Community Health Recurring/Ongoing Projects

 

  1. Hispanic Health Fair
    1. What:  A community wide health fair where we assist with blood pressure screenings
    2. When:  occurs each fall
    3. Coordinator:  Wendy Moore
  2. Reach Out and Read
    1. What:  WFPC is a local site for this national program which provides a new developmentally appropriate book to children at each well child visit from 6 months to 5 years old.
    2. When:  ongoing
    3. Coordinators:

                                                               i.      Resident:  Janell Wilson

                                                             ii.      Faculty:  Susanne Krasovich

                                                            iii.      Nursing:  Katie Everson

    1. Contact person:

                                                               i.      Shannon Mesick:  Shannon.mesick@phci.org

    1. Website:  www.reachoutandread.org
  1. Waukesha Smiles
    1. What:  Healthy Wisconsin grant to do dental screening and education for area third graders at several schools
    2. When:  ongoing 2007-2010
    3. Faculty coordinators:

                                                               i.      Ken Schellhase

                                                             ii.      Susanne Krasovich

                                                            iii.      Patrick Ginn

    1. Contact person:

                                                               i.      Michelle Lenninger:  mleininger@mcw.edu

  1. Tar Wars
    1. What:  tobacco free education program for fourth and fifth graders
    2. When:  ongoing
    3. Faculty coordinator:

                                                               i.      Barb Murphy

    1. Contact person: 

                                                               i.      Shannon Mesick:  Shannon.mesick@phci.org

    1. Website:  http://www.tarwars.org/about.xml
  1. Dental Clinic
    1. What:  new clinic for uninsured/low income patients due to open 3/08, started by a planning grant obtained by the residency and the hospital foundation.
    2. When:  ongoing.
    3. Faculty/community coordinators:

                                                               i.      Renee Ramirez, Executive Director

                                                             ii.      Bruce Ambuel

    1. Contact person:

                                                               i.      Shannon Mesick:  Shannon.mesick@phci.org

    1. Website:  http://www.wccdentalclinic.org/
  1. Salvation Army/Parish Nursing exercise program
    1. What:  new project, hoping to start exercise club for interested folks, based at Salvation Army
    2. When:  once a week from Dec 2007-March 2008
    3. Faculty coordinator:

                                                               i.      Susanne Krasovich

    1. Contact person:

                                                               i.      Joan Hoefakker:  myparishnurse@sbcglobal.net

  1. AAFP AIM Program:  Ready, Set, Fit!
    1. What:  school based education program to teach fourth and fifth graders about fitness.
    2. When:  arranged when interested
    3. Faculty coordinators:

                                                               i.      Susanne Krasovich

                                                             ii.      Patrick Ginn

    1. Contact person:

                                                               i.      Shannon Mesick: Shannon.mesick@phci.org

    1. Website:  http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/clinical/publichealth/aim/aimschoolprgm.html
  1. Community Service Day
    1. What:  All  doctors, nurses, business staff,  admin staff in the practice pitch in to help a designated community service organization or other project in our local community.
    2. When:  once a year in June
    3. Coordinator:

                                                               i.      Chris Purdy:  chris.purdy@phci.org

  1. ProHealth Care Community Benefits Steering Committee
    1. What;  committee for planning, assessing, managing, organizing, measuring, and reporting PHC’s participation in meeting identified community health needs in collaboration with the community.
    2. When;  meets monthly on ongoing basis
    3. Faculty contacts

                                                               i.      Bruce Ambuel

                                                             ii.      Susanne Krasovich

    1. Committee Chair

                                                               i.      Bob Speer