The Quad City Health Initiative (QCHI) is a community partnership in active pursuit of a healthier community. The Initiative acts as a catalyst for improving the health and overall quality of life within the Quad City community. The Initiative raises awareness of health issues, encourages or creates programs to address gaps in health services and fosters community collaboration in all aspects of health.
Featured Projects
Moon Walk 2010 is a project of the Wellness Champions of the Quad City Health Initiative (QCHI). Between April 16, 2010 and June 11, 2010, the Quad Cities will compete with Peoria and Champaign-Urbana to walk a community total of 238,700 miles, the equivalent of one trip to the moon, and track the number of miles per registered walker!
Click here to access Moon Walk information for 2010
Celebrating 10 Years of Creating a Healthy Community
On November 18, 2009, the Initiative marked the occasion with a community celebration highlighting the accomplishments and volunteers who have made the first decade of the Initiative a success.
Click here to access the video
Click on this link to access the full invitation
Click here to access more of the QC Hearts & Minds Continuing Education events
Medical Integration
2nd Annual QC Hearts & Minds: Building Bridges Symposium - "Using the four Quadrant Model of Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration: Administrative, Clinical and Financial Issues
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island
Jardine Auditorium
Click here to access the full invitation
Know It, Show It, Tell It
The Health Facts Card Campaign
The Quad City Health Initiative wants every individual in the Quad Cities to be the center of their health care team. The wallet-sized Health Facts Cards provide individuals with space to record their medications, vitamins, herbal and nutritional supplements, allergies, health history and emergency contact information. Free Health Facts Cards are available at Genesis and Trinity sites as well as at physician offices and pharmacies throughout the community.
Click here to request bulk orders.
NOTE: If you are from Genesis Health System you can order the cards through GHS Connect
Download a pdf version of the Health Facts Card in English or
Download a pdf version of the Health Facts Card in Spanish.
2009 Quad Cities Community Vitality Snapshot
We are proud to announce the 2009 Vitality Snapshot, a report that tracks specific indicators in the Quad Cities to help focus public and private efforts to make our community a better place to live, work and raise a family.
The report was produced in partnership with:
Community Foundation of the Great River Bend
Quad City Health Initiative
The Moline Foundation
United Way of the Quad Cities Area
The Quad Cities Community Vitality Task Force wishes to express our sincere thanks to the Bi-State Regional Commission whose knowledge and support has been a major contribution to this project.
To download the 2009 report, please click here:
Click here to access/read past Community Vitality Scan and Community Vitality Snapshot reports.
[Link to United Way website: http://www.unitedwayqc.org/html/2009qcvitalitysnapshot.html]
Featured Publications
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