Manager, Senior & Volunteer Services

Name:

Valerie Weber, MHSA

July 6, 2007

Permission given to feature our program

Hospital:

Capital Region Medical Center

P.O. Box 1128

Jefferson City, MO 65102-1128

President: Ed Farnsworth

Name of Program:

The Road to Healthy Living

1. Description of program:

The Road to Health Living is a health promotions program designed to promote healthy lifestyle practices within the community served by Capital Region Medical Center.

2. Who does the program serve and whom does it benefit?

The Road to Healthy Living serves the Capital Region Medical Center community, including staff, patients, visitors and the community at large.

3. What makes this program unique?

This program reaches out to the community in and around Jefferson City by partnering with other departments at the hospital (such as the Diabetes Management Center and Corporate Health), and by working with organizations outside the hospital (such as the Alzheimer’s Association and local law enforcement agencies). This program offers a variety of activities from seminars to health fairs to disseminating information.

4. What are the goals/objectives of the program?

The main goal of this program is to promote healthy living within the Capital Region Medical Center community through education about diseases, signs and symptoms and hopefully assisting with early intervention strategies.

5. What is the volunteer department’s role in this program?

This program was started by the Partners Auxiliary (The Partners is the name of our Auxiliary), which falls under the supervision of the Manager of Volunteer Services. The volunteers serve a number of roles and include the following:

· Organize and conduct seminars and health fairs. To date we have initiated the following programs:

ü The Road to Healthy Living: Preventing Diabetes

ü The Road to Healthy Living: Alzheimer’s Disease, Wandering and Safe Return

· Support and sponsor events initiated by other departments within the hospital. We have offered support in the way of workers, marketing, money, and committee members for the following:

ü The Road to Healthy Living: Breast Cancer and Beyond

ü The Road to Healthy Living: Are You at Risk for a Stroke?

· Mailings. We have conducted several Breast Wellness Campaigns by mailing letters to women encouraging them to get yearly mammograms.

· A volunteer chaired each campaign, real life stories told as part of some of the seminars by a volunteer, and the Partners provided prizes for drawings that were offered as an incentive.

· The volunteers continue to support and promote the NTSB WHALE - We have a Little Emergency Program. We are the only local provider. We supply packets to all of the law enforcement agencies, fire departments, EMT, other non- affiliated local hospitals, daycares and all of our newborns. Additionally, supported a young man working on his Eagle status with the BSA.

· Provide information about events and programs through the Partners monthly newsletter, in the local newspaper, and on our website www.crmc.org.

· Financial support to the Healthplex (our fitness/rehab center) to be used for patients who can’t afford services.

6. How many volunteers are used in the program and how many customers are impacted

Diabetes Prevention Fair -- we had 100 finger sticks, and not everyone who visited had their blood tested. We served 130 people at this event with the support of 4 volunteers and 6 staff members. The volunteers were used to assist that day with registration, dissemination of materials and clean up.

Breast Cancer and Beyond -- We had 20 people at this breakfast seminar. The Partner’s provided promotional gifts for each person in attendance. There were 6 volunteers involved with staff in all of the planning meetings leading up to the seminar. At the event, 4 volunteers assisted 8 staff members with registration, making sure the guest speakers had all of their necessary equipment ready, dissemination of materials and clean up.

Stroke Prevention -- We had 25 attend this breakfast seminar. There were 6 volunteers involved with staff in all of the planning meetings leading up to the seminar. At the event, 4 volunteers assisted 8 staff members with registration, making sure the guest speakers had all of their necessary equipment ready, dissemination of materials and clean up.

Alzheimer’s Disease-- We had 15 attend this breakfast seminar. There were 6 volunteers involved with Alzheimer’s Association staff in all of the planning meetings leading up to the seminar. At the event, 4 volunteers assisted 2 Alzheimer’s staff members with registration, making sure the guest speakers had all of their necessary equipment ready, dissemination of materials and clean up.

We mailed around 1,000 letters for each Breast Wellness Campaign: First one I can document is Fall 2003. There were two in 2004, two in 2005, one in 2006 and one in 2007. At least 6,000 letters have gone out.

7. How is the program evaluated to determine its success?

Evaluation sheets at seminars. Oral feedback from participants is a good indicator of the success of an event.

8. How does the program support the mission of the health care facility?

Our program goes hand in hand with Capital Region Medical Center’s mission statement -- “To improve the health and promote wellness of the people and communities we serve.”

Program Contact Name: Road to Healthy Living

Title: Valerie Weber, Manager Senior & Volunteer Services

Telephone: (573) 632-5032 Email: