Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare - Healthy By Design

What is it?

St. Vincent Healthcare, Yellowstone City-County Health Department (RiverStone Health) and Billings Clinic launched Healthy By Design to encourage, recognize, educate and create a standard of excellence for promoting and improving health by working across sectors of the community. Three concurrent cycles of community health needs assessments have been completed, a community coalition has been built, and priority work has been diversifying and growing. Current priorities include: mental health and substance abuse, healthy weight and access to health services.

Who is it for?

Yellowstone County residents.

Why do they do it?

A collective-impact framework consisting of shared agenda, measurement and reinforced activities, continuous communication and backbone support, allows the community to embrace and sustain change.

Impact

Accomplishments include: multi-sector coalition engagement, a Complete Streets policy, a gardeners market in a federally recognized food desert, implementation of trauma-informed care strategies, community education on lifestyle activity and a refined medication assistance program.

Contact: Heather Fink
Community Health Improvement Manager, Healthy By Design
Telephone: 406-247-3272
Email: heather@healthybydesignyellowstone.org