Programs

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Mobile Health Program

The RMYC owns and operates three Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles in partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities of Denver, Inc. The RMYC owns and operates three Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles. The care mobiles are pediatric clinics on wheels that travel to schools and other community sites in low-income neighborhoods, providing medical and dental care to uninsured children and adolescents for only $10 per visit. This fee is waived for families that demonstrate an inability to pay.

The RMYC is the only organization in the world to have three Ronald McDonald Care Mobiles, making it one of the most accessible healthcare systems in the state. The care mobiles provide more than 2,500 Colorado children with healthcare services each year. 

In 2010, the Walmart Foundation presented The RMYC with a $35,000 grant for the care mobiles and continues to help fund the program through 2011.

Access our Mobile Schedule Here: Mobile Schedule.

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Chronic Disease Management Program

The RMYC Chronic Disease Management Program (CDMP) is

a combination of our Get Fit Clinic and Asthma Clinic.

The Get Fit Clinic

The Get Fit Clinic was established in 2006 by The RMYC's own Dr. Cheryl Saipe, as a way to help children and teens with medical, psychological, and nutritional issues related to living a healthy lifestyle. The clinic is for kids 2 years to 21 years, with a BMI greater than or equal to 85%, who want help learning how to live a healthy lifestyle. Patients work closely with a pediatrician and a registered dietitian for six or more visits over a 12 month period. A complete medical evaluation is performed including testing for diabetes and high cholesterol, screening for asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, depression, bullying, and other medical problems 

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Asthma Clinic

Providers can refer asthma patients to a monthly clinic where they discuss individual situations, offer preventative care and treatment options, and educate patients on the proper use of medicines, nebulizers, and inhalers. Patient progress and medications are tracked in an asthma registry.

 

2010-2012, Aetna provided a $30,000 grant and Medtronic provided a $60,000 grant for the CDMP, ensuring the program continues to meet the need of any patient family that requires help in this area.

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Reach Out and Read

The RMYC participates in Reach Out and Read, a national early childhood literacy program that makes early literacy a standard part of pediatric care. The RMYC gives out new books to patients between the ages of six months and five years, and advises parents that reading aloud is one of the most important things they can do to help their children love books and start school ready to learn. In 2010, The RMYC provided more than 11,000 new books to patients.

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Thrive Clinic

Ready, set, GROW! The Thrive Clinic is a multi-specialty clinic offered by the Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics which supports development of children of all ages who are experiencing slow or minimal growth. Patients are referred based on their growth curve and social factors—whether they are under the 5^th percentile for weight, showing a decreased weight velocity over the last few months, or experiencing food insecurity. At every appointment, patients meet with a multidimensional, professional team comprised of a Resource Coordinator, Registered Dietitian, and a Pediatrician. Once referred to the Thrive Clinic, these patients are offered special, free access to the Food Pantry at our Thornton clinic. The Thrive Clinic is designed to ensure that all children are able to meet their true potential at any stage in their development. 

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School-Based Health Centers

According to several studies, recipients of care in school-based health centers are more likely to have had three primary care visits in the past year, less likely to have received emergency care, and more likely to have received a comprehensive well-child exam. The RMYC knows how important school-based clinics are and sponsors or provides contracted medical care in schools around Colorado. In the 2009-2010 school year, The RMYC operated out of three school-based health centers, providing medical services to more than 1,750 patients in schools, a 16% increase over the previous year.

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Holiday Assistance

Many of The RMYC patient families need assistance when it comes to providing for their families during the holidays. The Holiday Assisatnce Program provides food, presents, and additional resources for families in need during the holdiay season. In 2010, The RMYC was able to provide gifts and Thanksgiving food to more than 200 patient families, more than any previous year.

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Young Women's Health Program

The Young Women's Health Program (YWHP) provides specialied and preventive care as well as education to preteens, teens, young women, and their families. The program addresses patients' medical needs as well as the social, emotional, and personal factors involved. The YWHP is now established twice monthly at each of the three stand-alone clinics, as well as Excelsior Youth Clinic, where The RMYC runs a busy satellite clinic. In 2010, The RMYC added a dedicated "teen room" to each clinic, full of information for teens and their parents. Providers have also received additional training on screening teens for substance abuse and depression.

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Postpartum Depression Screening and Education

Using the standardized Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, providers assess for the presence and degreee of possible depression, and refer new mothers to services such as mental health centers, support groups, and other counseling services, as needed.

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Snack Shots

In an effort to promote healthy nutrition and eating habits for kids, The RMYC provides a "snack shot" which is a pre-packaged, age-appropriate snack, at every well-child visit.

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Smoking Cessation

All patients are screened for exposure to second-hand smoke. The RMYC's providers then use Quitline referral forms and other educational tools to supplement discussions with parents and patients who may smoke, to help them quit.

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Adolescent Shelter Programs

The RMYC staff provides primary care for at-risk adolescents receiving services through residential programs. Medical care is provided at various facilities around the state.