Improving the health of an entire community goes beyond doctor-patient visits.
Center for Community Outreach was created in 1998 to work from inside medical practice and within communities to address community health issues.

The Center for Community Outreach (CCO) partners with Clinic centers and community coalitions to support community health improvement processes and plans.

This work reflects Marshfield Clinic’s broad concept of health care, which includes looking beyond Clinic walls at medical and non-medical issues that can have a significant effect on quality of life for all residents of a community.

CCO supports evidence-based strategies that address health priorities identified by Wisconsin’s health plan, “Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: A Partnership Plan to Improve the Health of the Public.”

Each of these priorities significantly affect medical conditions and can be leveraged to improve the overall health of people within our system of care.

Health priorities addressed through CCO’s programs are:

Alcohol and other substance use and addiction
High-risk sexual behavior
Overweight, obesity and lack of physical activity
Tobacco use and exposure
Access to primary and preventive health services

The Center for Community Outreach assists in developing healthy environments that foster resilient, successful children, youth and families; serves as a catalyst for program design and development; and provides technical assistance and consultation, education, training and resources.

Description:
Youth Net is an afterschool program serving referred 8-18 year olds living in the Marshfield area.

Youth Net promotes:

Educational and academic success
Personal and social skills
Community service opportunities
Health and fitness
Positive relationships with mentors and volunteers
Goals

Establish case management plans for all youth
Encourage positive relationships with peer mentors and adults
Improve personal and social development
Prevent risk-taking behaviors
Provide education on life skills, human sexuality and social skills
Provide recreation
Improve school performance
Encourage family participation
Provide field trips and cultural experiences
Develop opportunities for community service and volunteerism

Contact person: Amanda Spatz, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Address:

1000 North Oak Avenue (F1C) Marshfield, WI 54449 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/cco

Directions:

The Youth Net program is located at the former Sacred Heart School- next to Sacred Heart Church 112 East 11th Street Marshfield WI 54449

Last updated on June 24, 2011