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Clinics TransformingNeighborhoods
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!!!
Top 10 conditions driving full costs (Clinic costs + Medication +Absenteeism + Presenteeism) Costs / 1000 full time employees
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Total Costs
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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