Kaiser Permanente Georgia Community Benefit Report - 2011

2011 KAISER PERMANENTE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REPORT

Celebrating the Value of Helping

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Celebrating the Value of Helping Celebrating the Value of HelpingCommunities � riveCommunities � rive

At Kaiser Permanente, we believe there is value in helping people live healthy, productive

lives. Our commitment is ongoing – even in diffi cult economic times. As a non-profi t, tax

exempt health plan, we work to improve the health of our community.

Kaiser Permanente of Georgia Community Benefi t initiatives – bundled with the vision

and compassion of our partners – help create a strong community at-large by driving

improvements in health and lowering barriers to accessing care for the uninsured and

underinsured.

In 2011, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia invested more than $32.8 million in Community

Benefi t projects and programs in three principal areas:

HEALTHY PEOPLEFrom building a walk-in clinic at the largest safety net provider in metro Atlanta to

funding a mobile clinic in an underserved community, Kaiser Permanente is committed

to improving access to health care for thousands of metro Atlantans in need.

HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTSA playground becomes a dynamic classroom for lessons on fi tness and nutrition. A

senior community garden blossoms into a healthy gathering spot where a new sense of

community fl ourishes. Kaiser Permanente works to build healthy environments that, in

turn, help residents thrive.

NEW HEALTH KNOWLEDGEOur innovative health research is another demonstration of how Kaiser Permanente is

committed to the well-being of our communities.

Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to partnering with metro Atlanta organizations and agen-

cies that share our vision: to improve the health of the community.

Celebrating the Value of Helping

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Community Bene� t is more than what we do; it’s who we are.

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SAFETY NET GRANT CYCLE

GRADY WALK-IN CENTER

UNITED WAY PARTNERSHIP

HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS 4 ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK MOBILE PRODUCE PANTRY PROJECT

ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION SENIOR COMMUNITY GARDEN INITIATIVE

ATLANTA WOMEN’S FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP

NEW HEALTH KNOWLEDGE 8 SATCHER HEALTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE

SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM

WORKFORCE VOLUNTEERISM 9

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT 13

This report is dedicated to Evonne Yancey, who

retired this year after 26 years of exemplary

service as Kaiser Permanente’s Director of

Community Affairs. Her guidance, support and

leadership will be missed and we wish her well

in this new chapter of her life.

SAFETY NET GRANTS PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR UNINSURED

Kaiser Permanente has a legacy of caring for people. One of our priorities is to support safety net organizations that provide access to health care for those who otherwise might go without.

In 2011, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia awarded more than $1.4 million to 20 safety net clinics across metro Atlanta. The grants helped these clinics expand access to primary care and integrate physical and mental health care for more than 15,000 people.

Many of the programs helped patients manage or prevent chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension or HIV/AIDS. � ey include:

The Center for Pan Asian Community Services provided culturally-sensitive and language-appropriate health care and one-on-one health education classes for more than 500 low-income, under- and uninsured Asian Pacific Islander immigrants in DeKalb County.

� e Hope Health Clinic, in Gri� n, Ga, added nutrition education to engage their chronically ill patients and get them more involved in their care. A Kaiser Permanente grant funded a nutritionist so patients could learn how their diet impacts their health. In 2011, the nutritionist had an average of 1,500 appointments per month; helping chronically ill patients learn ways to improve their well-being with a healthier diet.

� e Clayton County Board of Health continued to enhance its Hypertension and Diabetes Prevention and Care Clinic. A grant from Kaiser Permanente provided health care, education and referral services for 300 patients with hypertension and pre-diabetes. Patients also received nutrition and physical activity counseling and education.

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GRADY WALK-IN CENTER OFFERS NEW WAY TO COORDINATE CARE IN THE COMMUNITY

� e right care, at the right time, at the right place. � ese words come to mind when describing the new Grady Health System Walk-In Center, which opened in August 2011.

� e Grady Walk-In Center is the result of a Kaiser Permanente multi-year grant given to the Health System in 2010. Patients who would use the Grady emergency room for non-emergent care are now directed to the Walk-In Clinic, where the hospital is better able to care for patients’ short-term, non-urgent health issues.

