Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc.
2600 Hadley Street
St. Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314) 539-9500
Fax: (314) 241-8938
www.gracehill.org
President and Chief Executive Officer: Alan Freeman
Executive Vice President, Planning and Development: Villie M. Appoo
Project Description
Grace Hill Neighborhood Health Centers has developed a collaborative approach
to providing coordinated and comprehensive health care to the residents of
public housing. The five Grace Hill health center sites are all located in some
of the most underserved neighborhoods of St. Louis. All sites are within
walking distance or within a one mile radius of public housing complexes.
Services
The residents of public housing complexes receive comprehensive health care
through numerous Grace Hill services coordinated along an integrated continuum
of care. The services provided include: Primary Health Care including adult
medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, prenatal care, dental, optometry, pharmacy,
developmental and mental health services for children, targeted services for
the frail elderly, social services, nurse case management services, WIC, out
posted DFS services and transportation.
Extensive outreach services are conducted by Grace Hill's outreach team on the
three Health To Go Vans (Salud en Marcha), which go to several public housing
complexes and Section 8 units on a regular, scheduled basis. Outreach staff on
these vans provide health education, screening, make appointments for patients
at various health center locations, and arrange transportation and other
services needed to help the patient access health care.
Linkages/Partnerships
Adolescent Peer Counseling allows neighborhood youth to serve as peer counselors.
Parenting Courses are provided for parents with special needs. Mental health services are provided for children with developmental delays and behavior
problems up to the age of 12 years. This program has been expanded and
coordinated by Grace Hill's Children's Developmental Center (CDC).
The PHPC Coalition, comprised of representatives from the TMC's, area agencies,
AIDS Service Organizations, other tenants and consumers, meets monthly. This
group reviews progress reports, provides input into decisions impacting their
neighborhood, shares information on new resources and helps problem-solve in a
supportive and sharing environment.
BPHC Collaborative Participation
The Diabetes, Asthma, Breast and Cervical Cancer Collaboratives and The Cardio
Vascular Disease Initiative. Grace Hill has also participated in the IHI sponsored 'Redesigning the Patient
Visit' collaborative that has since been implemented at all sites. Using a similar model and
PDSA strategies, Grace Hill also implemented the following four initiatives:
- Smoking Cessation
- Lead Poisoning Initiative
- Advanced Access
- "With Every Heartbeat is Life" Initiative to address cardiovascular health for
African Americans living in Public Housing.
Public Housing Locations/Sites
Clinton Peabody
1308 Dillion Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
LaSalle Park Village
1260 LaSalle
St. Louis, MO 63104
Vaughn Developments
1912 O'Fallon
St. Louis, MO 63106
Hope VI
Cochran Developments
1228 N. 9th Street
St. Louis, MO 63106
Blumeyer Developments
3330 Page
St. Louis, MO 63106
Darst-Webbe
4100 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
Senior Housing
Badenfest Elderly
8220 N. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63147
Les Château
1330 Château
St. Louis, MO 63104
Cochran Towers
1112 N. 9th St.
St. Louis, MO 63106
Blumeyer Elderly
3210 MLK Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63106
Statistics:
Estimated residents in Public Housing: 6,000
Project Users: 2,235 clinical users
Total Users: 4,749
