Replication Strategies
“There is no need to reinvent the wheel.”
This familiar saying is the basis for replication. Utilizing
ideas, strategies, and/or materials in your community that
were previously generated and tested in a different community
is known as replication. Many Wellmark Foundation grants have
resulted in excellent materials and examples that you may
find useful when exploring opportunities to improve health
in your own community.
Below, you'll find information about projects funded by The
Wellmark Foundation and samples of materials developed as
part of those projects. If you'd like to know more about a
particular project, use the e-mail link next to the grantee
organization to e-mail a contact person who can answer your
questions. You may also contact Foundation
staff for additional information. As the Foundation’s
funding priorities change over time, please note the projects
highlighted may not meet current Foundation funding guidelines.
Please note that this listing is not inclusive of all projects
funded by The Wellmark Foundation. For additional information
on specific projects or a comprehensive review of our funding
history, please refer to our annual
reports.
Childhood Obesity/Nutrition
Childhood obesity prevention is a current
funding priority of The Wellmark Foundation.
Grantee Organization: Sioux Falls Area Community
Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: Growing Health Initiative:
Growing Healthy Babies
Project Description: The organization developed
a refrigerator cling with a healthy
infant feeding guide (pdf) to promote appropriate nutrition
beginning in infancy to prevent future obesity and risk for
type 2 diabetes. This refrigerator cling was distributed to
mothers of newborns at area hospitals.
Grantee
Organization: Avera Health Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: Family, Foods and Fitness
Project Description: To encourage healthy
food selection and appropriate serving sizes, these colorful
placemats
(pdf) were created and distributed to local school
children in second through fourth grades.
Depression
Grantee Organization: South Dakota Department
of Human Services (e-mail)
Project Title: Depression Care Pilot Project
with Community Mental Health Centers
Project Description: To improve integration
of depression care in primary care settings, health care providers
at 10 Federally Qualified Health Clinics received training
in depression care. After the initial training, 3 Web casts
were conducted to discuss unique issues of depression
care in children (ppt), geriatric
populations (ppt), and Native
Americans (ppt).
Grantee Organization: South Dakota Voices
for Children (e-mail)
Project Title: South Dakota Children’s
Mental Health Initiative
Project Description: The organization developed
several resources to improve detection and treatment of depression
in children in South Dakota. A
Roadmap to Care (pdf) assists families in determining
when and how to refer children for mental health services.
The online South
Dakota Mental Health Directory helps families identify
and select clinicians and agencies that offer quality mental
health services in South Dakota. To empower parents of children
with mental health conditions, a Parent’s
Guide to Children’s Mental Health Services in South
Dakota (pdf) was developed and distributed to all South
Dakota schools and public libraries, and made available online.
Grantee Organization: South Dakota Voices
for Children (e-mail)
Project Title: South Dakota Children's Mental
Health Awareness Initiative - Phase 3
Project Description: To improve communications
between primary care providers and mental health clinicians,
the organization created and distributed model communication
forms. A model referral
form (pdf) assists primary care providers when referring
parents to mental health clinicians for children’s services
and provides documentation to allow exchange of confidential
information between care providers. To facilitate ongoing
communication, a referral
feedback form (pdf) provides a model form for the mental
health clinician to communicate findings back to the primary
care provider.
Grantee Organization: South Dakota Voices
for Children (e-mail)
Project Title: South Dakota Children's Mental
Health Awareness Initiative - Phase 3
Project Description: This project created
a new Web
site to disseminate tools for parents, teachers, and families
of children with mental illnesses. The organization created
a DVD
version of the themes in the Parent's Guide to Children's
Mental Health Services in South Dakota and distributed a bookmark
(pdf) to promote the new Web site.
Grantee Organization: Higher Plain, Inc. (e-mail)
Project Title: Expansion in Iowa of Beyond
Depression: Tools for Collaboration
Project Description: The Beyond
Depression toolkits are intended to increase best practice
treatment, appropriate help seeking and self-care, and effective
family and community support for people with major depression.
Unique toolkits were created for three distinct groups of
stakeholders:
Primary care providers may also benefit from the handy desk
reference (pdf). News
releases (pdf) promoted these toolkits.
Grantee Organization: Higher Plain, Inc.