“� is is a prime example of Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to strengthening the

safety net so patients can get the care they need at the right time, in the right place,

and not in the ER,” said John Haupert, President and CEO, Grady Health System.

Kaiser Permanente also provided additional grants to four Federally Quali� ed Health Centers to place patient navigators at Grady Hospital. The navigators worked with Walk-In Clinic patients to help them establish a permanent medical home at a clinic in their community where they can receive regular, comprehensive medical care.

KAISER PERMANENTE AND UNITED WAY PARTNER TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE

United Way of Greater Atlanta brings together community partners to address the region’s human service needs. “Healthy Communities” is a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and the United Way that engages communities to identify their strengths and challenges to improve access to care for the uninsured and the underinsured. Here are some highlights from 2011:

Butts County: Clinic on Wheels Spreads HealthWith only six physicians, limited public transportation and no hospital or community clinic, Butts County’s uninsured residents struggle to get the health care they need. A Kaiser Permanente grant helped pave the way for a community collaboration to increase healthcare resources. � e Butts County Health Council partnered with Southside Medical Center and United Way to bring healthcare services to the county’s underserved residents. In 2011, 380 uninsured and underinsured residents of Butts County received den-tal, women’s health and adult and pediatric care from the Southside mobile health unit.

Fayette County: Clinic Improves Care CoordinationFayette Care Clinic is a safety net primary care and dental clinic located in Fayetteville, Ga. With Kaiser Permanente’s contribution to United Way, Fayette Care was able to collaborate with other area nonpro� t organizations to provide medical and dental care, and coordinate emergency assistance for residents in need. � e group also worked with participating partners to improve care coordination and reduce chronically ill patients’ use of the emergency room for primary health care. � ere has been a 4.3 percent reduction in the number of diabetic patients using the ER for primary care as compared to the previous year.

Photo Courtesy United Way

From left to right: Pete Correll, chairman, Grady Memorial Health Corporation; Rob Schreiner, MD, executive medical director, The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc.; Kerry Kohnen, president, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.; and John Eaves, PhD, chairman, Fulton County Commission.


Photo courtesy Atlanta Regional Commission

Photo courtesy Atlanta Community Food Bank

BRINGING FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED

Healthy eating is a cornerstone of healthy living, but fresh foods are not always readily available in all communities. In 2011, Kaiser Permanente supported the following nutrition programs that helped people gain access to healthy fruits and vegetables:

Mobile Produce Pantry Project� e Atlanta Community Food Bank wanted to provide fresh vegetables to supplement the canned goods provided to those in need. Many of those served by such programs often live in areas known as “food deserts,” where access to fresh, a� ordable produce is limited. To address this, Kaiser Permanente funded the Mobile Produce Pantry program, which delivers fresh vegetables to partner agencies that don’t have the ability to store or pick up produce from the Food Bank’s Atlanta warehouse. The program delivers to 13 counties in metro Atlanta, including Haralson, Paulding and Walton coun-ties. The grant also funded the development of the Food Bank’s Nutrition Education Program, which explains the bene� ts of good nutrition to clients.

Senior Community Garden InitiativeSenior citizens have very di� erent nutritional needs than teenagers, children and even middle-aged adults. Many do not have a way to get in their needed daily physical activity. A Kaiser Permanente partnership with the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging brings together two elements vital for good health: nutrition and physical activity. � e Senior Community Garden initiative established eight community gardens across metro Atlanta, bringing the total to 19 gardens supported by this part-nership. � e grant funded tools, seed, topsoil and other materials needed to develop garden plots at senior centers, community centers and housing projects. In addition to a new outlet for physical activity, the gardens provided fresh vegetables for 500 senior citizens and created outdoor gathering spots where a new sense of community � ourishes.

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PARTNERSHIP WITH ATLANTA WOMEN’S FOUNDATION PROMOTES HEALTH

� e Atlanta Women’s Foundation is a catalyst for change. Because of its expertise and reach as the only public foundation in Georgia focusing speci� cally on the needs of women and girls, Kaiser Permanente made a signi� cant contribution to the Foundation that, in turn, provided nine grants to non-pro� ts that work to improve women’s health.

