classrooms to teach about important health topics. The topics provide age-appropriate information on a specific health issue; teach children to identify signs of a disease process; or offer a way for children to improve their鈥
What is it?Mount Desert Island (MDI) Hospital is leading a group of local agencies in the launch of an outreach program to identify those who may be at risk for diabetes and help them improve their health. The program will train volunteer community health care workers who will be a patient's鈥
What is it?The program provides free in-home nurse visits to new mothers soon after leaving the hospital. Visits include newborn assessments; maternal health assessments, including breast-feeding and psychological support; education about child mortality risks; and referrals as needed. Who is it鈥
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The Bridge assists patients by linking them with primary health care providers, continuous health insurance, mental health or substance abuse counseling and treatment, housing, and various other social and medical services. The program's main goals are to improve health outcomes,鈥