Entries for January 2015
January 2015
January 2015The Make It OK (
www.makeitok.org) campaign, funded by the Regions Hospital Foundation, has brought together individuals and organizations from across the community to fight the stigma associated with mental illness, but the campaign has had no more active or passionate a member than Goodhue County in southern Minnesota.
January 2015Hospitals have long known that preventing falls within the hospital walls is critical to ensuring safe patient care. More recently, hospitals have looked outside the hospital to the greater community, where injury and death from falls are a serious issue. HealthEast Care System has started a broad-based falls prevention initiative that harnesses its existing and diverse neighborhood relationships. A Matter of Balance is helping at-risk individuals reduce their chance of falling and create a happier, healthier, safer lifestyle.
January 2015Learning to run and loving it — that is what happened this fall in Crosby when nearly 200 area youth were introduced to the sport of Cross Country running through Ranger Run, a five-week youth running series.
January 2015In an effort to prevent the need for 9-1-1 emergency calls and unnecessary hospital readmissions, Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital developed a pilot program that provides a visit from a firefighter to a patient’s home within 24 hours after they have left the hospital.
January 2015Winona Health’s Community Care Network has been transforming the care experience for both clients and staff. In partnership with Winona State University, Winona Health developed curriculum to train health coaches to work with community members who have a high incidence of emergency department visits and/or hospitalizations due to chronic health issues.
January 2015Allina Health's Backyard Initiative goes beyond medical care to improve health by empowering residents to strengthen their own health. Grounded in a simple premise – that active community and cultural connections are a cornerstone of good health – the Backyard Initiative is a partnership between Allina Health and its neighbors in South Minneapolis. Since 2008, the Backyard Initiative has supported residents and helped them draw upon their own knowledge, skills and cultural values to care for themselves, their families and their neighbors.
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