(e-mail)
Project Title: Beyond Depression Toolkits
for Older Iowans
Project Description: The Beyond Depression
Toolkits for Older Iowans were created by an expert panel
to increase best practice treatment, appropriate help seeking
and self-care, and effective family and community support
for older Iowans with major depression. Unique toolkits were
created for three distinct groups of stakeholders:
Grantee Organization: AIDS Project of Central
Iowa (e-mail)
Project Title: HIV/AIDS Mental Health Case
Management and Therapeutic Counseling (CMTC) Program
Project Description: The organization created
and utilized role model stories to increase the use of needed
mental health services by people living with HIV/AIDS. One
role
model story (pdf) concerns a gay male’s experience
of feeling isolated due to his HIV diagnosis. A second role
model story (pdf) concerns a heterosexual female's experience
of living with HIV diagnosis and receiving support from a
counselor.
Diabetes
Grantee Organization: Mercy Foundation –
Des Moines (e-mail)
Project Title: Meeting the Need: Depression
Management of Persons with Diabetes in Primary Care Utilizing
Health Coaches
Project Description: The organization
implemented a depression screening protocol for all patients
with diabetes in a multi-clinic system. If a positive screening
is confirmed by the physician, health coaches help optimize
care. All patients with diabetes are asked to participate
in the screening through this form
(pdf) when checking in for their visit. Care protocols were
developed for the:
Health coaches work with patients to develop a depression
self-care action plan (pdf) and document their visits
on this form
(pdf). To serve as visual reminders for persons visiting clinics,
the organization created posters on depression
(pdf), diabetes
(pdf), and medication
adherence (pdf).
Examples of publications and presentations on this work include
a presentation
(ppt) at an American Nurses Association meeting, an article
(pdf) in Group Practice Journal, and an article
(pdf) in Iowa Nurse Reporter.
Grantee
Organization: Primary Health Care, Inc. (e-mail)
Project Title: Diabetes Collaboration for
the Uninsured and Underinsured
Project Description: The organization created
a workflow
sheet (pdf) to support the multi-disciplinary “Diabetic
Days” held at various locations in Polk County. These
events were evaluated with a survey in English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf).
Grantee
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health (e-mail)
Project Title: Iowa Diabetes Network: Strategic
Planning and Membership Enhancement
Project Description: The Iowa Diabetes
Network (IDN) is a collaboration of various health care professionals
and other stakeholders interested in improving diabetes care
in Iowa through education and information. The Wellmark Foundation
provided grant funds to strategically strengthen this organization
to fulfill its mission. As part of this effort, the organization
created a strategic
plan (pdf) and offered educational programming, including
an annual
meeting (pdf) of network members.
Grantee Organization: Mercy Medical
Center Foundation – Sioux City (e-mail)
Project Title: Dual Challenge of
Diabetes and Hypertension
Project Description: The organization
utilized numerous educational materials to empower patients
with co-existent diabetes and hypertension to reduce vascular
complications and the risk for diabetes-related complications
and death. American Diabetes Association materials utilized
included:
- "Protecting Your Heart by Losing Weight" in
English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf)
- "All About Physical Activity for People with Diabetes"
in English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf)
- "Getting Started with Physical Activity" in
English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf)
- "Learning How To Change Habits" in English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf)
- "Treating High Blood Pressure in People with Diabetes"
in English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf)
- "Managing Your Medicines" in English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf)
Forms created by the project include information on:
Grantee Organization:
South Dakota Department of Health (e-mail)
Project Title: South Dakota Diabetes Prevention
and Control Program – South Dakota Diabetes Strategic
Plan
Project Description: The South Dakota Diabetes
Prevention and Control Program convened a group of statewide
stakeholders to formulate a strategic
plan (pdf) for diabetes management and prevention. After
implementing critical components in the strategic plan, the
organization released a report documenting the burden
of diabetes in South Dakota (pdf) and progress
report (pdf).
Grantee Organization: American Lung Association
of South Dakota (e-mail)
Project Title: School Health Literacy Project
Project Description: The organization developed
and distributed a clipboard and poster
(pdf) throughout South Dakota. These pieces provide a quick
reference to empower school personnel to respond effectively
and appropriately to medical emergencies related to asthma,
diabetes, or seizures.
Grantee Organization: Community
HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (e-mail)
Project Title: South Dakota Health Disparities
Collaborative State Summit
Project Description: The Community HealthCare
Association of the Dakotas hosted the CHAD
Summit (pdf) March 6-7, 2007. This meeting allowed all
CHAD community health centers to meet face-to-face to share
best practices and to discuss ways to meet their unique challenges.
