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Catherine's Fund Recipients
2004 – 2007 |
| Care for the Uninsured in Garland County, A Community Approach |
| Hot Springs, AR |
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St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center in collaboration with the Charitable Christian
Medical Clinic and Garland County Hometown Health, seek to engage every level of
the community in developing a community-wide response to address the issue of the
uninsured. The ultimate goal of this initiative is to produce better health for
low-income families for less cost by providing access for the uninsured population.
The funds will support the expansion of clinic services and community organizing,
advocacy and problem solving efforts.
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| New Beginnings, Healthy Lifestyles |
| Washington, MO |
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This initiative will implement a team-based approach to healthy lifestyles in the most
vulnerable population, children who are poor and underserved in Franklin County, MO.
Through their Medicaid Pediatric Clinic, St. John’s Mercy Hospital will collaborate with
school, family and community partners to promote an integrated and systematic approach
to good nutrition, physical activity and healthy coping skills with a goal of decreasing
the risk for major health problems and encouraging positive lifestyle habits among
children who are overweight or obese.
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| 2001 – 2004
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| Project AIR (Asthma
is Resolvable)
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goal of Project AIR is to provide children (ages 0-18) with the educational
and medical resources necessary to effectively manage their disease and
thereby, enhance their quality of life. This Hot Springs based program
is highly collaborative and has developed good working relationships with
Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield, Arkansas Kids First, the Garland County
Health Department, the American Lung Association and many Hot Springs
area schools.
In an effort to reduce the number of pediatric
asthma-related hospitalizations, Project AIR provides assessment, age-appropriate
education, treatment intervention, case management and follow-up specifically
tailored to the needs of individual students at one school each semester.
Financial assistance is provided for an initial physician office visit,
medication and medical supplies as necessary. Eligible families are enrolled
in Medicaid or ARKids to cover future treatment expenses. Project AIR
staff and volunteers work with teachers, school nurses, physicians and
parents to provide care to all students diagnosed as asthmatics. |
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Community Lead Prevention Action
Initiative |
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Mercy Health
Plans has worked with a variety of community organizations to develop
a comprehensive strategy to reduce the level of childhood lead poisoning
in St. Louis. With alarming statistics (the childhood lead poisoning rate
in St. Louis is six times the national average with one of every four
children screening positive), this initiative targets two specific neighborhoods
for primary and secondary prevention. Primary prevention techniques include
education and training in lead prevention and the control of lead-based
paint hazards. Secondary prevention efforts consist of blood lead screening,
follow-up care for children with elevated blood lead levels, home lead
dust cleanings and lead hazard control services. An estimated 350 children
and families will be served in 90 homes. The Episcopal-Presbyterian Charitable
Health and Medical Trust will leverage Catherine's Fund money with a 2:1
matching grant. In addition, the City of St. Louis' Department of Public
Safety has committed $750,000 of in-kind lead remediation services for
75 housing units. Other collaborative partners/donors include the Deaconess
Foundation, Lutheran Charities Foundation, the St. Louis Lead Prevention
Coalition, St. Louis City Health Department, St. Louis Public Schools,
Catholic Community Services, St. Louis University School of Public Health,
the City Rental Property Owners Association, and a variety of other neighborhood,
community and health organizations. For more information contact Ricky
LaGrange at rlagrange@mhp.mercy.net
or call (314) 214-8014. |
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| 1998 – 2001 |
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| Oklahoma Kids Initiative |
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Oklahoma Kids Initiative operates in three geographic areas of Oklahoma:
Enid, Ardmore, and Oklahoma City. This after-school program includes tutoring
services, recreational activities, personal hygiene and nutrition education,
health screenings, and the provision of a nutritious meal to economically
poor, at-risk children through a partnership with the Regional Food Bank
of Oklahoma.
Amigos en la Salud (Friends in Health)
delivers service in Rogers, Arkansas, and the surrounding communities
through the Poplar House Clinic. The goal of this initiative is to address
social, cultural and economic barriers and create accessible health prevention
and promotion services for Latinos at risk for diabetes. Thus far, this
has been accomplished in multiple ways ranging form delivering education
sessions at the hospital, in schools and private homes, providing transportation
and interpretation services as required, conducting blood sugar screening
at major employers and gathering sites, and offering economic assistance
to participants to boost compliance. |
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| 1995 – 1997 |
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| McAuley Project
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The McAuley Project in Hot
Springs, Arkansas, is an initiative created with the goal of supporting
healthy, meaningful lives for older adults living in Garland Country,
Arkansas. With monies from Catherine's Fund, a new multi-purpose community
facility was built, home-delivered and congregate meals were increased,
health care screenings and education were provided to a previously unserved
population, and intergenerational activities were developed with participants
from a nearby Boys and Girls Club. |
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| Catherine's House
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The Catherine's House initiative in Little Rock, Arkansas,
created a family development center to ensure that expectant and new
mothers (and their babies) receive prenatal and postnatal care, educational
assistance and parenting information. Childcare services are also provided
to enable the teen to complete high school and acquire job skills training
to enhance potential employment opportunities.
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| 1992 – 1994 |
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Primary Health Care Services
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Located in Laredo, Texas, Primary Health Care Services
is a broad-based program created to address unmet needs as identified
in a 1990 comprehensive community needs assessment. Primary health care,
prenatal care, well-baby care, diabetes education and treatment and
cancer prevention services are provided as part of this original Catherine's
Fund initiative.
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| To date, all of these initiatives remain
operational and are supported by the local community and/or Strategic Service
Unit of Mercy. For further information, contact Diana Silvey at dsilvey@corp.mercy.net
or call (314) 628-3675. |
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