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Clinics Transforming Neighborhoods and Cities

Neighborhood Transformation is Built on Luke 10:27

Our Purpose Not just curing existing disease but helping

people to be healthy and whole in all areas of their life

Transformation is Built on Relationships

What’s Needed for Good Health

Where A Curative Clinic Fits

Two Programs which support each other.

Neighborhood Christian Health Care Clinic:

Neighborhood Transformation Program

Louisville’s Desire is to Provide Biblically Wholistic

Health Care

Shawnee Neighborhood

Characteristics of a Real Community

Neighborhoods Size Within Clinic Catchment Area

Smaller in size (8-12) blocks

How the Clinic & Neighborhood Fit

Together Clinic Opening Fresh Produce Available

Changing Health Behavior

Who Best Motivates a Person to Change

Who Bests Motivates a Person to Change Their Health Behavior

Establishing Support Groups

Establishing a Wellness Program

Poor health impacts the bottom line of business and life!!!

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Problems to Fix

Does A Wellness Program Work? Absenteeism – decrease of 26.8% Health care costs – decrease 26.1% Workers Compensation – decrease 32% Cost benefit ratio – 5.81/1

Chapman LS, The Art of Health Promotion, July/August, 2005

Focus on Strengths Thru

Why Focus on Assets

The Strategy

Doing For/Relief Coming Alongside/ Betterment

Empowerment/ Development

Ways to Help

Key Principals for Change

Train By Participation and Turning Learning into Action

Shawnee Clinic Accomplishments

Whole Health Care Seen in Shawnee Neighborhood

Observable Indicators Of Change

Transformed neighborhoods from the inside.

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