Program areas at Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach
Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach (mlco) is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit subsidiary of Le Bonheur children's hospital foundation, established to promote the community-based programs of Methodist Le Bonheur healthcare. Mlco programs are mostly grant and philanthropic funded. Mlco serves children, families, and adults throughout west Tennessee as well as in north Mississippi and eastern Arkansas. Its programs and services address access to services, risk reduction, child development and effective parenting, and chronic illness management and prevention. The following programmatic accomplishments represent the number of unduplicated persons or families served over the last calendar year or the number of one-time services or encounters as appropriate. Access to services: making health care resources available to the communities we serve: -782 children received comprehensive well-child examinations and acute medical care through Le Bonheur on the move mobile health; 74 received health education from an rn. -254 families received legal services to address social and legal issues affecting their health and well-being provided through the memphis child law directive. -tipton county school health nurses provided services to 10,448 students and staff within the county; 568 students with an identified chronic condition received school nurse research regarding the condition & development of ihp. -68 hiv positive individuals received assistance in becoming certified to receive ryan white services. 281 students in west tn received referrals and navigation for behavioral health services; over 50% of the children showed signs of improvement in academic achievement and behaviors at home and school. -the family resilience initiative completed 354(161 enrolled) clinic intakes for families with adverse child experiences and completed 4,427 subsequent encounters for service coordination. -hiv testingworkers identified 17 hiv positive young men who were out of care and linked 65% of those back to a medical provider for ongoing care. -1,654 children in 35 memphis schools and 12 schools in jackson, tn received physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Risk reduction: creating healthier, safer communities: -257 families received coordinated housing services and repairs via our ghhi partnerships to create healthier home environments. -5,121 individuals were tested for hiv within our emergency room facilities and our comprehensive high impact prevention (chip) Outreach activities and referred to Community services if needed. -544 high-risk hiv negative people were referred to prophylaxis medication services. -24 hiv positive pregnant women received support services, which facilitated 96% of those women to be virally suppressed at their child's birth. Child development and effective parenting: promoting the health and well-being of every child and ensuring that families have the resources needed to succeed: -1,654 children ages 0 to 3 with developmental delays were identified and received early intervention services referrals for therapy services. -more than 268 new mothers received breastfeeding support and guidance within the pediatric clinic settings. -577 mothers received prenatal care and learned how to take care of their babies via in-home visits by nurses or professionals from healthy families america (hfa enhanced), nurse family partnership, healthy families america; the majority of all mothers in both programs carried their babies to full-term. -544 childcare providers received training and assistance through childcare referral and resource center. -inclusion support provided professional development trainings to 300 adults at childcare centers; 167 children with complex medical needs received ongoing support within the childcare setting. -the tax impact project, a partnership with united way of the midsouth and porter leath, assisted 1,861 families with free tax prep services. Of those served, 1,007 families received the earned income tax credit, sending $1,554,919 back to those families in our Community. Chronic illness management and prevention - preventing, treating and eliminating diseases and illnesses that threaten the health of our communities: -congregational health network, which provides health-related education, referral and support services served over 400 local congregations and 1,178 individuals. -665 children with severe asthma received clinic and Community assistance through the champ program, which has seen a 68 percent reduction in inpatient hospitalizations and a 68 percent reduction in emergency department visits. -88 individuals enrolled in a type 2 diabetes program; 59 completed the program. -48 individuals participated in a year long prevent type 2 diabetes program; 33% who completed the program reduced their body weight by 5% completed 977 sdoh screenings with mlh inpatient population; completed 746 followup activities for patients who reported sdoh.