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Success Stories by Topic: Wellness
- Health Future, LLC- Oregon
October 2009
Health Future is a unique shared services organization jointly owned by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and six other Oregon hospitals.
- Clinch Valley Community Action Camp Joy Program
September 2009
Camp Joy provides access to recreation, sport and educational activities to low-income children in a rural area that has few organized summer activities.
- The East Central Georgia Regional Teen Wellness Coalition
July 2009
The Initiative increased
awareness and access to health promotion services by providing ongoing leadership training regarding
healthy lifestyles for local youth; encouraging these youth to take a leadership role in planning,
implementing and monitoring local health promotion/education projects; and supporting these youth as
they plan and coordinate an ongoing local healthy lifestyles education outreach campaign for the youth in
our service area.
- Briscoe County Community Clinic
July 2009
This project provided primary and preventive health care
services, health education, screenings, assistance
in applying for entitlement programs, discounted fees for services,
prenatal care, and class D pharmacy services to underserved residents of rural Texas.
- Four County Health and Wellness Project
July 2009
The project’s goal
was to provide increased access to wellness promotion, disease
prevention, and rehabilitation services to residents living in the
four-county region.
- Point Roberts Wellness Clinic
July 2009
A Wellness Clinic is established in an isolated town in rural Washington.
- Van School-Based Health Care Initiative
July 2009
This project was designed to provide health promotion, health
education, and primary health care services for more than 2,100
students in the Van Independent School District.
- White River Rural Health Center, Inc.
July 2009
The objective of this grant application was to identify and provide
effective self-management education to adults with Diabetes, especially the elderly, in the target service
area with the establishment of a “Diabetes Center”.
- Fit for Life
July 2009
The Fit for Life program was designed to provide medical supervision so
area residents with health conditions could safely
participate in an exercise program and educational opportunities.
- Modified Health Risks: Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
July 2009
The primary focus of the program was providing health
screenings to detect the presence of sleep apnea and the associated
health risks of heart disease, diabetes, and obesity to people in five rural counties.
- Wellness in the Valley: Suicide Prevention Task Force
July 2009
Wellness in the Valley was developed to be a community-based
program designed to reduce the incidence of suicides and suicide
attempts and to address the factors contributing to suicide in the
area.
- Women's Intervention Network of Scioto County
July 2009
WIN offered a variety of services such as gynecological exams
and Pap tests, mental health assessments and counseling, advocacy
and referrals, referrals and payment for mammograms,
transportation, child care during appointments, and women’s health
education to women in Scioto County.
- Appalachian Violence Outreach Network (AVON)
July 2009
This project administered wellness classes and workshops to women in a rural, underserved area.
- Allendale Women's Health Project
May 2009
The goals of the Allendale Women’s Health Project were to increase the availability and accessibility of primary health
care services to women, improve birth outcomes and reduce infant mortality in
Allendale County, and to improve the over all health status of women living in the
county.
- The Diabetes Project
May 2009
Based on the high incidence of diabetes in these counties, a consortium of agencies was created increase the knowledge of local physicians regarding
appropriate management of diabetes, increase patient awareness of the need for treatment and
how to manage diabetes properly,and to increase public awareness of diabetes, the risk factors for
the disease, and where to go for testing.
- Healthy Schools - Healthy Kids
May 2009
The project was designed to reduce alcohol, tobacco, and
drug use; to address unsafe sexual behaviors; and to improve
healthy diets and physical activity among children and adolescents.
- Eastern Panhandle Integrated Delivery System Rural Health Outreach Project
May 2009
The project was designed to promote health, prevent disease,
and increase access to health care services for older individuals by
providing outreach and education about existing health care and
social services.
- Family Net
May 2009
The Oneida County Department of Social Services launched the Family Net program to provide a more
coordinated, better functioning system of care for at-risk families.
- HeartNet
May 2009
Alpena General Hospital
developed a coalition of organizations to support a wide range of
health education activities throughout the five-county region.