Grantee Organization: St. Mary’s Foundation
(e-mail)
Project Title: Regional Limb Recovery Program
Project Description: This program facilitated
a model of care intended to reduce amputations in persons
with diabetes, focusing on the Lower Butte, Fort Thompson,
and Rosebud area. The organization produced a brochure
for use in area medical facilities, which resulted in referrals
to the program.
Grantee
Organization: Burgess Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: “Faces of Diabetes”
Project
Project Description: This public awareness
campaign features local residents with diabetes who present
at local libraries along with diabetes educators to provide
practical tips on management and prevention of diabetes. Promotional
materials include:
End-of-Life Care
Grantee Organization: Iowa Hospice Organization
(e-mail)
Project Title: Iowa End-of-Life Coalition
Project Description: To improve the provision
of quality end-of-life care in Iowa, the organization created
and distributed numerous educational materials, including:
- Caregiver Education Series
- Presentations to educate public audiences
- Presentations to educate health care providers
- Patient education materials
- Press releases
Grantee Organization: Dallas County Hospital
Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: Hispanic End-of-Life Awareness
Pilot
Project Description: To increase awareness
of end-of-life care in the Hispanic population of Perry, Iowa,
the organization presented six culturally competent and informative
educational programs. Materials utilized included:
- Handout on the “Ten Most Commonly Asked Questions
About Hospice” in English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf)
- Brochure on hospice care in English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf)
- Spanish language promotional items, including a:
Another goal of this project was to recruit Hispanic volunteers
for the hospice program. Information to recruit volunteers
was provided in English
(pdf) and Spanish
(pdf) versions.
Grantee Organization: University of South
Dakota (e-mail)
Project Title: The South Dakota End-of-Life
Education Partnership
Project Description: The organization sponsored
the End
of Life Care & Pain Management: Assessing and Managing
Pain in the Older Adult (pdf) conference on November 17,
2006. This conference complemented the intensive training
provided to participating nursing facility teams.
Grantee Organization: University of South
Dakota (e-mail)
Project Title: LifeCircle South Dakota
Project Description: This organization’s
mission, history, and achievements are summarized on the LifeCircle
poster. Conferences convened members of this statewide
coalition to improve the quality of end-of-life care in South
Dakota.
Grantee Organization: University of South
Dakota (e-mail)
Project Title: South Dakota’s Dying
to Know: A Study of South Dakotans’ Personal Experiences
with End-of-Life Care
Project Description: Findings of this study
of South Dakotans' knowledge, attitudes, and preferences about
end-of-life care were reported through:
Health Literacy
Grantee Organization: Iowa Health Foundation
(e-mail)
Project Title: Health Literacy Mentorship
and Leadership Training for Adult Learners
Project Description: In order to strengthen
the voice of the patient, 30 new readers attended the two-day
New Readers Health Leadership Training Conference. This article
(pdf) by Helen Osborne summarizes the conference.
Grantee Organization: Healthy Linn Care
Network (e-mail)
Project Title: Power of Health – Building
Bridges
Project Description: As an educational strategy
for specific populations challenged by health literacy issues,
health information toolkits were created to train lay advocates
in the community to provide assistance to individuals and
families in need. Toolkits were created to assist older
adults (pdf), persons
with limited income (pdf), Spanish-speaking
people (pdf), and youth
(pdf) in the community.
Grantee Organization: South Dakota Dental
Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: South Dakota Great Faces.
Great Smiles: An Ounce of Prevention II
Project Description: To assist in educational
efforts, the organization created a brochure
(pdf) entitled “What You Should Know About Tooth Decay”.
The brochure utilized photos of various stages of tooth decay
to help visual learners better understand these concepts.
Grantee Organization:
South Dakota Dental Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: South Dakota Great Faces —
Great Smiles: An Ounce of Prevention
Project Description: To increase the oral
health literacy of underserved populations in South Dakota,
a statewide health promotion/education program was implemented
to improve oral health habits of the target population of
South Dakota children. Social marketing materials include
a:
Grantee
Organization: University of South Dakota (e-mail)
Project Title: Addressing Health Literacy
Issues for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Project Description: The organization created
a toolkit
(pdf) entitled “Keeping It Simple” to provide
nutrition educational materials with appropriate readability
and literacy levels for people with developmental disabilities.
