Joined CHF’s National Network: April 2008
Home Institution/Affiliation: Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, Memphis, TN
Medical Director: Regina Perry, NP
Program Manager: Amy McLean, MSW
Sampling of Services:
CHF's Special Initiatives:
Areas Served: Underserved neighborhoods throughout Memphis and rural West Tennessee (including Crockett County, Hardeman County, Haywood County, and Memphis).
The Memphis Regional Children's Health Project provides services to children and families in West Tennessee who do not have a medical home. Through the mobile medical and health education units, the Project identifies children's healthcare needs, offers preventive health education, and links children to appropriate medical services. On average about 150 children are seen each month.
Children and their families in the area have limited access to medical care despite their close proximity to a hospital system. They are often faced with many barriers including, the lack of transportation and health insurance and a limited knowledge of available resources. Children in these communities are frequently treated by the project for conditions that include chronic asthma, diabetes, obesity, elevated blood pressure, elevated lead levels and teen pregnancy.
By bringing comprehensive primary care directly to the community, the Memphis Regional Children's Health Project aims to decrease emergency room visits and educate families about the value of having an ongoing relationship with a primary care provider.
