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January 2019Since 2008, Mayo Clinic Health System has offered an annual women’s health program designed to educate women on health prevention and wellness. In 2018, Mayo Clinic Health System hosted a Women’s Health and Well-Being Symposium at locations in Albert Lea, Owatonna and Red Wing.
January 2019Providers at HealthEast, part of Fairview Health Services, serve the largest Karen population in the Twin Cities. They recognized that American treatment programs for mental health and chemical dependency issues were being lost in translation and decided to do something about it.
Two programs sponsored by Sanford Health in rural southwestern Minnesota enhance the fitness and health of community members across generations.
January 2019Regions Hospital and People Incorporated, a mental health services nonprofit, are each supplying a full-time social worker to the St. Paul Police Department's new Mental Health Unit to help connect people in crisis with the care they need and significantly reduce mental health crisis-related arrests and repeat calls for service.
Mayo Clinic has helped to form the Coalition for Rochester Area Housing with a funding commitment of $4 million over 2018 and 2019. The coalition to address local housing needs is a collaboration among the Rochester Area Foundation, Olmsted County, the city of Rochester and Mayo Clinic.
January 2019Recognizing that many childhood injuries are preventable, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare participates in community activities throughout the year that raise awareness about proactive measures parents can take to keep their children safe.
January 2019Windom Area Hospital works alongside community organizations to increase awareness of the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes and promote community resources available to both diagnosed diabetics and those at risk for developing diabetes.
January 2019CentraCare Health's Central Minnesota Child Advocacy Center serves children when there is a concern of child abuse to help preserve the dignity and spirit of the child by supporting, advocating for and educating families.
Essentia Health is reaching out to the communities it serves to help people better understand mental illnesses and help reduce the stigma felt by those who experience it. Staff at three Essentia Health hospitals across northern Minnesota are partnering with other organizations to provide educational materials, organize community events and create speakers’ bureaus.
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December 2018Kara Boyko Frandson,
Pharm.D., Abbott Northwestern Hospital, accepted the quarterly Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) Good
Catch for Patient Safety Award at a presentation on Nov. 12.
A Fairview Northland Medical Center care team member has
received the award that recognizes hospital professionals who demonstrate their
commitment to keeping patients safe by speaking up to prevent a potential
patient safety issue.
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April 2018Two Phillips Eye Institute care
team members have received the award that recognizes hospital professionals who
demonstrate their commitment to keeping patients safe by speaking up to prevent
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February 2018A Lakeview Hospital registered nurse has received the award that recognizes hospital professionals who demonstrate their commitment to keeping patients safe by speaking up to prevent a potential patient safety issue.
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January 2018Essentia Health helps community members in Northeast Minnesota access healthy food options through a variety of programs.
Fairview Health Services has offered evidence-based Mental Health First Aid training to teach community members how to help someone in a mental health crisis, just as people would learn CPR to help when someone stopped breathing.
MCHS-Springfield has formed a collaboration with the local food shelf and has
improved access to healthy food for a population that was unable to obtain it.
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare developed the Adaptive Technology and Sports Fund to help children gain mobility by providing grants for adaptive equipment.
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CRMC’s commitment to keeping kids and its community healthy, the hospital participates in a variety of programs providing basic needs to students and free food during community events.
Granite Falls Health addresses the health disparities of Greater Minnesota by implementing a community paramedic program.
More than 900
Mankato-area students receive weekend food packs through the BackPack Food
Program to reduce hunger and ensure they’re ready to learn when they get back
to school. Mayo Clinic Health System has been partnering with the program for
the past three years, donating time and dollars to support this important
initiative.
January 2018Mental
illness is just one of many focus areas supported by a grassroots health and
wellness movement through community partnerships with Essentia Health and Crow
Wing County Community Services called Crow Wing Energized.
January 2018Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital has partnered with local fire departments to help discharged patients make a safe transition from the hospital to home.
Despite a 16-percent reduction in falls from 2008 to 2009, Park Nicollet
Methodist Hospital still wasn‘t satisfied. Digging into the data and
getting the bedside nurses involved proved to be the keys to success.