Health Partnership Clinic

Good healthcare is built around effective relationships between patients, their families and healthcare providers. These relationships depend on the rights of individuals and families to work with their healthcare providers to make the health-related decisions that impact their lives. Health Partnership Clinic recognizes the right for all people to receive comprehensive, effective and compassionate healthcare based on their individual needs. June is Pride Month! https://bit.ly/3UYdfmt

Promoting health and wellbeing is extremely important for elementary school aged students. One creative way is through coloring. Health Partnership Clinic (HPC) along with UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas and the Olathe Noon Optimists Club once again sponsored a coloring contest for third graders attending Title 1 schools in the Olathe School District. This year’s theme was “Bee Healthy” focusing on eating healthy, being active, staying clean, being safe and getting good sleep. “The response to our coloring contest was phenomenal,” says Catherine Rice, Vice President of Marketing/Community Outreach. “We had 444 students submit their coloring sheets, representing 11 Title I Olathe schools. This year we had a submission in Braille which won Honorable Mention. All 24 third grade teachers participated in the contest, and 14 classrooms had 100 percent participation which will receive a tasty treat!” HPC partners with UHC and Optimists to sponsor coloring contest to promote health and wellbeing https://bit.ly/3WcE6gB

Health Partnership Clinic knows that illnesses and injuries can come up quickly. For your convenience, we offer walk-in pediatric care at the Olathe clinic, 407 S. Clairborne Rd., Olathe, Kan., Monday-Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to Noon. The clinic serves children and adolescents under 18 years old. Pediatric Walk-In Services at Olathe Clinic https://bit.ly/4bKSGk9

Since 1991, National Receptionist Day has been celebrated on the second Wednesday of May, this year falling on Wednesday, May 8. HPC would like to take this opportunity to recognize our Patient Services Representatives (PSRs) who fill the role of receptionist and so much more! May Brings Special Recognition to Nurses and Patient Services Representatives https://bit.ly/3xGACc3

May is National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and this is the time of year symptoms can be the most challenging. Symptoms of allergies and asthma vary in severity, and they are experienced differently by every patient. Over 100 million Americans experience allergies each year, affecting as many as 30 percent of adults and 40 percent of children. More than 27 million people in the US have asthma, which is about one in 12 people. A higher percentage of our population suffers from allergies in Kansas compared to many states in the United States. Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month https://bit.ly/4dbOs6q

Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month celebrates the cultural contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans. It also provides the opportunity to bring attention to some of the unique struggles that Asian-Americans face – including mental health stigma. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (n.d.), among the Asian Americans with a diagnosable mental health disorder, only 28 percent utilized mental health services. The lack of mental health treatment among AAPIs can be attributed to mental health stigma. Mental health stigma is the negative perception or discriminatory attitudes that others have about mental illness and is unfortunately, common among AAPIs. Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebrates cultural contributions and influence https://bit.ly/4aNB6vB

Improving health, impacting lives and inspiring hope was this year’s theme at Health Partnership Clinic’s sixth annual Opening Doors Luncheon Benefit on April 11. The clinic raised nearly $85,000 to date. More than 170 attended. The money raised will help provide medical, dental and behavioral health care to uninsured children and adults in Johnson, Franklin and Miami counties. The clinic provides just under $3 million of uncompensated care annually. Health Partnership’s Opening Doors Raises Crucial Dollars for Uninsured https://bit.ly/3U9ScwS

Jorge Larriba is a Dental Coordinator at HPC. From playing guitar to wanting to gain weight, learn more about Jorge in our employee spotlight for April! Employee Spotlight: Jorge Larriba https://bit.ly/4atFj7m

Thank you to Christina Cook, RDH, ECP II, Dental Operations Manager and Dental Hygienist, for her hard work and dedication to our patients! Christina always goes above and beyond and is a true team player. Also, shout out to Nikki Balden, Administrative Assistant at HPC. Nikki supports all the Senior Leadership Team members in addition to coordinating meetings and schedules, assists with HR functions and takes notes for the Continuous Quality Improvement meetings. HPC Celebrates Hygienists and Administrative Professionals in April https://bit.ly/4cyd0Gs

This April we celebrate Autism Awareness Month, honoring the diverse community of individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Additionally, we recognize the unique challenges this community faces when navigating a neurotypical world. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder that impacts how individuals interact with others, communicate, and behave. Social communication differences are characteristic of ASD, such as atypical emotional expression, difficulty with social cues, eye contact and unconventional empathetic communication. As the term spectrum suggests, ASD impacts individuals in diverse ways and at varying levels of severity. This reality necessitates a sensitive and thoughtful approach, as treatment and support for ASD will look different for each person. April is Autism Awareness Month https://bit.ly/4atcTug