Several community organizations to receive funding for health improvement
Fort Wayne, Ind. – Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 — Parkview Hospital today announced that several community organizations have been named Parkview Health Partners and will receive funding totaling more than $500,000 through Parkview Hospital’s Community Health Improvement Program.
A Parkview Health Partner is an organization working collaboratively and proactively with Parkview to address specific community health needs. The goal of these partnerships is to improve the health status of the community and to be able to measurably demonstrate specific improvements.
“Parkview is pleased to be a partner with local organizations that are making a positive difference in the health of our community,” said Jill McAllister, community benefit manager, Parkview Foundation. “As a not-for-profit hospital, Parkview is committed to giving back to our community. It is important for us to partner with others to address health needs and improve the overall health of the community.
Health partners for 2012:
*Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana’s Client Advocate Program
*Community Action of Northeast Indiana’s (CANI) Covering Kids and Families Northeast Indiana Coalition
*Community Transportation Network’s medical transportation program
*Matthew 25, Inc.’s free medical and dental clinic
*Midwest Alliance for Health Education’s health prevention and student medical research programs
*Neighborhood Health Clinics, Inc.’s Community Health Center
*Super Shot, Inc.’s children’s immunization program
*Turnstone Center for Children and Adults with Disabilities’ therapeutic health and wellness programs
Parkview’s Community Health Improvement priorities include access to health care, diabetes prevention and management, wellness and prevention, and childhood obesity prevention. To be considered for community health improvement funding, organizations submit an application and follow established guidelines.
The Community Health Improvement Program was established in 1998 as a way to provide support through collaborative community partnerships. In an effort to emphasize our work with organizations that share the common goal of improving the health status of local residents, the concept of health partners was introduced in 2009.
“The partnership between Parkview Community Health Improvement and Matthew 25 is critical to the success of Allen County’s only full-time health clinic,” said Nancy Schenkel, CEO, Matthew 25. “Without the in-kind lab and diagnostic services provided by Parkview, Matthew 25 would not be able to provide the high quality of care that our patients deserve.”
As a not-for-profit, community-based health system, Parkview re-invests its dollars in northeast Indiana. Each hospital within Parkview Health returns a portion of its operating margin back to the community through community health improvement initiatives.