Here are some highlights from 2011 resulting from this partnership:

Putting Families FirstFamilies First’s Healthy Babies, Healthy Moms initiative helps pregnant young women deliver healthy babies. In 2011, close to 100 women in Clayton County received training on parenting skills, child development, health and nutrition, and more. � ey also received job training and assistance with continuing education.

Providing a Safe PlaceWomen’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence provides temporary housing for women and children in a safe and con� dential location. In 2011, 89 women and their children received housing for up to three months in the Center’s Safehouse Program. During their stay, they received physical and mental health services to help them transition to a safe, healthy living situation.

Expanding Care to Homeless and Low-Income Women and ChildrenCommunity Advanced Practice Nurses program provides health services to women and children in need. In 2011, 1,556 women received health examinations, screenings and referrals for family planning services. In addition, their children received school physicals and immunizations to help increase school attendance.

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CLOSING THE GAP TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH CARE

An individual with mental health issues has a life expectancy 25 years less than someone who does not. Kaiser Permanente and the Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) at the Morehouse School of Medicine are combining forces to help close that gap.

In 2011, Kaiser Permanente and its national o� ces in Oakland, Calif. awarded a $600,000, three-year grant to the SHLI to address disparities in mental health related to access and quality of care. � e program is comprised of three main components:

Mental Health/Primary Care IntegrationFour metro Atlanta community health centers implemented quality improvement projects to integrate mental and primary care in their practices and improve early detection of mental illness and intervention in vulnerable populations.

Mental Health Promotion� e RULER Approach, an evidence-based social and emotional learning program, provided training and curriculum for school administrators, teachers and parents in communities located near participating safety net health centers.

Health Policy Leadership FellowFour Satcher Institute fellows, including one who worked at Kaiser Permanente, received classroom instruction, conducted research and participated in hands-on work to impact the policies and practices related to primary care and behavioral health integration.

“Minorities are disproportionately represented among those lacking access to

mental health care,” said Martha Okafor, PhD, director of the O� ce of Behav-

ioral Health at the SHLI. “� is grant helps us provide care directly to under-

served people in the communities where they live.”

SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM Kaiser Permanente brings health education to our communities through an Educational � eatre Program, a unique series of theatre productions with compelling health messages. � ese plays, which reach children, teens and adults, instill positive attitudes about healthy lifestyle choices, and demonstrate the bene� ts of positive action.

“I have to tell you that Give Peas a

Chance was one of the very best

programs that we have had at our

school. � e fact that it was about such

an important subject, healthy habits,

made it just that much better! � ank

you for providing this service for free

to the children in our area,” said Cindy

Berry, teacher at Birney Elementary in

Cobb County.

In 2011, 59,856 adults and children saw one of 585 Kaiser Permanente’s Educational � eatre Program productions in metro Atlanta. To learn more about the program, visit www. etpga.org.

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Satcher Fellows from left to right: Eddie Turner,

MD; lore m. dickey, PhD; Khusdeep Malhotra,

BDS, MPH; LeConté Dill, DrPH, MPH.

Workforce Volunteerism

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In 2011, more than 750 Kaiser Permanente employees and physicians participated in volunteer activities across the region.

Workforce Volunteerism

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: A BRUSH OF KINDNESSA BRUSH OF KINDNESS

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Community Investment


AID Gwinnett

American Heart Association

American Red Cross

Angel Flight of Georgia

Armstrong Atlantic State University Foundation

Arthritis Foundation

Athens Area Community Foundation

Atlanta Bicycle Coalition

Atlanta Community Food Bank

Atlanta Regional Commission

Atlanta Women’s Foundation

Beltline Partnership

B’nai B’rith

Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Brain Tumor Foundation for Children

Camp Kudzu

Camp Twin Lakes

Center for Black Women’s Wellness

Center for Pan Asian Community Services

Chattahoochee Nature Center

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

CHRIS Kids

City of Atlanta

City of Refuge

Clarkston Community Center

Clayton County Board of Health

Clayton State University Foundation

Cobb County Board of Health

Cobb County Community Services Board

Community Advanced Practice Nurses

Community Welcome House

Coweta Samaritan Clinic

DeKalb Community Service Board

DeKalb County Board of Health

DeKalb Habitat for Humanity

Diabetes Association of Atlanta

EarthShare of Georgia

Families First

Fayette Care Clinic

Fernbank

First Step Staffi ng

Four Corners Primary Care Center

Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

Georgia Campaign for Adolescent

Pregnancy Prevention

Georgia Conservancy

Georgia Family Connection Partnership

Georgia Free Clinic Network

Georgia Health News

Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation

Georgia Organics

Georgia Perimeter College Foundation

Georgia Southern University Foundation

Georgia State University Foundation

Georgia Women for a Change

Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

Good News Clinics

Good Samaritan Health and Wellness Center

Good Samaritan Health Center

Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb

Grant Park Clinic

Gwinnett Community Clinic

HABESHA, Inc.

