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2012 Community Highlights
Methodist Dallas supports the Kidd Springs Sailfish Swim Team, providing the
sponsorship to expand and add evening coaching sessions.
The difference starts
here
These initiatives are making a healthier community:
Golden Cross Congregational Health Ministry.
Through partnering
churches, Methodist Health System provides education and health
outreach, including flu shots and biometric screenings.
Life Shines Bright Pregnancy Program.
This program is dedicated to
healthy pregnancies, having achieved a preterm birth rate of only 5.7 percent
among its participants, compared to Dallas County’s rate of 11.7 percent.
MedAssist.
This program provides vital bridge medications —
111 prescriptions in the last year — to patients in financial need.
Through pharmaceutical partnerships, we also connected patients to
1,445 prescriptions for free medications valued at $709,997.
Methodist Generations.
This program offers a variety of wellness activities,
social events, and educational outreach for people age 55 and older.
Mobile mammography.
In partnership with Susan G. Komen® Dallas
County, Methodist’s mobile mammography unit brought breast cancer
screening directly to 3,336 women this year, including 1,904 in the
Methodist Dallas Medical Center service area.
Prostate Screening and Awareness Program.
In the past year, 3,158 men
in the Methodist Dallas service area benefited from this free service, which
provides more prostate screenings than any other hospital-based program
in the nation.
We also support these and other community endeavors:
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AIDS Services
of Dallas
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American Heart
Association
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The Concilio’s Vive
Tu Vida! Get Up!
Get Moving! event
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Dallas Running Club
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Earth Day Oak Cliff
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East Kessler Park
Neighborhood
Association
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Friends of Oak
Cliff Park
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High School for the
Health Professions
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James S. Hogg
Elementary School
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The Kessler School
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Kiest Park
Community Group
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March of Dimes
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Mark Twain
Leadership Vanguard
School Health Fair
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Mayor’s Back to
School Fair
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National Night Out
Against Crime
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North Oak
Cliff Greenspace
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North Oak Cliff
Music Festival
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Old Oak Cliff
Conservation League
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Rosemont Early
Childhood PTA
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Sunset Neighborhood
Association
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Trinity Commons
Foundation
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The Turning Point
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Winnetka Heights
Holiday Home Tour.
Members of the Methodist Dallas stroke care
team and the staff at Methodist Family Health
Center – Preston Hollow team up to provide
important health information to the employees
at
The Dallas Morning News
.
Women attending MeTime got to learn about
Methodist Dallas programs, such as the Joint
Academy, which helps patients prepare for joint
replacement surgery and recover faster.
To your
health
Methodist Dallas Medical Center is
committed to creating and supporting
events that improve our communities
by inspiring people to make changes
toward a healthier lifestyle, including:
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MeTime women’s health event
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Cigna Mayor’s Race 5K
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Trinity River Levee Run
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City of Dallas employee education
and health events.
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