HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC) is excited to announce an addition to its provider staff. Michelle Ortiz will serve as a bilingual, full-time mental health therapist, providing individual therapy in English and Spanish to children, adolescents, and adults. Offering bilingual mental health services represents HealthFinders’ commitment to doubling our impact and meeting the needs of our community. [...]
After a diabetic patient suffering from dizzy spells and fainting went to the local emergency room, they were instructed to follow up with a primary healthcare provider. The patient spoke little English and had no means of reliable transportation to see a primary care doctor. HealthFinders Collaborative (HFC) was recommended as a next step. The [...]
HealthFinders Collaborative brought their dental services to Greenvale Park Elementary School in Northfield in October, allowing for 99 students to receive free dental care without having to leave school. Over two separate visits, dental hygienists performed dental polishing, flossing, oral health screening, oral education, fluoride treatments, and screening for decay and other potential dental problems. [...]
HealthFinders and other Northfield partners were featured in a recent MPR article covering uncertainty about health insurance and other benefits that occurred as a result of the proposed "public charge" rule, which would've made it difficult for immigrant families to gain permanent U.S. residency if they used or seemed as if they might use public benefits, such [...]
On May 1, 2019 HealthFinders Collaborative closed on the purchase of the former I & S Engineers & Architects building at 1415 Town Square Lane in Faribault. The purchase will facilitate a major expansion of HealthFinders services for residents of Rice County The nearly 9,000-square-foot building will serve as HealthFinders’ new Faribault hub, allowing it to expand medical, dental, mental health, wellness, and comprehensive [...]
This spring, HealthFinders Collaborative held a Health Coaching and Motivational Interview Training session. The training gives medical providers tools that support comprehensive, patient-centered care, and helps them identify both problems and solutions that may not be immediately apparent. The training is a part of HFC’s comprehensive effort to improve mental health, together with adding mental health providers and interpreter quality improvement. The training, given to HealthFinders staff and volunteer doctors and nurse practitioners, presented different best practices for [...]
When Clarita first joined the HealthFinders team back in 2009, she did not know the impact she would have in the Rice County community. Ten years later, Clarita now serves as a Youth Health Educator under the MESA Program (Mejorando la Salud de los Adolescentes.) This program is made possible by a grant from the Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative (EHDI) of [...]
HealthFinders staff members presented their inaugural Intercultural Effectiveness training on Wednesday, June 26th to rave reviews. Rice County Social Service staff from the Children’s Mental Health Department were the first to receive the training. The goal Intercultural Effectiveness training is to build understanding, trust, and communication skills. It addresses inequities, implicit bias, micro-aggressions, and oppression all shared through [...]
When you support HealthFinders Collaborative, you are helping neighbors like James.* James, who is 51, was experiencing rapid weight loss and deteriorating vision. His condition worsened to the point of being unable to work or live independently, making him fully reliant on his son to provide for his daily needs. Because he was uninsured, James believed he had [...]
HealthFinders’ Annual Spring Gala, held on March 30th at the Carleton Weitz Center was a huge success raising over $100,000 to support HealthFinders programs. It was an event of firsts…first time at a new venue, first time using bidding technology, first time raising over $100,000, first time with a photo booth and first time having a key note gift presentation. Our theme honored the Power of [...]