A grocery
shopping list (pdf) was another tool developed to promote
healthy food choices. A presentation
(ppt) helped train staff working with people with developmental
disabilities to use the toolkit.
Grantee
Organization: Mercy Medical Center Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: Heart-to-Heart: A New Understanding
of Transitional Care
Project Description: The organization used
LEAN principles to create a new discharge
process (pdf) called "Ticket Home." The process
begins at admission with each person receiving a personalized
folder with their ticket
(pdf). The Ticket Home process helps better coordinate patient
discharge and also serves as a tool for shift reporting and
multidisciplinary meetings.
Grantee
Organization: Iowa Department of Public Health (e-mail)
Project Title: Health Literacy Capacity Building
Project for Public Health
Project Description: The organization created
a Web
site entitled “Plain & Simple: A health literacy
project for Iowa” to help public health workers and
partners use plain language when writing or speaking about
health. Tools, examples, resources, and other pertinent information
can be accessed at this Web site.
Grantee
Organization: University of Northern Iowa Foundation
(e-mail)
Project Title: Iowa EXPORT Center of Excellence
on Health Disparities: Prism Training Series in Culturally
Competent Health Care
Project Description: The project's goal was
to enhance the provision of culturally competent health care
services to Iowa communities. Workshops for health providers
across Iowa covered topics related to minority health and
health disparities. The organization also developed and distributed
a pocket
guide (pdf) for health professionals on working with interpreters,
as well as health fact sheets for minority populations including:
Grantee Organization:
Iowa Department of Public Health (e-mail)
Project Title: Iowa Covering Kids and Families:
Access Through Health Literacy
Project Description: The organization developed
simple references to provide Iowans with information about
the Medicaid program, including a:
- Brochure
(pdf) focused on understanding how to apply for Medicaid
or the hawk-i program
- Brochure
(pdf) providing basic information about the Medicaid program
- Handout
(pdf) to explain new requirements related to documenting
citizenship in order to qualify for the Medicaid program
Grantee Organization:
Iowa Department of Human Services (e-mail)
Project Title: hawk-i Enrollment
Process Improvement Project
Project Description: A report
(pdf) entitled “Barriers to Enrollment for Children
in the Iowa hawk-i and Medicaid Programs” examined why
eligible children in Iowa may not be accessing these important
programs. View report appendices covering the following information:
Grantee Organization: Iowa
Pharmacy Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: Multi-Disciplinary Consensus
Conference on Health Literacy
Project Description: Health
Literacy: Working Together to Improve Patient Outcomes
(pdf) was a multi-disciplinary consensus conference on health
literacy held May 17, 2006. Nearly 100 health care professionals
were educated on the topic of health literacy and developed
action plans for their individual practice settings.
Grantee Organization: Iowa State Registry
Interpreters for the Deaf (e-mail)
Project Title: Advancing the Profession of
Health Care Interpreting
Project Description: Advancing
the Profession of Health Care Interpreting (pdf) was held
May 30-31, 2007, to build the capacity of health care interpreters
in the areas of delivery, policy making, community advocacy,
civil rights enforcement, research, and leadership development.
The deaf community and interpreter profession also gathered
for a special
evening of entertainment (pdf).
Community Assessments
Grantee Organization: Iowa Natural Heritage
Foundation (e-mail)
Project Title: Measuring the Effect of Recreational
Trail Use on Physical Fitness/Diabetes
Project Description: The organization conducted
a survey to determine ways to increase physical activity on
recreation trails in Iowa. Survey
findings (pdf) will be used to strategically plan future
trail enhancements.
Grantee Organization: Avera Rural Health
Institute (e-mail)
Project Title: Community Assessments and
Planning: The Avera St. Benedict Pilot Project
Project Description: The organization performed
a community
health needs assessment with a special emphasis on behavioral
health was for Hutchinson, Charles Mix, and Douglas Counties
in South Dakota in 2007.
Grantee Organization: Institute for Educational
Leadership & Evaluation (e-mail)
Project Title: Black Hills Community Assessment
Project Description: The organization performed
a comprehensive community
needs assessment (pdf) for Pennington, Meade, Lawrence,
and Butte Counties in South Dakota in 2006.
Additional Resources
You may find the following resources helpful in determining
whether one of these projects would be a good fit for your
community:
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