Allina News

[KMSP Fox 9, April 29, 2012] The Allina Health Neighborhood Health Connection launched at the Minneapolis Farmers Market on Sunday with healthy activities, tips, food and health screenings. Dr. Courtney Baechler, preventive cardiologist, was interviewed live from the site by Fox 9 News and talked about why Allina Health is doing this. Watch here.

[KSTP.com, April 30, 2012] Would you bang on a drum with some of your neighbors if it meant better health? From drumming to jumping to blood pressure screenings, hundreds of families are learning more about a new initiative to give neighborhoods the tools to live healthier lives. Read more at kstp.com.

[KSTP-TV, April 29, 2012] Drumming, belly-dancing, gardening and eating healthy are all good for you and more fun if you do it with your neighbors. That was the point of the Allina Health Neighborhood Health Connection that launched Sunday at the Minneapolis Farmers Market. KSTP-TV News caught it all on video.

[Minnesota Public Radio, April 28, 2012] A new initiative kicking off at the Minneapolis Farmers Market on Sunday hopes to support healthy communities. Allina Health said its new Neighborhood Health Connection program will allow community members to apply for grants to support activities like building a community garden or starting a yoga group. They can [...]

[KARE 11, April 27, 2012] Allina Hospitals and Clinics has a new name and a new mission. It will now be known as Allina Health and it’s launching a new program to connect with the community. The Minneapolis Farmers Market will be the site of an event on Sunday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., [...]

[Star Tribune, April 27, 2012] Headaches, lack of sleep, stress — anyone who’s ever had a bad neighbor could probably testify to the toll it can take on a person’s health. But a new Allina Health initiative hinges on the idea that having a really good neighbor can produce just the opposite effect. The nonprofit [...]

[WCCO-TV, April 26, 2012] Can the people in your neighborhood work together to improve everyone’s health in that area? Allina Health doctors say, “Absolutely!” That’s the goal of the Neighborhood Health Connection. Dr. Courtney Baechler talked about it on WCCO 4′s News This Morning. Watch the interview here.

[Allina Newsroom, April 23, 2012] Can a neighborhood work together to improve the health of individuals and families? That is a question Allina Health is intent on answering as it launches a broad-based neighborhood health program across Minnesota and western Wisconsin. This grass roots program is designed to support wellness and promote healthy lifestyles – one [...]

[Star Tribune, April 16, 2012] Would your loved ones know your wishes for your care if you could no longer speak for yourself? Statistically, and unfortunately, it’s not likely. Only about three of 10 Americans have discussed their wishes with their families and have created an advance directive to guide these kinds of decisions and [...]

[ABC Newspapers, April 12, 2012] Lions and Lioness clubs and Allina have provided screenings in health classes at Anoka and Coon Rapids high schools. The screenings not only made health lessons personal to students, they also served as a way to identify health issues requiring attention. This turned out to be the case for an Anoka [...]

[ABC Newspapers, April 12, 2012] The stars were aligned over Coon Rapids one morning in February. So much so that Mary Rosemark, 49, Coon Rapids, survived a pulmonary embolism thank to the swift action of her husband, Dan Rosemark, an Allina EMS crew, and emergency responders from several agencies. The emergency responders from Allina, both [...]

[Fox 9 News, March 22, 2012] Two men — one a doctor and the other a banker — both shared a love of baskeball, but neither could have imagined they would have shared a moment that would lead one to save the other’s life. Dr. Frank Anderson’s love for basketball may have saved his life. [...]