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Turning corner stores into health hubs
Angela Shuman, a community health nurse with Penn State Health, plays a vital role in supporting residents of Reading, Pa., through monthly health check-ins at New Heightz Grocery Store. Her warm, personal approach — like hugging regulars and offering gentle reminders about medication — has built deep trust within the community.
Alaska hospital kitchen staff get lesson in traditional cooking: seal processing
In a hands-on workshop at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Tlingit seal hunter Tim Ackerman demonstrates the traditional method of butchering a harbor seal to a group of chefs, nutritionists and cultural practitioners.
Children’s hospital launches housing program to help disabled youth gain independence
In Bethany, Okla., a new initiative is reshaping the future for disabled youth transitioning into adulthood.
Saint Peter's University Hospital uses Lightbeam AI to identify at-risk patients, reduce ED visits
Lightbeam Health Solutions and Saint Peter's University Hospital, a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital in New Brunswick, N.J., have achieved a 7.1% reduction in emergency department visits among high-risk patients. The decrease was driven by Lightbeam’s AI-enabled program that predicts which patients are at risk of avoidable ED visits within 90 days.
Wellstar Partners with Local Organizations to Address Food Insecurity in Metro Atlanta
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South Dakota clinics and hospitals offer pantries to help feed community
What do you do when people in your community are food insecure, but they don’t qualify for federal food assistance programs? Make food available to them in places they can easily access — like clinics and hospitals.
Avera Health is collaborating with Feeding South Dakota, Avera Research Institute and Avera’s Community Partnership in a pilot program to offer clinic-based food pantries, known as Wellness Pantries, to patients in Sioux Falls and Parkston, S.D.
Community Health and Environment Stories
Collecting stories about innovative approaches and practices being used to address the environment as a driver of population health outcomes.
Legally speaking: Kaiser Permanente has a unique way to keep patients housed and healthy
Kaiser Permanente. A young black sitting in an apartment at a table working on a laptop, viewed through a fire escape window
At Kaiser Permanente hospitals, which can be found in eight states and the District of Columbia, care teams understand that whether or not you have a roof over your head makes a paramount impact on your health. Not only does being unhoused exacerbate existing health issues, but poor health can lead to a loss of housing in some cases.
Baptist Health’s Food Rx Program
Baptist Health recognizes the financial constraints that many patients face, and, in response, developed the Food Rx Program to provide nonperishable food items to patients who have an immediate need.
Nourish to flourish: OHSU Doernbecher’s solution for supporting hungry families
OHSU Doernbecher launched the Nourish program in 2022 to provide parents and caregivers with food during hospital stays.