Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
OverviewA partnership with the Sioux Falls School District, the Avera Family Wellness Program (AFWP) provides wellness activities for young children and family coaching for their parents at no cost. Preschool children enrolled in early childhood HeadStart and Title I programs at Hayward and…
What is it?In partnership with Ascension Parish Government, St. Elizabeth Hospital opened the St. Elizabeth Community Clinic in 2009 to provide acute care such as treatment for illness and preventative care. The Community Clinic is staffed by nurse practitioners in family medicine and overseen by a…
What is it?Southern Hills Medical Center partnered with United Neighborhood Health Services to develop the Wallace Road Family Clinic, a program that provides convenient access to primary health services for patients who typically go unseen by a primary care physician. Appointments can be made, but…
What is it?Sarah Bush Lincoln Dental Services provides a dental home for children and women whose dental health needs would otherwise go untreated. Services are coordinated by dentists to establish and maintain dental health for patients. The dental program is a collaborative effort between Sarah…
What is it?Curbside Care is a 32-foot recreational vehicle that has undergone extensive custom renovation to re-create the environment of a Saint Alphonsus Medical Group clinic. Complete with a patient waiting area, restroom, private examination room, and mini-laboratory, this wheelchair-accessible…
What is it?Lakeview Medical Center teamed with the Barron County Office on Aging, University of Wisconsin Barron County, and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College for the 50-Plus Challenge to Live Well, an event to encourage adults ages 50 and over to add activity to their lifestyle for health.
What is it?Portrait of a Promise is an educational video that is shown to all parents and caregivers prior to leaving the hospital with a newborn. This evidence-based prevention strategy teaches parents the dangers and risks of shaking a baby, how to soothe a crying infant, and how to decrease…
What is it?Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBIMC) has partnered with Garden State Urban Farms to bring nutrition/wellness education and access to healthy foods to the area. What began as an indoor farmers market has grown into an earth box garden and farm in an empty lot owned by NBIMC. The…
What is it?The Children's Advocacy Center of Pierce County (CAC) is a community initiative that brings together medical services, social work, mental health, victim advocacy, child protective services, law enforcement, and prosecution to provide a child-focused, efficient, and compassionate…
Overview
CPR in the Schools is an annual high school CPR training program in Henry County, which was initiated by the hospital’s nursing staff. Upon completion of the training, each student receives a skill that will last a lifetime. The classes began as part of the Wellness Classes at an area…