Hands of Hope Clinic

Henry W. Grady Health System Foundation

Heritage Fund of Atlanta Medical Association

Hispanic Health Coalition of Georgia

Hope Health Clinic

Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless

Jerusalem House

Junior Achievement of Georgia

Keep Cobb Beautiful

Kennesaw State University Foundation

Leadership Atlanta

Macon State College

McIntosh Trail Community Service Board

Mental Health America of Georgia

Mercer University

Mercy Heart Clinic

Morehouse College

Morehouse School of Medicine

MUST Ministries

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

New Hope Enterprises

North Fulton Community Charities

Oakhurst Community Garden Project

Open Hand

Our House

Palmetto Health Council

Park Pride

Partnership Against Domestic Violence

PEDS

Piedmont Park Conservancy

Radiant Charity Corporation

Rally Foundation

Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center

Senior Citizen Services

Senior Connections

Senior Services North Fulton

Sheltering Arms

Special Olympics Georgia

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation

The Center for Children & Young Adults

The Center for Family Resources

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

The King Center

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Trees Atlanta

United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta

University of Georgia Foundation

University of West Georgia Foundation

Voices for Georgia’s Children

Year Up

YMCA of Athens Georgia

YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta

YWCA of Greater Atlanta

YWCA of Northwest Georgia

Zoo Atlanta


2011 Community Benefit Recipients

Board of Directors, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.

Jeffrey P. Koplan, MD, MPHVice President for Academic Health AffairsRobert W. Woodruff Health Sciences CenterDirector, Global Health InstituteEmory University

J. Neal PurcellRetired Vice ChairmanKPMG, LLP

Bernard J. TysonExecutive Vice PresidentHealth Plan and Hospital OperationsKaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc

Executive Advisory Board, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.

J. Veronica BigginsPartnerHodge Partners

Laura J. Hardman Community Volunteer

Robert C. Hudson President and Chief Executive Officer Emeritus AvMed

Cynthia A. Telles, PhDDirectorSpanish-Speaking Psychosocial ClinicNeuropsychiatric Institute and Associate Clinical ProfessorDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral SciencesUCLA School of Medicine

Mark A. WilsonPresident and Chief Executive Offi cerRyla Teleservices, Inc.

This publication was produced by Kaiser Permanente’s Georgia Region Public Affairs Department.

Beverly Thomas Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs

Madelyn R. Adams, Director, Community Benefi t

Gloria Kemp Program Manager, Community Benefi t

Billy Auer Senior Communications Specialist

For information about Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit Program, please contact:

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc. Public Affairs Department Nine Piedmont Center 3495 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30305-1736

(404) 364-7004 Phone

(404) 364-4797 Fax

xnet.kp.org/ga/giving


Kerry W. KohnenPresident Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia, Inc.

Rob Schreiner, MD, FACP, FCCP Executive Medical Director and Chairman of the Board The Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

Credits

ABOUT KAISER PERMANENTE Kaiser Permanente is America’s leading integrated health plan. Founded in 1945, it is a nonprofit, group practice program headquartered in Oakland, California. Kai-ser Permanente serves 8.9 million members in nine states and the District of Colum-bia. Nationwide, Kaiser Permanente includes approximately 159,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and 14,000 physicians representing all specialties.

Founded in 1985, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia is the state’s largest not-for-pro� t health plan. Its mission is to provide high quality, a� ordable health care services to improve the health of its members and the communities it serves. Kaiser Permanente serves members in a 28-county service area in metro-Atlanta and in Athens-Clarke County, with care focused on their total health and guided by their personal physicians, specialists and team of heath care providers.

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