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Buds
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Buds (Budding- an early stage of
development; Buddies- companions, partners)
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Through the years, Family Health Care has planted seeds to
develop organizational responses to specific community needs. Some of these not only sprouted, but have developed into sturdy
organizations that have made a real difference to people in Kansas City. These are organizations that are currently budding through the support of Family Health Care.
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Family Health Care Legal Services |
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Family Health Legal Services
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The Medical legal health partnership of Family Health Care has been developed to address significant social determinants
of health including access to health care, housing permanence, food security, income dependability, educational opportunities,
safety and family stability.
Maternal Options that Matter (MOM)
SW Boulevard Family Health Care is providing leadership for "Maternal Options that Matter"-
a collaboration of Family Health Care, KU Family Medicine and KU Nurse-midwife Program to develop an answer to the dismal
maternal & infant health outcomes reported for Wyandotte County.
For more about the Maternal Options that Matter (part of Health Options that Matter.)- CLICK HERE.
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The Grove Grocery
Formed in mid-2012 as a subsidiary of Family Health Care, the Grove Grocery is developing as a resource
for the Northeast neighborhoods of Kansas City, Kansas. The Grove Grocery will be located off Quindaro Boulevard in the midst
of the most needy community in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the region.
Learn more about the Grove Grocery by clicking here.
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It
may seem odd to describe an urban area as a "food desert". The definition is a relative one and is different in
rural areas. In this case the definition used by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others:
- Low Income- Communities considered “low-income” tracts (where at least 20 percent of residents have income at or below the federal poverty levels) and
- Low Access- Access to food is difficult for some, particularly with lack of transportation. These are “low-access” areas (places where at least 500 people or 33 percent of the population live more than a mile away from a grocery store)
These two descriptions define a "Food
Desert". The areas North and South of Quindaro Boulevard in Kansas City, Kansas meet these criteria.
Learn about earlier "buds" of Family Health Care, now sturdy oaks:
Hope Care Center (a skilled nursing center for people with HIV) Founded by Dr. Sharon Lee.
Duchesne Clinic (a safety net clinic) co-founded by Dr. Sharon Lee and Sister Anna Totta
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