Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
Codman Square Health Center in downtown Dorchester, MA exemplifies how a health center can build and advocate for a healthy community. Established in 1979 by William J. Walczak and a local civic organization, the health center began with two physicians in the basement of an old library and a goal鈥
The Coachella Valley is a region in Southern California with an incredibly high rate of HIV. Based on the knowledge that increasing the number of people being tested for HIV can lead to decreased transmission, a campaign to increase testing called 鈥淕et Tested Coachella Valley鈥 was鈥
Demand for Brockton Neighborhood Health Center (BNHC) accelerated after it started in 1994 as a mobile medical van in a church parking lot. BNHC is a nonprofit, multicultural, federally qualified community health center. BNHC is also designated as a Qualified Low-Income Community Business (as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?Hospital clinicians traveled to seven locations in the rural county to offer free Wellness Screens. They provided a variety of screenings such as blood pressure, bone density, flexibility, cholesterol and glucose levels, pulmonary function screenings, balance/fall risk, and BMI. They鈥