- Rural Health Education Program
May 2009
The Rural Health Education Program sponsored an array of
programs designed to increase awareness of diabetes, to reduce the
risk factors for the disease, and to teach people with diabetes how
to manage the illness properly.
- Focus on Wellness
May 2009
The overall goals of this project were to decrease the
percentage of students who were absent from school 10 days or
more each year, to increase the percentage of high school students
who graduated on time, and to decrease pregnancy rates among
female students aged 15 to 17 years.
- Wray Health Initiative Project
May 2009
A group of community organizations joined forces to create
a health promotion and disease prevention initiative designed
to provide enjoyable activities that encouraged physical
activity and healthier living.
- Mobile Mammography Helping Rural Texas Community to Access Screening for Ealry Detetction
September 2008
The Center for Health Evaluation, Education & Resources (CHEER) a community based nonprofit in Brackettville, TX has partnered with Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio to bring their mobile mammography unit to the rural community and help prevent cancer.
- ProACTIVE Wellness Initiative: Helping Wisconsin Workers Get Fit
September 2008
Employees at D&S Manufacturing in Black River Falls, Wis., are healthier these days, since participating in a worksite wellness initiative.
- Coastal Plain Rural Health Network Facilities Go Tobacco-Free
June 2008
Hospitals and other health center members of the Coastal Plain Rural Health Network wanted to adopt 100 percent tobacco-free policies for buildings and grounds in order to create a healthy environment for their patients, staff and visitors.
- Migrant Health Service, Inc. and Fargo-Moorhead YMCA Program
January 2008
Migrant Health Service, Inc. (MHSI) was recognized for its partnership with the Fargo-Moorhead YMCA that has provided facility memberships to more than 15 local farmworker families at no cost.
- Lowndes County Partnership for Health
January 2008
The Lowndes County Partnership for Health is currently involved in helping local businesses and churches implement worksite wellness programs.
- Regionalized Community Health Screenings for the Public
August 2007
West Central Ohio Regional Healthcare Alliance (WCORHA) provides equipment and occasional staff for members to use at health screenings such as cancer and osteoporosis screenings.
- Arkansas Regional Quality Improvement Initiative
July 2007
The Arkansas RQI initiative is targeting quality improvement breakthroughs in four clinical areas: comprehensive diabetes care, cervical cancer screening, well-child visits, and preventive services for adults.
- Rhode Island Regional Quality Improvement Initiative
July 2007
The Rhode Island RQI initiative is aligning performance standards and financial incentives among the state’s health plans, purchasers, and providers. Using morbidity, cost, and prevalence data, stakeholders selected four chronic conditions for quality improvement: pediatric asthma, diabetes, coronary artery disease, and depression.
- Rochester New York Regional Quality Improvement Initiative
July 2007
The Rochester, New York (Monroe County) RQI initiative is working across payers to improve the quality of care provided to individuals with diabetes at the practice-site level.
- Dancing to Deter Diabetes
June 2007
The "Reach Out" project in rural Lake County, California, helps diabetics learn about nutrition and medication, and they dance.
- Healthiest Manitowoc County 2010 Project
January 2007
This project will enhance the efforts of Healthiest Manitowoc County 2010 (HMC2010) through the implementation of four initiatives: Know Your Numbers, High School Peer Health Education, Manitowoc County Network for Child Passenger Safety, and Healthy Teeth Healthy Kids.
- Ho-Chunk Nation Youth Fitness Project
January 2007
The need for this project was to address the overweight/obesity problem for Native American
children ages 6-18 through an after-school based program involving fitness, nutrition and wellness (selfesteem)
components.
- Salud en Sus Manos (Health in Your Hands) Project
January 2007
The goals of the Salud en Sus Manos (Health in Your Hands) project are to reduce disparities in diabetes and obesity; improve access to diabetes and obesity services; and improve the quality of diabetes and obesity health services for Hispanic and rural residents in the Yakima Valley in Washington.
