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Platte County holds free birthing classes for expectant parents three times per year in January, June, and September. Classes, which are two hours long and run for four consecutive weeks, teach what to expect during the pregnancy, birthing process, and post-partum. One-to-one instruction is also…
The program director created the Individuals Combining Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) pilot program as a fun and upbeat way to reach especially sedentary children, ages 5 to 11, and help them find ways to exercise and eat better for the long term.
What is it? The RXAssistance Patient Assistance Program initiative began in 2005 as a collaborative strategy between Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, United Way, the Wyoming Department of Health, and the community safety-net clinics to identify resources to support a prescription assistance…
What is it?PIH Health’s S. Mark Taper Foundation A Day Away Adult Day Health Care serves adults ages 18+ who need continuous supervision and care for a variety of reasons, including frailty, developmental disability, memory impairment, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, brain injury, or stroke.…
In 2012 the AHA Committee on Research focused on actively engaging health care users to improve outcomes and reduce health care costs.The committee developed this report advocating hospitals to become more “activist” in their orientation and move “upstream”—that is
Use this tool to assess whether your health-related organization or system, or coalition of organizations working to improve health and health care, is ready to pursue the Triple Aim.
This report identifies steps that policy, public health and community stakeholders can take to prioritize prevention in the US health care system.
This report discusses strategies to help health care leaders prioritize three foundational elements of population health: 1) information-powered clinical decision-making; 2) primary care-led clinical workforce; and 3) patient engagement and community integration.
This report details the Institute of Medicine's roundtable on population health improvement and discusses how provisions in the Affordable Care Act will impact population health.
This website provides a wealth of resources on CommunityHealth Needs Assessment and the related IRS requirements.