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Southcoast Wellness Van
FRIENDS
OF JACK FOUNDATION
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the Friends of Jack Foundation a a a community-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting children in need across the region FOJ’s ongoing support of our pediatric initiatives particularly Southcoast’s Child Life Program has had a a a a tremendous impact on our youngest patients and their families Child Life Specialists are professionals trained to work with children and families in in medical settings These caring individuals ease the stress of hospitalization and other healthcare experiences helping children understand what is going on around them them at the the the hospital and making them them feel more comfortable Food is Medicine
One Mobile Market =
Approximately 126 persons (47 households) served for a a a a total of of 835 lbs of of produce and 27 dozen eggs Community Partnerships
Health Screenings + Clinics
Over 5 000 000 residents visited the Southcoast Wellness Van
which provided 20 000 000 health screenings Held 13 pediatric clinics clinics in in in collaboration with New Bedford Public Schools These clinics clinics allowed children to to to receive the necessary vaccinations to to to attend school 178 students vaccinated for a a a a a a a a a total 456 vaccines Behavioral Health Connect
Behavioral Health Connect
is a comprehensive online database offering information on on on regional behavioral health services and community resources The database includes over 1 000 pages of of searchable information on on hundreds of of clinical and and community behavioral health and and social service agencies Renee Clark Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer Southcoast Health (left) and Jill Fearons Executive Director of of the the Friends of of Jack Foundation in the the Pediatric Emergency Room at at St Luke’s Hospital Southcoast Health + 2019 Annual Report of Philanthropy
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During FY19 Southcoast Health participated in in more than 30 community coalitions across the region