HEALTHVISIONS MIDWEST INC

Programs

1. Faith in action to serve and transform (fast) promotes healthy living and independence by providing volunteer-based non-medical support and caregiver services to seniors 60 years and older and others who are homebound, frail, disabled, or afflicted with chronic illnesses in the greater east st. Louis community. Assisted transportation provides one-on-one transportation to seniors 60 years and older. Priority is given to medical trips, but volunteers also provide transportation for business, shopping, nutrition, and other events. Volunteers receive training and comprehensive screening, including criminal background checks. Information and assistance (I&a) assisted seniors with accessing services and resources that enable them to maintain their independence. I&a provided contacts to seniors to make healthier lifestyle choices and acted as advocates for medicare, medicaid, benefit access, low income home energy assistance program, etc. To improve their quality of life and reduce health disparities. Circle of friends (cof) reduces social isolation and loneliness for seniors by providing interactive group activities, health education, and outings. Seniors develop a close circle of…

   $1,139,706 spent$5,182 earned by the program
   47% of program spending

2. Fort wayne, in hvms programs focus on improving health outcomes, reducing social isolation, and empowering individuals and families. Central to these efforts is the allen county health equity coalition (achec), a collaboration of social services, government agencies, and other organizations committed to advancing health equity in allen county. Through initiatives like the wellness initiative, health education classes,the healthy child advocate program, and heal farm markets, hvm addresses barriers such as limited access to quality healthcare, helping residents overcome challenges and thrive. We also amplified to contacts an awareness of lead poisoning and how imperative lead testing is among children younger than age three. Through your support, this lead messaging campaign effectively heightened understanding and action toward safeguarding the health of our precious children. Healthy eating and active living (heal) farm markets operated three key markets, offering affordable fresh fruits and vegetables in food desert areas. These markets, supported by grant dollars,doubled the buying power for wic,snap,and snap,and senior food voucher recipients. Hvm helped provide heal(healthy…

   $774,131 spent$50 earned by the program
   32% of program spending

3. The chw training program is a training program that prepares the participant to take the certification exam. The training consists of a 45 hour interactive classroom curriculum that focuses on roles, skills and competencies of a successful community health worker (chw). Participants learn to assess individual and community health care needs, make referrals to appropriate service providers, and implement programs that promote, maintain, and improve both individual and community health, a chw is a frontline public health worker who is a trusted member of the community served that enables the worker to serve as a liaison/link/intermediary between health/social services and the community to facilitate access to service and improve the quality and cultural competence of service delivery. Trusted neighborhood transportation (tnt) promotes quality of life for our most vulnerable populations in lake county,in, by providing medical and non-medical transportation for clients to our program classes, medical appointments, va services, grocery and medication pick-ups and more. The heart and deep programs empower and supports people across lake county,in to live healthier lives. Heart and deep…

   $174,974 spent$389,812 earned by the program
   7% of program spending

4. The heart program has community health workers who engage with clients in their homes or other locations to conduct health screenings that include blood pressure, weight and bmi. They also provide one-on-one coaching to help clients identify and achieve their health goals. They also provide referrals and resources to access other

   $341,149 spent$355,413 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

5. Community services. Some positive health outcomes of the heart program included improved blood pressure, decrease in weight and bmi, increased physical activity, improved nutrition, decreased take-out meals, and better stress management.

   $0 spent
   0% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,429,960.