Wellstar Community Health Programs
We support the health of our communities. At Wellstar, we are more than healthcare, PeopleCare.
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Community Health Programs at Wellstar
As one of the leading healthcare systems in Georgia and one of the top ten charity care systems in the nation, we embrace the responsibility of supporting our communities throughout the state. Our community health efforts exist to coordinate connections between people who experience poor health outcomes and a lack of resources in order to help improve their chances for sustainable health and well-being. We do this by providing access to care through our community clinic network and community transformation programs, and by providing access to COVID-19 vaccinations and colorectal cancer and prostate cancer screenings, to name just a few examples. In fact, we have facilitated over 10,000 community vaccinations in collaboration with local public health, and we’ve distributed 1,300 Colorectal Cancer Screening Kits through our partnership with BLKHLTH. Across Wellstar, our caregivers and team members from many disciplines work to focus their talents toward service. Because access to healthy foods is a key component of healthy living, we endeavor to offer this support in our community efforts, including our food resource initiatives. When Wellstar’s Community Health Needs Assessments identified food insecurity as a key social determinant of health impacting the well-being of the communities we serve across the state, Wellstar joined the Goodr partner network and launched Wellstar Mobile Markets, a uniquely branded variation of pop-up grocery markets. These Mobile Markets have reached communities in metro Atlanta and beyond. Since its inception in 2020, the “Wellstar on Wheels” Mobile Market has served over 25,000 individuals. Wellstar's Spiritual Health staff support and give care during moments when people most need it. Their primary goal is to provide a compassionate and supportive environment that allows patients, families and other caregivers to feel safe and respected. These efforts include nondenominational spiritual support for patients and family members through our congregational health network, as well as the compassionate attention of social work students on rotation in our medical centers. The efforts of our Wellstar Women's Health caregivers support positive maternal health and wellness by providing vital resources and education to pregnant and postpartum birth givers. Wellstar has partnered with Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia (HMHBGA) to provide maternal health resources in support of new mothers and birth givers in Georgia. Part of these efforts include distributing free care packages, including practical tools and educational information. Wellstar is also part of a pilot program, Operation MIST, which is studying the maternal mortality and morbidity crisis that is impacting birth givers and the health of their babies. All this important work, and more, to support the health of our communities highlights our Wellstar motto that we are more than healthcare, PeopleCare.2024 Wellstar Mobile Markets
Locations and Dates
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Butts dates: March 19th, April 16th, May 21st, June 18th, October 15th
Jackson United Methodist Church
409 E. 3rd St., Jackson, GA 30233
Event time: 5 PM - 6 PM Cobb dates: March 12th, April 9th, May 14th, June 11th, October 8th
Austell Senior Center
4915 Austell Powder Springs Rd. SW, Austell, GA 30106
Event time: 10 AM - 11 AM Douglas dates: March 21st, April 18th, May 16th, June 20th, October 17th
First Presbyterian Church of Douglasville
9190 Campbellton St., Douglasville, GA 30134
Event time: 10 AM - 11 AM South Fulton (Atlanta) dates: March 26th, April 30th, May 28th, June 25th, October 29th
Cathedral of Faith Church of God in Christ
1137 Avon Ave. SW, Atlanta, GA 30310
Event time: 10 AM - 11 AM North Fulton (Roswell) dates: March 7th, April 4th, May 2nd, June 6th, October 3rd
Zion Missionary Baptist Church
888 Zion Cir., Roswell, GA 30075
Event time: 5 PM - 6 PM Paulding dates: March 30th, April 27th, May 25th, June 29th, October 26th
Hiram High School
702 Virgie Ballentine Dr., Hiram, GA 30141
Event time: 10 AM - 11 AM Spalding dates: March 14th, April 11th, May 9th, June 13th, October 10th
New Mercy Baptist Church
730 Park Rd., Griffin, GA 30224
Event time: 5 PM - 6 PM Troup dates: March 2nd, April 6th, May 4th, June 1st, October 5th
AMC Theatre LaGrange (parking lot)
201 Main St., LaGrange, GA 30240
Event time: 10 AM - 11 AM