Advocacy
Lobbies for healthcare and social justice issues when the General Assembly is in session.

Asthma
Works to improve the quality of life for children with asthma.

• In 1996, initiated a school-age asthma program in area schools.
• In 2000, helped to secure a large federal grant to address the problem of pediatric asthma.
• Works in partnership with the Central Virginia Asthma Coalition and Controlling Asthma in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

Care at the End of Life
Offers palliative care, consultation, bereavement care and grief support groups for patients and their families.

Care-A-Van
Offers immunizations and free medical services to adults and children without health insurance.

• View our Care-A-Van calendar for November 2009
• View our Care-A-Van calendar for October 2009

Children's Health Insurance
Assists eligible applicants in the enrollment process for the Commonwealth Children's Health Insurance Program.

Community Partnerships Initiative
Provides funds for organizations wishing to join with Bon Secours in building healthier communities.

Every Woman's Life
Provides breast and cervical cancer screenings for women ages 40-64 meeting certain financial criteria.

• Case management, diagnositc tests and treatment available as needed
• Funded through a grant by the Virginia Department of Health through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

For information on eligibility and locations please call:

• (804) 359-WELL(9355) or
• Nancy Malone nancy_malone@bshsi.org

Housing Partnerships
Improves the quality of living conditions for disadvantaged people.

• Employees have constructed two new homes in partnership with Interfaith Housing, Habitat for Humanity, and other housing organizations.

Parish Nurse Network
Offers holistic health service training to RNs who volunteer with church congregations by serving as educators and counselors.

Safe Harbor
Serves abused women and children.

• Open since 2000, Safe Harbor attempts to break the cycle of domestic abuse and is partnered with Bon Secours Richmond, Commonwealth Catholic Charities, Henrico County, the VCU Sexual Assault Program, and the YWCA.

Spiritual Care Services
Offers confidential counseling, assists with advance medical directives and referrals to faith resources, and prays with patients and families. Chaplains are on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.