Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
OverviewLivingston HealthCare is a member of the Park County Pediatric Community Care Team (PCPCCT), a collaborative of 14 organizations that provide medical, social, and educational services to Park County children and their families. The Team’s vision is for every child in Park County to have the…
What is it?
Platte County holds free birthing classes for expectant parents three times per year in January, June, and September. Classes, which are two hours long and run for four consecutive weeks, teach what to expect during the pregnancy, birthing process, and post-partum. One-to-one…
What is it?Meals to Go is a healthy and affordable mealtime solution. Delicious and nutritious, each gourmet meal is created with guidance and nutritional evaluation from hospital dietitians to provide meals that consist of lean meat and are low in sodium, fat, calories and carbohydrates (…
What is it?This interactive program is designed to educate children of all socioeconomic backgrounds about cardiovascular disease and heart-healthy living. An entertaining hour-long program features six interactive stations, including New Jersey's only giant, inflatable walk-through heart. Who…
What is it?In fall 2007, Suburban Hospital partnered with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and Mobile Medical Care, Inc., to open the MobileMed/NIH Heart Clinic at Suburban Hospital. The Heart Clinic is the first in Montgomery County to bring together resources to create access…
What is it?HOPE Coalition, composed of inner-city teens representing Worcester youth organizations and high schools, wanted to minimize youth access and exposure to tobacco in Worcester through tighter regulation and distribution of tobacco permits, and by elimination of tobacco advertising in the…
What is it?Created by a stakeholder advisory committee, the Child Automobile Safety Initiative (CASI) includes four main components: free car seat safety checks, community-based education, school-based education focusing on kindergarten to 2nd grade, and training of child passenger safety…
OverviewFROG (Fitness Reaching Older Gen’s) was launched in 2008 when Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SNPHD) received a grant in support of the program’s creation. SWNPHD then partnered with Community Hospital to offer FROG to members of their Sterling Connection (a free health-related…
What is it?Dare to C.A.R.E. is a comprehensive cardiovascular disease early-detection and education program. C.A.R.E. stands for the types of cardiovascular disease the screenings are designed to detect: carotid artery stenosis, abdominal aortic aneurysm, renal artery stenosis, and extremity artery…
What is it?Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, St. James Healthcare provides soup for the "Help the Homeless - We Deliver" program, which serves sack lunches prepared by local volunteers and organizations. St. James chefs use surplus food from the kitchen and Café to create hearty soup to fill two…