Community Involvement

Spotlighting Providence and partner efforts in our communities

  • Community Health Worker Program supports people facing homelessness

    Community Health Worker Program supports people facing homelessness

    The Community Health Worker Program at Providence aims to improve health equity. Find out how in this Washington success story.

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  • Providing a longer runway for at-risk youth

    Providing a longer runway for at-risk youth

    Covenant House Alaska has helped more than 30,000 youth find a way forward. Providence’s support has helped CHA with one of its most ambitious initiatives yet: Bridge to Success.

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  • Providence volunteer and cancer survivor offers patients hope and a smile   

    Providence volunteer and cancer survivor offers patients hope and a smile   

    Cancer survivor Jeff Newell shares his experiences as a volunteer at Providence Cancer Institute and how he uses his own cancer journey to impart hope to others.

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  • Shining a spotlight on health literacy and minority health

    Shining a spotlight on health literacy and minority health

    Providence is putting a spotlight on some ways to increase health literacy for people of all races and ethnicities this National Minority Health Month.

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  • Celebrating a year of community engagement

    Celebrating a year of community engagement

    Providence Cancer Institute highlights a year of engaging with and supporting our patients, partner organizations and community.

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  • Family medicine building bridges

    Family medicine building bridges

    Hear from family medicine providers who are spreading their specialization and enhancing whole-person care delivery across the globe.

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  • Global solidarity: Partnering to advance health strengthening

    Global solidarity: Partnering to advance health strengthening

    Providence responds to urgent workforce needs of today and tomorrow through clinical tele-mentorship, support for Family Medicine medical learners, exchange programs, and support for academic partners

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  • Work2BeWell partnered with student and educational leaders on mental health webinar series for teens

    Work2BeWell partnered with student and educational leaders on mental health webinar series for teens

    The webinars cover topics including how to create an emotional first aid kit, have difficult conversations and respond to emotional crises.

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  • Providence celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

    Providence celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

    To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we are featuring Gabriela Robles, chief executive of SJCPF and AVP of Community Partnerships.

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  • Focus on POCUS: How Providence and Seed Global Health are partnering to expand the use of portable ultrasounds

    Focus on POCUS: How Providence and Seed Global Health are partnering to expand the use of portable ultrasounds

    In partnership with Seed and Kamuzu University of Health Services, Providence is working to expand the usage of portable, point-of-care ultrasounds (POCUS) at Mangochi District Hospital in Malawi.

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  • Providence gives back to help prepare students and families for the new school year

    Providence gives back to help prepare students and families for the new school year

    Providence Community Health Investment teams gathered donations and hosted events to support families in their back-to-school preparations.

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  • Talk2BeWell - Minority Mental Health live event featuring The Defensive Line

    Talk2BeWell - Minority Mental Health live event featuring The Defensive Line

    Watch this recent social media live event featuring The Defensive Line and Dr. Lauren Harper, Providence Oregon.

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  • Reflections on National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

    Reflections on National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

    Jawanza Hadley, director of Providence’s Work2BeWell program reflects on mental health and wellness

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  • Reflections on Women's Equality Day: The Pressure of Being a Woman

    Reflections on Women's Equality Day: The Pressure of Being a Woman

    Gabriela Robles, chief executive of SJCPF, reflects on her experiences as a woman and a Latina in honor of Women's Equality Day.

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  • Hear Me Now: A doctor without borders

    Hear Me Now: A doctor without borders

    Providence is partnering with World Telehealth Initiative on a telementorship program in Nigeria and we heard from our partner and one of our volunteers.

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  • The health benefits of volunteering: Doing good is good for you!

    The health benefits of volunteering: Doing good is good for you!

    Volunteering has many health benefits. Dr. James Beckerman and Brittn Grey of Providence discuss how you can help others and get healthier, too.

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  • Welcoming the new St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund board chair, Joe Lumarda

    Welcoming the new St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund board chair, Joe Lumarda

    Learn more about SJCPF's new board chair, Joseph "Joe" Lumarda.

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  • Reflections on the St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund board retreat

    Reflections on the St. Joseph Community Partnership Fund board retreat

    Gabriela Robles, president and chief executive of the SJCPF and AVP of Community Partnerships at Providence, shares about the Fund's recent board retreat.

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  • Video: Custom-made scrubs help caregivers and refugees

    Video: Custom-made scrubs help caregivers and refugees

    In Seattle, a partnership between the Refugee Artisan Initiative and Providence Swedish has resulted in custom-made scrubs for Swedish caregivers.

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  • Hear Me Now: "It's a special joy to see people thrive."

    Hear Me Now: "It's a special joy to see people thrive."

    Listen as managers from Providence and Catholic Social Services’ RAIS program in Alaska reflect on their work to ease the way of refugees who resettle in that state.

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