Chronic conditions and diseases are those that are long lasting and can't be prevented by vaccines or cured by medicines. They include heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes and are the leading causes of death and disability nationally, statewide and locally. With respect to cancer, Franklin County has higher rates of lung, colon, breast and pancreatic cancer than the national average. Franklin County also has a higher prevalence of asthma among adults and higher mortality rates for cerebrovascular disease than the national averages.
Ohio State Wexner Medical Center is active in sponsoring and supporting myriad programs designed to provide the public with education and medical resources for chronic conditions as well as events to raise money for research.
- Free and reduced-cost clinics
- Clinics focused on specific ethnicity and underserved populations
- Health education programs
- Health screenings for the homeless
- Screenings for those receiving mental health treatment
- Community health fairs
- Interactive programs for children in schools
- Partners in education in middle and high schools
Chronic Conditions Programs
Blood Pressure & Glucose Screenings
Provides free blood pressure and glucose screenings to the elderly who are high at risk
Breaking the Pain Chain
Provides information about adults living with arthritisz
Breathing Association
Assists with activities requested by agency including development and execution of nutrition resourcesz
Camp Cheerful: Fresh Air Camp
Provides camp activities for children with respiratory conditions
Camp Hamwi: Nutrition Support for Campers with Diabetes
Provides nutrition support for campers with diabetes
CHAMP Camp: Educational Opportunities for Children on Vents
Provides camp activities for children with respiratory conditions
Champion Avenue Food Bank
Offers free blood pressure and glucose screenings/check-ups
Columbus Health Works: Community Exercise for People with Parkinson's
Offers community exercise classes for people with Parkinson's disease
CODA Events: Central Ohio Diabetes Screening
Offers diabetes screenings
Comer Sano, Vivir Sano
Provides nutrition education to Latino community
Community Presentations
Provides education about various cancer topics and clinical trials
County Fairs
Provides health screenings to farmers and rural residents with arthritis
Drive for COPD
Offers free Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease screenings
Huntington's Disease Family Support Group
Provides education materials and lectures on nutrition for patients and families
Integrated Health Care
Provides care coordination to adults with physical and/or behavioral health needs
Lung Screenings at Carrie's Café
Offers COPD screenings and provides education about lung health
Lung Screenings at Hilltop Dining
Offers lung screenings
Men's Health Education Series
Develops, implements and evaluates programs that focus on improving knowledge and behaviors about the prevention and early detection
of colon, lung and prostate cancers among the underserved
Nationwide Children's Hospital Celiac Conference
Faculty and students design educational activities for conference
Ohio Lung Association
Develops nutrition resources
Open Airways
Open Airways, a project of members of APhA-ASP Chapter at the College of Pharmacy
Operation Diabetes: Education and Screening
Provides education to elementary/middle school students and offers glucose screenings at health fairs
Operation Heart: Script Your Future
Provides medication counseling to patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, COPD and asthma
Operation Heart: Million Hearts
Promotes medication adherence to patients with high blood pressure
Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Model
Examines the reduction in A1C, blood pressure and weight in African Americans after six months of education
Professional Education
Provides educational presentations to professionals and group members about health disparities and various cancers as well as clinical trials
Running with the Buckeyes 5K
Raises money for injured athletes
Sister Screen Saver Program
Provides breast health education and mammograms to underinsured women via The James mobile mammography unit.
Sjogen's Disease Family Support Group
Provides education materials and lectures to patients and families about nutrition
Summer Camp Field Trip Experience
Gives presentations to children to foster appreciation of health professions
Tobacco Cessation Clinic
Offers tobacco cessation education to tobacco users
Vive Mejor, Vive Feliz
Provides education about cancer