Parkview Huntington Hospital
has identified four compatible nonprofit organizations in Huntington County to
receive a share of $66,500 in Community Health Improvement funds for 2010. The
organizations, which meet the hospital’s guidelines for being able to work
collaboratively and proactively to improve the health of the community, are:
- Boys and Girls Club of Huntington County
- Community and Family Services, Inc.
- United Way of Huntington County
- Youth Services Bureau of Huntington County
To be eligible, the
organizations had to demonstrate how they address specific community health
needs and show that they are able to measure the specific improvements their
programs contribute to community health.
“Several very worthy
organizations in the community were considered, and these four best met the
criteria we’ve established to identify community partners,” said Darlene
Garrett, Parkview Huntington Hospital chief operating officer. “We are
confident that they will impact the health of Huntington County in a very
positive way.”
The Boys and Girls Club of
Huntington County has provided programs for hundreds of children each year
since opening in 2001. Its share of funds will be used to promote its SMART
Moves program (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training). The program teaches
abstinence from substance abuse and adolescent sexual involvement by practicing
resistance and refusal skills for at-risk youths from the ages of six to 16.
Community and Family
Services, Inc., plans to use its funds to continue the work of the Huntington
County Free Health Clinic. The clinic provides acute and chronic healthcare for
all Huntington County citizens who are otherwise unable to obtain healthcare
due to lack of financial resources and health insurance coverage.
The United Way of Huntington
County has long been a promoter of health and wellness in the community. The
United Way will use its share of funds to continue its Health and Wellness
Committee programs, first funded in 2006 by the Indiana Association of United
Ways. Its wellness programs educate and raise awareness about the importance of
fitness and eating healthy by targeting youths and families, and include, among
many other programs: Eat Your Way to Better Health; Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Bar for elementary students; and Cooking With Love.
The Youth Services Bureau of
Huntington County provides programs and services to assist youths and families
and the challenges they face associated with childhood, adolescence and early
adulthood. Two programs offered by the organization will be funded by the grant
funds, the On Your Way Up Program and the Teen Suicide Prevention program. On
Your Way Up is an incentive program that provides support, education and
guidance to young parents in an effort to promote healthy life choices for the
parents and the child. The Teen Suicide Education Program provides education
directed to Huntington County middle school and high school children on warning
signs, appropriate action steps and resources available related to suicide.
CAPTION:
Parkview Huntington Hospital has chosen four nonprofit
organizations in Huntington County to partner with to improve the health of the
community. Partner-organization representatives and Parkview Huntington
Hospital officials are, from left: Mandy Rebor, executive director, Boys and
Girls Club of Huntington County; Darlene Garrett, chief operating officer,
Parkview Huntington Hospital; Sharon Kay, RN, clinic director, Huntington
County Free Health Clinic; Marj Hiner, chair, Parkview Huntington Hospital
Board of Directors; Jan Williams, director, Youth Services Bureau of Huntington
County; Pat Horoho, executive director, United Way of Huntington County; Rick
Baker, member, Parkview Huntington Hospital Board of Directors; and Ira Bencun,
Youth Services Bureau On Your Way Up Store coordinator.
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