- Precision Valley Physical Activity and Nutrition Consortium
January 2007
The Precision Valley Physical Activity and Nutrition Consortium will increase youth and family access to physical activities and increase opportunities for healthy food choices in Springfield and Windsor, Vermont.
- Rural Health Outreach Consortium
January 2007
The Rural Health Outreach Consortium, a consortium of health and human service agencies in Bath County, Virginia, has formed to sponsor a community wellness program for county residents.
- Pathways to Healthy Lives- North Dakota
January 2007
Provides public education focusing on making healthy dietary choices, being physically active, protecting oneself from sunlight and chemical exposure, getting health screenings for cancer, and preventing initiation or cessation of tobacco products usage.
- Steps to Wellness/Pasos a Salud
January 2007
This project is intended to improve the emotional and physical well-being of our rural community residents by providing individual and group support and education to people suffering from diabetes and/or obesity.
- Twin City Hospital (TCH) Healthy Community/Happy Children Outreach Program
January 2007
The goal of the Twin City Hospital (TCH) Healthy Community/Happy Children Outreach Program (HC/HCOP) is to provide an innovative, multi-agency means to reduce the number of overweight and obese men, women, and children of all ages in several rural Ohio counties.
- Wellness Interventions Lasting a Lifetime (WILL) Project
January 2007
The Wellness Interventions Lasting a Lifetime (WILL) project-designed to encourage wellness and healthy lifestyles-will provide education on disease management and prevention to North Dakota residents of Cavalier County, the northwest section of Pembina County, and the northern portion of Ramsey County.
- Chronic Care Outreach Program
January 2007
The Chronic Care Outreach Program will plan self-management interventions and programs to reduce health disparities and increase access to nationally recommended health care services for residents living with diabetes and other chronic illnesses.
- Claiborne County Rural Health Care Services Outreach project
January 2007
The Claiborne County Rural Health Care Services Outreach project will operate three school-based health clinics to provide primary health care, prevention services, and health education on topics such as diet, nutrition, exercise, high-risk behavior prevention, and tobacco use prevention to students in grades K-12 in the Claiborne County Public School District.
- Mercer County Behavioral Health Outreach Project
January 2007
The Mercer County Behavioral Health Outreach Project sought to increase access of children and isolated rural farm families to behavioral health care by providing outreach and education resources and promoting greater community involvement in an integrated network of services.
- Thumb Area Nutrition and Physical Activity Campaign
January 2007
This project aims to reduce obesity and promote healthy lifestyles to adults and children through community outreach and health promotion interventions.
- Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi (RPH-Delhi) Community Wellness and Prevention Program
January 2007
The Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi (RPH-Delhi) Community Wellness and Prevention Program is a model program designed to provide health assessments, health promotion, and health education in settings such as the school, worksite, health care facility, and community.
- The Healthy Community Coalition
January 2007
A multi-dimensional community-wide initiative promoting healthy life choices was implemented in
Greater Franklin County, Maine.
- Dubach Health Outreach Project
January 2007
The purpose of this health outreach project was to access a multidisciplinary community-based
intervention to combat obesity and related chronic diseases in Dubach and the neighboring communities.
- Community Health and Wellness Project
January 2007
The goal of this project is to improve the health and wellness of people living in the rural communities of Fayette, Franklin, and Rush counties in Indiana, especially the low income and elderly.
- Lifestyles Diabetes Project
January 2007
The project is designed to achieve diabetes awareness and prevention for citizens in the two counties and to provide education and support on self-management for many who have already developed the condition.
- Washington County Community Wellness Consortium
January 2007
The Washington County Community Wellness Consortium, a collaborative of agencies and health providers, has developed a small, multidisciplinary weight loss and fitness model program, the cornerstone of which is martial art taekwondo.
- West Georgia Chronic Disease Initiative
January 2007
The West Georgia Chronic Disease Initiative (WGCDI) is a community-based treatment, management, and prevention program targeting citizens in Carroll, Haralson, and Heard counties in rural West Georgia.
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