Healthier Community Through Healthy Initiatives

Staff member demonstrating pig lungs and tobacco cessation.

CRH Foundation provided $194,171 to the Healthy Communities Initiative in 2024.  Some of the services and accomplishments in 2024 include:

  • Implemented private, one-on-one International Board of Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC) sessions for families through the Breastfeeding Coalition
  • Provided services to 165 patients referred to the Quitline by CRH providers through the Tobacco Awareness Action Team
  • Piloted 12-week Food As Medicine classes for VIMCare patients in the Teaching Kitchen at NexusPark, using evidence-based Purdue curriculum and including a meal kit bag with local produce for at-home preparation through the Healthy Lifestyles Action Team