Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach

METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND BUILDING A COORDINATED AND INTEGRATED COMMUNITY PRACTICE THROUGH ENGAGEMENT THAT PROVIDES EQUAL ACCESS TO HIGHEST QUALITY CARE, EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

PLEASE SEE SCHEDULE O FOR THE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.METHODIST LE BONHEUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH (MLCO) IS A 501 (C) (3) NONPROFIT SUBSIDIARY OF LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS OF METHODIST LE BONHEUR HEALTHCARE. MLCO PROGRAMS ARE MOSTLY GRANT AND PHILANTHROPIC FUNDED. MLCO SERVES CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS THROUGHOUT WEST TENNESSEE AS WELL AS IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EASTERN ARKANSAS. ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ADDRESS ACCESS TO SERVICES, RISK REDUCTION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE PARENTING, AND CHRONIC ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED PERSONS OR FAMILIES SERVED OVER THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR OR THE NUMBER OF ONE-TIME SERVICES OR ENCOUNTERS AS APPROPRIATE. ACCESS TO SERVICES: MAKING HEALTH CARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE:-834 CHILDREN RECEIVED COMPREHENSIVE WELL-CHILD EXAMINATIONS AND ACUTE MEDICAL CARE THROUGH LE BONHEUR ON THE MOVE MOBILE HEALTH; 175 RECEIVED HEALTH EDUCATION FROM AN RN.-172 FAMILIES RECEIVED LEGAL SERVICES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL AND LEGAL ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING PROVIDED THROUGH THE MEMPHIS CHILD LAW DIRECTIVE.-TIPTON COUNTY SCHOOL HEALTH NURSES PROVIDED SERVICES TO 53,668 STUDENTS AND STAFF WITHIN THE COUNTY; 91% OF ALL STUDENT CONTACTS WERE TREATED AND RETURNED TO CLASS.-72 HIV POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE IN BECOMING CERTIFIED TO RECEIVE RYAN WHITE SERVICES.-36 STUDENTS IN WEST TN RECEIVED REFERRALS AND NAVIGATION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; OVER 50% OF THE CHILDREN SHOWED SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT IN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND BEHAVIORS AT HOME AND SCHOOL.-THE FAMILY RESILIENCE INITIATIVE COMPLETED 415 CLINIC INTAKES FOR FAMILIES WITH ADVERSE CHILD EXPERIENCES AND COMPLETED 3,873 SUBSEQUENT ENCOUNTERS FOR SERVICE COORDINATION.-ARTAS WORKERS IDENTIFIED 32 HIV POSITIVE YOUNG MEN WHO WERE OUT OF CARE AND LINKED 87% OF THOSE BACK TO A MEDICAL PROVIDER FOR ONGOING CARE.-940 CHILDREN IN 35 MEMPHIS SCHOOLS AND 12 SCHOOLS IN JACKSON, TN RECEIVED PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, AND SPEECH THERAPY. RISK REDUCTION: CREATING HEALTHIER, SAFER COMMUNITIES:-107 FAMILIES RECEIVED COORDINATED HOUSING SERVICES AND REPAIRS VIA OUR GHHI PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE HEALTHIER HOME ENVIRONMENTS. -4,856 TEENS AND ADOLESCENTS LEARNED ABOUT SAFE SEX PRACTICES, DATING VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL DISEASE PREVENTION THROUGH BE PROUD! BE RESPONSIBLE! MEMPHIS!-4,376 INDIVIDUALS WERE TESTED FOR HIV WITHIN OUR EMERGENCY ROOM FACILITIES AND OUR COMPREHENSIVE HIGH IMPACT PREVENTION (CHIP) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND REFERRED TO COMMUNITY SERVICES IF NEEDED. -HIGH-RISK HIV NEGATIVE PEOPLE WERE REFERRED TO PROPHYLAXIS MEDICATION SERVICES. -18 HIV POSITIVE PREGNANT WOMEN RECEIVED SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH FACILITATED 91% OF THOSE WOMEN TO BE VIRALLY SUPPRESSED AT THEIR CHILD'S BIRTH.-RYAN WHITE PART B COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS INTERACTED REGULARLY WITH 13 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE CHRONICALLY HIGH HIV VIRAL RATES.CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVE PARENTING: PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERY CHILD AND ENSURING THAT FAMILIES HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUCCEED:-1,943 CHILDREN AGES 0 TO 3 WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS WERE IDENTIFIED AND RECEIVED EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES REFERRALS FOR THERAPY SERVICES. -MORE THAN 264 NEW MOTHERS RECEIVED BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE WITHIN THE PEDIATRIC CLINIC SETTINGS.-312 MOTHERS RECEIVED PRENATAL CARE AND LEARNED HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR BABIES VIA IN-HOME VISITS BY NURSES OR PROFESSIONALS FROM HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA (HFA ENHANCED), NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP, HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA; THE MAJORITY OF ALL MOTHERS IN BOTH PROGRAMS CARRIED THEIR BABIES TO FULL-TERM.-2,648 CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND PARENTS RECEIVED TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE THROUGH CHILD CARE REFERRAL AND RESOURCE CENTER.-INCLUSION SUPPORT PROVIDED 218 HEALTH TRAININGS AT 14 CHILDCARE CENTERS; 127 CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS RECEIVED ONGOING SUPPORT WITHIN THE CHILDCARE SETTING.-THE TAX IMPACT PROJECT, A PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED WAY OF THE MIDSOUTH AND PORTER LEATH, ASSISTED 1,554 FAMILIES WITH FREE TAX PREP SERVICES. OF THOSE SERVED, 342 FAMILIES RECEIVED THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, SENDING $767,554 BACK TO THOSE FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.CHRONIC ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION - PREVENTING, TREATING AND ELIMINATING DISEASES AND ILLNESSES THAT THREATEN THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES:-CONGREGATIONAL HEALTH NETWORK, WHICH PROVIDES HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATION, REFERRAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES SERVED OVER 400 LOCAL CONGREGATIONS AND 1,008 INDIVIDUALS. -453 CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ASTHMA RECEIVED CLINIC AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE CHAMP PROGRAM, WHICH HAS SEEN A 71 PERCENT REDUCTION IN INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATIONS AND A 59 PERCENT REDUCTION IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS.-THROUGH HEALTH FAIRS AND THE WELLNESS WITHOUT WALL ACTIVITIES, 207 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED BIOMETRIC SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS TO CHRONIC DISEASE PROGRAMS IF NEEDED. -72 CAREGIVERS OF AND PEOPLE WITH HIV OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK FACTORS COMPLETED A 6-WEEK CHRONIC DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.-147 INDIVIDUALS COMPLETED A TYPE 2 DIABETES PROGRAM.